Friday, February 27, 2009

Magic Wands: February 27, 2009

-Always sad to hear another team lose their face. The Utah Jazz -- and the city of Salt Lake City -- lost one of the best owners in the NBA last Friday with the passing of Larry H. Miller. He turned the Jazz, a team in the worst media market in the NBA, into one of the most successful franchises in the league. He is a loss that team will take a long while to replace.

-We all knew the Magic were bad at drafting... but this bad? According to research and ratings by Roland Beech at 82games.com, Orlando is actually 20th out of 32 teams (that includes the Hornets and Grizzlies twice). Not too bad, but you would love to see them get better. Good analysis of the report at Third Quarter Collapse. Odd that Milwaukee is first.

-So apparently Stuff has broken his leg. But nothing keeps this dragon down -- he is 20 and living it up now. He was out there jumping around in Sunday's game against the Heat with a cast over his left leg. Get better soon Stuff!

-Apparently the Bucks' mascot is also injured. Here is the video. Watch at your own risk.

-ESPN once again caught Dwight Howard hitting a half court shot during pregame warmups. Apparently that is four. And Stan Van Gundy shakes his head as his secret last second plans to score are revealed to the national audience.

-Congratulations to Hedo Turkoglu and his wife for giving birth to their first child Thursday! A title is a nice gift for her, trust me.

-So this tells me all Orlando has to do to get to the White House is have a president who is a fan? Pretty cheap Chicago, pretty cheap. You have to earn a meeting with the president at the White House.

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