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2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM

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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM 

Post#241 » by eyriq » Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:58 am

SOUL wrote:Cole definitely sucked but I mean, we've won like 4-5 games this year just from Cole's offense even if it is streaky.
Yeah, Cole has helped us overall even considering how bad he started the season
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM 

Post#242 » by SOUL » Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:59 am

Optimus_Steel wrote:We’ve taken 30 more 3s than they have. Just a really dumb way to play.


Once again though.. our healthy players really don't drive or play inside much. Paolo, Cole (at times), AB.. nobody else.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM 

Post#243 » by GameOver25 » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:00 am

SOUL wrote:
Optimus_Steel wrote:We’ve taken 30 more 3s than they have. Just a really dumb way to play.


Once again though.. our healthy players really don't drive or play inside much. Paolo, Cole (at times), AB.. nobody else.

Franz???
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM 

Post#244 » by shadrock » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:01 am

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shadrock wrote:Cole Anthony was born a fking loser and this team has been selfish and had no heart since he has been starting at PG, which is an accurate representation of who he is as a person. Thats all i have to say.

He should not be starting, not even saying we'd win, but the offense is disaster with him in the starting lineup.


All that we need is steady, competent PG play. Thats it!! We have EXACTLY this sitting on the end of the bench in Cory Joseph. Someone to just set the table, not turn it over, take what the game gives him, get the play happening as quick as possible and not dribble the ball at midcourt until 10 seconds are left on the clock, and not try to be the hero.

Mose has a serious blind-spot when it comes to Cole and its becoming a big issue.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM 

Post#245 » by SOUL » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:04 am

shadrock wrote:Mose has a serious blind-spot when it comes to Cole and its becoming a big issue.


You have a hate boner for Cole lol. I'm not even high on him but an issue? Cole is literally the reason we have +3 or 4 wins this year, like it or not. Don't care if he's traded tomorrow for an upgrade (I like him as a person, player he is frustrating) - but in the grand scheme of things.. Cole injecting hit or miss offense in a terrible offense is hardly an issue in the big picture.

Having to depend on him in a big game though? Yeah, that's another story.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM 

Post#246 » by OrlChamps2030 » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:07 am

shadrock wrote:
GameOver25 wrote:
shadrock wrote:Cole Anthony was born a fking loser and this team has been selfish and had no heart since he has been starting at PG, which is an accurate representation of who he is as a person. Thats all i have to say.

He should not be starting, not even saying we'd win, but the offense is disaster with him in the starting lineup.


All that we need is steady, competent PG play. Thats it!! We have EXACTLY this sitting on the end of the bench in Cory Joseph. Someone to just set the table, not turn it over, take what the game gives him, get the play happening as quick as possible and not dribble the ball at midcourt until 10 seconds are left on the clock, and not try to be the hero.

Mose has a serious blind-spot when it comes to Cole and its becoming a big issue.


Dude.. I think Cole sucks too but no coach that is trying to win games is going to play Cory Jo.

That’s 100% a roster construction problem, not a coaching problem.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM 

Post#247 » by SOUL » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:08 am

I think the flu is hitting some of them. Just a lethargic game
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM 

Post#248 » by eyriq » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:11 am

We've been dominated tonight in every facet except turnovers.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM 

Post#249 » by thelead » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:12 am

AB going from 39% from 3 last year to 25% this year has been one of the biggest disappointments of the season for me. I expected the percentage to drop a bit with an increase in volume but man... he's shooting it as poorly as Amen Thompson.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM 

Post#250 » by Bensational » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:12 am

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SOUL wrote:Cole definitely sucked but I mean, we've won like 4-5 games this year just from Cole's offense even if it is streaky.
Yeah, Cole has helped us overall even considering how bad he started the season


Those winning moments are looking like some crazy outliers in his game with a larger sample size. In the 15 games we've played since Franz went down, Cole is shooting 48% TS% on 29% USG. 27% from 3 and 39% fg% overall. 3.7 assists to 2 turnovers. He has an ortg of 105.5 and a drtg of 107.9, so a netrtg of -2.4.

Worth noting that AB has also been equally as bad across those games, too. His numbers are scarily similar to Cole's.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM 

Post#251 » by eyriq » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:14 am

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eyriq wrote:
SOUL wrote:Cole definitely sucked but I mean, we've won like 4-5 games this year just from Cole's offense even if it is streaky.
Yeah, Cole has helped us overall even considering how bad he started the season


Those winning moments are looking like some crazy outliers in his game with a larger sample size. In the 15 games we've played since Franz went down, Cole is shooting 48% TS% on 29% USG. 27% from 3 and 39% fg% overall. 3.7 assists to 2 turnovers. He has an ortg of 105.5 and a drtg of 107.9, so a netrtg of -2.4.

Worth noting that AB has also been equally as bad across those games, too. His numbers are scarily similar to Cole's.
Ok, good point. I think what I really mean is that he hasn't been clearly worse than AB lol
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM 

Post#252 » by Bensational » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:16 am

People should take note that in this garbage time when the teams are supposed to empty their benches we're still playing our starting C and our 2nd unit. That's how shorthanded we are.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM 

Post#253 » by eyriq » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:18 am

Even their scrubs are owning us
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Post#254 » by eyriq » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:18 am

That was a comedy sequence right there
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM 

Post#255 » by Bensational » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:20 am

I'd like to see AB enter takeover mode in a garbage time run like this. Take the chance to get shots up without as much pressure on him.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM 

Post#256 » by Redwood » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:24 am

We shot ourselves out of the game in the 1st quarter by, once again, refusing to accept that we're the worst 3pt shooting team in the league.

Mose just sits back and watches, as usual, with absolutely no consequences of any kind.

The Bucks took 12 three's the entire night, 12!

And they massacred us. A lesson to be learned here for anyone who actually cares about playing the right way.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM 

Post#257 » by eyriq » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:25 am

I'm surprised we got handled like this TBH. Not a good look
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM 

Post#258 » by SOUL » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:28 am

Redwood wrote:We shot ourselves out of the game in the 1st quarter by, once again, refusing to accept that we're the worst 3pt shooting team in the league.

Mose just sits back and watches, as usual, with absolutely no consequences of any kind.

The Bucks took 12 three's the entire night, 12!

And they massacred us. A lesson to be learned here for anyone who actually cares about playing the right way.


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Post#259 » by three3d » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:28 am

So glad we haven’t gone and got a guy like Anfernee Simons who isn’t capable of playing defense :lol:
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 42: Orlando Magic (23-18) at Milwaukee Bucks (21-17) 8:00PM 

Post#260 » by Ducklett » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:29 am

Missed the game. Seems like I didn't miss much :(

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