van gundy and orlando magic part ways
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ORLANDO – Orlando Magic Chief Executive Officer Alex Martins announced today that Stan Van Gundy has been relieved of his duties as head coach. In addition President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Otis Smith and the organization have mutually agreed to part ways.
"On behalf of the DeVos Family, we sincerely appreciate and thank Otis and Stan for all that they have done on and off the floor for the Orlando Magic,” said Martins. "These are the days you dread in this business, but we feel it's time for new leadership and new voices.
"They both brought die-hard dedication and an unmatched work ethic on a daily basis,” added Martins. “Their success is well documented, as the Orlando Magic has had the fourth best record in the NBA over the last five years, and entering the playoffs this year the third most playoff wins over that period of time. The disappointment of getting eliminated in the first round of the playoffs these past two seasons played a primary role in our decision, as we feel our momentum towards winning a championship has paused. We wish Otis and Stan all the best and we look forward to taking the next step towards winning that championship."
Van Gundy was named head coach on June 7, 2007, becoming the ninth head coach in franchise history.
Van Gundy has a career NBA head coaching regular season record of 371-208 (.641), including 259-135 (.657) in five seasons in Orlando. He led Orlando to five postseason berths, three Southeast Division titles and the 2009 Eastern Conference crown. Prior to coming to Orlando he served as head coach of the Miami Heat for two-plus seasons.
In 2007-‘08, his first season in Orlando, Van Gundy guided the Magic to a 52-30 record and the Southeast Division Championship. It was the Magic's first division crown since 1995-‘96. Orlando also advanced past the opening round of the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 1996, defeating Toronto 4-1.
During the 2008-‘09 campaign Van Gundy led the Magic to a 59-23 record and through a memorable playoff run, capped off with the 2009 Eastern Conference championship and a berth in the NBA Finals, marking the second trip in franchise history.
In 2009-‘10, Van Gundy directed the Magic to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight year, after compiling a 59-23 record during the season.
Last season, 2010-‘11, Orlando finished 52-30 and made its fourth straight trip to the playoffs. It was Orlando's fourth straight 50-win season and Van Gundy became the second-fastest active coach to 300 career wins and seventh-fastest all-time. He also coached his 500th career game and had the sixth-most wins in NBA history through 500 contests.
This past season, Orlando finished 37-29 (.561), good for sixth-best in the Eastern Conference. The Magic advanced to the postseason for the sixth consecutive time, the longest active streak in the Eastern Conference.
Smith was promoted to president of basketball operations on July 28, 2010. Smith was named general manager on May 3, 2006. He was assistant general manager during the 2005-06 campaign, after serving as director of player development for two seasons.
Under Smith’s leadership from 2005-‘06 to 2011-‘12, Orlando advance to the playoffs all six times, recorded 50-plus victories in a club-record four straight seasons (2007-‘08 to 2010-‘11), captured three consecutive Southeast Division titles (2007-‘10), advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals in two straight postseasons (2009-‘10) and reached the 2009 NBA Finals after winning the Eastern Conference title. The Magic were 299-177 (.628) during Smith’s tenure as general manager.
Smith was a member of the inaugural 1989-‘90 Magic squad and spent three seasons playing in Orlando (1989-‘92). Smith averaged 11.4 ppg., 4.1 rpg., 1.9 apg. and 1.01 stlpg. in 195 games with the Magic. He played in 375 career NBA regular season games with Denver, Golden State and Orlando, averaging 10.5 ppg., 3.8 rpg., 1.8 apg. and 1.01 stlpg. in 20.6 mining.
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briefly, what i learned about acl injuries
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Long story short, I stupidly injured my knee riding my bike on sunday, and this is what I found about ACL injuries.
1.) Only those with complete tears need to have surgery, otherwise physical therapy should do the trick
2.) Even If the ACL is completely torn, surgery is not always required. Age and level of activity play an important role in deciding whether surgery is necessary.
3.) A younger more active person would significantly benefit from having ACL surgery as it will allow them to return to normal activity.
4.)When the ACL is torn, it is not technically repaired as the ends of the ligament cannot be reattached. Instead, the ACL is reconstructed by creating a new ligament.
5.)Most people return to sports within 4 months after surgery.
-Tyler
airplane window seat vs. paradise
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I have always been more of a window seat fan myself, and I have always gone out of my way to get the window seat until Tuesday. I was extremely late to checking in, and then came the dreaded words. You are in seat 5B; an aisle seat! I tried to convince myself that this would be ok, but deep down in side I knew it wouldn't. I sucked it up though and sank down into my aisle seat with dispair. As I sat down though, I noticed that I felt a little more freedom for my legs to roam around, but I just attributed that to the type of airplane. Then I noticed that I needed to go to the bathroom before they closed the doors, and the process was painless because I didn't have to crawl over anyone to get out to the aisle just because I neglected to empty my bladder before I boarded the airplane. I was starting to get the feeling that I didn't hate the aisle seat as much as I thought. As I returned to my seat, I stretched my legs (although at 5'10" on a good day, they aren't that long)into the aisle because my carry on was buried beneath the seat in front of me rendering that space unusable. As I sat back, with my legs stretched out, I began to think to myself what some of the other advantages of the aisle seat might be. I didn't have to think about it too much because the reasons just fell into my lap. When the flight attendant gave the typical pre-flight speech, I realized that during an emergency, I would be able to exit first, when they handed out the snacks and beverages, I got mine first, and when it was time to exit the plane, I got off first. Granted I can't see what's outside the window, but everything looks the same from 35,000 feet. Worst case scenario the guy sitting by the window closes it, shutting out the light and I have to turn on my reading light. As I was researching a picture to attach to this article, I stumbled upon some research from ABC news talking a little more in depth about what I had discovered with the advantage of the aisle. ABC news has this to say "sitting in one position for hours at a time can cause the passenger to develop blood clots in the leg. These can then travel in the blood stream to the lungs, where it could cause a pulmonary embolism." When sitting by the window, I never had that option to stretch out these long majestic legs like I did in the aisle seat. Let me just sum this up, Window: I get to see what's happening. Aisle: I get to eat my snack first, while my legs are stretched out while preventing myself from having a blood clot, then once my snack has been processed, I can go to the bathroom without making everyone in the aisle get out of their seats, and when all is said and done, I get off the plane first. #winning-Tyler
scott thompson (yahoo ceo) you're done bro
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After being scalped from yahoo less than a year ago and getting a $26 million pay package, Scott Thompson is already stepping down from the top spot at yahoo. The reason for his resignation is a scandal around the falsifying of his resume in which he allegedly stated that he had a computer science degree which is supposedly inaccurate. We will see what happens next.