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Orlando Parts Ways With Van Gundy, Smith, but Hardly Solves All of its Issues

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

The Orlando Magic fired Stan Van Gundy and "mutually parted ways" with general manager Otis Smith earlier this week, getting the ball rolling on fixing what has been a messy situation. But the jobs of CEO Alex Martins and the rest of Orlando's brass is hardly over. They've got to ...

Paul Westphal Talks About the Similarities of the Orlando Magic Situation to His in Sacramento

Monday, April 9th, 2012

Throughout his time in the NBA, Paul Westphal has been dealt a tough hand with some of the players he was forced to coach. Westphal was not able to handle Vin Baker, but he did do a good job with Charles Barkley after Sir Charles left Philadelphia for Phoenix. Most ...

Pat Williams on the Stan Van Gundy – Dwight Howard saga: “I have been in this league 44 years and never seen anything like this year.”

Monday, April 9th, 2012

The Stan Van Gundy-Dwight Howard saga has quickly developed into an embarrassment for the Orlando Magic. The last time we heard from Van Gundy, he was defending his star player in the hopes that he would stay with the organization past the trade deadline. Howard waffled on his decision throughout ...

Brendan Haywood on alleged cheap shot of Dwight Howard: “I thought it was a big April Fools’ joke. There’s nothing to it.”

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

Stan Van Gundy is evidently claiming that Brendan Haywood "double punched" Dwight Howard in the back during the 3rd quarter of the Magic's tough luck loss to the Mavericks last Friday night. The footage begs to differ. Take a look at it for yourself if you are not familiar to ...

Jeff Van Gundy on Erik Spoelstra: “Whatever problems may crop up with the Miami Heat have nothing to do with coaching”

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

With the playoffs right around the corner it’s always nice to hear from arguably the best analyst in the NBA, Jeff Van Gundy. JVG is great because he adds some humor into the broadcasts as well as his interviews, but he is also extremely knowledgeable and is not afraid to ...

Orlando’s Dwightmare Is Over…At Least for Now

Friday, March 16th, 2012

It was 16 years ago when the Orlando Magic saw Shaquille O’Neal leave the Magic Kingdom  for Los Angeles. That’s why they were willing to take so many calls about All-Star center Dwight Howard prior to the trade deadline. The Magic were going to do everything to make sure history ...

Stan Van Gundy on Dwight Howard Checking Out on Magic: “It becomes a convenient excuse. It gets almost ridiculous after awhile.”

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Stan Van Gundy is a big fan of the Jeremy Lin story and really isn't too happy with the media right now. What else is new with the Orlando Magic head coach? Van Gundy always gives his honest opinion to the media, and he seems sick and tired of the critics ...

Elton Brand, Philadelphia 76ers Use Lack of National Respect as Motivation

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

The Philadelphia 76ers are 15-6, giving them the fourth-best record in the NBA's Eastern Conference entering Wednesday night's games. They have a 4 1/2 game lead in the Atlantic Division, 13 of those victories have come by double digits, and they've lost just twice at home, both in overtime.  To ...

Dwight Howard Believes “The Decision” Laid A Blueprint For How To Not Act During His Free Agency Sweepstakes

Monday, July 18th, 2011

As the sports world embarks upon another "core four" professional sport going into a lengthy lockout process it doesn't stop the media from speculating. That is the case with Dwight Howard. The Magic center has specifically made it a point not to sign a new contract with Orlando, so that ...

Perhaps Jameer Nelson Won’t Catch Derrick Rose in the Second Round

Monday, April 18th, 2011

The NBA playoffs feature best-of-seven series, but the Atlanta Hawks could perhaps end their series in just two games tomorrow night. The Hawks took down the Magic in Orlando in Game 1 on Friday night and another victory would send them back home with a 2-0 lead. Atlanta coach Larry Drew ...