http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:46:42 -0700 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:40:44 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m11d10-The-randoms-referees-shock-the-world?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner   A couple of weeks have passed since the beginning of the NBA season, and we already know a few things: the Celtics, Magic, Suns, and Lakers are absurdly dominant; the Grizzlies, T’Wolves, and Knicks are absurdly terrible; and everyone ou... NBA Orlando Magic Randoms J.J. Redick Referees LeBron James Courtney Lee Vince Carter Allen Iverson Ryan Anderson Brandon Bass Matt Barnes Economy WNBA MLB JJ Redick Jerseys Andre Agassi Instant Replay Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:40:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m11d10-The-randoms-referees-shock-the-world?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Dare-I-say-GOAT?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner One of my favorite comic book characters of all time is Two-Face from the Batman series. The dichotomy of personalities, the chance at a positive outcome; no matter the scenario, there’s always a sliver of either hope or disaster. Unlike a Jeky... NBA Orlando Magic Hedo Turkoglu Stan Van Gundy J.J. Redick Rashard Lewis Marcin Gortat Dwight Howard Courtney Lee Mickael Pietrus Vince Carter New Jersey Nets Toronto Raptors Ryan Anderson Brandon Bass Matt Barnes History Jason Williams Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:59:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Dare-I-say-GOAT?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m10d2-A-message-to-Vince-from-a-Magic-fan-shape-up-or-ship-out?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner One of my daily rituals is watching the 5pm (EST) hour on ESPN and catching the national takes on various sports events. Whenever the Orlando Magic are listed, either on the bottom or side scrolling bar, I get as giddy as a drunk person who knows the... NBA Trades Orlando Magic Stan Van Gundy J.J. Redick Dwight Howard Vince Carter New Jersey Nets Toronto Raptors Defense Training Camp ESPN Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:39:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m10d2-A-message-to-Vince-from-a-Magic-fan-shape-up-or-ship-out?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m9d29-The-final-collaboration-The-Boston-Celtics?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner So, it has come to this: after 3 weeks of amazing collaborations with the Mavericks, Spurs, and Lakers, I am sad to announce the final article in my Summer of Collaboration. And really, it’s what’s best (i.e. no other NBA Examiners respon... Rafer Alston NBA Orlando Magic Playoffs Boston Celtics Dwight Howard Courtney Lee Mickael Pietrus Vince Carter Cleveland Cavaliers New Jersey Nets Ryan Anderson Brandon Bass Matt Barnes Stephon Marbury Boston Trevor Ariza Kevin Garnett Rajon Rondo Rashee Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:26:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m9d29-The-final-collaboration-The-Boston-Celtics?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Even-more-collaboration-The-Los-Angeles-Lakers?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner Three and a half months ago, I was filled with praise and adoration for the Orlando Magic. For just the 2nd time in their 20 year history, the team forged through the likes of the defending champs and the King en rout to the NBA Finals. Just one week... NBA Orlando Magic Playoffs Hedo Turkoglu Rashard Lewis Boston Celtics LeBron James NBA Finals Kobe Bryant Dwight Howard Courtney Lee Mickael Pietrus Vince Carter Dallas Mavericks Ron Artest Los Angeles Lakers Houston Rockets San Antonio Spurs Richard Jef Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:12:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Even-more-collaboration-The-Los-Angeles-Lakers?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m9d17-The-collaboration-continues-San-Antonio-Spurs?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner A couple of days ago, I gave you an interview with Andrew Tobolowsky, Dallas Mavericks Examiner who seemed to hype up the Mavs a tad more than what I expect from them. After some great e-mail responses to that article, I am proud to present to you pa... NBA Orlando Magic Playoffs Milwaukee Bucks Rashard Lewis Boston Celtics NBA Finals Shaq Vince Carter Cleveland Cavaliers Dallas Mavericks Los Angeles Lakers Houston Rockets Denver Nuggets San Antonio Spurs Richard Jefferson Tony Parker Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:06:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m9d17-The-collaboration-continues-San-Antonio-Spurs?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Summer-of-Collaboration-The-Dallas-Mavericks?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner Remember how in Seinfeld, George Costanza proudly proclaimed “The Summer of George”; a summer fully devoted to the life and luxuries of having anything he wanted? Then, remember how, in typical Costanza fashion, it all came crashing down ... NBA Orlando Magic Jason Kidd Marcin Gortat Boston Celtics LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers Dallas Mavericks Brandon Bass Otis Smith Tracy McGrady Los Angeles Lakers Houston Rockets Denver Nuggets Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:59:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Summer-of-Collaboration-The-Dallas-Mavericks?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Magic-101-How-Orlando-became-Magical?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner The Orlando Magic recently revealed their new promotional campaign for the upcoming basketball season to quite a positive fanfare. With a dark-toned landscape of Downtown Orlando gracing the background and a rough and ruggedly lit basketball player i... NBA Orlando Magic Memphis Grizzlies Toronto Raptors Miami Heat History Expansion O.J. Simpson Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:35:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Magic-101-How-Orlando-became-Magical?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Oh-how-time-heals-all-wounds?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner A lot can happen in a week…in 7 days, about 80,000 babies are born in the U.S….in 7 days, approximately 55 NBA regular season games are played…in 7 days, the U.S. will have roughly gone $27 billion dollars further in debt…... NBA Orlando Magic Playoffs Rashard Lewis Steroids PEDs Drugs Suspension MLB Boston Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:40:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Oh-how-time-heals-all-wounds?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m8d6-The-randoms-First-rate-city-Second-rate-name?