News -- May 2013
5/21 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Cleveland Cavaliers WIn the NBA Lottery : For the second time in three season, the Cleveland Cavaliers will select #1 in the NBA Draft. Cleveland had a 15.6% chance ...
5/17 HoopsHabit: Orlando Magic: Reviewing and Grading The 2012-13 Trades : For the first time since the 2005-06 season, the Orland [...]The post Orlando Magic: Reviewing and Grading The 2012-13 Trades ...
5/17 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Mocking the NBA Lottery - Post Combine Day 1 : Stock on the Rise: Rudy GobertStock on the Decline: Shabazz MuhammadMake sure you follow @DraftExpress on twitter for live updates ...
5/3 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Mocking the NBA Lottery : The NBA lottery is always fun to mess around with especially when your favorite team could potentially steal that #1 overall pick! ...
5/2 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Shooters In the League : The art of hitting a shot is the most essential part of [...]The post NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Shooters In the League appeared ...
News -- April 2013
4/30 A Royal Pain: Player Reaction Around NBA, MLB, NFL To Kings Staying In Sacramento : Yesterday, after the NBA announced that they voted to reject the Sacramento Kings move to Seattle, current and former Sacramento ...
4/23 The Wages of Wins Journal: Who should be the 2012-13 Most Improved Player? Devin takes a look at who will (and who should) win the NBA’s Most Improved Player award for 2012-13 ....
4/22 StoopSports.com: Perception is Reality : Niko Regalbuto- Perception skews opinion a lot in sports. It works in the same way as nostalgia. We see things happen, and draw ...
4/21 HoopsHabit: Orlando Magic: Where Does Nikola Vucevic Rank Among NBA Centers? : Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic had a big season fo [...]The post Orlando Magic: Where Does Nikola Vucevic Rank Among NBA ...
4/20 HoopsHabit: Andre Drummond: Is He the Best Big Man of the 2012-13 Rookie Crop? : Andre Drummond has definitely exceeded expectations thi [...]The post Andre Drummond: Is He the Best Big Man of the 2012-13 Rookie ...
4/17 Hickory-High: Fun with Numbers: Defensive On/Off Court Data : A few weeks ago I wrote a piece in which I took a deeper look at the “defense” of Andre Miller. In the process of writing ...
4/13 HoopsHabit: NBA Awards Watch: Ranking Top Candidates for NBA Sixth Man Award : "He needs to be someone that is making a difference to his team when he is on the floor. He needs to be someone that, in close ...
4/12 Sports Out West: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson tabbed NBA’s best shooters by Reggie Miller : NBA legend and current analyst Reggie Miller knows talent when he sees it as one of the greatest shooters in league history. On ...
4/11 Hickory-High: It’s A League Of Give And Take. :   Preface – Jordan White at Hardwood Paroxysm wrote about potential and getting to the point where we need to give ...
4/11 Cowbell Kingdom: CK Press Box Report: Sacramento Kings 121, New Orleans Hornets 110 The Kings outpace the Hornets at home...
4/10 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 78 Preview: Sacramento Kings vs. New Orleans Hornets Previewing today's match-up between the Kings and Hornets...
4/9 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Tuesday 4/9/13 : No Nash and a hungry Lakers squad taking on the hapless Hornets? Give me Steve Blake as quick as possible.See More
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News -- March 2013
3/26 HoopsHabit: NBA: 5 Lottery Teams Who Could Make the Playoffs Next Season : The 2012-13 NBA season is drawing to a close and the va [...]The post NBA: 5 Lottery Teams Who Could Make the Playoffs Next Season ...
3/25 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Monday 3/25/13 : This is not a typo: with Vucevic doubtful against Miami, Kyle O'Quinn is one of today's best values.See More
Kobe Bryant
Dwyane ...
3/12 Nets Take Over: Nets vs Hornets Recap: New Tandem? : The Lopez brothers squared off again tonight and Brook got the best of him for a second straight time. Joe Johnson was ...
3/12 StoopSports.com: Zero to Hero: New Orleans Hornets : Anton Odqvist- In this series I will be looking at teams currently in the NBA’s basement and evaluating their potential, while ...
3/7 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Orlando Magic Future is Bright with Rob Hennigan : The Orlando Magic franchise looks very different these days. No longer is Dwight Howard wearing #12 on his back with the ...
3/4 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for March. 4 : Here are tonight’s daily fantasy basketball picks for FanDuel: PG: Stephen Curry $9,300: Curry has been dialed in for some ...
News -- February 2013
2/28 The Wages of Wins Journal: The Real and Fake Shooters of the NBA Devin takes a look at the NBA's "shooters" and wannabe shooters....
