Zach McCann of the Orlando Sentinel: “Orlando Magic forward Mickael Pietrus is shooting 39.1 percent from three-point range this season, the second-highest percentage on the team and the best of his career. On a team where myriad players have struggled with deep shooting – J.J. Redick, Rashard Lewis, Quentin Richardson and Vince Carter are all shooting …
Tag Archive: Dallas Mavericks
Dec 06
Monday’s Magic Word
Zach McCann of the Orlando Sentinel: “When the Atlanta Hawks visited Amway Center on Nov. 8, the Orlando Magic were focused on stopping volume-scoring guard Joe Johnson. Despite new coach Larry Drew’s intent to install the motion offense, Atlanta’s offense was more efficient by isolating Johnson and working the offense through him, so that’s what they …
Nov 29
Orlando’s Dwight Howard Named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week
Via the Orlando Magic: The Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, Nov. 22, through Sunday, Nov. 28. It marks the 13th time of his career and the second time this season that Howard has earned the league’s top weekly honor. With double-doubles in all …
Nov 16
The New and Improved Brandon Bass
Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images There’s been a lot of talk about Dwight Howard‘s improvements on offense and the praise is well-deserved, but there’s another player for the Orlando Magic that has improved this year as well. So far, at least. His name is Brandon Bass. Bass received a lot of criticism last season for …
Oct 21
Thursday’s Magic Word
Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: “You don’t have to watch hours of game tape or pore over pages of statistics to produce a scouting report on Jameer Nelson. The book on the diminutive Orlando Magic co-captain is simple: He’s a scoring point guard who looks for his own shot as often as he looks …
Oct 21
Recap: Orlando Magic 101, Dallas Mavericks 76
BOX SCORE Looking for a challenge from the opposition so that head coach Stan Van Gundy could finally play his starters extended minutes in the pre-season, the Orlando Magic got what they wanted — sort of — against the Dallas Mavericks as they won their 20th consecutive pre-season game by the score of 101-76 in …
Oct 20
Wednesday’s Magic Word
Zach McCann of the Orlando Sentinel: “Many Orlando Magic observers, including some of us here at the Orlando Sentinel, were a bit skeptical when Stan Van Gundy said both Ryan Anderson and Brandon Bass would play every night. While both players earned playing time this preseason, it just didn’t seem logical or plausible for Van Gundy to …
Sep 29
Fact or Fiction: Jameer Nelson Will Be an All-Star This Season
Fernando Medina/NBA/Orlandomagic.com Fact or Fiction presents both sides of key issues the Orlando Magic will face in the upcoming season. Statement Jameer Nelson will be an All-Star this year. _______ Fact One of the arguments in Jameer Nelson‘s favor is that he’s been an All-Star before. In 2009, Nelson had a phenomenal campaign in the first half …