In the latest episode of the Full Court Magic Podcast, I touched on multiple topics.
From the Magic’s schedule to the required improvement of the team, I gave my thoughts to wrap up the month of August and get ready for the home stretch of the offseason before media day and training camp come to the forefront. Below, you can read some of my thoughts on the schedule and find the link to the entire episode:
On the most important games in the first half of the season
"You know, we've done so much talking about the schedule and, you know, what it can offer. And I released a story the other day about what I believe to be the three most important games from the first half of the season for the Magic. I will be doing another story shortly about the three most important games from the second half.
And, you know, it's interesting, at least in my view, how many of those games fell in close succession to one another, and all of them are within the first month of the season, right? So I chose October 25th at the New York Knicks. Why? Because they are the defending champs, and they are the ones who knocked off the Magic in the NBA Cup semifinals, right? And so it would be good for the Magic if they could go in there and spoil the fun for the Knicks.
It's not ring night, but, you know, could still quiet down that Madison Square Garden crowd a little bit. And also Sweeney could get a little bit of revenge because, obviously, he was an assistant with the San Antonio Spurs, and they just lost to the Knicks in five games in the NBA finals. And, you know, there's Philadelphia coming to Orlando, and, you know, the Magic get to host LeBron.
And then, you know, obviously the big game against the Detroit Pistons, the final game, you know, of the Cup, at least in the group stage of the Emirates NBA Cup for Group A. That's where the Magic are in, and they will conclude there. And the Magic went 4-0 in Cup play last season. So we'll see if they can string together another successful run.
We've had a different cup winner every year. You know, it really hasn't been around long enough to have any team create a dynasty, but we haven't seen a dynasty in the normal playoffs either. You know, we've had a different champion for nearly a decade now, the last eight years after the Knicks won it. So, a lot to pay attention to there to see if the Magic can find success again and, you know, get their get-back, so to speak, against the Pistons."
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