Whether anyone likes it or not, the Orlando Magic game plan has become clear as spring water, as consistent as Reggie Miller on the free-throw line.
Magic General Manager John Weisbrod -- in his first summer on the job -- decided substance, not style, was what he wanted, battlers, not big names and familiar faces in the lineup.
Every major personnel decision he has made since last season has been an unpopular one, often flying against traditional NBA thinking, angering some of the Magic's most fanatical fans.
But he is reshaping the franchise without compromise, staying with a recurring theme that is seen in every move. Love it or hate it, the plan invites scrutiny, causes controversy.
"I don't care about popularity," Weisbrod said. "Whether they [decisions] are well-received or not, that's sort of irrelevant. At the end of the day, the only thing that's well-received is winning, and that's what I'm trying to do."
"I don't know if those [moves] say anything. You can make moves that everyone thinks are great, but then you lose, and they're not so great," he said. "Or you can make moves that don't seem so great at the time, but you win, and things change."
"We were lacking a lot of intangibles that in my experience I've found to be essential to winning, so it wasn't very surprising that we weren't winning [last season]," he said. "That's why I'm excited about our identity being different now."
Teams throughout the NBA are watching the Magic completely reshuffle the roster, wondering where it will end. At least one competing NBA coach, though, likes what Weisbrod has done, especially with McGrady.
"So many GMs are too busy kissing up to the star player that they can't see the big picture," said the coach, who didn't want his name used. "The old saying that it's easier to change one coach than a whole team of players didn't fit in Orlando. He did it the hard way. Coaches dream about working for a GM who will support them like that."