Preseason Record: 4-3 <font color=""Blue"">Orlando Magic- 104</font> <font color=""Red"">Atlanta Hawks- 93</font> Leading Scorer: Dwight Howard/Deshawn Stevenson (15) Leading Rebounder: Dwight Howard/Mario Kasun (7) Leading Assists: Steve Francis (6) <font color=""Red""> Houston Rockets- 84</font> <font color=""Blue"">Orlando Magic- 80 </font> Leading Scorer: Keyon Dooling/Steve Francis (12) Leading Rebounder: Dwight Howard (7) Leading Assists: Steve Francis (6) <font color=""Blue"">Orlando Magic- 101</font> <font color=""Teal"">Oklahoma City Hornets- 83</font> Leading Scorer: Dwight Howard (19) Leading Rebounder: Dwight Howard (9) Leading Assists: Steve Francis (6) <font color=""Red""> Miami Heat- 95</font> <font color=""Blue"">Orlando Magic- 91</font> Leading Scorer: Keyon Dooling (19) Leading Rebounder: Dwight Howard (11) Leading Assists: Keyon Dooling (5) <font color=""Blue"">Orlando Magic- 93</font> Maccabi (Israel)- 79 Stats Not Available <font color=""Blue""> Orlando Magic-105</font> <font color=""Red"">Atlanta Hawks- 100</font> Leading Scorer: Dwight Howard (20) Leading Rebounder: Dwight Howard (7) Leading Assists: Steve Francis (8) <font color=""Blue"">Orlando Magic- 67</font> <font color=""Navy"">Memphis Grizzlies- 65</font> Leading Scorer: Jameer Nelson (13) Leading Rebounder: Dwight Howard (9) Leading Assists: Steve Francis/Jameer Nelson (4) <font color=""Red""> Miami Heat- 104</font> <font color=""Blue"">Orlando Magic- 90</font> Leading Scorers: Steve Francis (22) Leading Rebounder: Hedo Turkoglu (8) Leading Assists: Steve Francis (8)
nice recap Swish... but the Rockets win over your Magic looks even nicer ....haha...j/k but I have high hopes for Orlando this season, simply because I think they'll respond well to Brian Hill...they have one of the more dangerous backcourt rotations in Francis, Turkoglu and Dooling, and have a sound, solid defensive frontcourt with Battie and Cato...I expect them to make the playoffs...
We will be solid this year, probably around the same spot as last year, on the outside looking in. The season depends on health, we really don't have that great of depth, so we need to keep everyone healthy and ready to play. It also depends on the development of the young guys. We need Dooling, Dwight, Jameer, and Turkoglu to have their best career seasons to have a chance(especially Turkoglu now that Hill is out). Francis needs to just let the game flow and not over dribble and not turn the ball over. I see the Magic getting about the 10th pick in the draft next year and drafting a player from the US.
I had a seriously long argument with my room mate today about whether or not Chris Paul is better than Jameer Nelson. In all truth Paul has nothin on him except coming from a bigger school. Look for the magic, lead by a powerful back court of Francis, Nelson, Stevenson, and Dooling to be in games this year. Also look fot Dwight to develop and be able to hold his own with any PF in the league. (Also, P.S. why did Chris Paul get so much more hype than Jameer Nelson anyway? same height, same speed, Jameer's stronger and did more with a lesser program in college.)
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheGreatK-Bob:</div><div class="quote_post">I had a seriously long argument with my room mate today about whether or not Chris Paul is better than Jameer Nelson. In all truth Paul has nothin on him except coming from a bigger school. Look for the magic, lead by a powerful back court of Francis, Nelson, Stevenson, and Dooling to be in games this year. Also look fot Dwight to develop and be able to hold his own with any PF in the league. (Also, P.S. why did Chris Paul get so much more hype than Jameer Nelson anyway? same height, same speed, Jameer's stronger and did more with a lesser program in college.)</div> Wow you eat, breath and live Jameer Nelson even off of JBB.
