Monthly Archive: August 2012

Aug 08

Jacque Vaughn represents low-risk and high-reward

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Photo by Fernando Medina/Orlando Magic I must admit that I do not know a lot about Jacque Vaughn, Stan Van Gundy’s recently appointed successor as head coach of the Magic. This works both in his favor and against him when evaluating the decision. On the one hand, he has no real track record of success, …

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Aug 02

Ryan Anderson: A sad farewell

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Photo by NBA Photos/NBAE via Getty Images Since its inception, the Most Improved Player award has gone to an Orlando Magic player five times in 27 years. If you include Gilbert Arenas, who earned the award in 2003 while he was in Golden State, 22 percent of the Most Improved Player award winners since 1985 …

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Aug 01

Orlando Magic’s 2012-13 preseason schedule released

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Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images Via Orlando Magic press release: The Orlando Magic will open the 2012 preseason in Mexico City, Mexico on Sunday, October 7 against New Orleans. Orlando then hosts its first preseason game on Thursday, October 11 vs. Philadelphia. Tip-off is 7 p.m. The Magic will play a total of …

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Aug 01

3-on-3 roundtable: Getting to know Jacque Vaughn

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Photo by Fernando Medina/Orlando Magic On Saturday, the Orlando Magic announced the hiring of Jacque Vaughn as their new head coach, thus officially closing the door on the Stan Van Gundy era after five years. Prior to his hiring, Vaughn served as the assistant coach under head coach Gregg Popovich with the San Antonio Spurs …

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