2020-2021 Regular Season Game 33: Orlando Magic (13-19) at Brooklyn Nets (21-12)

[The Real Dalic]

There is no good thing for me when our most likely outcome is still to finish with the 7th best odds or lower. Even with the hardest schedule (which doesn’t factor in stars sitting out at the end of the season) we aren’t worse then the teams currently ahead of us in the draft order. Washington is still up in the air imo as well, especially if Beal gets moved.

I see it as another year where we will be reaching for talent outside of the top 5. Being in no mans land as a franchise just doesn’t get me excited.

I'm hoping you're wrong. Especially since we're now the 6th worst team again with an increasingly difficult schedule ahead. I could see Houston and Sacramento passing us again. Especially when Christian Wood is healthy again. I think it will be tough to catch the Cavs. But the Wizards are currently better than us and have looked great recently. Hopefully they can keep it up.

The scary thing is what the team does when we start getting players like AG and Anthony back. Hoping that we make some moves to help with the future but not this season. Not holding my breath with this FO though.

[GelbeWand09]

The FO has to do something. When Indiana Pacers lost in the first round last year, they fired their coach. Why? Because they are stuck with being mediocrity.

But to Magic? Our mediocrity is OK and we kept running it back year after year. The excuse this year is our injury.

There is absolutely no hope for this Magic team. We will never win a championship with our personnel.

There is no light at the end of the tunnel.

The sad truth is, we will never win a playoff series with our personal. But lets keep the Vets & try again next year, like the last decade. The result gonna be different this time.

[GelbeWand09]

The reason I personally like to complain about Bamba is because everyone here likes to act like he's already better than Vuc and a playable role player while also using Bamba to try and trash the clearly superior All-Star in Vucevic.

Also, before someone says "no one thinks that" that everyone likes to say here, some clearly do. Because they wouldn't have brought up that useless +/- stat that everyone was bringing up when Bamba was beating up on trash G-Leaguers earlier in the year.

Bamba is not a good player. At least not yet. Should we play him? Sure. Especially this year where there is no hope. But is he even close to being a good player/defender. Absolutely not. At this point, he's a bum with potential.

Lets be honest, thats 1 user & we all know he got no clue. Pretty sure you find not even 1 post saying that in the last 2 and a half years. Only time that happened was probably his 1st game ever vs. Miami.
Like some people said here already, its hilarious to rant constantly about a end of the bench player in his rookie contract after a decade of losses with the same players.

Why wasting so much energy trashing that player instead of the guys drafting him into the worst situation possible. Guys who has done nothing except drafting & sign g-leaque players over 3 years & still riding the same core of there predecessor.
Guys that think keeping a core of end 20's / early 30 players, with one +50% record season (42-40) over almost a decade in the healthiest season ever, is a smart idea. Guys that think continuity trumps talent
We are the only team in the NBA still guided like we are in the 80's or 90's, were GM's thought its smart to keep there end 20's lone fringe all-stars as long as possible, despite every season ends with the same dissapointing result.
We are the equivalent of teams 5-10 years ago still thinking the 3Point shot is not important, while the rest of the NBA know the truth already (but oh hey, our FO seems to still think that way )

[The Real Dalic]

The reason I personally like to complain about Bamba is because everyone here likes to act like he's already better than Vuc and a playable role player while also using Bamba to try and trash the clearly superior All-Star in Vucevic.

Also, before someone says "no one thinks that" that everyone likes to say here, some clearly do. Because they wouldn't have brought up that useless +/- stat that everyone was bringing up when Bamba was beating up on trash G-Leaguers earlier in the year.

Bamba is not a good player. At least not yet. Should we play him? Sure. Especially this year where there is no hope. But is he even close to being a good player/defender. Absolutely not. At this point, he's a bum with potential.

Lets be honest, thats 1 user & we all know he got no clue. Pretty sure you find not even 1 post saying that in the last 2 and a half years. Only time that happened was probably his 1st game ever vs. Miami.
Like some people said here already, its hilarious to rant constantly about a end of the bench player in his rookie contract after a decade of losses with the same players.

Why wasting so much energy trashing that player instead of the guys drafting him into the worst situation possible. Guys who has done nothing except drafting & sign g-leaque players over 3 years & still riding the same core of there predecessor.
Guys that think keeping a core of end 20's / early 30 players, with one +50% record season (42-40) over almost a decade in the healthiest season ever, is a smart idea. Guys that think continuity trumps talent
We are the only team in the NBA still guided like we are in the 80's or 90's, were GM's thought its smart to keep there end 20's lone fringe all-stars as long as possible, despite every season ends with the same dissapointing result.
We are the equivalent of teams 5-10 years ago still thinking the 3Point shot is not important, while the rest of the NBA know the truth already (but oh hey, our FO seems to still think that way )

It's funny that now it's okay to blame the FO. But when it comes to Vuc. Everyone blames him, as well as the FO.

[GelbeWand09]

The reason I personally like to complain about Bamba is because everyone here likes to act like he's already better than Vuc and a playable role player while also using Bamba to try and trash the clearly superior All-Star in Vucevic.

Also, before someone says "no one thinks that" that everyone likes to say here, some clearly do. Because they wouldn't have brought up that useless +/- stat that everyone was bringing up when Bamba was beating up on trash G-Leaguers earlier in the year.

