Orlando Magic News for April 22nd: J.J. Redick Earns Award Votes, Stan Van Gundy Doesn't Waver on Criticism of NBA Officials, and More
by Evan Dunlap on Apr 22, 2010 4:30 PM EDT
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- NBA.com: Houston's Brooks takes home award for most improved
The NBA announced today that Houston Rockets point guard Aaron Brooks won this year's Most Improved Player award. The Orlando Magic angle to this story? Dwight Howard received a first-place vote, while J.J. Redick garnered a second-place vote and a third-place vote. Also, the NBA referred to Redick as "Reddick."
- Regular season ends; Dwight for MVP
Redick's third-place Most Improved vote came from Magic play-by-play man David Steele, who explains all of his award choices in this blog post.
- Stan Van Gundy stands by his comments about Dwight Howard’s foul trouble – Orlando Magic BasketBlog – Orlando Sentinel
Tania Ganguli of the Orlando Sentinel reports that, when asked again today, Magic coach Stan Van Gundy didn't backpedal regarding comments he made about the officiating in his team's playoff series against the Charlotte Bobcats. Howard has only played 56 minutes through two games due to foul trouble. From today's remarks:
I’m very rarely critical," Van Gundy said. "I said last night exactly what I believe. I said I don’t know if those are fouls are not. I don’t know. Maybe they’re fouls. My only point is there’s none of them where you’re sitting there with those first four going, ‘Oh, yeah, it’s clearly a foul.’ I’m just saying that I don’t see any of the other so-called stars in the league sitting down consistently or getting that many of the marginal calls against them.
- Twitter / Adrian Wojnarowski: Assistants to watch in Hor ...
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reports, via Twitter, that Magic assistant coach Steve Clifford could become a candidate to fill the New Orleans Hornets' head-coaching vacancy. Clifford joined Van Gundy's staff a few weeks after Orlando hired Van Gundy in 2007. Prior to coming aboard with Orlando, he was an assistant for the Houston Rockets for four years and a member of the New York Knicks for three.
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I've seen Dwyane being called "Dwayne" before...
Not to mention the non-American player names…
LOL @ SVG post game ITW for not giving Michael Jordan any credit
just saying it’s all Larry Brown and the players, when asked about MJ.
Time to get that finger bling-bling
MJ did not do anything why give him credit?
"There are two ways to argue with a woman, and neither of them work."; Carlos Boozer
I'll tell ya about the Magic It'll free your soul but it's like trying to tell a stranger 'bout rock n roll
The only way to stop LeBron is Smith and Wesson, but even that's a double team.
by NC Magic Fan on Apr 23, 2010 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Geez.......Redick looks kinda swol in that pic
Never trust a fart
by AB's triple double on Apr 22, 2010 6:26 PM EDT reply actions
I for some reason put a Arnold primal yell sound byte in my head when looking at the picture.
“GET DOWWWNNNNN!”
I hate Varejao.
damn JJ's muscles are bulging in that one
like he had some of what Shard was having.
just kidding, well I hope I am anyway.
Had to use that photo of J.J. rebounding in traffic as Gerald Wallace and Dwight Howard look a little goofy in the background
Too hilarious to pass up.
That whole shot looks like actors greenscreening the big explosion scene
JJ’s ducking as Wallace and D12 are getting knocked in the air by the boom. Except the boom hasn’t been VFXed in yet.
Honor is no substitute for victory.
Well, good luck to Clifford...
…but of course I’d rather see the Magic keep their staff together. Good luck to Monty Williams, though! Monty Williams!
Let us recall Dean Smith and Mike Krzyzewski... but let us not forget that Charlotte is also the home of Ric Flair.
I have to get something off my chest that's been bugging me.
The Gerald Wallace mouthpiece thing is really annoying and the NBA needs to step in and stop this. I know Jameer chews on his mouthpiece a lot, but he has it in when a play is happening. Wallace is driving on people with his mouthpiece completely out of his mouth.
First of all, it’s going to be hilarious when he gets his teeth knocked out one day and the giant wave of crushing irony comes crashing down on him. Secondly, it gives him a clear competitive advantage. If I’m defending a guy and he comes charging at me full force with a big plastic mass of saliva hanging out of his mouth, I’m thinking twice about bodying up on that guy. If he touches me with that thing while I’m fighting him for a rebound, I’m pressing the league to get him suspended for a game for flagrant mouth cooties.
Seriously, Wallace is an amazing player and I have no issues with his play. But if a guy can’t chew on straws on the sidelines, why can a guy dangle a spit-stick in your face durning a game.
Sorry. I got that off my chest. I feel better.
The intensity has to go up, up! Not down...UP! -Stan Van Gundy
Do people lose teeth that often in the NBA?
I reckon guys just have mouthpieces in because it gives them something to chomp on during games.
by eltharion_doa on Apr 23, 2010 4:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't know if it happens as often as getting poked in the eye.
But remember Vince had his mouth busted open early in the season and he needed stitches.
The intensity has to go up, up! Not down...UP! -Stan Van Gundy
It happens way too often.
I lost my two front teeth in high school basketball
"There are two ways to argue with a woman, and neither of them work."; Carlos Boozer
I'll tell ya about the Magic It'll free your soul but it's like trying to tell a stranger 'bout rock n roll
The only way to stop LeBron is Smith and Wesson, but even that's a double team.
by NC Magic Fan on Apr 23, 2010 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I have something to get off my chest.
Why is that people are making a big deal of that charge call on LeBron at the end of Game 3 when he really just lowered his shoulder and ran right through the defender? I mean, I know he usually gets that call for him, but that is a charge. LeBron tried to explain what happened and what exactly the rule is, just like he did with the crab dribble. I mean, the dude should be thankful he gets so many damn calls that go his way. Meanwhile, if Dwight does that, 8 out of 10 times he’s going to get a charge called on him.
LeBron gets to play like he’s a fullback, Dwight has to play like a ballerina. And all Stern can say is that there isn’t a problem with the refs. Okay.
I hate Varejao.
Because
The defender didn’t have his feet set.
by eltharion_doa on Apr 23, 2010 4:43 AM EDT up reply actions
dwight's defenders never have their feet set when he gets called for charges so this is no different
it was a 50/50 call and this time it went against lebron (in all actuality the ratio for him getting these calls is probably closer to 95/5)
Referees being wrong against Dwight
Doesn’t make them right if they call the same thing against LeBron.
by eltharion_doa on Apr 23, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
That's not the end-all, be-all in determining a charge.
If the offensive player just runs through the defender, who is entitled to his spot on the floor, without even trying to deviate course, that’s a charge. Especially when that offensive player lowers his shoulder like LeBron always does. As MagicMark said, it’s typically a toss-up for the refs, but LeBron’s shoulder charge gets the benefit of the doubt way more often than not. Unlike Dwight, who gets bear-hugged and then is called for a foul when he shakes the guy off of him.
I hate Varejao.
Dwight uses his hands too much on offense
Instead of moving hard around a defender, he tries to push them out of the way.
LeBron didn’t go through the defender, he was trying to go around him on the far side, and the defender stepped across in front of his drive. It was a bullshit call. I’m no Cavs fan, and LeBron gets the benefit far more often than he gets the rough end of it, but that was still a bad call.
by eltharion_doa on Apr 23, 2010 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
LeBron put his head and shoulder down and plowed through Deng.
Deng was backpedaling, but you can still get called for a charge in that situation if you try to play like a fullback instead of a basketball player.
I hate Varejao.
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