2024-2025 Regular Season Game 49: Orlando Magic (24-24) at Portland Trail Blazers (18-29) - 10pm

Post #241 » by **SOUL** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:15 am

Fry Cole all you want but he has 16 points. Our starting backcourt has... 4.

One of Paolo or Franz will have to develop a consistent three pointer. I've said this since last year.

Audi · Post #242 » by **Audi** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:15 am

At this point I’d rather have Chris Duhon over Wendell.

thelead · Post #243 » by **thelead** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:15 am

basketballRob wrote:
thelead wrote:
basketballRob wrote:Portland has won like 6 out of 7 with the only loss to OKC.

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You always boast about how great this team is and talk smack about other teams on the GB and you come here with an excuse for us getting crushed by Portland while also being 2-8 over our last 10?
They aren't garbage, and we're a long way from being in a rhythm as a team.

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Sure but they beat us by 22 last week and were losing by 19 now. They shouldn’t beat us this badly twice.

pepe1991 · Post #244 » by **pepe1991** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:15 am

Paolo unlocked new part of his game: passing shots with 1 sec on the clock to avoid FGA miss AND TO.

Idiosyncratic · Post #245 » by **Idiosyncratic** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:16 am

I think defenses have just figured them out. Not even a small sample thing, I think they are hitting the proverbial wall and will need a shake up.

Also Paolo has been like catastrophically bad. If he's hurt don't play. Even this game Franz has 24 on 16 shots and is only a -6. For all of our issues he has still been fine whereas Paolo is soaking up 30 possesions a game at Anthony Black shooting efficiency.

thelead · Post #246 » by **thelead** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:16 am

SOUL wrote:Fry Cole all you want but he has 16 points. Our starting backcourt has... 4.

One of Paolo or Franz will have to develop a consistent three pointer. I've said this since last year.

Not one, both. Both of them need to become solid 3pt shooters if we want to seriously contend.

iTs JusT zo · Post #247 » by **iTs JusT zo** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:17 am

Nurkic for Wendell?

SloNick Russia · Post #248 » by **SloNick Russia** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:17 am

Funny how Portland announcers said that our team sure remembers how Blazers embarassed us in Orlando lately...

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rcklsscognition · Post #249 » by **rcklsscognition** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:17 am

I just don’t understand bringing the ball up with Paulo and Franz just for them to do three handoffs and get the ball back. The offense is dumb

BlueBalls · Post #250 » by **BlueBalls** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:18 am

Decisions about this team’s personnel and draft picks shouldn’t be made by weltman. This roster is like a hot air balloon powered by popcorn farts

VFX · Post #251 » by **VFX** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:18 am

Idiosyncratic wrote:I think defenses have just figured them out. Not even a small sample thing, I think they are hitting the proverbial wall and will need a shake up.

Also Paolo has been like catastrophically bad. If he's hurt don't play. Even this game Franz has 24 on 16 shots and is only a -6. For all of our issues he has still been fine whereas Paolo is soaking up 30 possesions a game at Anthony Black shooting efficiency.

Nah this is fine.

Can't wait for this same thing all next season.

2 6'10 forwards is all you need for offense. Just iso every possession.

ogmagicfan · Post #252 » by **ogmagicfan** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:18 am

SOUL wrote:Fry Cole all you want but he has 16 points. Our starting backcourt has... 4.

One of Paolo or Franz will have to develop a consistent three pointer. I've said this since last year.

He also has 3 of our team's 5 3's

Incredible how in the post Dwight years, 3 PT shooting & PG play have been the 2 things that have grown in importance more than anything else

And are also the 2 things our FO has refused to address

thelead · Post #253 » by **thelead** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:19 am

iTs JusT zo wrote:Nurkic for Wendell?

Would love to see it only to get off of his contract but he can’t be traded until the summer.

GameOver25 · Post #254 » by **GameOver25** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:20 am

Franz tried to break the glass with that brick. I guess he wanted to forfeit the game because of broken glass.

ogmagicfan · Post #255 » by **ogmagicfan** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:20 am

iTs JusT zo wrote:Nurkic for Wendell?

absolutely not :lol:

iTs JusT zo · Post #256 » by **iTs JusT zo** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:21 am

GameOver25 wrote:Franz tried to break the glass with that brick. I guess he wanted to forfeit the game because of broken glass.

Lmao damn!

SloNick Russia · Post #257 » by **SloNick Russia** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:21 am

Even Dominayton is here

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GameOver25 · Post #258 » by **GameOver25** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:21 am

This team just looks unprepared top to bottom.

ogmagicfan · Post #259 » by **ogmagicfan** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:21 am

At this point, I need to know how much involvement the DeVos family has with our roster construction

I saw a post a couple weeks ago about how the DeVos wanted us to have a defensive focused team. I think they still think its the 90s

thelead · Post #260 » by **thelead** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:22 am

rcklsscognition wrote:I just don’t understand bringing the ball up with Paulo and Franz just for them to do three handoffs and get the ball back. The offense is dumb

It wastes so much time and forces us into super tough late-clock shots. It’s embarrassing.