“Do You Believe in Magic…” If you recognize my pun as a song title, then your age is telling just as much as my decision to use it.
As I was reading and writing up various preseason team previews I was generally excited for the (then) upcoming NBA season. When it came to teams such as the Orlando Magic, however, I needed to turn to an episode of The Big Bang Theory or an Adam Sandler flick to get a smile on my face; as the angles I was working on were along the lines of how awful the team was going to be this year. I mean how can anyone expect them to be competitive after losing their marquee center, Dwight Howard, in a trade that sent the franchise into rebuilding (from scratch) mode?
Fast forward to the actual first week and a half of NBA action and I ended up being very pleasantly surprised to see the Magic get off to a 2-0 start. What? Paint me slightly impressed at that point. While it’s true that the Chicago Bulls handed Orlando its first loss of the season last night, the win...
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Baller Mind Frame:
PLAYERS:
Adam Sandler,
Dwight Howard,
Jameer Nelson,
Arron Afflalo,
Nikola Vucevic,
Glen Davis,
George Karl,
J.J. Redick,
Carlos Boozer
TEAMS: Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets
TEAMS: Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets
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