2/26 Nets Take Over: Nets at Hornets Recap: Stinging the Hornets : After a heartbreaking loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday, the Nets took a trip to New Orleans to take on the Hornets. They ...
2/25 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: What Needs to Change This Offseason? : The 2012-13 season promised a lot for the Los Angeles L [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: What Needs to Change This Offseason? ...
2/24 Cowbell Kingdom: Road Reaction: New Orleans Hornets 110, Sacramento Kings 95 Local product Ryan Anderson torches the Kings once again in the Hornets' victory...
2/20 HoopsHabit: 2013-14 NBA Preview: Three Future Contenders To Watch For : Right now, the NBA seems to be all about the Miami Heat [...]The post 2013-14 NBA Preview: Three Future Contenders To Watch For ...
2/19 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Tuesday 2/19/13 : Sure, David Lee and Stephen Curry will be solid, but Klay Thompson provides the real value for the Warriors going against Utah ...
2/18 HoopsHabit: DeMarcus Cousins Trade Scenarios: Breaking Down Potential Destinations For the Star Big Man : These days, elite big men are a rare breed, so it’ [...]The post DeMarcus Cousins Trade Scenarios: Breaking Down Potential ...
2/16 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Fantasy Basketball Breakdown - Eastern Conference : The first half of the NBA regular season is behind us, and brings many fun things to watch for in the second half. The trade ...
2/14 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Fantasy Basketball Breakout Seasons - All-Star Break Update : ALL STAR BREAK UPDATESLast year, PG Jeremy Lin, SG Paul George, SF Gordon Hayward, PFs Ersan Illyasova and Ryan Anderson and ...
2/13 HoopsHabit: 2013 NBA Trade Deadline: Breaking Down Trade Scenarios For Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap : While the Utah Jazz are on track to make the playoffs t [...]The post 2013 NBA Trade Deadline: Breaking Down Trade Scenarios For ...
2/7 Cowbell Kingdom: Jimmer Fredette not selected to compete in All-Star 3-Point Contest The Sacramento Kings guard has been chosen to show off his shooting skills in Houston...
2/7 HoopsHabit: New Orleans Hornets: Free Agents To Push Hornets To Playoffs In 2013-14 : Despite an abysmal start to the season, the New Orleans Hornets are considered to be one of the brightest teams in the NBA. They ...
News -- January 2013
1/24 HoopsHabit: New Orleans Hornets: Dressed For Success : The NBA’s second youngest team, the New Orleans Hornets played like it the first two months of the season. Third year ...
1/23 numberFire: NBA Playoff Projections Watch: January 23 : Brook Lopez has dominated the offensive boards recently and helped his Nets jump into near-lock status.See More
Ryan Anderson
Robin ...
1/22 HoopsHabit: NBA: Five Non-Playoff Teams with the Brightest Future : For those not fortunate enough to assemble a team that’s winning right now, hope is a strong anesthetic to numb the pain ...
1/21 Cowbell Kingdom: Road Reaction: New Orleans Hornets 114, Sacramento Kings 105 The team lost the final contest of a three-game road trip as off-the-court news dominated the headlines...
1/15 The High Phive: 76ers Host 11-26 Hornets Tonight : Tonight the 16-22 Philadelphia 76ers take on the 11-26 New Orleans Hornets. The 76ers are coming off their 107-100 win over the ...
1/13 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Why they Should Trade For Ryan Anderson : The Los Angeles Lakers’ dream quartet of All-Stars has been more of a nightmare than anything. Dwight Howard and his ailing ...
1/13 HoopsHabit: NBA: Ryan Anderson and the evolution of the ‘stretch four’ : When one thinks of 3-point shooters, the image that almost always comes to mind is a slick-shooting guard, someone such as Stephen ...
1/11 HoopsHabit: NBA: 3 Returns That Will Change Their Team’s Fortune : Losing a key player to injury in the NBA is always difficult to overcome. When it’s a superstar and the team’s best ...
1/7 HoopsHabit: Paul Millsap: Three Teams That Could Trade For the Underrated Power Forward : Paul Millsap isn’t receiving much scrutiny because his Utah Jazz are currently 17-18, but he is going to be trade bait and ...
1/7 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap : For this week’s study my brother (@KurtSoppe) pondered if FG% or FT% was more directly correlated to the game’s final ...
1/6 HoopsHabit: New Orleans Hornets: Greivis Vasquez Has Quietly Become A Great Point Guard : Due to the overall poor performance of the New Orleans Hornets, the team’s bright spots can be difficult to notice, but ...
