Well, I tivoed the game against Portland Saturday night and watched it late Sunday evening. I admit, it was nice to see the Magic win a grind out game against a solid western conference foe. Roy was great for the Blazers as always; it is amazing how polished his footwork is; he isn't the league's best athlete but he manages to create daylight, however slight, to get off his shot. The Magic were solid defensively all game, particularly in the fourth quarter when they took control of the game. It was puzzling to see Anthony Johnson post up on consecutive possessions at one point in the game, but it ended up working out so I held my tongue and abated the diatribe I had ready for my innocent TV.
The Jazz game was one I didn't get to see, but it looks as though JJ Redick was a big part of why we pulled it out. I admit, when we drafted JJ I was somewhat disappointed; a feeling that remained with me through his first couple of seasons as he rarely left the bench (I had actually wanted us to draft Utah's Ronnie Brewer coincidentally, who has turned out to be a pretty decent ballplayer in his own right). But he has come a long way. You can tell that he has put himself in a position to compete physically in the NBA; something that was lacking when he first came into the league despite his great shooting touch.
And what can we say about Jameer Nelson? Welcome back dude! 0-6, great start! Ha, ha. Now that that first poor performance is out of his system I'm sure he'll get back to his normal high level of play very quickly. It was very exciting to see him (albeit it on a 2 minute video clip) back on the court. A backcourt of Jameer Nelson and Vince Carter; Nelson and Carter; Carter and Nelson; sounds good either way doesn't it? If they can both stay healthy, the Magic have a very formidable starting backcourt, which every follower of the Magic already knows without me saying so; it just makes me feel good to write it:) It is nice to see the Magic back in second place in the standings, however narrowly above the Hawks and the Cavs. Just need to catch the Celtics, who are aging by the day(and whom we play on Christmas day coincidentally). It won't be long until Rasheed and Kevin and Ray need wheelchairs, or will at least need to be transferred to the NBA senior league that is in the works, I hear:) I have the utmost respect for the Celtics. I have the utmost respect for the Orlando Magic. Hopefully the two can tangle in May...
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