Indiana Pacers 86, Orlando Magic 77: Daniel Orton Struggles in Magic Debut
by Evan Dunlap on Jul 5, 2010 6:39 PM EDT
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Second-round draft pick Lance Stephenson, a point guard from Cincinnati, dazzled in his NBA debut, scoring 21 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 86-77 win over the helpless Orlando Magic in the second game of Orlando Pro Summer-League action. He even impressed All-Star small forward Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, in town to support his Thunder teammates participating this week, who posted this message to his Twitter account during the game:
Lance Stephenson is out here in Orlando puttin on a clinic!! He can hoop!!
Stephenson made everything look effortless, getting through Orlando's perimeter defense with ease and finishing inside. Second-rounder aren't guaranteed NBA contracts, but Stephenson's a safe bet to make it to Indiana's training camp. The Pacers' alternatives are A.J. Price and T.J. Ford, which does little to inspire confidence in their rotation. He capped off the day with a tomahawk slam after shaking Orlando's Curtis Stinson with a right-left-right crossover, putting the Pacers up 11 with 1:25 to play.
Stephenson and McRoberts looked like co-MVPs until McRoberts drew an ejection for tussling with Orlando's Daniel Orton. The first-rounder from Kentucky had the roughest day of any high-profile player so far, shooting 1-of-8 from the floor and 1-of-4 from the foul line for 3 points before his ejection. He also had 5 fouls and 4 turnovers. On his Twitter account, he called his first day "terrible" and vowed to "slow down" before tomorrow. Patrick Ewing Jr. led Orlando offensively, scoring 15 points, and his jump-shooting in the third quarter helped the Magic challenge a Pacers lead that had ballooned to 18 points in the first half.
But with Ewing earning a breather, the task of generating offense fell to the likes of Donell Taylor and Joe Crawford, and the Magic had no inside players on whom to rely. Just no way for them to get easy buckets, despite their best efforts; power forward Jeff Adrien, who stands just 6-feet-7, deserves credit for giving an honest effort inside. He scored 13 points and grabbed 10 boards as fellow big men Paul Davis and Ben McCauley preferred to launch 17-footers.
The Thunder will "host" the Boston Celtics momentarily.
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Anybody no how good Stanly Robinson looked?
seven rebounds in 20 minutes is pretty good. I assume he was guarding Paul George, who only shot 2-for-7
One Freaken Second
I wasn’t watching him closely enough, so I cant answer your question. But he did have one sick dunk.
by derekk on Jul 6, 2010 12:35 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Well, at least Orton can only improve from this point on
He can’t possibly do any worse.
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by Mike from Illinois on Jul 5, 2010 7:01 PM EDT reply actions
it's only one game...so I'm gonna hold back on the Orton criticisms for a few more weeks
but um… is Patrick Ewing Jr. any good as the statline suggests? Or was he simply the best player in a bad team?
looking at his profile, 6’8, 230lbs, can shoot the 3, has length to defend and rebound, I suppose the injury may blight his athleticism, but he looks like the prototype SF the Magic’s looking for.
I think we need to relax. Its his very first game.... in the Summer League that is nothing like how the NBA plays/spaces out players.
I think Otis & FO all knew what they signed up for when they drafted Orton. Someone like Gortat, who might have to take 2-3 years to fully develop and become a high quality big man. Even Dwight took a couple years before exploding into Superman consistently. Does anyone remember Dwight’s first statline of his first ever Summer League game?
I like Orton, he was one of the FEW big men in SL today who was not afraid to push, shove, and bang down low. He’s been compared to Kendrick Perkins, that’s a compliment, and that’s what Orton showed flashes of in today’s game.
he's similarly undersized, when i saw that photo i thought of Perkins immediately
that #43 jersey sealed up that comparison
Can anybody post a side by side of Orton and Russel Westbrook.
On nbaTV 3D was saying Orton looked like a bigger, but younger Westbrook and I have to agree.
Life's too short. Be a fan. Orlando Magic, Arizona Cardinals,Tampa Bay Rays and of course "the U"! What a winning combo.
by hevchv on Jul 5, 2010 9:35 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Facially. Hence the request for a side by side picture.
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by hevchv on Jul 5, 2010 11:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
And did you really feel the need to tell me one was a PG and the other a C?
You must really have low expectations of me.
