Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: “Plenty of intrigue surrounds tonight’s Orlando Magic preseason finale, but the competition for spots on the season-opening Magic roster is not included in that mix. Barring an unforeseen injury, the Magic appear inclined to begin the regular season with two true point guards, Jameer Nelson and Chris Duhon, instead …
Monthly Archive: December 2011
Dec 20
Tuesday’s Magic Word
Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: “Say what you will about the Magic, but one thing you can never say is they haven’t been willing to change and do what it takes to win. Their decisions certainly aren’t always right, but you cannot deny their dedication to winning. Magic coach Stan Van Gundy should know. …
Dec 20
Otis Smith’s bad offseason
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Via Evan Dunlap of Orlando Pinstriped Post: If one views the Bass-for-Davis trade as a lateral move for Orlando–and that’s a charitable assessment–and believes Richardson can rebound from an unimpressive 55-game stint with the Magic, then perhaps the team is better off than it was when its season ended in …
Dec 20
The Magic’s bench needs to improve
Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE I sat down with the task of writing about the Orlando player who most needs to redeem himself, but frankly, I just can’t do it. As far as the major players on the roster, there just isn’t much sense in talking about “redemption.” We know Dwight’s situation. We’ve covered the bejeezus …
Dec 20
Can Hedo Turkoglu redeem himself?
Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images I’m tired of making 2009 comparisons. Yes, the Dwight-centered offense was clicking in 2009. Yes, guys were playing to (and beyond) their potential in 2009. Yes, Jameer Nelson shot the lights out from just inside the three-point line in 2009. Yes, the Magic were true contenders in 2009. So this …
Dec 19
Monday’s Magic Word
Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: “The Magic entered Sunday’s exhibition tired. After practices and scrimmages on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, the team held a one-hour, 50-minute shootaround Sunday morning at AmericanAirlines Arena. It would be tempting to blame Orlando’s atrocious second-half performance versus Miami on all of that work. But won’t the Magic face …
Dec 19
Player to watch: LeBron James
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Magic Basketball previews the 2011-2012 NBA season with a look at the players we’re most excited to watch this year. I’ll be honest with you. When thinking about the player I’m most excited to watch this year, I tried to be in vogue and pick a rising star like Eric …
Dec 16
Dell Demps has advice for Otis Smith
Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images Via Sports Radio Interviews: “It’s funny I talked to the general manager, Otis Smith, and he’s a great guy. I think Otis Smith will come out of this smelling like a rose. It’s tough. These are franchise changing decisions and if you don’t have a situation where you feel like …
Dec 21
Player to watch: Kobe Bryant
Commentary
by Matt Scribbins
at 12:00 pmPhoto by Jeff Gross/Getty Images Magic Basketball previews the 2011-2012 NBA season with a look at the players we’re most excited to watch this year. In the 1960’s, a study titled the “Milgram Shock Experiment” was performed. The point of the study was to gauge how far normal humans will go just because they are …
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