John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com: “The Orlando Magic likely won’t win any national praise for the changes that they made to their roster this offseason what with division rival Miami Heat adding all-stars LeBron James and Chris Bosh. But Magic coach Stan Van Gundy feels that those changes will make the Magic significantly better this season …
Tag Archive: Pat Riley
Sep 14
More On the Verbal Spat Between Pat Riley and Stan Van Gundy
Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images Via George Diaz of the Orlando Sentinel: Geez, I go off to Richmond to cover a NASCAR race for a few days and look what happens: We’re all going to need protective fire suits to cover the NBA this season. The Orlando Magic and the Miami Heat are going old-school …
Sep 13
Monday’s Magic Word
Ben Q. Rock of Orlando Pinstriped Post: “[J.J.] Redick didn’t waste much time announcing himself as a legitimate contributor last season. Making an emergency start in place of Vince Carter, who missed the game due to a sprained right ankle suffered two nights earlier, Redick played a team-high 45 minutes. And, uh, produced a line …
Sep 12
Stan Van Gundy Responds to Pat Riley
Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images Via John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com: While the rivalry between the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat might lay dormant at times during the offseason, the venom between the two heated, hated sides clearly never bubbles too far below the surface. And old rivals Otis Smith, Stan Van Gundy and Heat president Pat …
Sep 10
Friday’s Magic Word
Ben Q. Rock of Orlando Pinstriped Post: “I don’t think you can argue against this game being tops among [Rashard] Lewis‘ performances with the [Orlando] Magic. There ought not be any debate here. The Magic lost this game in overtime–memorably, Courtney Lee’s wide-open lob layup attempt at the end of regulation was well off the mark–but …
Jul 12
A Rivalry Ready to Explode
Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images Via Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: One of the league’s most popular players, [Dwight] Howard has been the driving force behind the [Orlando] Magic‘s comeback as a franchise and their 68-consecutive sell-out streak (including playoffs). He’s helped them to an NBA Finals appearance two years ago and to back-to-back …
Jul 09
In a Blink of an Eye, a Rivalry Between the Orlando Magic and the Miami Heat Has Reached New Heights
Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images Welcome to Miami Thrice. There are a number of nicknames that are being used to illustrate the union of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh. Some complimentary, some not. Yet there are a number of adjectives that can also describe the newly-formed trio. ‘Unpredecented’ is, perhaps, the most appropriate …