2024-2025 Regular Season Game 54: San Antonio Spurs (22-27) at Orlando Magic (25-28) - 7pm

[Bensational]

The Magic are really not in a good place right now. We've done nothing to make the game easier for Paolo and he's going to leave if we don't make an effort. Weltman better be on the hot seat this summer.

Honestly, who cares? We win because of defense and he sucks on defense. He was critical as a high usage guy and now Franz has proven he can do it, too. Paolo's game is lazy and soft.

Any contender-like future involves Paolo continuing to ascend, a gameplan that supports his success, and a PG to get him in favorable positions.

We need a playmaking guard. He's asked for it and Weltman has ignored it. The gameplan is just give 6'10 Paolo the ball and expect him to make something of nothing every play. It's brutal.

Does Paolo know how to get into favourable positions when somebody else is running point?

[ogmagicfan]

Seeing AB use his size is making me tear up

Youre 6'7-6'8, use it!

[Audi]

Castle has so much more juice off the bounce than literally every single Magic player.

Those rookie legs

[89Magicfan]

Honestly, who cares? We win because of defense and he sucks on defense. He was critical as a high usage guy and now Franz has proven he can do it, too. Paolo's game is lazy and soft.

Any contender-like future involves Paolo continuing to ascend, a gameplan that supports his success, and a PG to get him in favorable positions.

We need a playmaking guard. He's asked for it and Weltman has ignored it. The gameplan is just give 6'10 Paolo the ball and expect him to make something of nothing every play. It's brutal.

Who cares what he wants? He loves acting like he's a franchise savior and he's actually Julius Randle.

I don’t think that oblique is 100 percent healed. He looks nothing like himself physically.

[Idiosyncratic]

More AB post ups please.

[eyriq]

Paolo is in this fans doghouse for a while

[basketballRob]

Stop with the MVP chants

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[Optimus_Steel]

This free throw shooting is just unacceptable

[ogmagicfan]

CP3 exposed that mismatch so easily lol vet move

[ogmagicfan]

good move Paolo

[Bensational]

It's been obvious something with Paolo is off, doesn't serve anything for people to keep beating that horse... it's dead already

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The team has to adapt though, even in this game. If you know he’s off this bad, gotta explore other options.

Completely reasonable, it's just considering Paolo's Play in the post season and his play to begin the season OBVIOUSLY something is off and this is not the Paolo we know. So what purpose does it serve to constantly pile on the negativity? Especially when you know he's not himself?

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My main concern is that he is himself but:

a) other teams have figured out how to neutralise him
b) without the benefit of the whistle the rest of his game falls apart.

But also I just need more patience for him work through the lumps.

[eyriq]

Paolo wants my love

[Knightro]

Franz is amazing. Hopefully Paolo's awake for the stretch run.

[ORLMagicGirl15]

Honestly, who cares? We win because of defense and he sucks on defense. He was critical as a high usage guy and now Franz has proven he can do it, too. Paolo's game is lazy and soft.

Any contender-like future involves Paolo continuing to ascend, a gameplan that supports his success, and a PG to get him in favorable positions.

We need a playmaking guard. He's asked for it and Weltman has ignored it. The gameplan is just give 6'10 Paolo the ball and expect him to make something of nothing every play. It's brutal.

Front office deserves some blame, but we are also watching Franz ascend with the exact same teammates.

We are a lottery team with Paolo playing like this and his teammates aren't soley responsible for his play. I think he will be fine, but this (his play) is mostly on him or his injury or whatever. Yes they need to get him help in the offseason, we know this.

Paolo stepped up during the playoffs and ascending when there was no spacing. He came into the season and had good games and 2 okay ones. But he was getting to his spots, hitting the middy, and getting to the free throw line. Then he got injured and came back like this. This is not the Paolo we know.

But his defense. Yeah, that’s just bad.

[ogmagicfan]

Wemby looks lethargic, that game last night took the wind out his sails

[Darth Magic]

Watch the Franz glow up is so rewarding

[Driguez]

Franz <3

[ORLMagicGirl15]

I want Franz to have a 40 game.

[basketballRob]

Every time they do the MVP chant, we miss it, and it's kind of cringy.

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[eyriq]

The team has to adapt though, even in this game. If you know he’s off this bad, gotta explore other options.

Completely reasonable, it's just considering Paolo's Play in the post season and his play to begin the season OBVIOUSLY something is off and this is not the Paolo we know. So what purpose does it serve to constantly pile on the negativity? Especially when you know he's not himself?

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My main concern is that he is himself but:

a) other teams have figured out how to neutralise him
b) without the benefit of the whistle the rest of his game falls apart.

But also I just need more patience for him work through the lumps.

I legitimately just want to see him hustle on defense. That's all I'm asking.