1/3 HoopsHabit: New Orleans Hornets: Breaking Down How They Can Find Success In the Near Future : If you look at the New Orleans Hornets’ record with no prior knowledge of the players on the team, you would think that ...
1/2 HoopsHabit: New Orleans Hornets: Can They Salvage The Season With Eric Gordon? : A lot of high profile players went down with injuries before the season started, which left teams wondering if they could manage ...
News -- December 2012
12/30 NBA Jerks: The Stat-Studded Hornets : With the third worst record in the league, the New Orleans Hornets are surprisingly chock-full of Fantasy talent. They probably ...
12/30 NBA Jerks: The Stat-Studded Hornets : With the third worst record in the league, the New Orleans Hornets are surprisingly chock-full of Fantasy talent. They probably ...
12/24 HoopsRumors: Odds & Ends: Humphries, Anderson, Magic, Nets :
Nets coach Avery Johnson has raised eyebrows around the league for his limited use of forward Kris Humphries, who is earning ...
12/24 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap : This week’s study was suggested by college basketball guru and FSWA (Fantasy Sports Writers Association) gate keeper ...
12/18 NBA Jerks: Week 8 NBA Injury Report: Blazed : The Blazers are going up in smoke, Kyle Lowry is back to pick up some injury report frequent flier miles, and the Lakers are hoping ...
12/18 Hickory-High: The Meanders Of J.J. Hickson : In the indelicate art of player evaluation there often exists an enormous chasm between potential and production, talent ...
12/17 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap : For this week’s study I took a look at how often (and by how much) winning teams lost individual quarters. For the 52 ...
12/13 Hickory-High: Daily Dribble for December 12, 2012 : The Daily Dribble is a somtimes-daily feature here at Hickory-High. Matt Cianfrone offers his thoughts on a handful of ...
12/12 Z krainy NBA: Dzień w akapitach: 11.12 : 5 spotkań i żadne z nich nie skończyło się różnicą większą niż 7 punktów. Były zacięte końcówki, kontrowersje ...
12/10 Hickory-High: Weekly Stat Recap : This week’s study was done to determine what position led the winning team in scoring with the most frequency. For all ...
12/8 The Picket Fence: Andrea Bargnani Is Only A Symptom : Toronto is burning. Well, the Toronto Raptors are currently in one of the worst periods in franchise history. They have the second ...
12/7 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Friday 12/7 : Friday night in the NBA features 12 games, as the mass majority of teams in the league are going to be in action. That means that ...
12/7 NBA Injury News: Lakers Would Love to Have Ryan Anderson : It's no secret the Los Angeles Lakers are trying to do some Christmas shopping. While the team may publicly deny the rumors, ...
12/6 Hickory-High: Evaluating Shot Selection : Thanks to the innovation of Hoopdata, and the creative work of Kirk Goldsberry and others, shot location information has ...
12/6 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 05.12 : Niby statystycznie inni wypadli nieco lepiej, ale jeśli po raz piąty w ponad 60-letniej historii NBA ktoś przekracza granicę ...
12/1 The Basketball Champs Belt: 12/1: Thunder Swat the Hornets : On Saturday night in New Orleans, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the New Orleans Hornets 100-79 to defend the Belt. Kevin ...
News -- November 2012
11/21 Z krainy NBA: Obwoźna trupa nowojorska : Carmelo Anthony nie musiał wyjść nawet na chwilę na boisko w czwartej kwarcie, bo Knicks tak łatwo sobie poradzili z New ...
11/16 HoopsHabit: NBA Stat Central #5: Records Not Meant To Be Broken : Welcome to NBA Stat Central, where we take a deeper look into NBA statistics for the 2012-13 season and many before. Each Friday ...
11/11 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 09.11 : Już szron na głowie, już niby nie to zdrowie, a Tim Duncan wciąż na topie. Zawodnik Spurs pokazał DeMarcusowi Cousinsowi ...
11/10 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 09.11 : Już szron na głowie, już niby nie to zdrowie, a Tim Duncan wciąż na topie. Zawodnik Spurs pokazał DeMarcusowi Cousinsowi ...
11/2 The Wages of Wins Journal: Which NBA Team Would You Pick? Dre asks the ultimate arm chair GM question - if you could take over any NBA team, which would you and why?...
News -- October 2012
10/29 Hickory-High: Trending Up : These are players poised for a breakout season. They are all recognized as good players, but these five have their statistics ...
10/18 Hickory-High: The Previews Of The Roundtable: Southeast Division : Exhibition games have begun and the regular season is fast approaching. The staff here at Hickory-High has been previewing ...
