The Orlando Magic may have improved this offseason, though still not enough to beat Detroit yet. Even if the Pistons are without Richard Hamilton, and even though they played the night before. ...more

November 3, 2007

Rashard Lewis came out decidedly on top in a matchup of two frontcourt debuts. Yi Jianlian proved he could be dangerous with a little more experience. ...more

November 1, 2007

There is no way to accelerate the process, no known shortcut for gleaning the kind of wisdom that comes only through experience. Not even for Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, whose physical tools - according to coaches, opponents, teammates and pretty much anyone with an opinion worth weighing - qualify him as a certified 'freak of nature.' ...more

October 30, 2007

Billy Donovan only left the University of Florida basketball program for five days in June, but when his team opens practice Friday, it may feel like the first day of a new job. ...more

October 10, 2007

What a grand spectacle it would have been. Instead, the Orlando Magic quietly opened training camp last week with NBA veteran Stan Van Gundy working the sidelines and not, in the words of team general manager Otis Smith, 'that coach from Gainesville.' ...more

October 7, 2007