Richie Adubato likes Sarah Palin

You know it is preseason when the conversation drifts to politics. Thank you Dennis Neuman for drifting us back to basketball.

What? The game is another blowout.

End of the third quarter now, and the Magic are handling CSKA Moscow pretty easily. Don't expect to see starters in the fourth, so I feel pretty safe saying Dwight Howard scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

He is playing very well so far this season -- no thanks to the McDonald's he is peddling on the TV, I am sure. He has pronounced that he is focusing more on blocking shots offense . But this game was all about him dominating the inside. Romanus (spelling?) Siskauskas, the Euroleague MVP last year, could not handle him inside and he had his fifth foul by the middle of the third quarter.

I listened on the radio. Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu look like they will be ready for the season. The team is not turning the ball over and the defense has played well since giving up 45 points to Atlanta on Monday.

Still preseason, so take it all with a grain of salt.