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Reinserted into the Races (Though One's for the Lottery)
Published 4/3/2008 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
... as to whether the Wiz are better with Arenas, though Brian Schmitz admits that while Washington might not seem so scary, Gilbert Arenas ... makes him a little nervous. (Yes, I just made a ...

Orlando Magic News for April 3rd: Jameer Nelson Has (Yet Another) Concussion
Published 4/4/2008 by Ben Q Rock <info@thirdquartercollapse.com> at Third Quarter Collapse: Front Page Posts
... , Brian Schmitz cautions Magic fans against overlooking any of the team's possible first-round playoff opponents. The Wizards, Raptors, and 76ers would each present challenges to the Magic in the first round. I'd rather draw the 76ers. Although they have indeed won 20 of their last 27 games, as Schmitz points out, they're also a poor three-point shooting team, and we have the firepower to bury them early in games and to keep them at-bay. Washington, even with Arenas back, doesn't scare me nearly as much as the struggling Raptors do. Chris Bosh could average 35 ...

Linkage - April 4
Published 4/4/2008 by sdp04 at The AltRaps Blog
... when Bosh was out with a knee injury, then rebounded — but are back to floundering. Still, Bosh and their point guards could easily take the Magic to seven games. Arenas gives the Wiz more punch. The Sixers don’t know they’re supposed to lose. Before Magic fans have their eyes on the second round — and a possible and unenviable rematch with the bad, old Pistons — they better hope the club escapes the opener. No. 3 vs. No. 6 suddenly looks like a tough bracket in the office pool. - Orlando Sentinel If I was Jose Calderon, I’d leave the Raptors unless I was at the minimum ...