Game Thread: Orlando Magic (29-41) vs Tobias Harris & Pistons (37-34) 3/23 7:30 PM

[MagicStarwipe]

Skiles keeps saying he wants payton pain-free before he puts him back in the starting lineup... I'm not buying it. If you're worried about payton's elbow you don't play him 30+ minutes in these last two games. I think he just wanted to see jennings start for a stretch of games in hopes he'd show him something.

Skiles says a lot of things. Just ask his ex wife.

[OrlandO]

SVG owns a 22-3 record vs Skiles.

[shadrock]

[SOUL]

Fournier's last 3 games:




Minutes = 100

Plus/Minus = -60

Rebounds = 2

Assists = 4

(but he's shooting well guys!)

[Optimus_Steel]

SVG owns a 22-3 record vs Skiles.

So thats why Stan likes Skiles so much.

[OrlChamps2030]

Scott Skiles is on the hot seat right now... He really might get fired when the season is over...

Haha yea right dude. Skiles has been terrible, but you can't fire a coach after one year. We'd be a Kings level track wreck. Unfortunately, I expect Hennigans seat to get a little warm and the front office to push through more "win now" moves. I hope Hennigan really pushes to keep our draft pick so we don't trade it for Aminu or Jared Dudley or something to get a grizzled vet on this team


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[npiper17]

SVG owns a 22-3 record vs Skiles.

No wonder he called Skiles an outstanding appointment last summer.

[the_hobo]

Skiles keeps saying he wants payton pain-free before he puts him back in the starting lineup... I'm not buying it. If you're worried about payton's elbow you don't play him 30+ minutes in these last two games. I think he just wanted to see jennings start for a stretch of games in hopes he'd show him something.

Skiles says a lot of things. Just ask his ex wife.

SAVAGE!!!!!!!

[OrlDave]

Fournier's last 3 games:




Minutes = 100

Plus/Minus = -60

Rebounds = 2

Assists = 4

(but he's shooting well guys!)

-60 LOL. That's amazing.

[OrlChamps2030]

Skiles keeps saying he wants payton pain-free before he puts him back in the starting lineup... I'm not buying it. If you're worried about payton's elbow you don't play him 30+ minutes in these last two games. I think he just wanted to see jennings start for a stretch of games in hopes he'd show him something.

Skiles says a lot of things. Just ask his ex wife.

Like when he said the cocaine wasn't his?

Or like when he said he was a changed man after he had his 6th kid from his 6th baby mama?


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[ezzzp]

What an ugly game...well, at least EP had a triple double, unfortunately it took 21 fga's to get there and 4 of the rebounds were off his own misses...at least its something I guess

I definitely don't want the Magic to tank, but its feeling like its going to happen regardless...

[MagicStarwipe]

What an ugly game...well, at least EP had a triple double, unfortunately it took 21 fga's to get there and 4 of the rebounds were off his own misses...at least its something I guess

I definitely don't want the Magic to tank, but its feeling like its going to happen regardless...

Standard Vuc game

[Magic_Kingdom]

The defense is so horrific right now, and it's the same thing that shreds us game after game -- drive and kick, drive and kick, drive and kick. We have to help every time on the drive, leaving someone wide open for the kick.

On offense, it's the same problem. No stars. The reason vets suck when they come here is because they are meant to complement your star player or players, and we don't have any.

[EasternMagic]

What an ugly game...well, at least EP had a triple double, unfortunately it took 21 fga's to get there and 4 of the rebounds were off his own misses...at least its something I guess

I definitely don't want the Magic to tank, but its feeling like its going to happen regardless...

It's almost worse than tanking, tanking is trying to be bad... we are just bad while trying to be good. The last thing this team needs is another young guy, especially one from this draft, minus the top two guys.

[Bensational]

If not for December's hot streak, Skiles would have a worse record than JV/JB last season.

Think about that.

[EasternMagic]

If not for December's hot streak, Skiles would have a worse record than JV/JB last season.

Think about that.

That's kind of a decent sized what if... because it happened.

[thelead]

Skiles keeps saying he wants payton pain-free before he puts him back in the starting lineup... I'm not buying it. If you're worried about payton's elbow you don't play him 30+ minutes in these last two games. I think he just wanted to see jennings start for a stretch of games in hopes he'd show him something.

Skiles says a lot of things. Just ask his ex wife.

Like when he said the cocaine wasn't his?

Or like when he said he was a changed man after he had his 6th kid from his 6th baby mama?


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Stop it guys! He's a changed man! Why do you have to live in the past?

[Bensational]

If not for December's hot streak, Skiles would have a worse record than JV/JB last season.

Think about that.

That's kind of a decent sized what if... because it happened.

Yeah, but it's looking like lightning in a bottle at the moment. It's almost as if Skiles has no idea how he got those wins before - or he's no longer able to communicate that to his players. I struggle to believe that our locker room has a bunch of people with big egos, because they all seem humble enough to do what needs to be done if asked. So I can only feel like it's the coach who's unable to keep order on his ship.

[Bensational]

That wasn't a Tobias for Jennings/Ilyasova trade, that was a Tobias [make way] for Gordon trade.

Tobias v Gordon statlines:

Tobias - 18pts (7-14, 1-3 3pts, 3-3FTs), 4rb, 3st, 2bl

Gordon - 15pts (5-15, 1-4 3pt, 4-4 FTs), 11rbs, 3asts

I think we've come out just fine.

[locomagicfan]

Fournier's last 3 games:




Minutes = 100

Plus/Minus = -60

Rebounds = 2

Assists = 4

(but he's shooting well guys!)

-60 LOL. That's amazing.

Fournier is a poor mans Nick Young but with a receding hairline.