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Jumping to Conclusions: Early Storylines by Kevin Pelton
Taking a look at some of the most interesting developments over the season`s first week, including Orlando`s impressive depth.
Jameer Nelson of Old Shows Up Against the Toronto Raptors
Jameer Nelson of Old Shows Up Against the Toronto Raptors
thirdquartercollapse.com — More photos » by Ron Turenne - NBAE/Getty Images Browse more photos » For Orlando Magic fans,... there were questions before the pre-season finished and the regular season started whether or not Jameer ... (more) Jameer Nelson of Old Shows Up Against the Toronto Raptors
Dwight Howard and Magic Off To A 3 - 0 Start
Dwight Howard and Magic Off To A 3 - 0 Start
magic.gearupforsports.com — It’s early and it’s a long season, but last season’s eastern champs look as advertised, so far... this season. The biggest question going into the season would be how long it would take all the new players to get on the same page and start gelling as a team? The answer: 1 game. ... (more) Dwight Howard and Magic Off To A 3 - 0 Start
Review: The Art of a Beautiful Game
Review: The Art of a Beautiful Game
thirdquartercollapse.com — Simon & Schuster has just published Chris Ballard's latest book, The Art of a Beautiful Game: The... Thinking Fan's Tour of the NBA , in hardcover. It retails for $26. View full size photo uploaded November 2, 2009  ... (more) Review: The Art of a Beautiful Game
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Blazersedge — Did you miss the games this weekend?  Here are Dave's recaps: Rockets and "Thunder." LaMarcus Aldridge suffered a knee contusion last night, banging knees with "Oklahoma City's" Jeff Green. Joe Freeman tweets the latest... He underwent x-rays at the Ford Center and they were negative. ... his status is unknown for Tues nite. Mike Barrett writes... Maybe the most impressive part of this win was the fact that the Blazers went most of the way without LaMarcus Aldridge, who went knee to knee with Jeff Green in the ...

Points in the Paint
BallerBlogger.com — ... Kevin Pelton on Boston’s defense:  “Obviously, the highlight was the Celtics holding Charlotte to 59 points (and a 66.8 Offensive Rating) last Wednesday, but through four games Boston has yet to allow an opponent to score at a rate of more than 101 points per 100 possessions. Given that the opposition has included two of the league’s brightest individual stars in LeBron James and Chris Paul, that’s an impressive feat. Starting fast is nothing new for the Celtics. They’re still just halfway to their 8-0 start in 2007-08, and over the ...

Orlando Magic News for November 2nd: Dwight Howard, Eastern Conference Player of the Week, Additional Stuff on Jameer Nelson, and More
Third Quarter Collapse — ... on his official blog, today. We’re 3-0 already, so hopefully everybody out there sees how hungry and talented we are. I’m really not that surprised that we’ve gotten off to a fast start and gelled so quickly. We are together because everybody in our locker room knows that we have just one goal … get that championship!!! There are no other agendas, no other goals. It’s all about that ‘ship this season. umping to Conclusions Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus highlights some of the early ...

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