Regular Season Game 28: Orlando Magic (12-15) at Denver Nuggets (17-8) - 9pm ET

basketballRob · Post #241 » by **basketballRob** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:20 am

Evan and Vuc are so soft on defense.

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swarlesbarkley · Post #242 » by **swarlesbarkley** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:20 am

The Real Dalic wrote:
swarlesbarkley wrote:
The Real Dalic wrote:

Where did I say that? That's just so disingenuous. But these are all things people say to believe that the NBA isn't corrupt. Keep thinking it all you want. This league is a business. They will make money, no matter what it takes.

In what world does the NBA want to ensure the Denver Nuggets beat the Orlando Magic in a game in mid-December? I mean, sure if it were LA or Boston, maybe I could understand the feeling that it's a conspiracy, but not small market vs small market in the middle of the season. I'm sure you'll say "that's exactly what they want you to think!"

For some reason, people actually like fat boy and for some reason think he's a top 10 player. So people wanna see him succeed. Giving him a win in December gives them a better chance at a high seed and a better chance to get to the second round. These things add up.

Lol, I mean Fat Boy is making our star look silly out there in the second half...

The Real Dalic · Post #243 » by **The Real Dalic** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:20 am

Gg, Nuggets. See you on your couches with us and the Magic after we both lose in the 1st round.

thelead · Post #244 » by **thelead** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:21 am

Def Swami wrote:
thelead wrote:
Def Swami wrote:The Orlando Magic need to go get themselves a Jamal Murray.

Why? So he can watch Evan and Vuc run the offense?

This team has never had good enough offensive players to take the ball out of their hands. It's the sad reality.

Fultz hasn’t been given much opportunity and he has more talent in his injured shoulder than Vuc and Evan combined.

Post #245 » by **SOUL** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:21 am

Def Swami wrote:
thelead wrote:
Def Swami wrote:The Orlando Magic need to go get themselves a Jamal Murray.

Why? So he can watch Evan and Vuc run the offense?

This team has never had good enough offensive players to take the ball out of their hands. It's the sad reality.

Well, we traded a few of them.

SHAQ32 · Post #246 » by **SHAQ32** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:21 am

The last 45 seconds make me question what the spread for this game was.

The Real Dalic · Post #247 » by **The Real Dalic** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:21 am

swarlesbarkley wrote:
The Real Dalic wrote:
swarlesbarkley wrote:
In what world does the NBA want to ensure the Denver Nuggets beat the Orlando Magic in a game in mid-December? I mean, sure if it were LA or Boston, maybe I could understand the feeling that it's a conspiracy, but not small market vs small market in the middle of the season. I'm sure you'll say "that's exactly what they want you to think!"

For some reason, people actually like fat boy and for some reason think he's a top 10 player. So people wanna see him succeed. Giving him a win in December gives them a better chance at a high seed and a better chance to get to the second round. These things add up.

Lol, I mean Fat Boy is making our star look silly out there in the second half...

You keep ignoring what I'm saying and getting shots or moving the goalposts. Gotcha, you don't wanna have a conversation about this and just wanna pretend that their's no history of corruption in sports. Everything is lollipops and daisies. We're done here.

Post #248 » by **Howard Mass** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:22 am

That third quarter was a killer. Felt The Magic had a chance to win last night in Utah and tonight in Denver but a very bad stretch in both games killed them. It's hard not seeing them get at least one of these.

swarlesbarkley · Post #249 » by **swarlesbarkley** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:22 am

The Real Dalic wrote:Gg, Nuggets. See you on your couches with us and the Magic after we both lose in the 1st round.

Denver is a good team - I hope they win the west. Built through drafting just like we have to do. They're basically what we strive to be but in the west.

MagicStarwipe · Post #250 » by **MagicStarwipe** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:22 am

thelead wrote:
Def Swami wrote:The Orlando Magic need to go get themselves a Jamal Murray.

Why? So he can watch Evan and Vuc run the offense?

OrlandoNed · Post #251 » by **OrlandoNed** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:22 am

Doubt the Nuggets will be smiling much when that fat f*ck and coin toss no D PG lead them to a first round out. Eat up lard ass.

JojoSlimbiid · Post #252 » by **JojoSlimbiid** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:22 am

My god what a frustrating game. So many good looks in that third quarter that were missing in some vomit educing ways. Crushing loss.

SHAQ32 · Post #253 » by **SHAQ32** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:23 am

thelead wrote:
Def Swami wrote:
thelead wrote:Why? So he can watch Evan and Vuc run the offense?

This team has never had good enough offensive players to take the ball out of their hands. It's the sad reality.

Fultz hasn’t been given much opportunity and he has more talent in his injured shoulder than Vuc and Evan combined.

I disagree.

Post #254 » by **Knightro** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:23 am

I absolutely don't think the Magic are going to do this, but I would *strongly* start shopping Vucevic for the best available combo of assets/young talent.

This team just has no real future as presently constructed.

Optimus_Steel · Post #255 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:24 am

Embarrassing loss but what else is new for the Magic. They keep finding new ways to fail, that part is impressive.

Xatticus · Post #256 » by **Xatticus** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:24 am

The Real Dalic wrote:
PrimeThyme wrote:
The Real Dalic wrote:

Where did I say that? That's just so disingenuous. But these are all things people say to believe that the NBA isn't corrupt. Keep thinking it all you want. This league is a business. They will make money, no matter what it takes.

The refs don't make a team go on a 6 minute scoring drought and give up a 20 point leads. We just are an extremely flawed basketball team. There has been some bad calls but only a few.

We are a bad team, we're **** awful, see? I can see we're trash. But you can't see that yes, the refs CAN and HAVE MANY TIMES BEFORE STOPPED A TEAM FROM SCORING BY ALLOWING THE OPPONENT TO PLAY ILLEGAL DEFENSE. What is so hard to understand about that?

The refs didn't help, but that's not really the point. It's like arguing that the dining staff was rude on the Titanic. The refs would be pretty low on my list of things that went wrong in the third quarter.

Post #257 » by **Knightro** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:25 am

SHAQ32 wrote:The last 45 seconds make me question what the spread for this game was.

It was 9.5 :lol:

PrimeThyme · Post #258 » by **PrimeThyme** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:25 am

thelead wrote:Fultz hasn’t been given much opportunity and he has more talent in his injured shoulder than Vuc and Evan combined.

Im kind of ready for them to just take the leash off. Let him control the pace and assert his offense. They let him do it in spurts but counter it with SG minutes and 3-4 minute droughts of Evan/Vuc buddy ball. We have nothing to lose and are over 25 games in

Post #259 » by **SOUL** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:25 am

DJ playing well is a double edged sword. Some nights he will hit shots, but keeping him late also provides MASSIVE defensive problems and if we play Fultz, he is moved to SG.

OrlandoNed · Post #260 » by **OrlandoNed** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:25 am

Knightro wrote:I absolutely don't think the Magic are going to do this, but I would *strongly* start shopping Vucevic for the best available combo of assets/young talent.

This team just has no real future as presently constructed.

But, but he's our best player! /s