Sweater Vest Thread #16: Magic 104 - Cavs 94

[JoshuaPotter]

Goga quietly or loudly making himself 3rd string to 1st string. He has a ton of weaknesses as a starter. Defense isn't one of it. Feels like energy every night might be though.

[tooler]

Feels like energy every night might be though.

Has he struggled with that? I haven't followed it closely.

[JoshuaPotter]

Feels like energy every night might be though.

Has he struggled with that? I haven't followed it closely.

The last 2 has had him playing with super high intensity. So it kinda overshadows what I have been hearing from him on the radio when I tune in.

[RichCollab]

Feels like energy every night might be though.

Has he struggled with that? I haven't followed it closely.

The last 2 has had him playing with super high intensity. So it kinda overshadows what I have been hearing from him on the radio when I tune in.

Questioning GoGa’s energy? Seriously?

[Optimus_Steel]

Has he struggled with that? I haven't followed it closely.

The last 2 has had him playing with super high intensity. So it kinda overshadows what I have been hearing from him on the radio when I tune in.

Questioning GoGa’s energy? Seriously?

Energy is not a problem. His one weakness is his scoring around the basket. He tends to rush things and take a bad attempt. He needs to remember he is a legit 7fter.

[Optimus_Steel]

I'm going to say Goga for vest just slight over Suggs because he got us going and help us stay tethered in the 1st half. Suggs with the cummerbund. Paolo and Ingles share the mittens.

[Last Guardian]

I went with Suggs. I thought Franz/Paolo forced the issue too much. Suggs had to guard the best player and again made him struggle. He is so pivotal to this team. You could make an argument for Goga I just think Suggs had a bigger overall impact on the game.

[ORLMagicGirl15]

I agree with Paolo that Suggs won this game for us.

C: Goga
M: Paolo-->before his injury, it seemed like he was about to have a great second half.

[JoshuaPotter]

Has he struggled with that? I haven't followed it closely.

The last 2 has had him playing with super high intensity. So it kinda overshadows what I have been hearing from him on the radio when I tune in.

Questioning GoGa’s energy? Seriously?

I mean seriously? As in. Did I mean it? Sure. I mean everything I type.

Didn't call him lazy.

He is, at least based off what I hear and watch in replays as I can't tune in. A player who relies more on his energy to make an impact on the game over his skills. Likewise he doesn't always "play to his height".

This is not meant to be "we need to trade him, bench him, and so on." Just an attempt at a realistic assessment.

He has the height and I think the toolbox to get 3-4 blks a game. But you see him struggle to make as big an impact in say the last 5 games. 2/5 he seems to absolutely crush it.

[Knightro]

Tough vote!

I went with...

Vest - Suggs
Cummerbund - Bitadze
Mittens - Ingles

[richi_v25]

V- Suggs for being Suggs
C- Ingles for his (2) 3's when we couldn't score
M- Goga playing like a big man the first half
L- Franz & PB scoring the second half

[drsd]

THis game is hillaripus as nobody deserves a vest. But wins are wins. And this was a good won.

TO play the game though, and it won't be Black for his +12 on zero points scored, I also cannot go for Banchero (TOs) or F-Wagner (0-fer with long ball).

So, reluctantly, Suggs.
Then the goga-nator for the cummerbund.
And Ingles for the mittens.

Isaac for a lollypop as he had a good game in return,

[byeganyo]

He has the height and I think the toolbox to get 3-4 blks a game. But you see him struggle to make as big an impact in say the last 5 games. 2/5 he seems to absolutely crush it.

He is 4TH in the whole NBA in block percentage - 4th! So he is elite in terms of blocking currently.

[GameOver25]

Goga - his blocks won me over
Suggs
Ingles

[JoshuaPotter]

He has the height and I think the toolbox to get 3-4 blks a game. But you see him struggle to make as big an impact in say the last 5 games. 2/5 he seems to absolutely crush it.

He is 4TH in the whole NBA in block percentage - 4th! So he is elite in terms of blocking currently.

That is great! I must be so spoiled watching Ben Wallace, JI, Dwight Howard, and Shaq play for Orlando in my lifetime that mere mortals don't seem as awesome.

[Knightro]

Final Vest No. 16 Standings
Vest - Jalen Suggs
Cummerbund - Goga Bitadze
Mittens - Joe Ingles (determined via thread comments)

Season Standings (3-2-1 Scale)
Paolo Banchero - 27
Franz Wagner - 21
Jalen Suggs - 15
Cole Anthony - 8
Goga Bitadze - 7
Jonathan Isaac - 6
Moritz Wagner - 6
Anthony Black - 2
Joe Ingles - 2
Wendell Carter - 1
Gary Harris - 1

Vests
Paolo Banchero - 6 (at UTA, v. LAL, v. MIL, at CHI, v. WAS, v. DET)
Jalen Suggs - 3 (at IND, v. TOR, v. CLE)
Moritz Wagner - 2 (at POR, v. BOS)
Cole Anthony - 2 (v. HOU, v. CHA)
Franz Wagner - 2 (v. DEN, v. WAS)
Jonathan Isaac - 1 (at CHI)

Cummerbunds
Franz Wagner - 6 (at POR, at UTA, at CHI, v. CHA, v. WAS, v. DET)
Paolo Banchero - 4 (at IND, v. TOR, v. DEN, v. BOS)
Jalen Suggs - 2 (v. MIL, v. WAS)
Goga Bitadze - 2 (at CHI, v. CLE)
Jonathan Isaac - 1 (v. HOU)
Anthony Black - 1 (v. LAL)

Mittens
Franz Wagner - 3 (v. HOU, v. MIL, v. BOS)
Goga Bitadze - 3 (v. LAL, at IND, v. DET)
Cole Anthony - 2 (v. TOR, v. WAS)
Jalen Suggs - 2 (at POR, v. WAS)
Joe Ingles - 2 (v. DEN, v. CLE)
Wendell Carter Jr - 1 (at UTH)
Jonathan Isaac - 1 (at CHI)
Gary Harris - 1 (at CHI)
Paolo Banchero - 1 (v. CHA)

[eyriq]

Suggs separating himself. Stay healthy, young stud, and you'll get paid.

[drsd]

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