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Nighty-Night, O-Town
Nighty-Night, O-Town
In case this wasn't made painfully clear on Saturday when it became all but official, the Orlando Magic's season is now over -- officially. Which means that so is their quest for respect -- at least for 2007-08. This was an Orlando team that spent an entire season talking about how it wasn't getting enough love from the media, about how it belonged right up there with the rest of the ...
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Detroit Pistons 91, Orlando Magic 86: The Morning After
Third Quarter Collapse — ... won't be represented in the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight season. It also gives me hope, because unless Otis Smith pulls a rabbit out of his hat, this might be the best Orlando has to offer in the future. About the only person from which we can expect internal development is Dwight Howard. I have a feeling PM might be onto something here. We'll look at the cap situation in a future post. Several posts, in all likelihood. Steve Weinman, CelticsBlog: This was an Orlando team that spent an entire season ...

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