10/15 Hickory-High: The Previews Of The Roundtable: Southwest Division : Exhibition games have begun and the regular season is fast approaching. The staff here at Hickory-High is previewing the ...
10/10 HoopsHabit: Awards Watch : 2012-13 NBA Awards Watch Throughout the 2012-13 season, we’ll be keeping an eye on the individual awards with their current ...
News -- September 2012
9/27 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #22 New Orleans Hornets : #22 - New Orleans Hornets2011/12 Record: 21-45, no playoffs2012/13 Projected Record: 35-47, no playoffs
Key ...
9/27 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #22 New Orleans Hornets : #22 - New Orleans Hornets2011/12 Record: 21-45, no playoffs2012/13 Projected Record: 35-47, no playoffs
Key ...
News -- May 2012
5/1 Hickory-High: Indiana and Orlando: Game 1 Video Playbook : A breakdown of how Stan Van Gundy were able to shake Jason Richardson loose for a pair of crucial three-pointers down the stretch ...
News -- April 2012
4/29 Tyler's Think Tank: First Round NBA Playoff Predictions : Eastern Conference
1 Chicago vs 8 Philadelphia
The Bulls once again posted the best record in their conference, whereas ...
4/28 Hickory-High: Indiana and Orlando: By The Tape A video breakdown/preview of the playoff series between the Indiana Pacers and the Orlando Magic. Continue reading →...
4/27 The Wages of Wins Journal: How Durant won a not so close scoring race against Kobe. : Dre looks how the scoring race in the NBA finished and makes sure to include an important fact - how many shots the players missed. ...
4/27 Orlando Magic Daily: Skeleton crew closes season in Memphis : The game started about as you would expect for a game that the Magic were playing without Dwight Howard, without Jameer Nelson, ...
4/25 Orlando Magic Daily: Turkoglu working hard to return, Magic could use him : The walking wounded that is the Orlando Magic are hoping to get one of their key players back.
The Magic are hopeful Hedo Turkoglu ...
4/21 Orlando Magic Daily: Glen Davis' big turnaround : The venom was instant the moment the trade was officially announced.
Glen Davis for Brandon Bass. Davis signing a four-year, ...
4/13 The Wages of Wins Journal: The MVP and the Player on the other side : Arturo factors in defense and shows which players are MVP worthy and which teams are playoff worthy. Continue reading → ...
4/10 Orlando Magic Daily: That's more like it : Will the Magic ever figure out Tayshaun Prince? Seriously, Prince has been a thorn in the Magic's side ever since he burst onto ...
4/8 Orlando Magic Daily: With Turk out, Clark and Wafer step in : Hedo Turkoglu will miss the next three weeks after Carmelo Anthony's second-quarter elbow fractured a bone in his cheek. Turkoglu ...
4/3 Hickory-High: Trending : No shortage on unique numbers this week in the NBA. Check out the statistical oddities, along with a couple of blind resumes. ...
4/2 Orlando Magic Daily: The fight is not enough : It was just before tip off when the Magic learned Dwight Howard, unbreakable and uninjurable in his eight-year career, would ...
News -- March 2012
3/31 Orlando Magic Daily: Missed opportunity : With 25 seconds left in a tie game, Jameer Nelson stepped to the free throw line with the opportunity to give Orlando a slender ...
3/30 Orlando Magic Daily: Ryan Anderson is not the Most Improved Player : Ryan Anderson still gets overlooked in opponent gameplans. No matter how many 20-plus point, 3-point barrages he puts up, teams ...
3/28 Hickory-High: Orlando’s Staggered Screens : Jordan Kahn breaks down video of some very effective staggered screens sets that the Orlando Magic use to create open looks. Continue ...
3/24 Orlando Magic Daily: Creation, post ups and Dwight Howard : Dwight Howard continues to tell us that this team has a championship run in them. They just have to play with a consistent and ...
3/23 Z krainy NBA: Historia o Howardzie “Bezlitosnym” i Gortacie “Bezradnym” :
Nie tak polscy fani wyobrażali sobie spotkanie pomiędzy Los Suns i El Magic. Szczególnie interesująco wyglądać miał pojedynek ...
3/23 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 3/22/12 : Last Night’s Numbers is a mostly daily recap of some impressive individual and unit performances from around the NBA. Continue ...
3/22 Orlando Magic Daily: Too hot to handle, too big for Suns : From the opening tip it was clear the Suns were going to be a step behind.
The ball whipped around the perimeter quickly and ...
3/21 Z krainy NBA: 59 punktów, 18 strat, 9 asyst – klęska Orlando Magic. :
Orlando Magic oblało kolejny egzamin w tym sezonie. Po fatalnym występie we wcześniejszej fazie sezonu z Boston Celtics i ...
