Tag Archive: Otis Smith

May 21 2012

New Day In Orlando, Magic Fire Van Gundy Part Ways With Otis Smith

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Monday marked the end of an era with the Orlando Magic; as well as the first step in a process to reenergize the franchise, as the ”Orlando Sentinel” reported that the team has fired head coach Stan Van Gundy while coming to an agreement to part company with General Manager Otis Smith. The moves end months of speculation that began …

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Apr 20 2012

Back Surgery Will End Dwight Howard’s Post Season And Olympics Hopes

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Orlando Magic All-Star center Dwight Howard’s emotion filled season has come to an end according to a report from the “Orlando Sentinel” Thursday night will undergo surgery Friday morning to repair a herniated disc in his lower back. The procedure will keep the big man sidelined for the NBA Playoffs as well as prohibit him from playing this …

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Apr 06 2012

What Motivated Van Gundy To Tell Reporters Dwight Howard Wants Him Fired?

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As NBA observers begin to come to grips with the very strange interview session that took place Thursday morning after the Orlando Magic’s shootaround; when Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy told members of the media by members of the club’s management that All-Star center Dwight Howard has asked for him to fired at the end …

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Mar 15 2012

Howard Signs Waiver, Will Stay With Magic Through Next Season

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After playing almost the first three months of the NBA campaign with the old Clash tune “Should I Stay Or Should I Go” as his theme song, Dwight Howard has decided there is no place like home, at least for one more year.The Orlando Magic held a press conference on Thursday afternoon at the Amway …

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Jan 31 2012

Magic G.M. Otis Smith Sees No Trades On The Horizon

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After years of being among the elite teams in the Association, the Orlando Magic find themselves on a very slippery slope; that could affect the short-term as well as the long-range fortunes of the club. The Magic have played the season thus far knowing that All-Star center Dwight Howard will become a Free Agent at …

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Jan 28 2012

Things Getting Ugly In Orlando, Howard Rips Magic Again After Loss To Hornets

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The relationship between All-Star center Dwight Howard and his team the Orlando Magic is deteriorating at a rapid pace and unless things turn around very quickly Magic General Manager Otis Smith may have no choice other than to trade the club’s superstar. Howard has been disgusted with the way his team played this week; losing …

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Dec 13 2011

Where Will Superman Land? Howard Reportedly Will Sign With One Of Four Teams

As I have written many times on these pages; in today’s NBA there is Dwight Howard and then there is every other center in the NBA. The Orlando Magic man in the middle is a throwback, he is a man who could have stood toe to toe with Russell, Chamberlain, Malone and Olajuwon. In an …

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