Will Orlando be better with Vince Carter instead of Hedo Turkoglu?
After helping lead the Magic to the NBA Finals last season, Turkoglu figured to get paid big bucks in the off-season. And he did, just not from Orlando. The defending Eastern Conference champs started looking for his replacement before Hedo even left town and they think they found their man in Vince Carter. Even at 32, Vinsanity can be an explosive scorer and he was actually a better shooter from deep last season than Hedo. Along with Rashard Lewis, he provides a tremendous inside-outside game that makes the Magic extremely dangerous on offense. But is this what Orlando needed? Hedo is not as explosive as Carter, but his style of play meshed well with what the team needed. He is a very good ball handler and his point-forward abilities allowed him to be viewed as a distributor, which made defenders think twice about double-teaming him on the perimeter. In turn, he was able to get more open looks for both himself and his teammates. Hedo was also able to stay relatively healthy during his
