2024-2025 Preseason Game 1: Orlando Magic (0-0) at New Orleans Pelicans (0-0) - 1:30pm

WillCmeAsRomans · Post #201 » by **WillCmeAsRomans** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:14 pm

Definitely rolled his ankle. I was able to rewind my stream.

Post #202 » by **SOUL** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:14 pm

Knightro wrote:
VFX wrote:As expected, the starting lineup makes no sense.

The issue, if you want to call it an issue in the third quarter of preseason game 1, is that they're NOT actually doing what they did last year offensively and they're actually force feeding Suggs on ball reps so it's not all Paolo and Franz isolation 15 times a game apiece.

Suggs just isn't really ready to do that yet.

As they should do. These games aren't about winning more so than liking how your own team is operating, which obviously there are a lot of kinks to work out.

But it's exactly what they should do in preseason games 1/2. As 3/4 get closer, obviously you might start playing closer to as you would in the season.

thelead · Post #203 » by **thelead** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:15 pm

WillCmeAsRomans wrote:Definitely rolled his ankle. I was able to rewind my stream.

gets injured all the time he tries extra hard. he was determined not to let Theis score again.

Post #204 » by **Knightro** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:19 pm

thelead wrote:
Knightro wrote:
VFX wrote:As expected, the starting lineup makes no sense.

The issue, if you want to call it an issue in the third quarter of preseason game 1, is that they're NOT actually doing what they did last year offensively and they're actually force feeding Suggs on ball reps so it's not all Paolo and Franz isolation 15 times a game apiece.

Suggs just isn't really ready to do that yet.

Well, last year's offense didn't really work either. Weren't we the 22nd ranked offense

The offense with the primary starting group was a little better than that.

Suggs/Harris/Franz/Paolo/Carter had a 114.7 ORTG which would have ranked 16th extrapolated over the whole season.

Message Boar · Post #205 » by **Message Boar** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:20 pm

thelead wrote:
WillCmeAsRomans wrote:Definitely rolled his ankle. I was able to rewind my stream.

gets injured all the time he tries extra hard. he was determined not to let Theis score again.

Yeah, he stepped on Theis' foot after a contest.

penny_nz · Post #206 » by **penny_nz** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:20 pm

Oh damn preseason starts for us today! Early game for me over here though, I'll watch it a bit later

thelead · Post #207 » by **thelead** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:20 pm

AB looking great

Mo... man.... he is going to miss Ingles

Post #208 » by **Knightro** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:21 pm

thelead wrote:AB looking great

Mo... man.... he is going to miss Ingles

I'm not worried about Moe. He's a super skilled finisher and it will translate.

KillMonger · Post #209 » by **KillMonger** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:22 pm

Moe....stop getting cooked by a rookie big

VFX · Post #210 » by **VFX** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:22 pm

Wendell injured? Good thing we have 20 other Centers on the roster.

thelead · Post #211 » by **thelead** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:22 pm

if Cole could just make a few more of those types of passes per game, we'd have something good

Message Boar · Post #212 » by **Message Boar** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:22 pm

I'll do a glass half full post and say that Moe, AB and Paolo have mostly looked good.

Post #213 » by **Knightro** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:23 pm

VFX wrote:Wendell injured? Good thing we have 20 other Centers on the roster.

They might be better defensively with Goga anyway.

VFX · Post #214 » by **VFX** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:25 pm

Knightro wrote:
VFX wrote:Wendell injured? Good thing we have 20 other Centers on the roster.

They might be better defensively with Goga anyway.

Goga is better than Carter considering injuries.

thelead · Post #215 » by **thelead** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:26 pm

Houstan lost a lot of muscle mass in just a few days :lol:

Last Guardian · Post #216 » by **Last Guardian** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:26 pm

thelead wrote:game is so bad that they pulled the plug?

Technical difficulties on league pass

Or game is so bad they had to put in the good players

thelead · Post #217 » by **thelead** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:28 pm

our 'shooters' suck

Post #218 » by **SOUL** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:28 pm

The silver lining every time we complain about not hitting shots/massive amount of turnovers/missed free throws is that we're usually within like striking distance despite all of that most games.

Post #219 » by **Knightro** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:28 pm

I really like Goga, man.

Last Guardian · Post #220 » by **Last Guardian** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:29 pm

Goga has Houstans arms yet the strength of WCJ lol