Nate Drexler

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Name: Nate Drexler
Date registered: February 26, 2011

Latest posts

  1. Rob Hennigan and trust — April 15, 2013
  2. Glen Davis’ future with the Magic — April 2, 2013
  3. Dwight’s return much ado about nothing — March 13, 2013
  4. Nikola Vucevic: the Magic’s big bargain — March 7, 2013
  5. Recap: Memphis Grizzlies 88, Orlando Magic 82 — February 23, 2013

Most commented posts

  1. Dwight Howard and the future ahead — 23 comments
  2. J.J. Redick’s report card — 22 comments
  3. Gilbert Arenas at a glance — 19 comments
  4. What went wrong for the Orlando Magic, Part I — 15 comments
  5. Dwight Howard and the elusive MVP award — 14 comments

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Jan 16

Recap: Orlando Magic 97, Indiana Pacers 86

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Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images BOX SCORE Steals, points off turnovers, transition buckets, a ridiculously high three-point field goal percentage, getting a former All-Star into foul trouble. These are things that have been highly irregular for the Magic this season, but were key elements to their win against the Pacers. It all started …

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Jan 15

The clock is ticking on J.J. Redick

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Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images At one point, it was pretty difficult, almost impossible, to imagine the Magic running out of the tunnel without Dwight Howard. Now, just months after his departure, things have normalized, at least in a sense, in Orlando. While the few veterans left on the roster continue to chip …

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Jan 11

Andrew Nicholson, the Magic’s identity, and tanking

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Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images If you’re a Magic fan and don’t find yourself a little fatigued by the incessant jerking between excitement, pessimism, disappointment, approval, and ambivalence toward this team, then maybe you’re not paying attention. I’m going to talk about Andrew Nicholson, but first some context. At the outset of the season, fans …

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Jan 05

Recap: New York Knicks 114, Orlando Magic 106

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AP Photo/John Raoux BOX SCORE On a good offensive night for Orlando, the Magic needed more defense, especially down the stretch, to fend off the Knicks in a 114-106 loss. It was the night of the backcourt for Orlando. Nelson (29 points on 10-for-20 shooting) and Afflalo (29 points on 10-for-14 shooting) abused the New …

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Jan 04

#ORLrank 1: Dwight Howard

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Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images G MP PER VORP WARP WS/82 2010-2011 78 2935 26.0 6.55 20.5 15.1 Dwight Howard’s best season with the Magic   How can you quantify a man so loved and then so despised? Generally, it is exactly how most Magic fans have resigned themselves to the subject of Dwight …

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Dec 12

How are the Magic exceeding expectations?

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Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Thinking back to October, I wasn’t particularly optimistic about covering the Magic for the 2012-13 season. You didn’t have to over-analyze anything to realize the Magic were rebuilding, as they spent the summer offing the likes of Stan Van Gundy, Dwight Howard, and Ryan Anderson. This team was going to …

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Dec 04

On being the future of the franchise

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Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images A phrase that gets thrown around a lot is “future of the franchise.” We often attribute this accolade to a guy who is a rising star or a guy who started proving himself right out of the gate as an unbelievable and capable talent. Kyrie Irving is the …

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Nov 30

#ORLrank 6: Ryan Anderson

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Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images G MP PER VORP WARP WS/82 2011-2012 61 1964 21.2 3.72 14.0 11.9 Ryan Anderson’s best season with the Magic   The Orlando saga for Ryan Anderson was really a story with two parts. When Anderson first came into the league, scouting reports on him said his quickness was …

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Nov 12

The life and times of Glen Davis

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Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images It must really stink to be Glen Davis right now. Imagine being a guy who entered the league as a 21-year-old and almost immediately felt the unparalleled bliss of winning a championship, of being a champion. Now, four long and relatively miserable years later, you’re in Orlando and …

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