3/20 Z krainy NBA: Heat górą w kolejnych derbach Florydy :
Heat zatrzymali Dwighta Howarda i na własnym parkiecie nie dali szans Orlando Magic. MVP był Dwyane Wade, który 14 ze swoich ...
3/15 Z krainy NBA: Most Improved Player Ranking #3 :
Zapraszam do kolejnej edycji rankingu MIP. Dużych zmian nie ma, ale na listę powraca jeden zawodnik, którego zabrakło dwa ...
3/13 Chasing 23: Celtics vs. Lakers: Who Has The Brighter Future? : The Lakers and Celtics both find themselves with a window of opportunity nearly closed. Which team is better positioned to rebuild ...
3/10 Z krainy NBA: Zapowiedź piątku – Howard odwiedza Chicago :
Gra dziś Marcin Gortat, a rodaka na parkietach NBA zawsze ogląda się dobrze. Nie powinniśmy zatem narzekać na brak emocji. ...
3/9 Orlando Magic Daily: Magic bounce back in Chicago : Things were going to be different this time. You could tell almost immediately that this team was determined to create a different ...
3/2 The Wages of Wins Journal: George Karl is still a bad coach Dre looks at underplayed big men in the NBA and how Karl is the biggest offender. Continue reading →...
News -- February 2012
2/27 The Hoops Manifesto: The Real Big Three Rankings: 2012, Volume 2 : I introduced my Real Big Three Rankings last season to determine whether Miami's much ballyhooed trio of LeBron ...
2/25 The Wages of Wins Journal: Mid-season award watch : Devin looks at which players would win the Wages of Wins Journal vote in the award categories if the season ended right now. Continue ...
2/25 BBR Blog: PI+ Stat of the Day: Most Effective Lineups in a Game : Thanks to the PI+ Lineup Finder, here are the 5-man units with the best +/- in a single game this season: Net (Totals) Rk Lineup ...
2/24 The City: How much value do rebounders add? Or in the case of Golden State… : The best rebounders add about 1 point per 100 possessions to team point differential. Now that I’ve got the adjusted four ...
2/22 SpreadStumpers: NBA All-Star Game Props : Odds to win the 2012 Sprite Slam Dunk Competition Iman Shumpert (NYK) 2/3 Paul George (IND) ...
2/22 The Hoops Manifesto: The Real Big Three Rankings: 2012, Volume 2 : I introduced my Real Big Three Rankings last season to determine whether Miami's much ballyhooed trio of LeBron ...
2/20 Orlando Magic Daily: Heat too hot to handle : Dwyane Wade caught a glimpse from LeBron James and briefly motioned with his hand as James crossed mid-court. The Magic, like ...
2/18 Hickory-High: Rants, References and Revelations : - I really, really don’t want to forget about Adam Morrison. Until he’s back in the NBA, I’ll be reading this ...
2/16 Orlando Magic Daily: Was Ryan Anderson snubbed? : Ryan Anderson has long been a statistical dream for many many analysts. A high-efficiency scorer who can step out and hit a 3-pointer ...
2/8 Basketball Prospectus: 2012 APBRmetric All-Stars : This is a series I always traditionally did over at Basketball-Reference, but I’m bringing it over to Prospectus for 2012. ...
2/8 Z krainy NBA: CP3 i spółka zwyciężają w Orlando :
Powrót Jameer Nelson’a zdecydowanie poprawił grę Magic , ale na świetnie dysponowanego tego dnia Chris Paul’a ...
2/7 Z krainy NBA: Glen Davis powinien dziś zostać odwieszony :
Glen Davis nie zagrał w ostatnich dwóch meczach Magic po tym jak pokłócił się na treningu ze Stanem van Gundy. Prawdopodobnie ...
2/6 Z krainy NBA: Test Dwighta Howarda :
To mogą być ostatnie mecze w barwach Magic Dwighta Howarda. Co prawda drużyna wygrała ostatnie 2 starcia, ale z Wizards i ...
2/5 Orlando Magic Daily: Grind to the finish : It was not going to be easy. Playing on the road against a Playoff caliber opponent never it is. Having to take a short flight ...
2/5 Orlando Magic Daily: Glen Davis' struggles another indictment of Otis Smith : Jeff Silberman is the newest contributor to Orlando Magic Daily. He will be providing his thoughts on the Magic and helping out ...
2/1 Z krainy NBA: 76. gwóźdź do trumny Magików :
Philadelphia 76ers zakończyli serię 6 kolejnych porażek na własnym parkiecie z Orlando Magic i zatrzymali Dwighta Howarda ...
