Fansided · 2 days ago
Orlando Magic have started slowly before, but this season feels different
The Orlando Magic were facing an identity crisis.
They did not look anything like the team they had been the previous few seasons. They looked disjointed and disconnected.
There was a general faith that they would right the ship. They would find a way to adjust and power through. Nobody was panicking, even as frustrating losses piled up and the team looked further away from its best version.
That was the story through eight games last year.
Orlando started 1-4 and were 3-5 through eight games. They suffered uncharacteristic defensive showings. They finished their eighth game with a national TV blowout defeat against the Atlanta Hawks.