Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: “LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade all pooling their talents is unseemly or just unfair … unless they do it in your town, of course. [...] Remember the summer of 2000, when the [Orlando] Magic boldly toyed with signing their own Big Three — Tim Duncan, Grant Hill …
Monthly Archive: October 2010
Oct 25
Orlando Magic to Televise 19 Games in Spanish
Via the Orlando Magic: For the first time in team history, the Orlando Magic will broadcast 17 home games and two road games in Spanish. The home games will be produced by Sun Sports and Fox Sports Florida, while the road contests will be produced by the local Fox Sports regional network. The broadcasts will …
Oct 25
Magic Basketball Featured at Hardwood Paroxysm
Last week, Matt Moore of Hardwood Paroxysm approached me to see if I was interested in writing a prologue of the Orlando Magic’s season for his site. Needless to say, the decision was a no-brainer. Here’s a snippet of what I wrote: It’s championship or bust for the Orlando Magic. Like last year. But this …
Oct 25
A New and Important Update on Fran Vazquez
Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images Via Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: The [Orlando] Magic say [Fran] Vazquez — who stood them up after they drafted him in the first round in 2005 — is coming around to joining them for the 2011-12 season. He has another year left on his contract with FC Barcelona. …
Oct 25
Mini-Playbook: The “Horns” Set
Photo by Fernando Medina Tweaks and adjustments. For the Orlando Magic, tweaks and adjustments have been made not only with the roster but also with strategy. This season, head coach Stan Van Gundy has made a commitment to make the Magic’s offense less predictable, and the results — even if it was pre-season — have …
Oct 22
Friday’s Magic Word
Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: “This was an NBA walk-through that actually was a walk-through. The Orlando Magic did not do any running during their shootaround this morning at the St. Pete Times Forum because the court was too slippery. [...] The Magic are scheduled to face the Miami Heat here at 7:30 p.m. [Stan] Van Gundy …
Oct 22
Preview: Orlando Magic at Miami Heat
Editor’s note: Game has been canceled due to poor playing conditions. 7:30 EDT | ESPN 59-23 @ 47-35 Pythagorean Record: 61-21 Pythagorean Record: 48-34 Pace: 92.0 (18th) Pace: 89.6 (28th) Offensive Rating: 111.4 (4th) Offensive Rating: 106.6 (19th) Defensive Rating: 103.3 (3rd) Defensive Rating: 104.1 (6th) St. Pete Times Forum | 2010-2011 NBA Preseason
Oct 22
Magic Basketball Featured at the Basketball-Reference Blog
Photo by Fernando Medina This year, I was asked by Neil Paine of Basketball-Reference to provide a very quick preview of the Orlando Magic for the BBR Blog. It should be unveiled in the next few days or so. Here’s a snippet of what I wrote: Coming off a disappointing series against the Boston Celtics …