Any news on when Kyle O'Quinn will be back?

Post #1 » by **bwgood77** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 10:59 pm

And what kind of minutes and numbers do you expect him to get? How do you anticipate your frontcourt rotation to work?

shadrock · Post #2 » by **shadrock** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 11:09 pm

Not sure on an expected return date, but as far as fit with the frontcourt, i think he is almost the perfect fit for our bench. Someone to come in and hustle, rebound, play defense, can shoot from the elbow, and is a great passer. I think he is one of the most undervalued players in the league right now. He can come in and play PF or C. Both he and Vuc have enough range to not crowd the paint too much.

Post #3 » by **bwgood77** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 11:18 pm

shadrock wrote:Not sure on an expected return date, but as far as fit with the frontcourt, i think he is almost the perfect fit for our bench. Someone to come in and hustle, rebound, play defense, can shoot from the elbow, and is a great passer. I think he is one of the most undervalued players in the league right now. He can come in and play PF or C. Both he and Vuc have enough range to not crowd the paint too much.

Yeah, I am in a deep fantasy league and I think he could be a nice pickup to stash. I am pondering trading Ibaka but need someone else who may get me some blocks in the future. I'm just not sure how many minutes he will get. But any big who can get blocks and assists is valuable.

Good to know he can play with Vuc too. I wasn't sure if he had to split time only with Vuc and that Frye would start to split time Nicholson or maybe Harris, now that Gordon is out.

Gordon played some 3 too didn't he? I've been wanting to watch more of them being an AZ alum but haven't seen too much. Frye looks to be putting up decent numbers...about what he did with the Suns but maybe even shooting the 3 better this year or at least lately.

Skin · Post #4 » by **Skin** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 12:43 am

My guess is that match ups will dictate his playing time. Whether we need to create a mismatch or counter one. JV could want to adjust according to the tempo and style he wants on the floor, or go with the hot hand as well. I could even see him and Frye alternating between who starts, if JV wants to do that according to who we play. KO is a super guy to have off the bench because he can spell Vooch as well. Gotta love that.

Orlwillbeback · Post #5 » by **Orlwillbeback** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 12:43 am

We definitely need him back, harkless was playing pf at one point last game.

the_hobo · Post #6 » by **the_hobo** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 3:02 am

Orlwillbeback wrote:We definitely need him back, harkless was playing pf at one point last game.

Which is lame because we have a perfectly good Nicholson gathering dust on the bench

Post #7 » by **bwgood77** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 4:17 am

the_hobo wrote:
Orlwillbeback wrote:We definitely need him back, harkless was playing pf at one point last game.

Which is lame because we have a perfectly good Nicholson gathering dust on the bench

That's true....I've been wondering why he wasn't playing. I thought he always looked pretty good...at least what I saw and his numbers always looked decent.

NickAnderson · Post #8 » by **NickAnderson** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 4:42 am

bwgood77 wrote:
the_hobo wrote:
Orlwillbeback wrote:We definitely need him back, harkless was playing pf at one point last game.

Which is lame because we have a perfectly good Nicholson gathering dust on the bench

That's true....I've been wondering why he wasn't playing. I thought he always looked pretty good...at least what I saw and his numbers always looked decent.

He didn't look good at all when he did get mintues and you can't expect him to guard Josh Smith or Monroe. Harkless played well and why the complaining, we won...

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Nemesis21 · Post #9 » by **Nemesis21** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 5:05 am

What kind of ankle injury did he suffer to be out this long?

cedric76 · Post #10 » by **cedric76** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 8:49 am

Koq with a 3pt shot ala Frye would be the. Perfect player for this team

GANGSTERDOG · Post #11 » by **GANGSTERDOG** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 10:04 am

Why is he out!?!

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drsd · Post #12 » by **drsd** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 11:29 am

GANGSTERDOG wrote:Why is he out!?!

Sprained left ankle.

JBSouthpaw · Post #13 » by **JBSouthpaw** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 4:00 pm

Josh Robbins ‏@JoshuaBRobbins 38s39 seconds ago
Although the Magic are listing O'Quinn as "out" for tonight, he is participating in some drills at shootaround.

Rick Rolled · Post #14 » by **Rick Rolled** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 4:06 pm

Josh Robbins ‏@JoshuaBRobbins 13s13 seconds ago
So, I need to revise my prior tweet about O'Quinn not playing tonight. It wouldn't surprise me if the Magic upgrade O'Q before tipoff.

OrlandO · Post #15 » by **OrlandO** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 4:06 pm

JBSouthpaw wrote:Josh Robbins ‏@JoshuaBRobbins 38s39 seconds ago
Although the Magic are listing O'Quinn as "out" for tonight, he is participating in some drills at shootaround.

so no more boot... guess he will be back soon

Last Guardian · Post #16 » by **Last Guardian** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 4:34 pm

I think it will be something like:
C
Vucevic - 35 KOQ - 13
PF
Frye - 30 KOQ - 10 Harris - 8

AllPro · Post #17 » by **AllPro** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 6:55 pm

I saw him on Monday outside the arena and he was still wearing a walking boot. I don't think he is gonna play tonight.

MitchellUK · Post #18 » by **MitchellUK** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 10:41 pm

Rick Rolled wrote:
Josh Robbins ‏@JoshuaBRobbins 13s13 seconds ago
So, I need to revise my prior tweet about O'Quinn not playing tonight. It wouldn't surprise me if the Magic upgrade O'Q before tipoff.

As well as being happy he's back for the Magic, my fantasy team likes this news. I held onto him for so long because I kept hearing that is wasn't too serious and he wouldn't be out very long, then a couple of games turned into a couple of weeks. If I'd known he was going to miss three weeks I probably would have cut him.