Posted February 18, 2008 at 10:04 AM by Tj
Dwight Howard won the 2008 Slam Dunk contest Saturday. Howard put on an amazing display of creativity and physical ability. My favorite is the tip dunk however the Superman dunk will be the one to remember for years to come.
Posted November 21, 2007 at 8:46 AM by Tj
A fan favorite among many, Trevor Ariza was traded to the LA Lakers for 6'9" forward Brian Cook and 6'5" guard Maurice Evans. Included in the deal was the $2.6 million injury exception the team received for Tony Battie. Bo Outlaw was released to make room on the roster. I hope Bo finds a spot in the Magic organization and management hinted that might be possible. It's great to have him around - maybe as a scout or assistant coach. I think this was a decent trade for the Magic and definitely a good move for Ariza. Ariza is a good player and he will be missed - but I rather see the kid get some playing time and he should fit in nicely with the Lakers.
Posted November 20, 2007 at 9:06 AM by Tj
The Magic won their seventh game on the road this season by beating the New Orleans Hornets last night. The Magic now stand at 10-2, the first team in the NBA to reach 10 victories this season.
Dwight Howard was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week while averaging 23 points and 13 rebounds.
Hedo Turkoglu is playing the way he is capable of playing and I think this makes a big difference in the team. Hedo is a versatile player who can open the floor for other players. And Rashard Lewis, well, his fourth quarter threes are just plain Rasharded.
Continue reading "Magic keep winning"
Posted November 8, 2007 at 9:05 AM by Tj
Mike Thomas over at the Orlando Sentinel has published a very good article on the status of the Magic games on television. He seems to be the only one besides myself at putting the blame solely where it belongs. This is another reason why you won't see this Magic fan renew any season tickets until the ownership of the team changes. Check out the article, it is a good read:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/basketball/magic/orl-miket0807nov08,0,4370543.column
Posted October 31, 2007 at 9:10 AM by Tj
It's October 31st, Halloween. Or to most Magic fans, it's the start of a brand new season. Thank god. Well, almost. The Orlando Magic and BrightHouse had to go and screw up 75% of Central Florida's coverage area. So, most of us fans won't even be able to see the game tonight. A lot of people are coming down hard on BrightHouse for this. Usually I won't waste a good opportunity to bash them, this one lies solely on management staff of the Orlando Magic. What bonehead makes a decision just before the start of the season to turnover broadcast rights to a cable TV station that has less than 25% market penetration in your core area? Idiots. Complete idiots. At worst, you phase in a plan to replace your production team over the course of the year. But hey, they got their new shiny arena deal. Hopefully, they still have some fans who will show up when (and if) the thing ever gets built.
Continue reading "Opening night"
Posted October 31, 2007 at 9:08 AM by Tj
While there has been no formal announcement as of yet, the Orlando Sentinel is reporting that the Orlando Magic and point guard
Jameer Nelson have reached an agreement on a contract extension. As soon as more information is released, we will post.
Posted September 25, 2007 at 9:30 AM by Tj
Good Q&A with the players regarding the summer and upcoming training camp.
http://www.nba.com/magic/news/Catching_Up_With_the_Players-237351-800.html
Posted August 31, 2007 at 2:21 PM by Tj
Posted August 22, 2007 at 3:10 PM by Tj
It appears that the Magic will sign free agent Adonal Foyle to a contract sometime this week. This is a pretty big signing for the Magic. Along with Marcin Gortat, Foyle will be providing backup services to
Dwight Howard and
Tony Battie. As I have said before, Darko was a good player - but I'm confident any decent big man would have been able to put up similar defensive numbers. Now we have two. And there just won't be enough touches for the backup bigs to be big scorers - and Darko would have never been happy with that situation.
Posted July 12, 2007 at 12:36 PM by Tj
The Orlando Magic has announced the official extension of
Dwight Howard's career by signing a deal for 5 years and at least $85 million. The extension will start next year and the exact amount will depend on next year's salary cap.
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