October 28, 2009

Nothing Less Than Title Will Do for Magic

Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel

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The coach of the team scoffs when asked Tuesday if he has a special outfit picked out for Opening Night tonight.

"It'll take me a minute or two to decide what to wear," Stan Van Gundy says indifferently. "I'll walk into my closet and the first clean thing I see I'll throw in a bag. Same as every other game."

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