ORLANDO – In the weeks before the start of training camp, Orlando Magic coach Scott Skiles studied the rosters of various teams and he came to the conclusion that the Eastern Conference would be dramatically better this season.
That analysis has proven to be dead on as the previously downtrodden East went into this week with more .500-or-better teams and a winning record head-to-head against the West. That dramatic improvement in the East led Skiles to another conclusion as it relates to the Magic and their hopes that this season will be a special one with plenty of meaningful games in the spring.