Aug 28
Photo by Fernando Medina/Getty Images “Old Indian game. It’s called, uh, put the ball in the hole.” – Randle McMurphy, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest Basketball really is as simple as an in-character Jack Nicholson says it is. Put the ball in the hole, stop the other guys from putting the ball in the …
Aug 27
Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Dwight Howard is a phenomenal basketball player and it’s a real shame his final game in a Magic jersey was not legendary, not impressive, and not even on par with what he is capable of. Orlando will remember Dwight in several different ways. On the one hand, …
Aug 27
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images It’s hard enough to believe there is an award called the Rich and Helen Devos Community Enrichment award. Given the turmoil Dwight Howard put Magic fans through in both wanting the beloved Stan Van Gundy fired and then getting traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, it’s hard to remember the …
Aug 27
Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images If you were to compare the current incarnation of Dwight Howard to any other player in NBA history, at least from a narrative-based perspective, the closest parallel would probably be post-Decision LeBron James. Like LeBron, Dwight was drafted straight out of high school, developed into a dominant superhuman, took his …
Aug 24
In light of Dwight Howard being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers on August 9, thus ending the most successful era in Magic franchise history, Magic Basketball will dedicate a week (beginning on Monday) to look back and reflect on Dwight’s tenure with the Orlando Magic. Topics will range from his on-court fit with the …
Aug 15
Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images Via Orlando Magic press release: The Orlando Magic have re-signed free agent guard Ish Smith, General Manager Rob Hennigan announced today. Per team policy, terms of the deal are not disclosed. Smith (#10, 6’0”, 175, 7/5/88) played in 26 combined games last season with both Golden State …
Aug 10
Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Via Orlando Magic press release: The Orlando Magic have acquired six players and five future draft picks in a four-team, 12-player trade, general manager Rob Hennigan announced today. Orlando acquired guard Aaron Afflalo and forward Al Harrington from Denver, forward Maurice Harkless and center Nikola Vucevic from Philadelphia, as well …
Aug 09
Photo by Fernando Medina/Orlando Magic Via Orlando Magic press release: The Orlando Magic have signed rookie forward Kyle O’Quinn, General Manager Rob Hennigan announced today. Per team policy, terms of the deal are not disclosed. O’Quinn was selected in the second round (49th overall) of the 2012 NBA Draft. He averaged 8.8 ppg. and 6.2 …
Aug 28
The evolution of Dwight Howard’s post game
Commentary
by Evan Dunlap
at 11:04 amPhoto by Chris Trotman/Getty Images For the consensus best player at his position, Dwight Howard sure hears a ton of criticism, not all of it unwarranted. He doesn’t take the game seriously enough. He needlessly blocks shots out-of-bounds instead of tipping them to teammates. He can’t make free throws and is thus a liability to …
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