thirdquartercollapse.com - 7/3/2009
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Orlando Magic GM Otis Smith speaks to the Orlando Sentinel about free agency . Ordinarily, I'd FanShot this story, but there's so much good information in here that I'll make an exception. Highlights:
The Orlando Magic have contacted Rasheed Wallace's agent and likely will not match the ...
We’re All Just Hypocrites in the End
pistonpost.com 6/29/2009 — I stumbled across an interesting little piece from the Orlando Sentinel yesterday. It was an article that assessed whether or not Rasheed Wallace would be a good fit with the Magic, if they were to sign him. As you may already know, Orlando-ites don’t exactly love Sheed (but who ...
Magic To Pursue Rasheed Wallace, Brandon Bass
nba.fanhouse.com 6/26/2009 — The Magic are expected to make offers next week in free agency to both veteran Rasheed Wallace of Detroit and young Brandon Bass of Dallas, according to two NBA sources.
A Perfect Fit? Rasheed Wallace
howardthedunk.com 7/1/2009 — As every day passes, it looks less and less likely that Hedo Turkoglu will ever play for the Orlando Magic again. In a previous blog , the thought of the Magic acquiring Brandon Bass and how he would be a very good fit with Orlando Magic was ...
Rasheed Wallace Could Join the Boston Celtics
thebullgator.blogspot.com 7/3/2009 — Unless an NBA story has to do with a former USF or Florida player, the Orlando Magic , or a truly big name, I don’t usually bother to post much about it. But this one is different because I’m still trying to figure out exactly which team ESPN.com is attempting to refer to. Wallace earned ...
Magic contact Rasheed Wallace’s agent —
Digital Sports Daily
Orlando Magic GM Otis Smith told the The Orlando Sentinel that the team has contacted free agent forward Rasheed Wallace’s agent Bill Strickland. No word on how far talks have gone.
Smith said that “it just depends on what Rasheed wants to do.”
The Orlando Magic also do ...
Magic contact Rasheed Wallace’s agent —
Nationalsportsreview.com Blogs
Orlando Magic GM Otis Smith told the The Orlando Sentinel that the team has contacted free agent forward Rasheed Wallace’s agent Bill Strickland. No word on how far talks have gone.
Smith said that “it just depends on what Rasheed wants to do.”
The Orlando Magic also do ...
Athletes (and Bobby Bowden) beyond the psychologists' reach —
Dr. Saturday
There's an interesting intersection between this Orlando Sentinel article on sports psychology -- specifically re: bridging the gap between young players and aging coaches -- and the indispensable Smart Football's take on the split-second decisions athletes have to make more or less without ...
Mavs to Call Magic Bluff on Gortat —
FanHouse
by Tim Povtak The Dallas Mavericks are about to call the bluff of Magic general manager Otis Smith . A day after Smith said that he planned to match any offer for restricted free agent Marcin Gortat , the Mavs brought the Magic's backup center to town, hoping he agrees to their contract ...
Headlinin': Beating Florida? It's all in the heat —
Dr. Saturday
• Planning for everything. It's no secret that Florida will carry last year's No. 1 ranking into the fall , and might be a double-digit favorite in every game. In that position, every game is a "trap game," which led the Orlando Sentinel to ask on Wednesday, which game is the ...
Headlinin': Searching for Florida's silver bullet —
Dr. Saturday
• Planning for everything. It's no secret that Florida will carry last year's No. 1 ranking into the fall , and might be a double-digit favorite in every game. In that position, every game is a "trap game," which led the Orlando Sentinel to ask on Wednesday, which game is the ...
Cavaliers Hot For Ron Artest, Trevor Ariza —
Houston Rockets
So the previously unsubstantiated speculation regarding the Cavs as a possible destination for unrestricted free agent swingman Ron Artest were not so far off, after all. It's definitely not a done deal, by any stretch, but Artest may have emerged as the no. 1 target for Cavaliers GM ...
Sifting Through Rumors —
Portland Trail Blazers
After just an hour of posting a rumor entry, we once again have some rumors to discuss. Brace with me, because this one will include a bit of rambling from the ol' Celticsfanatic. Could the two Huskies be reunited? Yahoo! reporting Gordon, Villanueva, may be Pistons soon (once again, hat ...
Wallace & May are both UFA —
The 5th Corner
We all know about the big time moves made in the National Basketball Association. If you don’t, I am talking about Shaquille O’neal to the Cavaliers and Tar Heel Vince Carter to the Magic ( which I am going to have a piece about him on The Fifth Corner shortly ). But what about ...
Talking To Chicks Who Love Hoops (Stephanie K) —
The No-Look Pass
Welcome to Talking To Chicks Who Love Hoops. We all know female sports fans are a hot commodity for us dudes. Maybe not as rare as we think but us guys always think they're inferior when it comes to sports knowledge. Well, in this feature, I talk to them about the NBA and check what goes ...
Orlando Magic interested in Rasheed Wallace and Brandon Bass —
FanIQ Blog
The Magic were close to a championship last year, and it looks like now they're basically planning on letting Hedo Turkoglu go, and plugging in Vince Carter. The next rumor is that they're interested in bringing in Rasheed Wallace.
I know he's a little past his prime, but he's still a ...
Boston Not Wanted By Sheed —
Orlando Magic
Want to blog for Celtics 17? Learn more ! CelticsBlog: Ainge made numerous offers to Memphis . ( Via CelticsBlog )
@RicBucher I heard David Aldridge said Rasheed is
only going to pick between the Magic and Spurs. Is this true, what have
you heard?
@ClevelandOwnz Those are top two. ...
Sources: Vince Carter Headed to Orlando —
Cleveland Cavaliers
It didn't take long for the Orlando Magic to respond to the Cavs by acquiring an over-the-hill transcendent superstar of their own. Just a matter of a few hours after the Cavs and Suns made the trade for Shaquille O'Neal official, the team that ended Cleveland's dream season -- the Orlando ...
Grading the Deal: Vince Carter Comes Home —
Bleacher Report - NBA
Shortly after the Cleveland Cavaliers announced its acquisition of Shaquille O'Neal, the Orlando Magic and New Jersey Nets agreed to a trade that sends the Nets' Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson to the Magic in exchange for Rafer Alston, Courtney Lee, ...