Playoffs G1: Orlando Magic (7) @ Toronto Raptors (2) - The Second Dinosaur Extinction

magicman112 · Post #1321 » by **magicman112** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:36 am

ORL_on_FIRE wrote:Isaac was overwhelmed his first summer league game but looked completely comfortable his first playoff game.. like he’s been there before.

Gotta love it man.

Yes was very impressed by how he played. Knocked down some big 3 pt shots and played great defense.

nymets1 · Post #1322 » by **nymets1** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:55 am

Who were the people on here that said Toronto is our worst matchup? Come out and admit it. Everyone knows now Milwaukee is our worst matchup after we stole game 1 from Toronto and Brooklyn beat Philly also.

EAS Law · Post #1323 » by **EAS Law** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:57 am

arkknight1988 wrote:I’ve never seen a magic team play with this toughness. I think our length and defense completely shocked the raptors in the second quarter. Isaac was a huge game changer on the defensive end, played great all around. MCW has fight in him. Our length is a big advantage

Underrated point. We all joke about WeHam and their obsession with length, but damn, I guess they aren’t so dumb after all, huh?

VFX · Post #1324 » by **VFX** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:58 am

Bensational wrote:
MagicMatic wrote:
Bensational wrote:What a game. The Magic is back!

Welcome back Ben.

Thanks mate, but I've been back for a short while. I've been a bit of a bad hombre the last few months. Just got access to my OG account back though.

Ahh. And here I thought you were pennytoshaq

Post #1325 » by **SOUL** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:00 am

Post #1326 » by **SOUL** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:01 am

I had to keep Ben's secret too. :lol:

OrlandoSaban · Post #1327 » by **OrlandoSaban** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:09 am

Holy crap is all I can say

McHalesBurner · Post #1328 » by **McHalesBurner** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:10 am

Raptor and 76ers have added pressure in these playoffs, because if they flame out, Butler and Leonard will be like "see ya".

Post #1329 » by **Knightro** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:10 am

EAS Law wrote:Underrated point. We all joke about WeHam and their obsession with length, but damn, I guess they aren’t so dumb after all, huh?

Clifford made a pretty interesting point about this in his post game presser.

“We have length and we have versatility. There’s a lot of defensive possessions we don’t have to be perfect and we still stay out of rotations. It helps a lot.”

Clifford's always going to stress defensive fundamentals; positioning, communication, etc. But the fact that Isaac and Gordon specifically are so long and so versatile, the Magic are rarely forced into a straight up scramble situation in the halfcourt which is huge.

Being able to help and recover like that is such a luxury.

OrlandoSaban · Post #1330 » by **OrlandoSaban** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:11 am

I love every single person on the team.. including Grant

PrimeThyme · Post #1331 » by **PrimeThyme** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:18 am

Bensational wrote:
MagicMatic wrote:
Bensational wrote:What a game. The Magic is back!

Welcome back Ben.

Thanks mate, but I've been back for a short while. I've been a bit of a bad hombre the last few months. Just got access to my OG account back though.

Thats a plot twist If ive ever seen one :lol:

Post #1332 » by **SOUL** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:20 am

Read on Twitter

PrimeThyme · Post #1333 » by **PrimeThyme** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:23 am

Read on Twitter

MagicStarwipe · Post #1334 » by **MagicStarwipe** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:28 am

PrimeThyme wrote:
Bensational wrote:
MagicMatic wrote:
Welcome back Ben.

Thanks mate, but I've been back for a short while. I've been a bit of a bad hombre the last few months. Just got access to my OG account back though.

Thats a plot twist If ive ever seen one

Looking forward to the pepe/Ben back and forth's :lol:

nymets1 · Post #1335 » by **nymets1** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:37 am

Toronto should probably just bench Lowry and not play him again but I don't think Nurse has the balls to do it. He's not going to recover from scoring 0 points and along with his playoff career. They should never signed Lowry to that contract.

magicman112 · Post #1336 » by **magicman112** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:39 am

SOUL wrote:

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Andrew "The Torture Chamber" Nicholson!! Nice to see him out there supporting his old buddies!

Post #1337 » by **Bensational** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:42 am

SOUL wrote:I had to keep Ben's secret too.

Lol. Complicit!

3ddman23 · Post #1338 » by **3ddman23** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:52 am

PrimeThyme wrote:

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Perfect example of why you just cant look at advance stats. You have to actually watch the game sometimes to see the impact a player has on the court.

AG has been one the better man to man, 1 on 1defenders in the league for a bit now.

woosah · Post #1339 » by **woosah** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 4:05 am

SOUL wrote:

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yasss cold cuts!!

I saw a shout out from Turk that i had missed on someone's timeline earlier today (congrats when magic made the playoffs).

Many are happy for us. I scrolled through Knicks, Bucks, C's and some other board i can't recall and most were complimentary. Now whether that's because they are pulling for us or think we may be a weaker future opponent, or just like to troll T.dot...i can't say. lol

RookieStar · Post #1340 » by **RookieStar** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 4:06 am

SOUL wrote:

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is this before or after the game?

Still... i question AG's sense of fashion sometimes...