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		<title>Orlando Has Lost It&#8217;s Magic!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magic Maven</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=756</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It may not have been what they asked for, however, all those Orlando Magic fans out there got something very valuable for Christmas: The Truth! No I&#8217;m not referring to Paul Pierce, who didn&#8217;t even play due to a knee infection. The truth I&#8217;m speaking about is the transparent state of the current Orlando Magic, a team with no real leader and a slew of finesse players. Hopefully, this serves as a wake up call, for the always asleep at the wheel GM Otis Smith, to finally make a preemptive strike and make some desperately needed changes to this roster. On the surface, it may look like I&#8217;m another overzealous fan reacting hastily to a tough loss against a very formidable opponent. However, if we take a closer look at the numbers, I think there is genuine cause for concern. The Magic have no low post scoring presence, do not rebound well, with the exception of Dwight Howard,  and rely far too heavily on the 3 point shot to score. Not to mention they are missing one of the most important intangibles of a championship caliber team: Heart. It was painful to watch the Magic repeatedly get beat to loose balls and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Magic Building Momentum!</title>
		<link>http://tampabaysportsblog.com/orlando-magic/magic-building-momentum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magic Maven</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Johnson]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=710</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Orlando Magic continued their winning ways tonight against the lowly New York Knickerbockers. Concluding an impressive road trip in which they did what a championship caliber team is suppose to do; win games against inferior opponents. Each game saw the Magic get behind early then fight back with their superior talent and depth. All this while actually playing short handed, minus All-Star point guard Jameer Nelson, still out with a knee injury. After losing a heartbreaker to the Miami Heat on Thanksgiving, the Magic showed a lot of character, going on the road and getting the job done. I have been somewhat hard on newcomer Vince &#8220;Cupcake&#8221; Carter, since his arrival in Orlando. Mainly, because, he continues to underachieve by most peoples standards for a guy with his god given ability and sheer talent. However, since his arrival in the NBA, he has yet to play with a legitimate title contender, so I&#8217;m going to take this into consideration, and give him a chance to lose some of the bad habits he&#8217;s picked up in his 12 year career with poor performing clubs.  Through all of that, he still manages to carry the brunt of the offensive load while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resounding Resilience</title>
		<link>http://tampabaysportsblog.com/orlando-magic/resounding-resilience/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magic Maven</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=706</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Orlando Magic and Diwght Howard got back on track last night with an impressive road victory against the up and coming Atlanta Hawks. More importantly, Dwight Howard finally found his offensive game and played with aggresiveness we haven&#8217;t since yet in the beginning stages of this season. Hopefully, this is indicative of what we can expect from Mr. Howard and the rest of the Magic from here on out. It is expected for a team who reached the NBA Finals just six months ago to suffer a bit of a letdown when embarking on another long regular season. So I give the Magic a pass for some of their lethargic play early on. They&#8217;ve still managed to pick up some nice road wins in Boston, Toronto and now Atlanta. They say winning starts with defense and that has been the one consistent formula the Magic have put on display. Lead by Mickael Pietrus who has done an excellent job against some of the biggest names in the game, such as Paul Pierce, Dwayne Wade and Joe Johnson. Pietrus is also contributing on the offensive end with some very timely long distance shooting. Hopefully, he starts attcking the basket more, which will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Magic Malaise</title>
		<link>http://tampabaysportsblog.com/uncategorized/magic-malaise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magic Maven</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=689</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Orlando Magic are riding a five game winning streak which included wins against a struggling Celtic team on the road and another three against sub five hundred ball clubs. With Jameer Nelson, the fragile starting point guard out once again for a long duration, things could take a turn for the worst if the Magic don&#8217;t pick up their defensive intensity and start executing better offensively as well. If Hedo Turkoglu was considered lackadaisical on the court at times, Vince Carter is now filling his shoes quite nicely. There is no real true leader on this group, especially, with Nelson out of the line up, who is capable of inspiring championship caliber effort. While Stan Van Gundy may be perceived by some of his players as negative or too hard on them, the fact of the matter is if he doesn&#8217;t try to get the most out of his players, the majority will just accept a mediocre effort. Dwight Howard should try and assert himself as a leader and increase his game day intensity. Instead, he chose to ask coach Van Gundy to lighten up on the guys, especially, newcomer Vince Carter. Basically, summing up his lack of dedication [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is NBA Better With Allen Iverson?</title>
		<link>http://tampabaysportsblog.com/orlando-magic/is-nba-better-with-ai/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magic Maven</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=686</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Answer is unequivocally yes. As I watch the NBA these days I cannot help but become disenchanted with the poor play and uneventful nature of most games. It boggles my mind that in an age where athletes are pretty much all  prima donna&#8217;s, that a player of Allen Iverson&#8217;s stature cannot find employment. Why should we even be talking about how a player is in the locker room or how good of a teammate he may or may not be? Are most people afforded the luxury of choosing their coworkers in the real world? The bottom line here is that most professional sports leagues are so diluted that it is almost impossible to field  competitive first teams, let alone reserves. Aside from A.I&#8217;s undeniable stats, he is also regarded as a player who always shows up and gives maximum effort, which is more than we can say for countless professional athletes. Watching my beloved Orlando Magic, it is painful at times to watch the cavalier manner in which some of the Magic players approach playing the game. Dwight Howard&#8217;s constant grinning and Vince Carter&#8217;s half hearted drives to the basket and nonchalant passing down the stretch of games makes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What a freakin game!</title>
