Posted on 04 February 2012.
Predicting which Orlando Magic team shows up from night to night has been a daily guessing game.A recent season-high four-game losing streak was plagued with turnovers, inconsistent play on defense
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Posted on 04 February 2012.
Read More: Jason Richardson (G – ORL), Dwight Howard (C – ORL), Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers
The Orlando Magic improved to 14-9 on Friday night with a 102-94 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. After perhaps the roughest losing streak in the Dwight Howard era, the Magic have now won two straight games over inferior Washington and Cleveland squads. Howard finished the game with yet another double double, scoring 19 points and grabbing 16 rebounds against a Cleveland team which lacks a true center.
Guard Jason Richardson matched Howard with 19 points of his own, and led Orlando to a quick double-digit lead in the first with 14 points over the first 24 minutes. Richardson looked as good as he has in a long time, boosting Howard along with 3 other Magic players in double figures. Orlando had just five turnovers, and for the second straight game, managed to get some rhythm going on the offensive end after that woeful stretch last week.
The Magic now travel to Indiana for the second night of a back-to-back against the Pacers.
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Posted on 03 February 2012.
As expected, Jason Richardson will play and start for the Orlando Magic when they face the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight at Amway Center.
That’s the word for Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, who spoke to the press moments ago after the Magic completed their shootaround.
Richardson missed Orlando’s loss Monday in Philadelphia and its win Wednesday over Washington because team officials wanted him to rest his left knee.
On Jan 12, Richardson sustained what the team is calling a bone bruise to the knee, and although Richardson returned to the lineup on Jan. 20, he still experienced weakness in the knee.
That’s why the Magic kept him out of the last two games.
Notes:
• Point guard Ish Smith, who was signed Thursday, definitely will play as Chris Duhon’s backup, Van Gundy said.
• Van Gundy was effusive in his praise of Cavs rookie point guard Kyrie Irving, saying Irving already is one of the top eight point guards in the league.
• Tonight’s referees will be Tony Brothers, Eli Roe and Haywoode Workman.
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Posted on 03 February 2012.
As expected, Jason Richardson will play and start for the Orlando Magic when they face the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight at Amway Center.
That’s the word for Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, who spoke to the press moments ago after the Magic completed their shootaround.
Richardson missed Orlando’s loss Monday in Philadelphia and its win Wednesday over Washington because team officials wanted him to rest his left knee.
On Jan 12, Richardson sustained what the team is calling a bone bruise to the knee, and although Richardson returned to the lineup on Jan. 20, he still experienced weakness in the knee.
That’s why the Magic kept him out of the last two games.
Notes:
• Point guard Ish Smith, who was signed Thursday, definitely will play as Chris Duhon’s backup, Van Gundy said.
• Van Gundy was effusive in his praise of Cavs rookie point guard Kyrie Irving, saying Irving already is one of the top eight point guards in the league.
• Tonight’s referees will be Tony Brothers, Eli Roe and Haywoode Workman.
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Posted on 03 February 2012.
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Posted on 03 February 2012.
The Magic haven’t been too happy with their point guard play, and with the injury of Jameer Nelson, they have lacked depth, so they decided to get rid of Larry Hughes and add Ish Smith.
The signing of the 6’0″ 175 pound Smith excites me.
He has a better skill set than both Duhon and Nelson, though he doesn’t offer much along the way of threes, which is almost essential in the Orlando Magic’s offense. Smith has attempted 15 threes in 505 career minutes. If he can shoot them at all, he’ll find himself doing so playing in Stan Van Gundy’s offense.
Smith had a few impressive performances in 2010. He scored 11 points, dished out 7 assists, and grabbed 4 rebounds in a loss to the Spurs last year, and he had two other games in double digit scoring as well. He played 41 minutes in a win over the Timberwolves on November 10th, 2010.
Smith may not end up being a long term answer for the Magic, but he very well may end up outplaying Duhon and earning the majority of the backup minutes at point guard. Since Jameer Nelson’s play has been suspect, too, he could even get the lion’s share of minutes in a three way time share between the three below replacement level guards.
Smith is quick, has good handles, and seems to see the court exceptionally well for a small player, but remember to temper your expectations. Smith was a four year player at Wake Forest, who averaged over double figures in scoring only in his senior season when he saw nearly 37 minutes a game for the Demon Deacons.
His career assist average from college is 5.1, so that does speak to his potential in the NBA to get some decent assist numbers, but Smith has failed to stick with a team yet for a reason, and the Magic are now his 4th team in less than 2 seasons, so who knows how long we’ll have Smith even playing in the Amway.
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Posted on 02 February 2012.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Magic have signed Ish Smith, a free agent point guard most recently of Golden State, as the team’s third point guard.
The 6-foot, 170-pound Smith was added to the roster Thursday, a day after Orlando released guard Larry Hughes.
The Magic were in need of a guard with starter Jameer Nelson still out with concussion symptoms.
Coach Stan Van Gundy says Nelson could return to the court as early as Monday, but the team has immediate needs with Chris Duhon logging minutes and the Magic having trouble getting the ball up the court.
Smith is expected to play Friday against Cleveland. He played six games this season with the Warriors. He was undrafted in 2010 and played college ball at Wake Forest, finishing second all-time in assists.
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Posted on 02 February 2012.
Updated: February 2, 2012, 4:11 PM ET
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Magic have signed free agent point guard Ish Smith.
The second-year player, who was waived by Golden State last month, was added to the roster Thursday, a day after Orlando released guard Larry Hughes.
The Magic were in need of a guard with starter Jameer Nelson still out with concussion symptoms.
Coach Stan Van Gundy said Nelson could return to the court as early as Monday, but the team has immediate needs with Chris Duhon logging minutes and the Magic having trouble getting the ball up the court.
Smith, who is expected to play Friday against Cleveland, played six games this season with the Warriors. He was undrafted in 2010 and played college ball at Wake Forest, finishing second all-time at the school in assists.
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Posted on 02 February 2012.
The Orlando Magic parted ways with Larry Hughes last night, reports the Sentinel: “The Magic are down to one less guard after waiving guard Larry Hughes after Wednesday night’s win against the Washington Wizards. Hughes played almost 14 minutes, scoring two points on 1-of-4 shooting. Hughes was was signed as a free agent by Orlando on Dec. 9. He appeared in nine games this season with the Magic, averaging 1.3 ppg. in 12.7 minpg. The Magic might be signing another point guard, with Jameer Nelson (concussion) not expecting to return until Monday at the earliest. Chris Duhon is now their lone point guard.”
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Posted on 02 February 2012.
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Larry Hughes was waived by the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, following the team’s win over the Washington Wizards.
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Feb 2, 2012 – The Orlando Magic waived Larry Hughes on Wednesday night, following a 109-103 win over the Orlando Magic. Hughes came off the bench in that game, playing 14 minutes and scoring two points on 1-of-4 shooting. The move opens up a roster spot and the Magic are expected to quickly bring up a replacement.
The official team site confirmed the news on Wednesday night.
Following tonight’s game vs. Washington, the Orlando Magic have waived guard Larry Hughes, President of Basketball Operations/GM Otis Smith announced. Orlando’s roster now stands at 14 players.
And there’s this, which … ouch.
As for the replacement, Marc Spears reports Ish Smith is expected to join the Magic on Thursday.
For Hughes, this is likely the end of the line. His time in Orlando this season was always regarded as a trial run, with retirement lingering as a fall-back option.
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