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		<title>The Magic Unravel Charlotte&#8217;s Web</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magic Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dwight Howard]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=802</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was NASCAR night in Charlotte, where the Orlando Magic needed overtime to eventually outpace the Bobcats 106-95. The Magic earned the right to take their victory lap with some timely 3 point shooting and tough defense in the overtime period. Yesterday, I called for better production from the Magic&#8217;s starting backcourt and Jameer Nelson and Vince Carter definitely responded. Nelson led the way with 21 points and 7 assists, while Carter chipped in 21 points and 5 assists to go along with his stellar defense against All-Star candidate Gerald Wallace. The Magic used there outside shooting to build a decent cushion going into the fourth quarter, then suffered a cold spell and allowed the Bobcats to crawl back into the game. Unfortunately, as good as Jameer Nelson was offensively, his defense down the stretch against D.J. Augustin could have cost the Magic the game.  This is becoming a very unwelcome trend with Jameer allowing opponents to go off on him. The biggest story line for the Magic, at least from my perspective, is the outstanding play of Dwight howard, who is finally looking like the player who carried the Magic to the Finals last season. Howard was huge, snatching [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Matter Where You Go; There Your Are!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magic Maven</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=786</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Magic took their show on the road hoping to capitalize on the momentum of their blowout victory against the surging Atlanta Hawks last Saturday. Things began nicely, with a convincing win in Sacramento against the injury riddled Kings. Then reality struck once again on Wednesday night in Denver as the Nuggets dissected the Magic en route to a 115-97 trouncing over Orlando. Playing short-handed without their leading scorer Vince &#8220;Cupcake&#8221; Carter for the secong straight night, Orlando simply had no answer for the physical play of the Nuggets. Dwight &#8220;The Coward&#8221; Howard struggled mightily against the likes of Kenyon Martin and Chris &#8220;Birdman&#8221; Andersen, managing a meager 8 points on 1-7 shooting. A far cry from the 30 points and 16 rebounds he collected the night before in Sacramento. In what may have been the funniest sound bite I&#8217;ve ever heard from a player came from Dwight Howard after the loss to Denver in which he stated &#8220;the Nuggets took away the inside game and FORCED the Magic to shoot jump shots&#8221;. Excuse me if I&#8217;m missing something here, but have you ever seen anyone having to force Rashard Lewis, Vince Carter, Ryan Anderson or JJ Redick(let me stop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changing of the Guard/Forward</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magic Maven</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=769</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kudos to Coach Stan Van Gundy for making the prudent decision to insert Matt Barnes into the starting line-up replacing Mickael Pietrus. The move gives the Magic a much more aggressive/active player to help combat their inability to start games with a high level of intensity. Barnes is a tireless worker on the glass and gets out and runs the floor hard on every play. Hopefully, this type of play can rub off on his fellow teammates. Orlando has been plagued by slow starts at the beginning of games, to go along with their woeful low post scoring and extreme reliance on 3 point shots. It&#8217;s unfortunate that the Magic needed to suffer a couple of losses to serve as the impetus for change. However, it is better late than never. The move also illustrates Van Gundy&#8217;s commitment to winning and not just being satisfied with the status quo. The Magic have a tremendous wealth of talent and ultimately it is up to the coaching staff to utilize it most effectively. I&#8217;m still waiting for Marcin Gortat to be given a permanent spot in the rotation and a larger role in the Magics offensive scheme. Dwight Howard has regressed severely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Still Not Con-VINCE-d</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magic Maven</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=761</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After watching Vince &#8220;Cupcake&#8221; Carter hit the deck following a mild collision with  Ersan IIyasova, I immediately predicted Carter would be slow to get up, so he could milk the crowd for some attention. It is a scene I became all to familiar with while watching him play in New Jersey for the Nets. The slightest chance of faking an injury would send Carter into full &#8220;Drama Queen&#8221; mode. The replays of this play clearly showed there was no contact between Carter&#8217;s head and IIyasova&#8217;s shoulder, no matter how many times the Magic announcers tried to tell us otherwise. Much to my chagrin, I was forced to listen to media outlets attributing Carter&#8217;s false bravado as the spark that helped lead the Magic to victory against the mediocre Milwaukee Bucks. The Magic got off to a slow start, a consistent theme this season, then eventually found their shooting touch and ran the inferior Bucks out of the gym. Once again, the Magic lacked  defensive intensity and relied on their depth and the three ball to carry them to the win. As I&#8217;ve said repeatedly, this formula will work against weaker opponents, however, it will continue to hinder the Magic against the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hocus Pocus &#8230;. It&#8217;s The Magic</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magic