Magic(19-32) vs. Raptors(30-20)

[Audi]

...there's still a lot of basketball for us to lose this season. Are we really going to have these meltdowns after every freakin game? This place is a nut-house.

[Furinkazan]

...there's still a lot of basketball for us to lose this season. Are we really going to have these meltdowns after every freakin game? This place is a nut-house.

not entirely our fault

[OrlChamps2030]

I think once Ibaka is moved at the deadline then Gordon will slide to the 4. Hennigan hinted at it in his recent interviews - playing AG at the 3 has been a developmental move but, much like the Oladipo at pg experiment, its highlighted where he needs to play moving forward.

On another note, I don't understand why so many are angry at Vogel. His brief is to win games until told otherwise.

I agree with you 100% however At some point we have to stop moving players so that certain players can develop. Oladipo at the PG was a disaster move and I think the FO agrees AG at the 3 hasn't really panned out the way they wanted to. You move serge and you don't have to worry about replacing the 4 when you have AG. Question is can you go out and get a wing player to mound the three who would compliment Fournier at the 2 and Ag at the 4.

I think it's pretty apparent that Gordon doesn't have natural fluidity and explosiveness when he has the ball in his hands on the perimeter. He really doesn't have the fluidity & footwork to be a slasher and break down the defense which is what we would want out of him on the perimeter. I do like him guarding SFs though.

[the_hobo]

TIL fournier got his first career double double this game. After all this time, just one?? Unbelievable!

[trebone]

I could see a Serge for Jae Crowder/pick deal working well for us, slide AG back to the 4

[OrlandO]

We really need to build AG up and get him going. This should be a priority for this franchise and it really hasn't ever looked like it is one. So many of these kinds of performances from him in year 3 is worrying,

It's because he's out of position. PF fits him better right now as that's where all his advantages are. At SF he's hanging out on the perimeter too much and he doesn't have the skills to pull it off consistently and comfortably. Don't think vogel's system is helping. If we move him back to PF after we trade Ibaka, does that mean we somewhat wasted a year of his development?

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[RickB-Orlando]

My lord the Raptors are trash. How we managed to beat them twice in a week has me at a lost for words. And they're suppose to give Cle a run in the ECF? Lol If they don't make a move they'll be lucky to escape the first round. Mean while we're dropping from 4th to 11th in our lottery odds and now I'm scared Rob will be pressured even more into making a panic trade so we can fail to sneak into the 8th seed and get crapped on by Cle in the first round.

I love posts like this. A couple of weeks ago they were one player away from pushing Cleveland.

Personally, I'm just going with the flow. If we get a good pick, great, but I root for a win every single game out, and I will note this is what, 4 straight home wins?

Good team effort, Ibaka looked like the beast we thought he could be next to Vooch, and add in fairly solid play from everyone. The only knock was AG looked like a rookie again, which would explain *why* he didn't sniff the court in the 4th.

I'm all for cracking the bottom seed and getting Elf, AG and Vooch a taste of the playoffs.

[RickB-Orlando]

TIL fournier got his first career double double this game. After all this time, just one?? Unbelievable!

It's not as easy as it sounds.


Which just goes to show how unusual it is to have a guy that racks them up routinely (yes, Vooch).

[MagicStarwipe]

TIL fournier got his first career double double this game. After all this time, just one?? Unbelievable!

Probably because he's as one dimensional as they come.

[The Real Dalic]

TIL fournier got his first career double double this game. After all this time, just one?? Unbelievable!

It's not as easy as it sounds.


Which just goes to show how unusual it is to have a guy that racks them up routinely (yes, Vooch).

Not only that, but it's not like he's been a player that gets a lot of minutes, only last year it started for him. It's not like there's that many role players from the 2 getting a bunch of double doubles anyway.

[npiper17]

My lord the Raptors are trash. How we managed to beat them twice in a week has me at a lost for words. And they're suppose to give Cle a run in the ECF? Lol If they don't make a move they'll be lucky to escape the first round. Mean while we're dropping from 4th to 11th in our lottery odds and now I'm scared Rob will be pressured even more into making a panic trade so we can fail to sneak into the 8th seed and get crapped on by Cle in the first round.

I love posts like this. A couple of weeks ago they were one player away from pushing Cleveland.

Personally, I'm just going with the flow. If we get a good pick, great, but I root for a win every single game out, and I will note this is what, 4 straight home wins?

Good team effort, Ibaka looked like the beast we thought he could be next to Vooch, and add in fairly solid play from everyone. The only knock was AG looked like a rookie again, which would explain *why* he didn't sniff the court in the 4th.

I'm all for cracking the bottom seed and getting Elf, AG and Vooch a taste of the playoffs.

4 straight home wins for the Magic? They lost to the Pacers at home on Wednesday night.

[Def Swami]

Country music?

We can't get anyone else to come to our games.

Damn shame after the Plies debacle.

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Get Plies some Remy, Orlando!

Hold up! SGT Slaughter was in the house and he wasn't the halftime interview?!

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[OrlandO]

My lord the Raptors are trash. How we managed to beat them twice in a week has me at a lost for words. And they're suppose to give Cle a run in the ECF? Lol If they don't make a move they'll be lucky to escape the first round. Mean while we're dropping from 4th to 11th in our lottery odds and now I'm scared Rob will be pressured even more into making a panic trade so we can fail to sneak into the 8th seed and get crapped on by Cle in the first round.

I love posts like this. A couple of weeks ago they were one player away from pushing Cleveland.

Personally, I'm just going with the flow. If we get a good pick, great, but I root for a win every single game out, and I will note this is what, 4 straight home wins?

Good team effort, Ibaka looked like the beast we thought he could be next to Vooch, and add in fairly solid play from everyone. The only knock was AG looked like a rookie again, which would explain *why* he didn't sniff the court in the 4th.

I'm all for cracking the bottom seed and getting Elf, AG and Vooch a taste of the playoffs.

4 straight home wins for the Magic? They lost to the Pacers at home on Wednesday night.

Lost the two home games before that as well.

[Blue_and_Whte]

These stupid pointless wins will give the FO false hope.

The Heat was 11-30 in full tank mode. Now after ripping off 9-straight wins, the team is still only at 20-30. Wonder if the Heat fans are ripping the team for each win in this massive winning streak.


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Well "fans" of the Heat generally only support their team if they're winning and likely don't understand the difference between being a winning team and a treadmill team. We'll talk when they're treadmilling it with Dragic, Whiteside, and Justice Winslow. I gather their fans wouldn't know the difference either way.