News -- January 2012
1/31 Orlando Magic Daily: Rock Bottom : Even when the Magic played with some energy and played solid defense, the shots would not fall. It was nearly another record-breaking ...
1/30 Z krainy NBA: Rewanż w Miami :
Niedzielna noc z NBA będzie niezwykle emocjonująca. Terminarz wrzucił nam przede wszystkim rarytas w postaci rewanżu za ostatni ...
1/29 Z krainy NBA: Magic zapomnieli jak trafiać :
Trzy drugie połowy i zaledwie 78 punktów w 72 minuty. To dorobek Orlando Magic z dwóch meczów przeciwko Celtics i jednego ...
1/28 Z krainy NBA: Celtics wrócli z baaardzo dalekiej podróży. :
Sezon 2011/2012 jak na standardy NBA nie obfitował do tej pory w wiele spotkań o których mówiłoby się jeszcze długo po ...
1/27 Z krainy NBA: Podpisują, nie podpisują :
25 stycznia był ostatnim dniem dla graczy z draftu 2008 na przedłużenie debiutanckich umów ze swoimi klubami. Kilku graczy ...
1/27 Orlando Magic Daily: Ryan Anderson Victim Of Howard Mess : The midnight deadline for extensions passed quietly for the Magic on Wednesday night. Dwight Howard did not sign an extension. ...
1/26 Z krainy NBA: Magic mieli coś do udowodnienia :
Dwight Howard nie istniał w pierwszej połowie meczu. Siedział na ławce i stroił żarty z kolegów. W tym czasie Magic mogli ...
1/25 Orlando Magic Daily: Magic Race Past Pacers For High-Energy Win : Energy has been the big buzz word for Stan Van Gundy all season. Will Orlando bring the energy every night on the offensive ...
1/25 Orlando Magic Daily: What Does Dwight REALLY Want? Part 6b: The Plan : Yesterday, I left off with what I called the Dwight Doomsday scenario. Here I suggested that Howard might retain more power and ...
1/24 Z krainy NBA: Płaczek Nelson :
Jameer Nelson jest jedynym graczem Magic, który gra poniżej oczekiwań. Znalazł jednak przyczynę takiego stanu rzeczy. Jest ...
1/24 Orlando Magic Daily: What Does Dwight REALLY Want? Part 6a: Dwight's Doomsday Scenario : January 25 is the first real deadline in the Dwight Howard saga. Wednesday, as I noted in a previous post about both Dwight Howard ...
1/21 Basketball Prospectus: Ryan Anderson = The New Peja Stojakovic : This post is meant to expound a little on a couple of tweets I made in the past day-plus:
@Sportsref_Neil
Orlando’s leaders ...
1/21 Orlando Magic Daily: Magic Storm Lakers Early, Hold Off For Win : Jameer Nelson said Dwight Howard is always playing with a chip on his shoulder.
It seems Howard is always fighting a mountain ...
1/21 Orlando Magic Daily: Is Ryan Anderson Worth An Extension? : It is extension season in the NBA. Kevin Love has his on the table and Russell Westbrook has his freshly minted. For almost ...
1/20 Hickory-High: NBA Stock Report : Wall Street has gotten a pretty bad rap these days, all because of that whole housing meltdown. I'm not a stock broker, but I ...
1/17 Z krainy NBA: Trzecia z rzędu porażka Knicks :
Mecz ten miał być przełamaniem dla Knicks, którzy przegrali ostatnie dwa spotkania. Trener D’Antoni najwyraźniej nie ...
1/15 Miami Heat Index: Week 4 Eastern Conference Fanalyst Rankings: D-FENCE! :
The best defensive teams in the East steal the top spots in this week’s Fanalyst Rankings, which feature the most offensive ...
1/13 Orlando Magic Daily: Howard Sets Free Throw Record In Magic Win : Tied with 1:30 to go, the Magic might have dreaded going into Dwight Howard. The Hack-a-Howard strategy was off the table with ...
1/12 Orlando Magic Daily: Moving On: Magic Slip By Blazers : Ball movement was how the lead was built without doubt. The Magic had 25 assists 41 field goals and it was at 24 assists on 36 ...
1/7 Z krainy NBA: Zapowiedzi spotkań – 6 stycznia. :
Dzisiaj przed nami aż 12 spotkań. Interesujących, co prawda, dość średnio, ale żaden z nas nie pogardzi przecież kolejną ...
1/5 Tyler's Think Tank: 2012 NBA Breakouts : Here are ten players who I think will bust out in a major way this year. Many candidates are off to hot starts thus ...
