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Orlando Magic: 5 ways it has gone wrong for this team

By Luke Duffy

ORLANDO, FL - OCTOBER 5: Head Coach Frank Vogel of the Orlando Magic looks on during a preseason game against the Dallas Mavericks on October 5, 2017 at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL - OCTOBER 5: Head Coach Frank Vogel of the Orlando Magic looks on during a preseason game against the Dallas Mavericks on October 5, 2017 at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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4. The smiles have vanished

One of the hallmarks of the Magic’s great start was how happy everybody looked. Not only did they beat the Cavaliers and Spurs, but they did so with smiles on their faces. What that also usually meant was that the extra pass was being made and everybody was getting involved.

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Now, however, with the team losing more than it’s winning, players are taking too much air out of the ball and trying to drag the team back into games themselves.

This doesn’t make for a happy team, and it has shown on the court.

Fortunately, the Magic still have the fifth-best assist percentage in the league at 60.6 percent. That is a healthy number and shows us that, despite what we may see from them on the court, they are still an unselfish team.

What else has changed then? Well, losing is certainly no fun and players just aren’t in the rhythm they were to start the year.

That is to be expected, but with even tougher games to come they might as well try and be as happy and positive as they can while winning (or losing) games.

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