" Out came the magic are first pre season game first game ever in the Orlando arena here come the Pistons. World champions twelve -- are screaming howling fans who had waited three years has seen this that we had been selling them. -- their first game you would have thought that night when it was the year seventh game of the NBA finals. "

" When when you think back I'm almost embarrassed and I almost -- red of face when I think about them. How crazy and ridiculous that was you know now in retrospect broadcasters -- if you with the magic I mean you understand. But pre season game were all about and I still remember this -- Beers face when he looked around and saw how hard did Orlando team was playing in. You just want to think guys just calm down it's a long season thinking you know we only sub here. And then we go on to win eighteen games the regular season so that's something that sticks out I mean just that enthusiasm of the fans had an efforts. Opening game first receiving game was that was pretty funny and pretty amazing Orlando's three season magic didn't carry over to the team's first regular season game. Orlando lost its opener to New Jersey won eleven to 106. But rebounded quickly. And then we come back Monday night the Knicks are in town they in New York Knicks play in Orlando with Patrick Ewing. And we win the ballgame off Monday night win we're one and one. And then we go to Cleveland for our first road game and we win we're killing won't. And actually had a wonderful start to the first of December than the wheels fell off. It was a tough season for the first year teams Orlando finished last in the central division with a record of 1864. The frequent losses took a toll on the psyches of players and staff."

" I can just remember going to scalp. Games and leaving the team's interest part of my job. Can not I would -- have to -- the Rockies ten to myself to get a little tough to get on the airplane and come home because. They're usually you're getting -- beat up pretty good yet borders we knew it was going to be a long process. We just had to take her time in and stay on course."

" We're having fun the guys are great working hard but it's a nightmare when -- early morning 1415161718. Game something like that. But there was always so much talk about that's the first time in the history of the organism I don't know what what what the history. Yeah the season is sixteen games old story doesn't know about history."

" But I look back that first year which some memorable win we beat the Lakers here our buildings would be the Bulls one night and our buildings. That's noticed this. 'cause -- hop skip and a jump they're still teasing him that he took three steps that. Lays it in to win a ballgame for -- I mean there were some wonderful -- today you're not enough of wonderful one. And those memories are still crystal clear."

" The players that made up that 1989. Roster fought through the losses all season. Seeing their character tested as they receive the hard lessons and expansion basketball. -- maybe just a coincidence that six members of that first magic team went on to coaching or front office positions at the college or NBA level. Then again maybe it's no coincidence at all."

" No earlier than just -- and over and this suit up I would soldiers crazy but it never told me that. -- those who gave Reggie spare room golf. Scott -- sort of feel within the coaching them -- probably those who have chosen to encourage -- to. But you know there's a lot of guys. A lot of basketball knowledge in basketball experience. That they took from you know those experts and definitely agree that's a good thing -- Through a testament to pat. Four no problem -- the vision or luck of them are those -- movement in basketball."

" Have you had a chance after. Twenty plus years in your case for the franchise has been on the floor for twenty years to really step back. And evaluate what's happened here I mean did you ever get the opportunity to move back and give yourself some perspective. On where you started and where it is today. Yes sometimes I do any -- many cases it's hard to believe I think it means a whole lot fortunately now that it did play some years ago. As we were starting it up you're so immersed in yourself emotionally involved. And running on fumes in many cases running running scared. Running nervous. You can't really reflect but now I can. And as we hit the twenty year mark -- back all the where we've come from not just as the ball club but at the community. -- the city is prone but I think I think even more important the magic are part of Orlando. The community and hurt the team and now they've seen that teen girl there's a sense of ownership. We've always try to be more than a basketball game. We've tried to be a community -- nothing exemplified that more than the magic youth foundation where we didn't win millions of dollars. And that the boxes had sexual Hartford for their community for the they -- more than just a ball that. People carry of the game. Obviously you want to win we want to win a championship but we want to be a difference maker and people's lives and I'm probably more proud of that today."