Nov 09
Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images G MP PER VORP WARP WS/82 2007-2008 82 3026 17.8 4.06 10.6 9.0 Hedo Turkoglu’s best season with the Magic When I think of Hedo Turkoglu in a Magic uniform, a few things come to mind. I think of 2008 when Turkoglu had the best season …
Nov 08
AP Photo/Charles Cherney This could finally be J.J. Redick’s year. Which makes it easy to forget that J.J. Redick used to be a horrible bust that proved just how insignificant one’s college career can be. He could always shoot. His long range acumen carried him at Duke and even when he was manning the Orlando …
Nov 06
Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images A Magic team already expected to struggle got dealt a further blow in the first week of the season, when Jameer Nelson and Hedo Turkoglu were forced to miss games due to injuries. The only starters remaining from the 2009 Finals team, Nelson and Turkoglu were expected to …
Nov 02
Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images G MP PER VORP WARP WS/82 2000-2001 80 2534 15.7 3.96 7.5 8.1 Bo Outlaw’s best season with the Magic When a player doesn’t have any singular elite skill on the basketball court, analysts tend to refer to them as “energy and hustle guys.” It can be taken as …
Nov 01
Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images I’ve been asked about a dozen times why the Magic made an offer to Jameer Nelson during what everyone considers “a rebuilding time.” My answer has simplified every time the question has been asked and now consists of just five words: because he is a leader. Okay, also …
Nov 01
Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images The aftermath of the Dwightmare means that whatever happens on the court for the Magic this season is pretty much inconsequential. Wins and losses have been tossed aside in favor of gunning for draft picks and developing talent. While this is an understandable process that is directly derived …
Aug 31
Photo by Gary Bassing/Getty Images There was a time when Shaq comparisons were the sine qua non of discussion about Dwight Howard. The inane squawking about the “Superman” nickname, the alternating faux cattiness and faux chumminess with which the two interacted, the fan arguments over whether Howard’s legacy would ever eclipse O’Neal’s. It’s a tailor-made …
Aug 31
Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s get this out of the way. Dwight Howard being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers will be the best thing to happen to his career. Once it became clear that Dwight’s time in Orlando was over, with that stark realization coming when Stan Van Gundy calmly and …
Nov 12
The life and times of Glen Davis
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by Nate Drexler
at 12:09 pmPhoto 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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