1/5 Z krainy NBA: 4 stycznia – zapowiedź spotkań :
Szczerze powiedziawszy przez brak czasu miało nie być dzisiaj zapowiedzi spotkań o tak późnej porze, ale zauważyłem, że ...
1/4 Orlando Magic Daily: Ryan Anderson, Needing To Be More Than Shooting : Looking at the Magic's stat page, Ryan Anderson's name undoubtedly pops off the page. Surprisingly, Anderson's name is at the ...
1/3 Z krainy NBA: Zapowiedź spotkań 2 stycznia :
Poniedziałek, 2 stycznia to w NBA aż 10 spotkań. Wszystko rozpocznie się już o 21:30 meczem z udziałem Marcina Gortata. ...
1/1 Miami Heat Index: NBA Fanalyst Rankings: Eastern Conference on New Year's Eve :
Since the preseason Fanalyst Rankings were such a hit, Mrs. NBA returns to the Miami Heat Index to play good cop/bad cop with ...
1/1 Z krainy NBA: Howard przyćmił Bobcats :
Po emocjonującym spotkaniu z Miami Heat (95:96) większość kibiców zgromadzonych w Time Warner Cable Arena liczyła na równie wspaniały ...
News -- December 2011
12/31 Z krainy NBA: Howard pokazał się właścicelom Nets. :
Mecz pomiędzy Orlando Magic a New Jersey Nets miał dodatkowy smaczek, a był nim sam Dwight Howard. To Nets najbardziej starają ...
12/29 The City: The City’s Way Way Way Too Early MVP Award : This post serves two purposes. Actually, it serves just one real purpose, which is to point out where you can find the most current ...
12/28 Orlando Magic Daily: Courtney Lee Seen Center Of Magic Trade Storm : Courtney Lee misses a lot about Orlando.
There were undoubtedly a lot of good memories in Lee's rookie and only season in Orlando. ...
12/26 Z krainy NBA: Orlando vs Oklahoma, czyli One Team Show :
Tak, to już dzisiaj. Dzisiejszej nocy po ponad półrocznej przerwie wróciła najpiękniejsza liga sportowa świata – koszykarska ...
12/22 Orlando Magic Daily: Glen Davis/Ryan Anderson Is Battle To Watch : Stan Van Gundy said he is not going to use the young players in order to make sure his starters are ready to go Sunday evening ...
12/1 A Substitute for War: Why Dwight Howard getting traded before Christmas is more likely than you think : In the wake of the lockout ending, we’re already hearing talks of the New Jersey (soon to be Brooklyn) Nets offering Brook ...
News -- November 2011
11/15 Z krainy NBA: Mecz charytatywny Dwighta Howarda – relacja i zdjęcia :
Kiedy wszyscy koszykarscy kibice są podzieleni i jedni narzekają na właścicieli, drudzy na zawodników, a trzeci na władze ...
11/6 Celtics Life: Division ll Rollins College Defeats Orlando Magic Team :
The Magic team consisted of current and former Magic players Marcin Gortat, Courtney Lee, J.J. Re**** Ryan Anderson and ...
News -- October 2011
10/30 Orlando Magic Daily: Bass Extending His Range? : Brandon Bass has stuck out like a sore thumb in Stan Van Gundy's offense. Rashard Lewis and Ryan Anderson were the favorite ...
10/9 Orlando Magic Daily: Where is Ryan Anderson's Ceiling? : The Magic have some big questions to answer when the lockout ends. Just about everyone knows the pickle they are in. And whether ...
News -- September 2011
9/14 Orlando Magic Daily: Cost/Efficiency Analysis: Power Forwards : The power forward spot is the least glamorous on the Magic. There are no All Stars or former All Stars lining this position -- ...
News -- August 2011
8/18 IamaGM.com: Ryan Anderson is dating a contestant from "The Bachelor" :
The basketball players that date reality TV stars club has increased by one as Orlando Magic forward Ryan Anderson ...
8/7 NBeh?: Andrea Bargnani: The Centre who plays like he’s 6 inches shorter : New readers, please check out the basics before leaving any comments. The following post is a post I wrote (with Dre's help) over ...
8/6 The Wages of Wins Journal: Andrea Bargnani: The Centre who plays like he’s 6 inches shorter Devin examines the idea of treating Bargnani as a shooting guard at the centre position. It turns out Bargnani still sucks....
8/2 Orlando Magic Daily: The Top 10 Power Forwards in Magic History :
You may remember last year our friends over at Hoops Manifesto enpaneled a group of Bloguin writers to determine the top ...
