thirdquartercollapse.com - 6/29/2009
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Jameer Nelson
Rafer Alston
Anthony Johnson
Games Played
42
29
80
Minutes Played
31.2
29.5
18.5
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thebullgator.blogspot.com - 6/25/2009
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Did the Orlando Magic just get better? The
Eastern Conference Champions have agreed to a deal to...
send Rafer Alston , Tony Battie , and Courtney Lee to the New Jersey Nets for eight-time All-Star Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson . If anything, the Magic just picked up more scoring. And ...
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Vince Carter Traded to the Orlando Magic
magic.gearupforsports.com - 6/26/2009
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It was looking like a quiet draft day
for the Magic, since they had no picks, but...
even with no picks they still land a top player on draft day. The Magic send Rafer Alston, Courtney Lee and Tony Battie to the Nets for Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson and I like it. Courtney Lee is going to ...
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Magic Land Vince Carter on Draft Day
thirdquartercollapse.com - 6/29/2009
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This week, 3QC will take a look back
on each Magic player's 2008/2009 season. Each day focuses...
on one position: Monday for point guards, Tuesday for shooting guards, Wednesday for small forwards, Thursday for power forwards, and Friday for centers. I'll evaluate each individual player at that ...
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Evaluating Jameer Nelson
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Jameer Nelson, the All-Star. Remember Him?
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... I decided to take a different approach in showing the type of player Jameer was before he was injured roughly halfway into the regular season. I showed Nelson's numbers in my evaluation of ...
Looking at the Numbers after the First 10 Games for the Orlando Magic
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... People have commented that it seems like Nelson has regressed, a bit, on defense compared to last year, where he rated as an above-average defender. This year, the numbers aren't as kind to Jameer. ...
Jameer Nelson to Undergo Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
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... (granted, in a reserve role) and Johnson was an above-average defender this past season, so perhaps he can carry his good play on the defensive end this year in the short-term. Just have to wait and see. Williams has been known to be a sieve, defensively, in the past but that was while he had knee problems. Jason has looked good this season, in that regard, so perhaps that won't be as much of an issue as it would have been a few season ago. ...
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It's no secret that the guard play for the Orlando Magic has been bad in the NBA Finals, so far. The Los Angeles Lakers have been able to ...
Point Guard Switch Backfiring On Magic
sportingnews.com 6/9/2009 — ORLANDO, Fla. --- Just before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, when Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy learned that All-Star point guard Jameer Nelson was feeling well enough to suit up for the series after four months off with a shoulder injury, it seemed as ...
An Open Apology To Rafer Alston
lebasketbawl.com 6/10/2009 —
Rafer “ Skip to my Lue ” Alston you proved me wrong! I have to give you the nod of approval in Blogsville. I shouted from the roof tops that Nelson should be playing your minutes. I have to acknowledge the egg on my face! Alston did what I thought Nelson would do (at least in game 3). He was ...
Why Is Jameer Nelson Still Playing??
nbaplayoffs2009.gearupforsports.com 6/12/2009 — I wonder if SVG has selective amnesia. He must. I also wonder if Van Gundy’s ailment is leading Rafer Alston to develop a litany of psychological disorders. I can picture him now, prone on his couch, sobbing into a pint of Peanut Butter Brittle, lamenting his erratic playing time. He has ...
It's time to start Nelson at point guard -
orlandosentinel.com 6/7/2009 — Why are the Magic and Coach Stan Van Gundy skirting and skulking and hemming and hawing about this move? Why are they being so indecisive and unclear? Let's review, shall we? A couple of weeks ago, after a Magic practice in Boston during the ...
Van Gundy says Jameer Nelson will not start during NBA Finals by
blogs.orlandosentinel.com 6/9/2009 — Orlando Magic Coach Stan Van Gundy said Tuesday afternoon that he will not start Jameer Nelson at any point during the NBA Finals. Speaking to the media after the Magic completed their shootaround at RDV Sportsplex, Van Gundy was asked if Rafer Alston ...
Skip’s Finest Hour
slamonline.com 6/10/2009 — by Joseph Vecsey
For me personally, it is amazing to see Rafer “Skip to my Lou” Alston playing in the NBA finals, let alone having a great game. And I mean that in a good way. I’ve known Rafer for years going back to when he was still on the fringe ...