This is what I am talking about

So I had a few notes here and there in the past week, but was unable to post them. Why?

Because apparently Blogger thinks this is a spam blog. Whoops.

Only an Orlando Magic blog would face these things. No knock on Blogger, they are doing a decent thing and I am not going to complain about it.

But this is tantamount to David Stern fining Rich DeVos for donating to a charity in Grant Hill's name. Yes, it is following the letter of the law but fining someone for donating to charity is not the message you want to send.

Allowing a referee to fix games is not one either -- did we thank Tim Donaghy for making us look better in game two in 2007? Never mind.

But since I last posted, some things have happened. Namely, the Magic have started playing.

The beauty of not being in Orlando is that you cannot watch or go to games. But from the highlights I saw against Charlotte things are... eh.

The first game against Atlanta looked decent enough. It is never fun to lose, but it seemed like Mickael Pietrus made a nice debut and Dwight Howard is forming in to shape.

But Stan Van Gundy has got to be concerned with his defense. I do not care if it is preseason, 45 points in one quarter is never acceptable. First preseason game or not, you got to have more defensive pride than that.

The Magic were good last year because of a dynamic offensive attack, but they won 52 games and the division because they were a halfway decent defensive team.

The first quarter against the Bobcats definitely helped quell those fears. But then again, the highlights I saw showed some bad rotations and dribble penetration and kickouts. Two games in, I am not too worried. But keep an eye on it.

I have been looking forward to Orlando's battle with CSKA Moscow since it was announced in the summer and I will be listening on the radio -- ah, the sweet voice of Dennis Neuman.