Nobody really gave two craps about the Orlando Magic upon entering the ‘08-’09 NBA season. Despite their young and talented nucleus composed of Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson, and Rashard Lewis, there were a lot of criticisms made their way that prevents them from being considered among the elite. Easily falls in love with the three-point shot. Not tough enough. No inside presence aside from Howard. No real quality power forward. Weak bench. And the list goes on.
Well, guess what, naysayers? These bunch of soft three-point shooting miscreants just led the league in fewest points allowed, became the only team in NBA history to defeat the Boston Celtics in a Game 7 on their home court, made the Cleveland Cavaliers their bitch in the Eastern Conference Finals, and silenced the haters with their successfully unique style of ball that propelled them to the Finals. Not too shabby a season, I must say.








