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Orlando Magic Looks Pretty Good 11 Games into the Season

 
After a rough start to their season, losing to the Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzles, the Orlando Magic have won eight of their last nine games, and are back in first in the Southeast division. This year so far, they are definitely improved on the defensive side of the court, and having Tony Battie back has really helped the team, along with Orlando's new addition this season, Mickeal Pietrus. Their offense though has yet to have the offensive outburst that they were able to do on a consistent basis last year, and yes that includes their win over the Kings where they scored 121 points. One key problem I see with this team is their depth at point guard. Is it possible that I miss Keyon Dooling and Carlos Arroyo?  Anthony Johnson, in my opinion, just doesn't have what it takes to be a second string point guard in this league anymore.  Consider them lucky as well, with the way that Jameer Nelson has come out of the gate. People always say that Nelson is not that good of a guard, and he ... (link)

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