Monthly Archive: December 2010
Dec 22
Navigating through murderer’s row
Photo by Fernando Medina Two games since the Orlando Magic acquired Gilbert Arenas, Jason Richardson, and Hedo Turkoglu. Two losses. Losing to the Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks is nothing the Magic should be ashamed of, considering head coach Stan Van Gundy is trying to integrate three players on the fly in the middle of …
Dec 21
Tuesday’s Magic Word
Zach McCann of the Orlando Sentinel: “While ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy, the brother of [Orlando] Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, admits he’s still a bit undecided on the Orlando Magic’s recent overhaul, he’s confident about one thing: this new Magic team ain’t winning it all. ‘I still don’t think they’re a candidate to reach …
Dec 21
StubHub Ticket Giveaway: Enter for a chance to watch the Orlando Magic and San Antonio Spurs at Amway Center on December 23
Magic Basketball will occasionally give away free tickets to upcoming Orlando Magic home games with StubHub serving as the provider. How do you enter for a chance to win Magic tickets? Easy. Answer a trivia question. The rules are simple: If you’re able to attend the game, you’re more than welcome to submit your answer …
Dec 21
Orlando Magic players and coaches celebrate the holidays with the Parramore community
Photo by Fernando Medina Via John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com: Orlando’s Patsy Jacob stood back a few feet behind 10-year-old Oskaria Houser and shook her head in delight as her daughter rode up on a shiny, new scooter before tearing into a box of new toys. Christmas was still more than a week away, but Jacob …
Dec 20
Reaction roundup
Looking around the web for reaction to the Orlando Magic’s blockbuster trades. Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: “Actually, the beginning of the end for the [Orlando] Magic as we knew them, came on July 8. That was the night LeBron announced his Decision. That was the night [Otis] Smith knew his team clearly wasn’t good enough …
Dec 20
The “Great Magic Purge”
Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images On Saturday, general manager Otis Smith executed his version of “Order 66.”
Dec 20
Get to know Gilbert Arenas
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images On Saturday, the Orlando Magic acquired Gilbert Arenas from the Washington Wizards for Rashard Lewis. For months, the Magic and Arenas were linked to each other in trade rumors for several reasons but the main reason was because of general manager Otis Smith‘s relationship with the former superstar that dates …