ORLANDO – If the young and impressionable Orlando Magic didn’t realize that expectations were about to change following a week’s worth of training camp practices, the message was rammed home with authority late Saturday night at the Amway Center.
New head coach Scott Skiles, a no-nonsense veteran coach who was hired by the Magic to change the culture around the team, backed up his talk of accountability with some bold actions and some pointed words following the Magic’s 106-100 loss to Charlotte in the preseason opener.
``If we had really, really high-level winning habits we wouldn’t have won 25 games,’’ Skiles said on Sunday, referring to the Magic’s poor 2014-15 season.