News -- July 2011
7/26 BBR Blog: Who Ruled the Top Defenses in 2011? : Which players excel against the best defenses, and which ones get their numbers by feasting on the weakest Ds? To answer those ...
7/12 BBR Blog: 2012 APBRmetric Player Rankings: By Position : As a follow-up to this afternoon's list of the Top 593 Players of 2012, here's a positional breakdown for the 452 players who ...
News -- June 2011
6/28 Orlando Magic Daily: Justin Harper, the Next Stretch-4? : The Magic gave up two second round draft picks to select Justin Harper. He is everything the Magic look for in a power forward ...
News -- May 2011
5/17 Orlando Magic Daily: What Went Wrong: Anderson & Bass in the Playoffs : Over the next few weeks Orlando Magic Daily will be taking a look at the things that went right and wrong this season as Orlando ...
5/15 Orlando Magic Daily: What Went Right: Lewis' Replacements :
Over the next few weeks Orlando Magic Daily will be taking a look at the things that went right and wrong this season as Orlando ...
5/3 Orlando Magic Daily: A Quick Glance at the Offseason : This week (and likely part of next) is going to be spent looking back at the season that was. The 2010-11 season was extremely ...
News -- April 2011
4/28 Orlando Magic Daily: Second Thoughts: Magic/Hawks Game Five : First Quarter
--Brandon Bass uses the first two possessions on contested jumpers. I like Bass, he has a great jump shot, but ...
4/26 Back Picks: Expected Value Leaders, 12-month sample : The start of this year’s playoffs marks the one-year anniversary of my efforts to expand the box score and with it a nice ...
4/25 Orlando Magic Daily: Game Four Adjustments: Bench's Time to Shine : It is not going to take a genius to know Orlando needs more from its bench players in Game Four. Jason Richardson is out with ...
4/25 Orlando Magic Daily: Second Thoughts: Magic/Hawks Game Three : First Quarter
--A big sign of Atlanta's increased energy and Orlando's lack of focus is seen in the amount of turnovers and offensive ...
4/24 The City: Evaluating the 2008 NBA Draft : Conventional wisdom is that it takes about 3 seasons for a draft to shake out, in terms of evaluating talent. The 2008 draftees ...
4/23 Orlando Magic Daily: Crawford Finishes Game Three Fight : Jamal Crawford was waiting. His team had taken every punch the Magic could throw -- both literally and figuratively. He waited, ...
4/22 BBR Blog: Playoff RAPM Power Rankings : What happens if you create power rankings using Jeremias Engelmann's 4-year Regularized Plus-Minus ratings (the most predictive ...
4/16 Orlando Magic Daily: Ryan Anderson the New Stretch-4 X-Factor? : Ryan Anderson is stepping into the stretch-4 shoes left behind by Rashard Lewis. And in the playoffs, Anderson's success may ...
4/16 BBR Blog: Playoff Preview: #4 Orlando vs. #5 Atlanta : Orlando Magic 52-30, 2nd in NBA Southeast Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Stan Van Gundy (52-30) PTS/G: 99.2 (16th of 30) ▪ Opp ...
4/14 Load O' Bull: D-Rose Dunks All Over MSG; Bulls Beat Knicks, Tie Spurs for Best Record : After game #81, the Bulls are tied for the best record in the NBA after handling the Knicks 103-90. It also marks the first season ...
4/13 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 4/12/11 : This is Last Night’s Numbers, a (mostly) daily feature where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting ...
4/13 Load O' Bull: Awful Rebounding, Coughing Up the Rock Required Late Game Heroics for Bulls to Beat Dwight-less Magic : The Bulls shot the Magic out of the gym and forced the misses, but gave the Magic too many mulligans to blow them out.
Are the ...
4/13 Orlando Magic Daily: Bass Master in His 2nd Year : Brandon Bass has been hitting shots at an efficient rate in the last 10 games. And it is coming just in time for the Magic. Sergey ...
4/9 Back Picks: The Orlando Magic…and the MVP? : Who is the Orlando Magic’s second-best player? Is it Jameer Nelson, the diminutive 2009 All-Star who is averaging 13 points ...
4/9 Orlando Magic Daily: Where Did the Depth Go? : Gilbert Arenas and Ryan Anderson have been stalwarts off the bench this year, but neither has been entirely consistent for the ...
4/5 Orlando Magic Daily: Missing JJ Re**** : JJ Re**** is as confused as everyone else is about how long he will be out. One thing is for sure, the Magic need him on the floor. ...
4/2 BBR Blog: So Who’s the MIP? (Episode II) : About this time last year, I developed a method for identifying the leading candidates for the Most Improved Player (MIP) award. ...