		<link>http://tampabaysportsblog.com/orlando-magic/what-a-freakin-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 03:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeezNuts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Orlando Magic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rashard Lewis]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=676</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This series is going to be awesome! The Magic came out ugly but they closed the gap late and this thing was absolutely great to watch. If the entire series is like this it will be the best in a long time. Lebron James is one of the most ridiculous athletes I&#8217;ve ever seen but the Magic match up very well against them. Watching this game took me back to the old days of the Lakers/Celtics and what not. There is really no one on Orlando to step up against James to make it a Bird/Magic thing, but it is fun to watch. The Magic have more good players than Cleveland, but James counts for like three so it evens out. After the game started I thought Cleveland was going to run away with it, but the Magic stepped up and really showed something. Rashard Lewis hit the clutch three late to put the Magic up and it actually held up. I thought for sure that Lebron would find a way to finish it off, but it didn&#8217;t happen. I can&#8217;t believe the Magic pulled this game out but I&#8217;m happy they did. There isn&#8217;t anything more I can say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angry NBA Wednesday.</title>
		<link>http://tampabaysportsblog.com/orlando-magic/angry-nba-wednesday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 01:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeezNuts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Orlando Magic]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=667</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was an odd night in the NBA last night. A couple of not so close games has some odd behavior attached to them. The Magic got handled fairly easy by the Celtics in game two, but it was Rafer Alston&#8217;s girly behavior that caught my attention. It&#8217;s not shocking that the Celtics came out with a lot more fire and intensity last night. They finally had some time to recover from the wild Bulls series they had in round one. They also needed to take that game to avoid going to Orlando down 0-2. What surprised me was Alston. Eddie House was going off last night (he finished with 31) and it finally got to Alston. It was funny but will probably land Alston on the sideline for game 3. After Eddie House hit a three pointer (in Alston&#8217;s face) Alston decided to slap him in the head as turned to run down the court. That&#8217;s right, he &#8220;slapped&#8221; him. He&#8217;s lucky House didn&#8217;t turn and pummel him, but even House had to laugh at the girly attack Rafer laid on him. It was so pathetic that the ref&#8217;s didn&#8217;t eject Alston and gave he and House both technical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Magic start off well.</title>
		<link>http://tampabaysportsblog.com/orlando-magic/the-magic-start-off-well/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 19:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeezNuts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Courtney Lee]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=665</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Magic jumped out to a big lead early and held on late to beat the Celtics in game one. Both teams are fighting injuries with Courtney Lee and Kevin Garnett down and this set up opportunities for some others to step up. The Celtics had no one to step up in Garnett&#8217;s absence against the Magic and they exploited that enough to win game one. From what I saw though there are some huge holes out there that the Magic can take advantage of and really take hold of this series. We really shouldn&#8217;t expect Rafer Alston to do what he did to Rajon Rondo last night in every game, but he needs some props for what he did. Rondo still had 14 points and 8 dimes, but Alston helped force Rondo into seven turnovers last night and that was great. Alston was all over Rondo and this could be a short series if he keeps that up. Mickael Pietrus stepped up off the bench with 17 crucial points and played with the toughness and intensity that this team needs. Let&#8217;s not forget that Pietrus was a starter earlier on the season until an injury allowed Lee to take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turn Courtney Lee loose and you&#8217;ll beat Boston.</title>
		<link>http://tampabaysportsblog.com/orlando-magic/turn-courtney-lee-loose-and-youll-beat-boston/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 16:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeezNuts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Courtney Lee]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=658</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Magic are going to be stuck playing the Celtics in the second round and that could be good. Dwight will do his thing against Perkins, Garnett or whoever squares up on him. Lewis will continue to be effective yet erratic. Turk will be the enigmatic figure that he has become with the injury. Alston will get torched by Rondo throughout every game. The key will be Courtney Lee. Lee is fighting off an injury himself, but he&#8217;ll be there. Injury or not, if the Magic turn him loose, he&#8217;ll go off. Courtney Lee has shown what he&#8217;s capable of this year and hasn&#8217;t even touched the surface yet. Lee is quick, tough, athletic and a defensive animal that will leave the Celtics wondering what happened to them if Van Gundy gives him the keys to the offense. Alston has helped and hurt at the same time. It&#8217;s obvious. He would be great behind Nelson, but that&#8217;s not an option. I loved the strides Jameer Nelson made and he&#8217;s is the biggest reason the Magic became an elite team earlier in the season. When he went down it was awful. Alston gave us hope and has done enough to keep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will the Alston deal do it for the Magic?</title>
		<link>http://tampabaysportsblog.com/orlando-magic/will-the-alston-deal-do-it-for-the-magic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anthony Johnson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rafer Alston came over to the Orlando Magic last week in their big trade deadline deal and looks like he&#8217;s going to fit in nicely. He has played two games, starting one, and helped the Magic get victories against the Heat and Bobcats. Alston is a true point guard and increase scoring opportunities for everyone else. The deal came shortly after the Tyronn Lue deal and that&#8217;s what leaves me scratching my head. It&#8217;s obvious at this point that the Magic threw everything they had into the Alston deal and are counting on him to lead them to the promised land. Prioritizing these things, I like the Alston deal. It will help the team this year and should help in the next season or two, assuming that Alston takes the back seat to Nelson next year with a good attitude. The Lue deal still irks me and is one of the dumbest moves the team has made to date. Lue already played here and didn&#8217;t work out. He is younger than Anthony Johnson yet looks less athletic. He wasn&#8217;t an upgrade over Johnson and dealing away Keith Bogans for him was completely stupid and was a knee jerk reaction to Jameer Nelson [...]]]></description>
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