Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images With the Orlando Magic halfway home to their goal of winning a championship, it seems more than appropriate to conduct a progress report on each player that has been in head coach Stan Van Gundy‘s 10-man rotation (excluding Ryan Anderson, due to lack of minutes) since the start …
Tag Archive: Stan Van Gundy
May 11
Tuesday’s Magic Word
John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com: “The [Orlando] Magic were scheduled to have Tuesday and Wednesday off, but several players and all the coaches will likely end up at the team headquarters on Wednesday to get in shooting, conditioning and film sessions. [Vince] Carter, who has said that he rarely ever watches NBA games on TV when …
May 11
Second Look: Orlando Magic 98, Atlanta Hawks 84
Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: “For a team driven to be the last men standing, the Orlando Magic have hung around the least amount of time of any playoff entrant. It’s getting so you can see Dwight Howard more on TV in his movie trailers or in his cell-phone commercial than in a series. It’s …
May 08
Sneak Preview: Orlando Magic at Atlanta Hawks, Game 3
Tania Ganguli of the Orlando Sentinel: “One thing [Orlando] Magic coach Stan Van Gundy likes about his team is that their success will depend not on whether or not they put forth the right amount of effort each night or other intangibles. ”These guys have been great,” Van Gundy said. “They enjoy playing together. They play well …
May 07
Second Look: Orlando Magic 112, Atlanta Hawks 98
Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: “The Orlando Magic remained the only unbeaten club in the postseason, pushing their winning streak to 12 games, including the last six of the regular season. They defeated the Atlanta Hawks 112-98 on Thursday night at Amway Arena to seize a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference series. Other …
May 06
Sneak Preview: Atlanta Hawks at Orlando Magic, Game 2
Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: “[Stan] Van Gundy said his team was serious even though all the [Orlando] Magic did was watch film and shoot. He said players have been sharply focused ‘for the last three months.’ And, to a man, says small forward Mickael Pietrus, they are on ‘a mission’ to win the title. They …