Orlando made a deep run last year and didn’t have the benefit of all its parts (Jameer Nelson) the entire season. You would think another year of paying together would only strengthen their cause for a championship run. Okay maybe there might have been friction over limited (yet deserved) minutes from Rafer Alston–if Van Gundy chose to place Nelson ahead of him in the rotation. Make that trade unless “Skip” understands that his role may not be all he desires, but can be fixed (surely) by a ring ceremony in the end, But I did not understand the Hedu thing or even the Lee thing (he shouldn’t have missed the lay-up?). Those two were chemistry guys and hell…. Hedu was their second best player all last season.

When are GM”s and coaches going to learn: Never replace with haste… It may be your chemistry you waste! Yet, they still seem to be more awestruck by celebrity free-agents????