Apr 18
Photo by Fernando Medina I don’t want to belabor the point, but it might take more than a billboard to keep Dwight Howard in Orlando next season. This has been a backend conversation all season long, and while most Orlando fans have considered it foolishness that Dwight would ever up and leave Orlando, it’s starting …
Feb 28
Photo by Fernando Medina If I pay a whole lot of attention to what’s been said and written recently, joining the MBN community right now is sort of like moving into a mansion that was just built on an active fault line. That is, the features are fantastic–there’s an MVP candidate playing out of his …
Jul 14
Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images Here’s another installment of the Magic Basketball Mailbag. _______ If the Orlando Magic can’t obtain a top star, why not build one up and invest time into Marcin Gortat or Ryan Anderson to be our power forward in the starting line up? They both have size. Against the elite teams …
Jun 10
Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images Synergy-fueled player evaluations, with the help of other metrics, are always fun. Today, the power forwards. 2009-2010 regular season Rashard Lewis Games Played 72 Minutes Played 32.9 adj. +/- -6.31 net +/- -0.8 statistical +/- +1.74 PER 14.0 WARP 2.5 Win Shares/48 .132
May 14
Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images The Boston Celtics — undoubtedly — have a rich history, a prestigious franchise, and some of the best team blogs in the blogosphere, which are supported by a loyal fanbase that really cares about their C’s. CelticsBlog and Red’s Army are some well-known sites that have been around …
May 11
What went wrong for the Orlando Magic, Part I
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by Nate Drexler
at 12:00 pmPhoto by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The rise and fall of the Orlando Magic as an elite team and championship contender will be examined by Magic Basketball in a two-part series — here’s Part I. “What went wrong” is far less important right now than “what is going to happen next” for the Orlando Magic, …
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