John Schuhmann of NBA.com, who covered Orlando Magic guard Vince Carter's 2 most recent postseason appearances in 2006 and 2007 when Carter was a New Jersey Net, elaborates on Carter's recent playoff past and provides context for Bill Simmons' recent anti-Carter remarks.

Jon Nichols evaluates the Orlando Magic's various power forward/center combinations.

A comparison between Ryan Anderson and Brandon Bass using various advanced statistics.

My last few posts have focused on tracking different aspects of the Magic that are normally ignored by the box scores we see every day.  Those posts included looks at the Magic's hustle and the...

Last week, I tracked the defense of the Magic.  Thanks to positive response from the readers, I have decided to do it again.  For a full a description of each statistic I track and what they...

Jon Nichols charted each Orlando Magic player's defense in six categories during their 106-98 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night. Read the results, and what they mean, in this post.

Jon Nichols measures hustle in the Orlando Magic's recent victory over the Golden State Warriors by tracking loose balls, drawn charges, sprints, deflections, and missed blockouts.

Jon Nichols examines the Orlando Magic's advanced stats in the early part of the season

A thorough examination as to how the Orlando Magic, with five new players on the roster, have progressed defensively so far this year, compared to how the team's defense fared in Stan Van Gundy's first year with the team during the 2007-2008 regular season.

Some of the best stats out there, ones that most fans familiar with advanced stats know about, are actually based on estimates using box score data.  For example, when we calculate Marcin Gortat's...