2025-2026 Regular Season Game 5: Orlando Magic (1-3) at Detroit Pistons (2-2) - 7pm ET

Post #221 » by **eyriq** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:20 am

Playing good and losing has to feel bad

SloNick Russia · Post #222 » by **SloNick Russia** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:21 am

Defense is well gone, no shot making can overcome that blow

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thelead · Post #223 » by **thelead** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:21 am

I'm just not sure Mose had an actual plan for Bane. He is now at 25% for the season from deep 4 and a half games in.

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Darth Magic · Post #224 » by **Darth Magic** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:21 am

Still seeing a lot of things that don't make sense on offense and the end to the quarter was horrendous but i feel better about some of the things i've seen in the first half.

RookieStar · Post #225 » by **RookieStar** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:21 am

Just want Bane to spam 3s

PrimeThyme · Post #226 » by **PrimeThyme** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:22 am

Good news is it was Paolos best half of the season by a country mile. Bad news is we still absolutely suck.

Post #227 » by **FFBlitzace** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:22 am

I rate our chances of winning around 25%. We won't shoot as well in the 2nd half. When we shoot 10-19 for three in the half, but trail, that's a grim position for us. Until we begin to rebound, make free throws, and take care of the ball, we're not going to win a game against anyone, let alone a halfway decent team.

Post #228 » by **eyriq** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:23 am

I think we'll be fine

JF5 · Post #229 » by **JF5** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:23 am

This team is waaaayyyyy too undisciplined defensively.

GameOver25 · Post #230 » by **GameOver25** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:23 am

If WCJr isn't going to be at least a decent rebounder, this year will be hopeless. Every game seems like he's been outmatched on the boards.

thelead · Post #231 » by **thelead** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:24 am

PrimeThyme wrote:Good news is it was Paolos best half of the season by a country mile. Bad news is we still absolutely suck.

Honestly, can't ask more of Paolo and Franz. They did what they needed to do.

JF5 · Post #232 » by **JF5** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:24 am

thelead wrote:I'm just not sure Mose had an actual plan for Bane. He is now at 25% for the season from deep 4 and a half games in.

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Yeah, this is looking like a Mose problem at this point.

BadMofoPimp · Post #233 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:24 am

eyriq wrote:I think we'll be fine

Magic will provem all wrong!

GameOver25 · Post #234 » by **GameOver25** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:25 am

thelead wrote:
PrimeThyme wrote:Good news is it was Paolos best half of the season by a country mile. Bad news is we still absolutely suck.

Honestly, can't ask more of Paolo and Franz. They did what they needed to do.

Our role players aren't rolling. :banghead:

TheChaser · Post #235 » by **TheChaser** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:26 am

Damn it man. I’m starting to feel like I am the bad luck! They were playing great while I wasn’t watching. I might just have to check the score later. I really wanna see a sweater vest tonight…

TheChaser · Post #236 » by **TheChaser** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:26 am

BadMofoPimp wrote:
eyriq wrote:I think we'll be fine

Magic will provem all wrong!

Oh boy I needed to see this post!

SloNick Russia · Post #237 » by **SloNick Russia** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:28 am

Pistons season high is 128 points, going for it easily against out awsome Mosley defense

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Post #238 » by **Knightro** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:28 am

There are just too many failures on the margins.

Much like the Philly game, the Magic are playing great offensively and yet are still losing.

Post #239 » by **Def Swami** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:29 am

Wild to be down 1 with the way we shot the ball.

Post #240 » by **FFBlitzace** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:30 am

Magic FG% - 52.5%
Pistons FG% - 42.9%

Almost 10 percentage points.

Magic 3pt% - 52.6% (10-19)
Pistons 3pt% - 35% (7-20)

And we're trailing. Another game where we're achieving a nearly impossible feat given those discrepancies. Just like against Philly, they're making free throws and we are not. And just like Philly, we are turning it over and they are not. We forced a lot of turnovers in recent years, but so far this season, we're not forcing any turnovers whatsoever. No matter how much our scoring improves, you can't overcome such a massive possession/shot attempt deficit. The game is literally over before it even begins.