After the publishing of today's column supporting Orlando GM Otis Smith's intimation that the team will stand pat as the trading deadline draws nearer, I had the chance to speak with Ben Q Rock of SB Nation's Magic blog, Third Quarter Collapse. As someone who covers this team and follows it night in and night out, Ben Q looks at this team with a far more critical eye than I do in some regards, and he posted a mid-season report card for the team on his site. A particularly intriguing tidbit of note on Rashard Lewis:
It's an interesting read all around, and Ben Q has an array of other noteworthy observations about the likes of Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis and the team as a whole. Definitely worth a look if you get the chance.
- OFFENSE: B+
- DEFENSE: C
- INTANGIBLES: B-
- OVERALL: B-
- COMMENTS: Scoring is down, but he opens up the middle for Dwight. Needs to stop wishing he was on other teams -- why does he still have the Rockets jersey with his name on it Houston gave him this summer? Why did he say he would have accepted a $100 contract to stay with Seattle? Disconcerting.