Maven</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=751</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After watching a frustrating, yet understandable loss at Utah last week, followed by another heartbreaker the following night in Phoenix against the Suns, I decided to take a few days off to see how the Magic would respond. As expected, they returned home Monday night and won and ugly game against the very physical Indiana Pacers. Followed by an unimpressive dismantling of the feeble Toronto Raptors last night. I think we can all agree that a couple of victories at home against the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors is not quite an accurate barometer of where this Magic team is at. So I waited on the outcome of tonight&#8217;s rematch against the Miami Heat, who narrowly escaped Orlando&#8217;s Amway Arena with a victory less than a month ago, courtesy of a last second put back shot by Michael Beasley off an errant D Wade Jumper. Before giving out my humble assessment of this Magic Team as presently constructed, I want to go on record as having taken into account the Magic are playing 3 games in 4 nights after returning from a long West Coast road trip. Having said that, I was still completely frustrated by the performance the Magic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Wild Wild West</title>
		<link>http://tampabaysportsblog.com/orlando-magic/the-wild-wild-west/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magic Maven</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=739</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In what would best be described as a shoot out between the Magic and Golden State Warriors, two clearly unevenly matched teams, saw the Magic prevail in relatively easy fashion. Yes, the Warriors kept it close with great offensive performances by Monta Ellis and a career night from Anthony Randolph. Unfortunately, that simply was not enough to derail the Magic who continue to stay on their winning track. Once again, Dwight Howard was plagued with foul trouble, which doesn&#8217;t really concern me anymore. Since the Magic seem to play just as well, if not better, with him riding the pine. Vince Carter is showing that he can still carry a team at this stage of his career, at least offensively. Heck he even dished out seven assists and grabbed 5 boards. Mickael Pietrus also came up big against his former compadres with a season high 22 points and Rashard Lewis chipped in a quiet 20 points. Another bright spot for the Magic continues to be the steady play of Jason Williams. True, the Warriors were able to expose the Magics lack of speed in the backcourt, with the slow footed JJ Redick and aging Jason Williams. However, Jameer Nelson will [...]]]></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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		<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>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magic Maven</dc:creator>
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		<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>Florida Face-Off</title>
		<link>http://tampabaysportsblog.com/orlando-magic/magic-match-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magic Maven</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=698</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Orlando Magic take on their Florida Rivals the Miami Heat tonight at Amway Arena. If recent history holds true to form, Dwayne Wade will have a monster game, and the Magic will prevail. This game should serve as a barometer of where Vince Carter is defensively and also serve as a great opportunity for Dwight Howard to get back on track offensively. Howard usually has big games against the Heats smaller line-up, averaging a double-double in the last 12 games in the series. Wade, who&#8217;s career average is a cool 30 points per game against the Magic, has been feasting against all his Southeast Division foes over the last 3 seasons. Hopefully, Vince Carter is reminded of this by head coach Stan &#8220;I&#8217;m a Nicer Man&#8221; Van Gundy, and accepts the challenge of thwarting Wade on the defensive end of the floor. If not, expect Mickael Pietrus to get the nod. JJ Redick has continued to make strides but is clearly no match for Wade. Jason Williams, who has performed more than adequately while Jameer Nelson continues his usual injury Hiatus, gets a chance to face his former team, where he was the starting point guard on their championship [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s talk some NBA.</title>
		<link>http://tampabaysportsblog.com/orlando-magic/lets-talk-some-nba/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 04:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeezNuts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The finals have been good on both ends this year and there has been a lot of discussion and debate over a lot of crap. I think it&#8217;s time for me to toss my opinions out there on the whole thing and I really don&#8217;t care what anyone thinks. I&#8217;ll start with the Lebron/Kobe debate. Kobe is still better than Lebron for one reason. He is a closer.  In my opinion, there is way too much talk about sharing the ball, game ending shots and officiating in these games. The thing that still stands out to me is this. Kobe finishes games like Lebron doesn&#8217;t right now. The ball sharing argument is stupid to me because of this. When it is time to finish off a game, you&#8217;re best player needs to do it. Kobe shares the ball early in the game but in the last couple minutes, when it matters, he has it and finishes things off. Lebron doesn&#8217;t finish games this way. He is still looking to dish the ball even though he is rolling right through the lane and that is a sign of a guy who doesn&#8217;t think he can do it. He hit the big [...]]]></description>
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