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner As a sportswriter, specifically one focused on the NBA, the summer months often become quite difficult to write about. Although we’ve experienced an amazing off-season involving headline free agent signings and blockbuster trades, we’re s... Rafer Alston NBA Orlando Magic Randoms Memphis Grizzlies Hedo Turkoglu J.J. Redick Marcin Gortat Referees Boston Celtics LeBron James Dwight Howard Courtney Lee Mickael Pietrus Vince Carter Cleveland Cavaliers New Jersey Nets Dallas Mavericks Toronto Rap Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:04:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m8d6-The-randoms-First-rate-city-Second-rate-name?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m7d26-While-we-save-Otis-spends?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner Don’t ever let anyone tell you that the economy is bad…well, at least don’t tell that to Otis Smith, General Manager of the Orlando Magic. Over the last month, Otis has been on a spending spree, buying anything available on the ope... NBA Orlando Magic Playoffs Hedo Turkoglu Stan Van Gundy Philadelphia 76ers Rashard Lewis Marcin Gortat Boston Celtics NBA Finals Dwight Howard Vince Carter Cleveland Cavaliers Ryan Anderson Brandon Bass Matt Barnes Otis Smith Economy WNBA Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:58:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m7d26-While-we-save-Otis-spends?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Magical-summer-Or-land-of-confusion?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperateRough winds to shake the darling buds of May,And summer’s lease hath all too short a date…”William Shakespeare – Sonnet 18 Poetic... NBA Orlando Magic Marcin Gortat New Jersey Nets Dallas Mavericks Ryan Anderson Summer Leagues Brandon Bass Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:14:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Magical-summer-Or-land-of-confusion?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Will-2009-upstage-2010?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner Because so much happened this off-season, I’m forced to write 2 articles analyzing all that was the summer of 2009. In case you missed Part 1, you can check it out here. And, because free agency “technically” started at midnight, I&... NBA Orlando Magic Jason Kidd Hedo Turkoglu Marcin Gortat Dallas Mavericks Toronto Raptors Allen Iverson Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:54:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Will-2009-upstage-2010?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m7d8-The-NBA-where-losing-parity-happens?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner I know, I know, I know…every one of you is mad at me for not writing about what happened in the NBA Finals, wondering where I have been come draft-time, why I haven’t been around during this free agency period, and whether I would ever w... NBA Trades Orlando Magic LeBron James Shaq Courtney Lee Vince Carter Cleveland Cavaliers New Jersey Nets Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:30:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m7d8-The-NBA-where-losing-parity-happens?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Whatever-you-do-dont-blame-Lee?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner Waking up Friday morning and checking my e-mail, I was flooded with “you suck” e-mails, constantly berating me and my pick of the Magic in the NBA Finals. It was, after all, the morning after Orlando lost by 25 to the Los Angeles Lakers i... Rafer Alston NBA Orlando Magic Playoffs Hedo Turkoglu Stan Van Gundy J.J. Redick Rashard Lewis Referees NBA Finals Nick Anderson Kobe Bryant Dwight Howard Courtney Lee Mickael Pietrus Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:11:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Whatever-you-do-dont-blame-Lee?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m6d4-Can-the-Magic-upset-the-Lakers?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner Well, the “grueling” marathon of cranking out three meaningful articles in three days finally comes to an end. In case you missed the first two articles, you can find them here and here. Although I kind of slacked when coming up with a cr... NBA Orlando Magic Playoffs NBA Finals Kobe Bryant Dwight Howard Tiger Woods Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:33:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m6d4-Can-the-Magic-upset-the-Lakers?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m6d3-1995-vs-2009-the-dream-matchup?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner In an effort to pump up my loyal readers for the NBA Finals, here is my 2nd article in my “NBA Finals: 3 in 3” series. For those of you who missed the first article, you can read it here. The Orlando Magic have shocked the world and ... NBA Orlando Magic Playoffs Hedo Turkoglu Stan Van Gundy Rashard Lewis NBA Finals Penny Hardaway Shaq Nick Anderson Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:03:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m6d3-1995-vs-2009-the-dream-matchup?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m6d1-Magic-in-the-Finals-but-the-headline-is-still-LeBron?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner (Editor’s note: because of the massive response his last 2 articles received, Kenny will be writing 3 articles in 3 days in preparation for the NBA Finals…i.e. he’s been slacking too much with his article output, so, we’re ma... NBA Orlando Magic Playoffs MVP LeBron James NBA Finals Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:26:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m6d1-Magic-in-the-Finals-but-the-headline-is-still-LeBron?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m5d25-LeBron-vs-Jordan-its-not-even-close?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner Because of the weeklong delay, I’ve decided (i.e. was forced by my editors) to write two articles. You can read the first one here. Now, for article number 2: This will again hit a hot button on many sports fans and probably garner a lot o... NBA LeBron James Michael Jordan Mon, 25 May 2009 17:10:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m5d25-LeBron-vs-Jordan-its-not-even-close?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m5d25-2009-the-year-of-the-worst-officiating-ever?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner I don’t know how the other national sportswriters do it. After watching spectacular sporting events, some of which are in the upper echelon of historic moments, they’re able to crank out an article summarizing and analyzing what just happ... NBA Orlando Magic Playoffs Referees Mon, 25 May 2009 17:06:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5000-Orlando-Magic-Examiner~y2009m5d25-2009-the-year-of-the-worst-officiating-ever?cid=exrss-Orlando-Magic-Examiner