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2025-2026 Regular Season Game 4: Orlando Magic (1-2) at Philadelphia 76ers (2-0) - 7pm ET

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Re: 2025-2026 Regular Season Game 4: Orlando Magic (1-2) at Philadelphia 76ers (2-0) - 7pm ET 

Post#221 » by thelead » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:08 am

SOUL wrote:
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zuppafly wrote:This ain't it, chief.
We lost our identity by trying to chase pace on offense almost exclusively instead of building something on top of what we had before.
Amen. Exactly my read


Nobody wanted our pace last year though before these 3 games lol

yes but you don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
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Re: 2025-2026 Regular Season Game 4: Orlando Magic (1-2) at Philadelphia 76ers (2-0) - 7pm ET 

Post#222 » by eyriq » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:08 am

Wtf was that turnover from AB?
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Re: 2025-2026 Regular Season Game 4: Orlando Magic (1-2) at Philadelphia 76ers (2-0) - 7pm ET 

Post#223 » by Knightro » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:08 am

I think you give it 15-20 games, but if the offense shows no improvement and the defense continues to be this bad, you just have scrap the pace thing completely, right?
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Post#224 » by basketballRob » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:08 am

zuppafly wrote:Even Dante takes jabs at AB being on year 3 and still learning to run an offense (it did appear he said it and then realizes "****, shouldn't have said that")
Dante is in year 20 and still an awful game announcer.

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Post#225 » by Optimus_Steel » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:08 am

AB just is a low confidence player. Thats not a reliable player.
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Post#226 » by Bensational » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:09 am

bigdogdylan5 wrote:See this is what I am talking about Paolo makes an awful boneheaded lazy play then he is grinning sheepishly…. He needs to rip him a new one for that.


Depends on what motivates guys to get into the zone though. Does Paolo level up when he’s mad or does he make more mistakes because he’s not thinking clearly?
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Post#227 » by SloNick Russia » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:09 am

When do they have players only meeting? This week or the next one?

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Post#228 » by mattyBoi » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:09 am

The first and most obvious thing that needs to happen is AB needs to be out of the rotation. I do not care, he doesnt deserve minutes.
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Post#229 » by VFX » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:09 am

So far this season it has been Franz and Suggs.

You can move everyone else and it wouldn’t matter.
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Post#230 » by GameOver25 » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:09 am

Team needs to scratch the increased pace style and just go back to grinding. This ain't it. I'm done watching players fumble the ball all over the place.
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Post#231 » by ogmagicfan » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:09 am

Knightro wrote:I think you give it 15-20 games, but if the offense shows no improvement and the defense continues to be this bad, you just have scrap the pace thing completely, right?


By New Years for me, so an extra 5 or so games
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Post#232 » by BlueBalls » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:09 am

Jeff Weltman taking a festering hot steamer with our 2024 Lottery Picks has damaged this franchise. His FA signings and trades killed it.

But Orlando fans still don’t get it.
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Post#233 » by BlueBalls » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:10 am

BlueBalls wrote:Jeff Weltman taking a festering hot steamer with our 2023 Lottery Picks has damaged this franchise. His FA signings and trades killed it.

But Orlando fans still don’t get it.
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Post#234 » by basketballRob » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:10 am

AB isn't going to be out of the rotation.

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Post#235 » by eyriq » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:11 am

Feels hopeless
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Post#236 » by SloNick Russia » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:11 am

Paolo with -16 +/-
What a leader.

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Post#237 » by basketballRob » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:12 am

It looks like TDS is losing his rotation minutes. I'm glad that expirement is over.

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Post#238 » by SOUL » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:12 am

Encapsulates the season so far. Easy steal, dribble off foot, open three.
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Post#239 » by SloNick Russia » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:12 am

Can't even hold on to a steal...OMG

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Post#240 » by JF5 » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:13 am

The defense is just... so bad

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