2016 Official Speculation Thread: Episode V - The Preseason Strikes Back

orlando1214 · Post #1361 » by **orlando1214** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 1:08 pm

AdamTheGreek wrote:
Patrick1978 wrote:Is media day today or tomorrow?

Today. I'll be there. It officially goes from noon until maybe 5 p.m. EST.

They start before noon where all of the players go to different stations.

I'm hoping we get a look at the 'Stars' jersey and shorts. The sleeved jerseys were unveiled at Media Day, too.

Thanks for the update Adam. Yeah, I would love to see the players wear those Star jerseys. We haven't seen the shorts for those either as far as I'm aware. Either way, it's hard to really judge those without seeing them on a player.

Oh by the way, I've been enjoying your Penny and Pops podcast, keep it up!

Optimus_Steel · Post #1362 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 1:41 pm

Will media day be webcasted live? Im working from home this week.

rcklsscognition · Post #1363 » by **rcklsscognition** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 1:50 pm

Optimus_Steel wrote:Will media day be webcasted live? Im working from home this week.

Robbins just tweeted it starts at noon, stream says 1130, NBA.com says 11am. It will be streamed on http://www.nba.com/magic/live and the OS will likely have something too.

magicman112 · Post #1364 » by **magicman112** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 2:08 pm

Tayswagzzz wrote:
Howard Mass wrote:The first preseason game is one week from today.

Too bad the first four are not on TV.

IIRC it is still possible to find a crappy stream for the game even if they aren't on TV?

Yes, there have usually been jumbotron feeds at the very least. We should be good as long as there isn't any games in non-NBA arenas those usually don't have them then. I have a laptop I busted the screen on but it comes in handy for these times cause I can hook it to the TV.

Nyce_1 · Post #1365 » by **Nyce_1** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 2:10 pm

Tayswagzzz wrote:
Howard Mass wrote:The first preseason game is one week from today.

Too bad the first four are not on TV.

IIRC it is still possible to find a crappy stream for the game even if they aren't on TV?

Yes.

PennytoShaq · Post #1366 » by **PennytoShaq** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 2:33 pm

shadrock wrote:
drsd wrote:
PennytoShaq wrote:I'm a huge fan of the small ball potential of this team ...

Not to disagree, but I am a huge fan of the big ball potential of this team.

For example, with the evolving ball handling by Gordon and Hezonja, I can see Orlando playing these five for spot minutes:

Hezona/Gordon/Biyombo/Ibaka/Vučević

That is a monster. There are three elite defenders that can guard many positions (Gordon/Biyombo/Ibaka) and two potentially elite shooters at their positions (Hezona/Vučević).

I use this as an extreme example of the versatility Coach Vogel has with the roster.

I am in love with Orlando going against the NBA small-ball grain.

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Tired of people saying small ball. Just being small gives you nothing. Its being fast that helps. If we can be fast without compromising size then i dont see why we would choose to go small. We could create a lot of mismatches in that sense.

That's not the point though. The Magic aren't going to go small to be fast. It would be to add shooting and scoring on the floor. The whole concern with this team are those two things so if we need to make runs, we can actually do it without sacrificing much defense.

orlando1214 · Post #1367 » by **orlando1214** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 3:51 pm

http://www.nba.com/magic/live

Media day stream has started finally.

Post #1368 » by **Def Swami** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 4:01 pm

Not a huge fan of DJ Augustin using #14.

NEM · Post #1369 » by **NEM** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 4:16 pm

Def Swami wrote:Not a huge fan of DJ Augustin using #14.

Jason smith wearing it bothered me more.. DJ's game, tattoos, and size all remind me of jameer

DiplomaticMagic · Post #1370 » by **DiplomaticMagic** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 4:21 pm

I was watching the Orlando Sentinel feed, and they're doing magic tricks.....

drsd · Post #1371 » by **drsd** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 4:22 pm

shadrock wrote:Tired of people saying small ball. Just being small gives you nothing. Its being fast that helps. If we can be fast without compromising size then i dont see why we would choose to go small. We could create a lot of mismatches in that sense.

To agree with you, what Orlando has is length and speed. Those are two characteristics beyond coaching. Orlando has freakishly athletic players.

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Post #1372 » by **Def Swami** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 4:24 pm

No one on this stream is going to ask Gordon about how bad this ankle sprain is...

orlando1214 · Post #1373 » by **orlando1214** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 4:27 pm

Def Swami wrote:No one on this stream is going to ask Gordon about how bad this ankle sprain is...

Saw this on Twitter from earlier today. He's working out and playing ball, so that's good, but I would like to know if he's good to go for camp tomorrow.

Post #1374 » by **Def Swami** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 4:28 pm

orlando1214 wrote:
Def Swami wrote:No one on this stream is going to ask Gordon about how bad this ankle sprain is...

Saw this on Twitter from earlier today. He's working out and playing ball, so that's good, but I would like to know if he's good to go for camp tomorrow.

Zach Oliver ‏@ZachOliverNBA
Aaron Gordon rolled his ankle a few weeks ago. He isn't expected to do contact early, but will do drills, per Vogel.

Post #1375 » by **Def Swami** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 4:33 pm

Nick Gryniewicz ESPN ‏@ESPN580Nick
#Magic F Aaron Gordon on his ankle injury: "Everyone is more concerned than I am. I rolled my ankle...I'll be back. I'll be good to go."

3ddman23 · Post #1376 » by **3ddman23** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 4:33 pm

Does anyone know if you can view the media day after its finished? Cause I'm not able to see ee it live lol

Post #1377 » by **Def Swami** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 5:01 pm

Curious to see who emerges as a leader of this team. I have a feeling Serge Ibaka ends up filling that role for us this year.

Post #1378 » by **Def Swami** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 5:17 pm

Read on Twitter

Optimus_Steel · Post #1379 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 5:21 pm

Bismack says we going to punish people.

Martins said the reason we didnt get allstar game this year was because a good number of the hotel rooms are taken by 2 big conventions for that time. Dont know how true that is.

AddiFB · Post #1380 » by **AddiFB** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 5:23 pm

Alex Martins' hair is so greasy that my internet connection got all clogged up. Now it's all too slow. Anyone know where I can find a good cable degreaser?