2024 NBA Playoffs Round 1 Game 7: (5) Orlando Magic at (4) Cleveland Cavaliers - Series Tied 3-3

[bigdogdylan5]

If I'm Weltman, I'm keeping a boxscore sheet of this game when Franz' and Suggs' agents come looking to get overpaid. I love both but the FO can't mismanage cap space.

Not going that far. Just one game. Their first game 7


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It was all 4 road games though. They were absolutely atrocious offensively on the road.

This flat out ridiculous to put Suggs in this. That guy busted his ass all series he had to guard Mitchell and chase garland around.

[Fortune Teller]

Franz deserves to be ripped. That was a pathetic effort.

[penny_nz]

We have no true PG, and our starting SG can't score. I've never seen a team whose problems are more obvious. I'd love an old school in the paint rim protector going into next season, but our biggest priority has to be correcting our back court. Way too many assets invested in this area in recent years to be as big a question mark as it still is. This is the offseason it needs to be addressed (correctly) or the FO needs to go, simple as that.

Not to mention set some big body, Steven Adams esque screens. So tired of our weak slip screens

[ibraheim718]

If I'm Weltman, I'm keeping a boxscore sheet of this game when Franz' and Suggs' agents come looking to get overpaid. I love both but the FO can't mismanage cap space.

Not going that far. Just one game. Their first game 7


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Weltman said they can't pay everyone! I'm paying Suggs though to a Cole Anthony type of contract.

Their agents are going to bring up career trajectory. Cole took less and now you want them to lowball Suggs and it's not even your money. I hope they all get paid.

[PrimeThyme]

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Yet somehow, people will point to our need for a first option as the reason we lost this series. Unbelievable.

Come on man.. this isn't fair at all. He got in foul trouble and it prevented him from getting a feel for the game.

Take a glance at his other road splits in this series. It's certainly not cherrypicking.

[zaymon]

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Yet somehow, people will point to our need for a first option as the reason we lost this series. Unbelievable.

Franz 6 assists, zero turnovers. HIGHEST ASSIST NUMBER THIS GAME. Yes we need more scoring 38 points from isolation Paolo not enough i guess.

[fendilim]

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Yet somehow, people will point to our need for a first option as the reason we lost this series. Unbelievable.

666.

Bad omen right there.

[SloNick Russia]

We had Cleveland and just let them off the hook.
Chances to hurt Boston were slim anyway. But Orlando is now a force in the East, dark times are past us now.

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[Bensational]

Coach bickerstaff did something mose would never do..... Tried to find a spark and I think it helped them turn the tide..... Merril was NOT playing at all this series unless in garbage time.... Cavs were down in that second quarter and bickerstaff said let's try this... And it worked I think Merril hit like 2 3s and just seeing the ball go through the net gave them confidence... Mose doesn't trust anyone other than the guys that got him here.... Maybe if he tried something else, someone else maybe he could've found a spark as well.... Guess we'll never know

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I dunno man, I think Mosley did what he could. He made lineup changes after game 2, and then within that I think he had the defense make the best adjustments against Cleveland. Unfortunately we just had no offensive juice in Cleveland outside of Paolo. Fultz was getting it going, but he’s not a good fit with Paolo so he couldn’t play many minutes.

Franz 1-15 and Suggs 2-13 is the reason for the loss. Hopefully they’ve had this taste of the big lights and pressure and they come back ready to handle the moment next time.

[Rainwater]

Our second and third option just went 3/28 in a playoff game. Our second option scored 6 points.

If I read anything about Paolo this summer I might lose my mind.

Great post

[RichCollab]

We are paying Franz and Suggs. I hope those saying not to find another team when it happens.

Don’t be losers.

[ChosenSavior]

You all don't beat up on the team too much. It has been a long time since we had a season like this. It hurts now but the hope is that we improve from this playoff loss.

Paolo played his tail off today, extremely proud of him. A shame that others couldn't join in. We are extremely young and left the foot off the gas in the 1st half. The team fought and provided a product that fans can be proud of.

Now it's time to improve this roster in the coming years so we can be a perennial contender and not a flash in the pan. Got to get tougher in the front court, shooting of course, and a 3/D wing so that we aren't having Isaac playing that role.

[Redwood]

I just realize that this will probably be the last time we see Gary, Fultz, Joe, and Chuma on this team.

Add Cole and WCJ to that list and that's the start of a good offseason.

[ibraheim718]

Everyone needs to take a step back and reflect on the whole season.

[JF5]

That’s what we were all saying last season. Welthead has been here 7 years and has yet to add a shooter. He ran back Markelle Fultz and Gary Harris. No guard on this roster averaged more than 12 ppg or more than 3 apg. It’s not rocket science.

lol this is only 3 years into a rebuild, the Magic weren’t even supposed to be here. They have offseason to fix the perimeter especially with the cap space they have and assets. If it is not corrected then I would be upset. But people really need to calm down.

It doesn’t matter what timeline we are on, it shouldn’t take 3 years to find someone who can reliably make a 3 and not be a traffic cone on defense.

You know if we drafted based on need rather talent. We'd likely would've drafted Jabari Smith rather than Banchero last year.

Again, we drafted the franchise player a season ago. How do you fix all the teams issues within 1 year after figuring out who you are as a young/rebuilding team.

The logic here doesn't make much sense.

Seriously, at the beginning of December 2023 this team was 5-20 and looking like they were headed for a top 5 pick again.

Flash Foward a year and a half later they're a 5th seed who just fought in a tough 7 game series. Perspective needs to be gained here.

[byeganyo]

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Yet somehow, people will point to our need for a first option as the reason we lost this series. Unbelievable.

Come on man.. this isn't fair at all. He got in foul trouble and it prevented him from getting a feel for the game.

He was 16-58 from the field in 4 games in Cleveland.

This is 27%

As a 6'10 player.

I'm sorry, but if anyone has this numbers, he'll get critisized.

Today he played scared.

He is a role player, asked to do more than he can handle.

[fendilim]

Not going that far. Just one game. Their first game 7


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Weltman said they can't pay everyone! I'm paying Suggs though to a Cole Anthony type of contract.

Their agents are going to bring up career trajectory. Cole took less and now you want them to lowball Suggs and it's not even your money. I hope they all get paid.

I’m not worried with Suggs, I don’t think he is a max player type or will command a max.

I’m more worried with Franz. He is being pegged as the second in food chain, when he really isnt built to be one.

[yoyojw17]

Disappointing end to an amazing season. Time to set that disappointment on fire and fuel next years successes! Proud of them all!! Let's go magic!

[ibraheim718]

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Yet somehow, people will point to our need for a first option as the reason we lost this series. Unbelievable.

Come on man.. this isn't fair at all. He got in foul trouble and it prevented him from getting a feel for the game.

Take a glance at his other road splits in this series. It's certainly not cherrypicking.

Take a look at his birth certificate.

[Fortune Teller]

Isaac ended up looking like a guy who never plays, which over the entire span of his career he is.