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Rockets Make Full Court Press 2.0 For Marcin Gortat

By Tom ZillerJul 1st 2009 – 1:09AM

The Rockets have targeted Orlando center Marcin Gortat as a desirable pick-up. Whether this had been the plan all along, or whether Yao Ming's injury has forced management's hand(s), it doesn't matter. It only matters that the Rockets are seriously serious about landing Gortat, who caddied for Dwight Howard this season.How...

What the Magic Stand to Gain

By Tom ZillerJun 2nd 2009 – 9:00AM

The Larry O'Brien itself is plenty of motivation for the participants in the 2009 Finals. But there will also be a few individual goals driving those involved.Dwight Howard: Everyone marks Kobe as the NBA's preeminent love-him-or-hate-him player, but D-12 earns a fair amount of vitriol, whether for his lack of refinement...

Magic Romp Over Cavs in Sloppy Game

By Tim PovtakMay 24th 2009 – 11:59PM

Dwight Howard didn't win this one with his thunderous dunks, or his natural shot-blocking ability, two skills in which he led the NBA this season. He won it with his free-throw shooting. Seriously. No kidding. The Magic took a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference final Sunday night with a 99-89 victory over the Cleveland...

Magic Clinch Even Without Howard

By Matt WatsonApr 30th 2009 – 10:25PM

On paper, Game 6 looked like a throwaway game for the Magic. Let's face it, not many teams can lose two starters (Dwight Howard to suspension; Courtney Lee to a broken face) and still pull off a win on the road, especially when going against a surprisingly feisty opponent with their backs against the wall. But instead of...

Van Gundy Takes Fire From Players

By Tom ZillerApr 21st 2009 – 7:12PM

Marcin Gortat made comments to a Polish publication earlier this week (summarized by the Orlando Sentinel) which asserted that Stan Van Gundy's frantic courtside behavior made the players nervous and hurt the team.A few weeks ago, Dwight Howard expressed a similar sentiment on his blog, stating that he is often upset by...

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