That new season smell has begun to wear off now.
The Orlando Magic are sitting at 6-8, having let a couple of chances to get above .500 get away. There was a chance there to literally and tangibly turn a corner.
Everything remains elusive for this team. They need to find consistency before achieving any of these tangible goals they have. That consistency might be forced upon them with a shakeup to the lineup in the very near future.
The season has indeed lost some of its new season smell.
Now the Magic enter their first critical phase of the season.