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Location: Orlando, FL | Arena: Amway Arena (17,451) | Chairman: Rick DeVos | GM: Otis Smith
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Magic report: Getting inside
 

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The two-year reign coach Brian Hill is still hanging by a thread.

Since the season ended with an embarrassing first-round playoff sweep by the Detroit Pistons, the Magic have been dealing with a public relations nightmare, leaving fans to wonder who will be coaching the team when next season begins.

Hill just finished the second year of a four-year contract, but team president Bob Vander Weide said that he wasn't sure that Hill would be back, opening the door to a wave of speculation.

Included in that speculation was that Vander Weide could be waiting to see if University of Florida coach Billy Donovan -- who just won back-to-back NCAA titles -- might be interested in jumping to the NBA. Vander Weide questioned Hill's deliberate style of play and his unwillingness to use young players like rookie guard J.J. Redick.

After Vander Weide questioned the coach, it led to rumors that Hill could be fired any day. Hill has declined almost all comment, saying he was still going forward as if he will be the coach.

The Magic reached the playoffs for the first time in four years and improved from 36 to 40 victories in Hill's second season. But the raised expectations, which stemmed from a fast start, made the finish seem disappointing.

SEASON HIGHLIGHT
The youth is promising. Dwight Howard had four games of at least 20 points and 20 rebounds. Most were early in the season. He also had a 30-point, 20-rebound game. Their start of 13-4 raised expectations considerably, especially coupled with a good ending the year before. Grant Hill also finished the season healthy for the first time in his seven-year contract with the Magic.

TURNING POINT
A midseason slump lingered for months, and they struggled to find the intensity that it takes to win games through a long NBA season. They lost too many games to the weak teams like Atlanta, Charlotte and Boston. They were among the league leaders in turnovers and among the worst free throw shooting teams in the league.

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November 10, 2009 4:13 pm
The Bobcats are playing well and were very close to having a 4-2 record. They play their next game against the Magic in Orlando. It seems like the Bobcats will get blown out but it was the Magic that just got blown out by the Thun ...(more)
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October 10, 2009 12:37 am

After many years of bad decisions, the almighty DeVoss family finally made some good decisions. The hiring of Otis Smith was monumental to changing the culture provided by the  McGrady/Hill debacle. John Weisbrod did his best to run this club into the ground and Otis has revieved the organization with his understanding of the REAL NBA. Adding to the current line up of ...(more)

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November 3, 2009 10:09 pm
Bynum/Villanueva/Stuckey can flop their hearts out and get every call. Howard and Gortat both foul out in less than 25 minutes? What a joke. Now, we played horrible. Anderson realized he was Ryan Anderson. Redick and Nelson tried to do too much. Barnes didn't get enough touches. Carter seemed like he tweaked his ankle again. Lea ...(more)
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October 23, 2009 5:51 pm
Yeah i know its only preseason right ?  But  how bout them Magic... 8 players are averaging double digits in points so far... that is so nice to see  spread the ball alot of options  wow i am so damn excited for the magic to get started  ...  i had a conversation the other day about how many games might this te ...(more)
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November 3, 2009 10:07 pm
Absolutely terrible officiating tonight by the refs in Detroit.

23 Personal Fouls, 2 Technicals on Orlando.

13 Personal Fouls, 0 Technicals on Detroit.

I watched this entire game and there were multiple foul calls that could have gone either way, but every single time Detroit got the call.  Howard picks up 6 fouls in 16 minutes, really? Gortat 6 fouls in 20 m
...(more)
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October 29, 2009 4:52 pm
I had this great dream last night that the ever happy and joyful SVG was shown sitting slouched over during the season intros with the look on his face like he just watched his 13yr old daughter get kissed for the first time by a guy who was 17 with a lip piercing.  THEN you know what happened?????  The Magic proceeeded to destroy ...(more)
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October 28, 2009 10:27 pm
And what a great game it was. The bench is awesome this year (minus J.J. Redick), and was able to keep putting up the points when ALL of the starters were resting. If that isn't a good sign of things to come, I don't know what is. Those who still doubt the Magic will be m ...(more)
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November 2, 2009 6:43 am
27pts on 8-14 shooting and 5-8 from long range 6 boards and 5 asists.
JJ redick my friend is coming into his own. I kno its only one game but
he has shown drastic improvement this year and i hope he keeps it up.



Does anyone that saw the game have anything negative to say?
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October 19, 2009 11:28 am
I don't know about the rest of you Magic fans, but I for one am excited to finally see a preseason game on TV for the magic.  I know its only preseason, but the bucs suck right now and the magic are positioned to have a great year.  Its a shame its on NBATV and not our very own local channels.  Whats up with not showing the g ...(more)
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November 1, 2009 4:00 pm
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November 1, 2009 7:07 pm
After the game he had today agianst the Raptors maybe he will get some respect.

   MFG3FGFTORTRATOSTLBLKP FPTS    458-145-86-7065110327

As i said before he only keeps getting better.
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October 7, 2009 12:03 am
Brandon Bass converts two huge three-point plays for us in crunch time versus the Mavericks on Monday night.

Can I get excited yet?
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October 4, 2009 11:55 am
With my Dolphins at 0-3 (all Florida NFL teams are a combined 0-9), it is time to focus on the domination that will be the 2009-10 Orlando Magic.  The front office spent the money.  We have the deepest team in the history of the franchise.  We have the deepest team in the NBA, in fact.  We upgraded backup PG.  We ha ...(more)
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September 25, 2009 11:41 am
I wouldnt mind seeing the Magic add Kareem Rush.  The kid is a pure shooter, decent ball handler he just hasnt put it all together yet!  I know it would probably cause more problems with JJ Redick, but Rush would add some depth at the guard position and would be a nice addition to Stan's rotation
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August 16, 2009 9:40 pm
http://img269.yfrog.com/i/h16.mp4/

He still can't shoot free throws, but that is a pretty jumper. Even if he fades on some, he's got great form, and he was hitting most of them. I know it's just one video, but my god, if he can shoot like this in the regular season, he's unguardable!!!!!!!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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