Brian Schmitz has the story for the Sentinel.
The loss of a mediocre big-man wouldn't worry most teams, but it has to worry us. Battie's value is not that he's a good player, but that he's better than everyone else the Magic have at power forward; that is, he keeps even worse players off the floor. Pat Garrity is going to have to dust-off his sneakers and get ready to play again, and rookie Marcin Gortat and seven-minute NBA veteran James Augustine are going to also get in the game.
As you can imagine, teams with venerable frontcourts -- I'm thinking specifically of Utah with Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur; New York with Eddy Curry and Zach Randolph; and Phoenix with Amare Stoudemire and Shawn Marion -- now have their teams' game-days against the Magic circled on their calendars.
Suddenly, the Southeast doesn't look so winnable...
There are 0 Comments. Add Yours.
Shortcuts to mastering the comment thread. Use wisely.
C - Next Comment
X - Mark as Read
R - Reply
Z - Mark Read & Next
Shift + C - Previous
Shift + A - Mark All Read
Comment Settings
Live comment alert: Hide it!
Comments for this post are closed.