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Wondering if Mickael Pietrus is Really That Much Better than Maurice Evans, Keith Bogans, and Keyon Dooling
Wondering if Mickael Pietrus is Really That Much Better than Maurice Evans, Keith Bogans, and Keyon Dooling
Orlando Magic guard Mickael Pietrus passes the ball around the defense of Atlanta Hawks guard Maurice Evans, the former Magic player whom Pietrus replaced. File photo by Gary W. Green, the Orlando Sentinel The Orlando Magic made their most important player acquisition this summer when ...
Orlando Magic 2008/2009 Season Preview
Orlando Magic 2008/2009 Season Preview
thirdquartercollapse.com — Third Quarter Collapse is proud to once again take part in CelticsBlogs NBA blogger preview series. We'll... take an in-depth look at the Orlando Magic's 2008-2009 season, their 20th in the league, and offer analysis, insight, and predictions.  ... (more) Orlando Magic 2008/2009 Season Preview
Southeast Division Preview
Southeast Division Preview
waitingfornextyear.com — The Cleveland Cavaliers played their first preseason game at home on October 7th against the Toronto Raptors... and their first regular season game is October 28th against the Celtics in Boston. That gives us a less than a month until the season is officially underway, and so we will use the next ... (more) Southeast Division Preview
Mickael Pietrus struggling to be defensive force for Magic -
orlandosentinel.com — It wasn't that big of a shock Saturday night to see the Orlando Magic break out and... get their first win of the season with a big offensive explosion against the visiting Sacramento Kings . What is interesting, however, is how much production is ... (more) Mickael Pietrus struggling to be defensive force for Magic -
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NBA Essentials: Just Throw Chalk Everywhere
FanHouse — ... Wizards, ThunderNBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day. 1. Straight Bangin'. Here's the best commercial (in my opinion) from opening night ... featuring (surprise) The Swoosh and King James. 2. Brew Hoop. Same ol' same ol' in Milwaukee's opening loss. 3. Third Quarter Collapse. Comparing Orlando starting two-guard Mickael Pietrus to those he replaced. ...

Atlanta Hawks 99, Orlando Magic 85
Third Quarter Collapse — ... Mickael Pietrus, about whose ability to immediately contribute offensively we were concerned, was the only Magic player to stand out last night. He worked hard for his 20 points while minimizing his mistakes, finishing with only one turnover. The rest of Orlando's starting five--Jameer Nelson, Hedo Turkoglu, Rashard Lewis, and Dwight Howard--shot 22-of-56 from the field for 51 points. The Magic got minimal contributions from their bench (Brian Schmitz ...

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