Official Spec Thread: Heart and Hustle Magic 2.0

[SOUL]

I used to love that Xavier team with Lionel Chalmers and Romain Sato for some reason

[nicnac215]

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Im assuming this meaans he participated with our SL roster? But he wont play SL just gets his reps?

Yeah, gets to participate in 4 days of practice with coaches and key guards.

Bamba giving that contract year effort! Got to love it!

[Skin]

Anyone think Bacon is still here on Friday?

[fendilim]

Anyone think Bacon is still here on Friday?

No. According to Robbins, his option wont be picked up.

[yoyojw17]

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That's pretty awesome. Mosely getting him some reps over the summer. Hope we have a motivated Mo. lol... deep down i would prefer a fully realize mo than WCJ. actually.... i would like to resign both at 10 mil a year.

[drsd]

And he's only a bad 3pt shooter. Mid-range game is money.

For me the question is, "do Suggs and Fultz have complimentary offensive games"?
I expect the answer to be a YES.


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[Ducklett]

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I really can't help but think that Steve Clifford was such a jerk to Mo that is killed his desire to even play the game. Now that we got rid of Cliff, he seems to be rejuvenated in spirit and purpose. Love to see it and hope for all the best for him.

[jezzerinho]

And he's only a bad 3pt shooter. Mid-range game is money.

For me the question is, "do Suggs and Fultz have complimentary offensive games"?
I expect the answer to be a YES.


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Personally, I don't expect that to be the question that defines the success of Orlando into the future. That for the simple reason that i don't sadly see Markelle as a key piece around whom the team combinations have to function.

Realistically, Suggs will replace Fultz if he's good enough, rather than play with him. We'll be looking at Hampton and maybe Cole as his guard partner, until we pick up other options.

[slamjunkie]

I love hearing Mo and Suggs voicing out their love for Coach. Seems like it wasn’t just all media, players really love him. I’m getting a really good feel for this season.

[JBSouthpaw]

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I really can't help but think that Steve Clifford was such a jerk to Mo that is killed his desire to even play the game. Now that we got rid of Cliff, he seems to be rejuvenated in spirit and purpose. Love to see it and hope for all the best for him.

OR....
it could be his love of money, putting in the work will get him paid.
Either motivating factor is fine, hope it lasts for more than 1 year, with us or someone else.

[tiderulz]

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That's pretty awesome. Mosely getting him some reps over the summer. Hope we have a motivated Mo. lol... deep down i would prefer a fully realize mo than WCJ. actually.... i would like to resign both at 10 mil a year.

i hope Mosely can get in Bamba's ear and get him to understand that giving effort, being out there just raising your hands to affect shots and rebound will keep him in the league. his 3 pt shot would just be icing on the cake for him.

[drsd]

Anyone think Bacon is still here on Friday?

No. According to Robbins, his option wont be picked up.

When he is waived, his appreciation page will be a true appreciation from me. He was Orlando's leading starter last year. That was not a role he expected, and he did his best.

[yoyojw17]

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That's pretty awesome. Mosely getting him some reps over the summer. Hope we have a motivated Mo. lol... deep down i would prefer a fully realize mo than WCJ. actually.... i would like to resign both at 10 mil a year.

i hope Mosely can get in Bamba's ear and get him to understand that giving effort, being out there just raising your hands to affect shots and rebound will keep him in the league. his 3 pt shot would just be icing on the cake for him.

Bro... .like for real! The guy literally has everything you want in a modern day big... and he is pissing it away. Hope the same! arms high all the time would be intimidating and cover the whole court. he would hit random passes that he's not even expecting with that damn condor wingspan.

Hammond and Weltman are smart trying to force this one... cuz if they do... they are probably set developmentally at every position. