Essentials Teams: Boston Celtics at Orlando Magic Date: April 13, 2013 Time: 7:00 p.m. Television: Fox Sports Florida Arena: Amway Center Records Celtics: 40-39 Magic: 20-59 Probable starters Celtics: Avery Bradley Jeff Green Paul Pierce Brandon Bass Kevin Garnett Magic: Beno Udrih Maurice Harkless Tobias Harris Kyle O’Quinn Nikola Vuvevic Advanced stats Celtics: Pace: 91.7 …
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Jun 23
2010-2011 Player Evaluation: Quentin Richardson
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images 2010-2011 regular season Quentin Richardson Games Played 57 Minutes Played 16.8 adj. +/- -6.70 net +/- -4.8 statistical +/- -2.96 PER 8.0 WARP 0.0 Win Shares/48 .068
Jun 14
2010-2011 Player Evaluation: Jason Richardson
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images 2010-2011 regular season Jason Richardson Games Played 55 Minutes Played 34.9 adj. +/- -5.14 net +/- +2.2 statistical +/- +2.29 PER 13.2 WARP 6.4 Win Shares/48 .126
Apr 05
Dwight Howard’s improved jumpshooting
Photo by Ron Turenne/NBAE via Getty Images Via Evan Dunlap of Orlando Pinstriped Post: Dwight Howard‘s tremendous offensive improvement might be one of the underreported stories of the 2010/11 NBA season. In his seventh professional season, Howard has set career highs in usage rate (27.4 percent of the Orlando Magic‘s possessions end with a Howard …
Mar 23
Linking the NCAA Tournament and NBA together, Part III
Photo by Flickr/mcdonaldsallamericangames In Part I, we discussed the idea of teams drafting winners. Part II looked at the teams who drafted winners, and how the players performed in the NBA. Part III will explore two different one-and-done scenarios, and the NCAA Tournament history of players on top NBA teams. We will also see the …
Mar 02
Earl Clark’s limitless potential on defense
Via Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: Four months ago, Earl Clark reached a troubling career crossroads. The Phoenix Suns declined to pick up their $2 million option to keep him for the 2011-12 season, an unconventional move that ensured Clark will be an unrestricted free agent this summer. Two months ago, the Suns severed …
Feb 22
Dwight Howard and the power of one
Photo by Fernando Medina In case you haven’t seen, read, or heard, Carmelo Anthony has been traded to the New York Knicks and will be teaming up with Amar’e Stoudemire to form a dynamic duo that will surely make noise in the Eastern Conference. No, the Knicks won’t be contenders in the East — not …
Feb 21
Dwight Howard’s star shines bright at All-Star weekend
Jesse D. Garrabrant, NBAE/Getty Images Via the Orlando Magic: For those that normally don’t get the opportunity to watch Dwight Howard on a regular basis, the 2011 All-Star Game was another inimitable showcase for NBA enthusiasts across the world. While it’s customary for the participants of All-Star Games to dazzle fans with a variety of …
Feb 10
A steady descent for the Orlando Magic
Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images It was January 9. The Orlando Magic just got done beating the Dallas Mavericks the night before to extend their winning streak to nine games — tying a franchise record. The Magic’s record was 25-12, third in the Eastern Conference, and they were within striking distance of the Miami Heat …