"Coach Skiles was definitely controlling – controlling on both ends of the floor," said forward Aaron Gordon, who is arguably the Magic's most athletically gifted player. "Coach Vogel has let it be known that if we take care of things on defense then we'll have more freedom on offense to be the players that we know we can be and make the plays that we know we can make. … He's given us a long leash and we're going to take advantage of it."