Scott Skiles has been pleased behind closed doors. The Orlando Magic, he said, have had good practices. Almost all of their practices have been good. The intensity and energy have been good.
Translating that to games?
That has been the big issue for the Magic. A skill the team is still learning and figuring out even in the preseason. The intensity and precision needed in practice are slightly different than what is needed during games. Even preseason games.
“We have not had a bad practice yet,” Scott Skiles said. “When you start with two-a-days and you have some exhibition game sand you keep practicing and practicing and you haven’t had a real game yet, it wouldn’t be unusual to drive out of here late in teha fternoon one day and say, ‘Boy we just weren’t there today.