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Third Quarter Collapse (Free subscription) | yesterday
Quick bullets before today's game against the Celtics. GameThread should be up at 2:45. On with it: Otis Smith tells John Denton he's not in a hurry to add more players , despite the fact that the Magic's three best guards are currently injured: "Like I have told (coach) Stan (Van Gundy) and (CEO) Bob (Vander Weide) I'm probably the most patient person around and I'm willing to give the...
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
He is the third big-man coach who has worked with Howard since the club drafted him in 2004.Others to tutor Howard include Clifford Ray and Mark Bryant.Smith likes the continuity Ewing would provide for the 22-year-old Howard, plus the fact that Ewing doesn't allow for shortcuts."Patrick has been there, done that," Smith said. "So there can be no excuses."Super site for Howard says he...
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Sactown Royalty (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Magic General Manager Otis Smith said the Kings have been interested in reacquiring Turkoglu "ever since he left" Sacramento after it dealt him to San Antonio in 2003. The Kings drafted Turkoglu in the first round in 2000, making him the first Turkish-born player to reach the NBA. Smith said the Kings have been in touch with Orlando since the Magic signed him as a free agent in...
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
... RDV Sportsplex practice court using his left hand, briefly drawing a smile from General Manager Otis Smith, who playfully motioned for Pietrus to get off the court.Pietrus was trying to put a positive spin on his plight."Now I think I can learn and watch my teammates play, and when I get back, bring them the energy that I used to bring," he said. "There's nothing else I can do about...
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Orlando City (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
Keith Bogans out 4-6 weeks November 24, 2008 · Filed Under News, Orlando Magic · Comments Off Orlando Magic guard-forward Keith Bogans will miss approximately four-to-six weeks of action due to a fractured left thumb, General Manager Otis Smith announced today. Bogans suffered the injury during the Magic’s game against Houston on Saturday, November 22. Bogans (6’5”, 215, 5/12/80) has...
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Third Quarter Collapse (Free subscription) | 11/15/2008
Weekend edition! Rookie Courtney Lee, who was the first shooting guard off the bench last night in Dallas , is impressing the right people with his play lately: coach Stan Van Gundy and general manager Otis Smith. They love his defense. I wonder what it means for J.J. Redick... On a related note, be sure to check out the 2008/2009 Orlando Magic Depth Chart , the latest special page on...
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
When Dwight Howard boarded the Orlando Magic team plane from Orlando on Tuesday afternoon, General Manager Otis Smith just shook his head . . . and had to stifle a laugh.
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Third Quarter Collapse (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Three more links for today. Woohoo! Nick Friedell of Yahoo! Sports attended last night's Magic/Trail Blazers game and made this post about the contrast in styles between Portland GM Kevin Pritchard and Magic GM Otis Smith: By building through the draft, and holding off on signing any player to an outlandish contract, Pritchard has given himself the flexibility that Smith does...
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Third Quarter Collapse (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
Asked if Orlando was one of those clubs that had reached out to [Antonio] McDyess’ agent, Magic General Manager Otis Smith quickly shrugged off the possibility, indirectly citing how any such trade or deal set up to accommodate what’s left on his contract would rub up against the luxury tax. "It’s just that everybody sees a shiny new toy out there and they don’t want somebody else to...
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
... Battie, who had only nine points in his previous four games, got a pep talk from General Manager Otis Smith after the morning shootaround. He finished with eight points and six rebounds in 22 minutes against Philadelphia, taking care of some of the dirty work with Howard on the sideline. “Otis kind of pulled my coattail and gave me some words of confidence and told me to keep...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
... who had only nine points in his previous four games, got a pep talk from general manager Otis Smith after the morning shootaround. He finished with eight points and six rebounds in 22 minutes against Philadelphia, taking care of some of the dirty work with Howard on the sideline."Otis kind of pulled my coattail and gave me some words of confidence and told me to keep working,...
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
The game of musical players begins Wednesday when the Magic open the season against the Hawks. Currently, they have 14 active players (Mike Wilks on is on the DL), and only 12 chairs on the bench. Jeremy Richardson, a camp invitee who made the team, will not be activated (unless we later learn he's Otis Smith's long-lost cousin.) Down to 13 players, and only 12 chairs. The candidates...
