2023-2024 Regular Season Game 39: Orlando Magic (21-17) at Oklahoma City Thunder (26-11) - 8pm

[Bensational]

The main thing about our team is even in losses we’re showing we’re good enough to hang with any team on any given night. We’re almost always within striking range. For such a young team that’s pretty phenomenal.

[OrlandoNed]

If I am the magic, I am on the phone with everyone up for grabs besides p5 and franz. Paolo is visibly frustrated with the lack of help and scoring options. We have run atleast 15-20 mins of gametime where he was the only one that could make a play on the floor.

People are saying stand pat at the deadline and I really wonder if we should.... We need bodies back but are they any good? Paolo is the leading scorer and the most rebounds and the most assists...hes out there doing everyone's job.... He hasn't been perfect himself but just look at the load he has to carry.... We got to do something

Sent from the phone in my hands

We rely way too much on guys who are always injured and always mid at best and always make too much money. Our ROI on our salary cap is pathetic.

[3ddman23]

Man ya are some brave souls for watching these games. After the sun's game I told myself I needed a break casue i knew this would get brutal. I haven't been watching but I figured this would be the case with how hard the schedule is.

You add the Injuries to it and it's a recipe for this team being under 500. in due time. I just refuse to watch another skiles year all over again( I know we have a brighter long term future though).

The only saving grace is the bulls, raptors, nets and hawks are absoulte garbage. If it wasn't for that this team could easy miss the playoffs/play in again and it's really a shame with how well this season started.

I'm waiting to all star break to start watching games again hopefully by then with the easy of the schdule and maybe a move this front office may make it will swing this ship the other way again, but I'm just not sure. Well see

[IllMagic04]

I missed this game. Anything positive to take from it?

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[meatwad4343]

The team is just deeply flawed now and I'm sure we'll fix it going into next year. You can't expect to win consistently when you have a huge portion of your cap tied to a bunch of guys who only can play 30-40 games a season

[thelead]

It's mostly personnel. Young team = turnovers

It is mostly personnel.... but even when healthy, we're not where we want to be. We were really good when healthy. I think we can all agree that we want to be great (contenders). We're in the window to consolidate some of our assets and take advantage of teams that are ready to tear things down. It doesn't have to happen this trade deadline but I think there will be opportunities to take advantage of in the next few weeks. I hope we see the FO be aggressive now that we know what we have in Paolo, Franz, Suggs, and AB.

[eyriq]

I missed this game. Anything positive to take from it?

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We didn't get run out the building

[thelead]

I missed this game. Anything positive to take from it?

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We didn't get embarrassed

[Knightro]

I missed this game. Anything positive to take from it?

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Magic played hard. It was a professional effort when frankly it wouldn’t have been too surprising if it hadn’t been (2nd night of a BTB on the road against an excellent team with the rest advantage).

They’re just outgunned right now from all the injuries and illness.

[ORLMagicGirl15]

I missed this game. Anything positive to take from it?

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It’s done! They played hard.

[meatwad4343]

Man ya are some brave souls for watching these games. After the sun's game I told myself I needed a break casue i knew this would get brutal. I haven't been watching but I figured this would be the case with how hard the schedule is.

You add the Injuries to it and it's a recipe for this team being under 500. in due time. I just refuse to watch another skiles year all over again( I know we have a brighter long term future though).

The only saving grace is the bulls, raptors, nets and hawks are absoulte garbage. If it wasn't for that this team could easy miss the playoffs/play in again and it's really a shame with how well this season started.

I'm waiting to all star break to start watching games again hopefully by then with the easy of the schdule and maybe a move this front office may make it will swing this ship the other way again, but I'm just not sure. Well see

35-38 wins should be enough for the last play in spot. Worst case scenario this team will still get to that total

[ChosenSavior]

Actually think Isaac was solid tonight despite being out for so long. However it's hard to be excited due to the high chance he'll just get injured again.

[SOUL]

I wanted Hartenstein this offseason.. looking at his stats make me sad

[eyriq]

Weltman running it back with injury prone players is vile

[Knightro]

If the Magic outright miss the play in, there’s gonna need to be some uncomfortable conversations this offseason.

The schedule lightens up significantly in February and March. If they can get the kind of health they had in November, they’ve got 20 wins left on the schedule at least.

[BlueBalls]

They have to dump Cole on someone. He’s freaking terrible.

[eyriq]

I think we win Monday. No way we lose four out of five, right?

[thelead]

I wanted Hartenstein this offseason.. looking at his stats make me sad

You mean a few summers ago? He's going to be a free agent this summer again. Gotta pay him if you want him. I doubt the Knicks will lock him up longterm

[dsg2021]

We're hanging and fighting like hell, but we're in a bit of trouble imho. We are losing that edge we had to drive and cut a lot. It was our only real offensive power. Don't get me wrong though, I'm ecstatic to see Caleb Houston do really great lately, tantalizing if he can be high level 3&D. Chuma looking legit.

I think Anthony Black costed us the game a bit. His on ball possessions would often end up giving the ball to Cole or Paolo with 7 seconds left. Even worse, since neither Cole or Paolo could get the ball at the top of the key, Paolo would receive a pass from Black amid a double team on him already there. It was a good development game for Black at least, I guess. But it'd be nice to win .400 in this insane calendar stretch.

[Bakomagic]

The irony is not lost on me that the main things that Steve Clifford drilled into his teams relentlessly...

-Don't turn the ball over
-Don't give up offensive rebounds
-Don't foul

...are all things the Magic have struggled with so badly this season.

I mentioned that we should hire him as a lead assistant last game... assuming he's fired this summer. Mose needs help on that staff.

Clifford is sooooo overrated by Magic fans I swear, dude is mediocre at best. If you are going to move on from Mose you can do a lot better than Cliff.