Bamba is not a good player. At least not yet. Should we play him? Sure. Especially this year where there is no hope. But is he even close to being a good player/defender. Absolutely not. At this point, he's a bum with potential.

Lets be honest, thats 1 user & we all know he got no clue. Pretty sure you find not even 1 post saying that in the last 2 and a half years. Only time that happened was probably his 1st game ever vs. Miami.
Like some people said here already, its hilarious to rant constantly about a end of the bench player in his rookie contract after a decade of losses with the same players.

Why wasting so much energy trashing that player instead of the guys drafting him into the worst situation possible. Guys who has done nothing except drafting & sign g-leaque players over 3 years & still riding the same core of there predecessor.
Guys that think keeping a core of end 20's / early 30 players, with one +50% record season (42-40) over almost a decade in the healthiest season ever, is a smart idea. Guys that think continuity trumps talent
We are the only team in the NBA still guided like we are in the 80's or 90's, were GM's thought its smart to keep there end 20's lone fringe all-stars as long as possible, despite every season ends with the same dissapointing result.
We are the equivalent of teams 5-10 years ago still thinking the 3Point shot is not important, while the rest of the NBA know the truth already (but oh hey, our FO seems to still think that way )

It's funny that now it's okay to blame the FO. But when it comes to Vuc. Everyone blames him, as well as the FO.

Its funny that i'm here protecting a player that has almost nothing to do personally with the situation we are in over the last decade, despite i'm one of the first saying i've quitted on him. I dont care for Bamba. But when a gamethread is to 80% Bamba discussion, i'm thinking whats going on. He is not our main problem by far. He is non repairable lost value & that since he wasnt traded after his 1st year. We have bigger problems, we can still solve. I wont argue with you about Vuc, its wasted lifetime for both of us. We agree to disagree, which is absolutely okay & welcomed on any discussion forum.

[The Real Dalic]

Lets be honest, thats 1 user & we all know he got no clue. Pretty sure you find not even 1 post saying that in the last 2 and a half years. Only time that happened was probably his 1st game ever vs. Miami.
Like some people said here already, its hilarious to rant constantly about a end of the bench player in his rookie contract after a decade of losses with the same players.

Why wasting so much energy trashing that player instead of the guys drafting him into the worst situation possible. Guys who has done nothing except drafting & sign g-leaque players over 3 years & still riding the same core of there predecessor.
Guys that think keeping a core of end 20's / early 30 players, with one +50% record season (42-40) over almost a decade in the healthiest season ever, is a smart idea. Guys that think continuity trumps talent
We are the only team in the NBA still guided like we are in the 80's or 90's, were GM's thought its smart to keep there end 20's lone fringe all-stars as long as possible, despite every season ends with the same dissapointing result.
We are the equivalent of teams 5-10 years ago still thinking the 3Point shot is not important, while the rest of the NBA know the truth already (but oh hey, our FO seems to still think that way )

It's funny that now it's okay to blame the FO. But when it comes to Vuc. Everyone blames him, as well as the FO.

Its funny that i'm here protecting a player that has almost nothing to do personally with the situation we are in over the last decade, despite i'm one of the first saying i've quitted on him. I dont care for Bamba. But when a gamethread is to 80% Bamba discussion, i'm thinking whats going on. He is not our main problem by far. He is non repairable lost value & that since he wasnt traded after his 1st year. We have bigger problems, we can still solve. I wont argue with you about Vuc, its wasted lifetime for both of us. We agree to disagree, which is absolutely okay & welcomed on any discussion forum.

Sure. All I'm saying is that no player is at fault. The FO is. But when Vuc is mentioned, people jump on it and start hating on him for no reason. But if Bamba gets criticism, it's the FO's or coaches fault.

[GelbeWand09]

It's funny that now it's okay to blame the FO. But when it comes to Vuc. Everyone blames him, as well as the FO.

Its funny that i'm here protecting a player that has almost nothing to do personally with the situation we are in over the last decade, despite i'm one of the first saying i've quitted on him. I dont care for Bamba. But when a gamethread is to 80% Bamba discussion, i'm thinking whats going on. He is not our main problem by far. He is non repairable lost value & that since he wasnt traded after his 1st year. We have bigger problems, we can still solve. I wont argue with you about Vuc, its wasted lifetime for both of us. We agree to disagree, which is absolutely okay & welcomed on any discussion forum.

Sure. All I'm saying is that no player is at fault. The FO is. But when Vuc is mentioned, people jump on it and start hating on him for no reason. But if Bamba gets criticism, it's the FO's or coaches fault.

I can understand your point for sure. He is just the face of the worst era of Magic basketball. Many people project there anger of this situation into him. Thats something he has to live with, when he decides to stay here. Because on the otherside, he is a profiteer of the situation too. There is probably no other team he had such high usage, steady personal life & that contract, in the guard/wing dominated NBA of 2021.

[pepe1991]

Is there anything to say about former 6th overall pick, 3rd year nba player, who is getting waxed on both ends by 21 years old, 31# pick who played 16 nba games in his career before?

There is. Mo Bumba, Mo Bust. No -Mo- Bamba.

Just trade him for future picks you have no intentions to use. Put him out of missery, let him prepare for some Bahçeşehir Koleji in Turkey so he can be backup there.