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by hevchv on Jul 5, 2010 11:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Just in case, you see "PG" stands for point guard and "C" stands for center
I kid, I kid.
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This is what I meant. Sorry I can't do a side-by-side.
Life's too short. Be a fan. Orlando Magic, Arizona Cardinals,Tampa Bay Rays and of course "the U"! What a winning combo.
Hey now, how many rooks put up a SL game equal to their college ppg and rpg numbers?
How many, huh? Ours did. (sorry that was hard to resist)
Orton is a project. Will be for a while. Still hoping this finally prompts Otis to make use of the DLeague. Orton could use the playing time at that level.
I can take nerves. I can take having some emotional fire.
Coming into camp out of shape is not encouraging though.
Now everyone repeat to themselves….“It is only summer league.”
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by magicfaninTN on Jul 5, 2010 10:52 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
THIS!
I'm a dude!
Orlando Pinstriped Post: Where game threads turn into online chat rooms!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPlLyVuMf7U
I totally agree about Orton playing in the D League
The only way he’s going to improve is by playing in games, and he won’t be doing that with the Magic once the regular season starts, as long as Gortat is D12’s backup.
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by Mike from Illinois on Jul 5, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he should stay with the team until about December, so he can be around Gortat and Howard for a while
Then he can be shoved down to D-League to work on his game.
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
I was impressed with Jeff Adrien's stats
Pretty efficient… 13 points on 4 shot attempts, and a double-double in just 20 1/2 minutes, with 15 FTA during that time, also.
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by Mike from Illinois on Jul 5, 2010 11:24 PM EDT reply actions
Acccording to the box score, Adrien was 9 of 15 on FTs
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by Mike from Illinois on Jul 6, 2010 3:27 AM EDT up reply actions
yes, my bad, the page hadn't refresh when I looked.
not very good in either case but shows that he likes to go to that rim. He also toped everyone with 10 rebounds and by the way Robinson was n°2 with 7.
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I liked Talyor in the Magic team, Ewing Jr took way too many shots for my taste.
Randle put up very good numbers, Robinson looked ok when he played (he had a spectacular dunk) and in the Pacers’ team the french PG Heurtel among others was fun fun to watch.
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I liked Randle's 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, and just 1 turnover
His shooting is a work in progress, though, as evidenced by his 3 for 9 from the field, including 0 for 3 on threes.
Orlando Magic... 2010 Eastern Conference Finalist
Chicago Blackhawks... 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Champions!!
by Mike from Illinois on Jul 6, 2010 3:33 AM EDT up reply actions
OT :bummer for Turkey's FIBA world championship
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer, Tayshaun Prince, Michael Redd and Jason Kidd are all out of the picture for USA Basketball this summer.
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This is exact reason Team USA started slumping between 2002-2004
People werent committing and these hastily put rosters began losing because they werent focused. I know its only the World Championships but its a tournament they havent gone gold in since 94 and it would be a good tune up. Granted rest is probably greater, but if they lose watch the same talking heads start complaining about the lack of commitment.
"To my Hustlers, heres some motivation: He who has begun is half done, why you waiting?"-NaS
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by Wasabi Steak on Jul 6, 2010 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
“only” world championship ? in a NBA league that calls for years the winning team “world champions”.
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Its still a major tounrament (or certainly it was) that is a good indicator of the Olympics
"To my Hustlers, heres some motivation: He who has begun is half done, why you waiting?"-NaS
Certified Kristin Kreuk obsessive.
ORLANDO MAGIC SIGN....
Chris Duhon to a 4 year $15 mill deal.
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/news/story?id=5357340
"It can be done, you can just crush somebody"
Not a bad pick up, and Im okay with $15 mil over 4 years
smh@simmons hating already
"To my Hustlers, heres some motivation: He who has begun is half done, why you waiting?"-NaS
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Wait is that $15 mil per year or over 4 years?
"To my Hustlers, heres some motivation: He who has begun is half done, why you waiting?"-NaS
Certified Kristin Kreuk obsessive.
I was hoping for something better but I guess they thought it's a good pick.
I’m not that familiar with Duhon’s game and stats sujest he’s a decent back-up PG. I’ll wait to see Ben’s take on this. Might wanna sign JJ next.
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Orlando Magic Agree to 4year, $15 Million Deal w/ Chris Duhon
http://twitter.com/chadfordinsider/status/17867159039
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