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Day 158 of 170: Seven Spots Remaining

Posted by Nels on April 2nd, 2011 filed in Author: Nels, Fantasy Basketball, Orlando Magic

I was tempted to go with “Dwight Howard Will Lead Them” but I think that’s getting a little played out. Instead I’ll go with this quote down here: So, I’ll keep, keep at it/till I’m Dwight Howard status/just the center of this magic” – Hoodie Allen, Look At What We Started Line of the Night: [...]

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Day 123 of 170: Use Every Advantage

Posted by Nels on February 26th, 2011 filed in Author: Nels, Fantasy Basketball, Orlando Magic

There was a lot of disorganization and disarray in the NBA last night. I suppose it was to be expected given the number of trades that happened last week, but even Detroit who didn’t make any trades only played 6 players. The fantasy stat lines for the “regulars” weren’t really affected, but the Waiver Wire [...]

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Day 57 of 170: Dwight Howard Is A Rock, He Is An Island

Posted by Nels on December 22nd, 2010 filed in Author: Nels, Orlando Magic

Line of the Night: For all our bluster about the Orlando trades, the guys we thought would resurge are not still adjusting. Meanwhile Dwight Howard (2.55) continues to basically try to carry the Magic with 26 points, 23 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks, going 11-19 from the field, and a truly magical 4-4 from the [...]

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Comprehensive Lewis-Arenas-Carter-Turkoglu-Richardson-Others Trade Coverage

So, there were some trades that happened just as I was uploading the podcast in which Patrick and I talked about some version of these trades. I think for short, they should be know collectively as the LACTRO trade. Especially since I’m sure at least two of the players involved would like to claim that [...]

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Fantasy Basketball Preview: Orlando Magic

Posted by Patrick on August 10th, 2010 filed in Author: Patrick, Fantasy Basketball, Orlando Magic

The Magic’s game plan: Dwight Howard and threes. A lot of threes. A never ending onslaught of threes. In fact, after a losing to the Celtics in the playoffs, the Magic took a good, hard look at their team and decided that they needed even more three point shooting. So, the team said goodbye to [...]

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The Chris Paul Saga

Take one insane free agent year. Add in a disgruntled superstar asking for a trade. And the finishing touch is a team that is willing to sit down with said superstar and discuss their options. Yes, you have all the ingredients for the Chris Paul “get me the hell out of New Orleans” saga.* The [...]

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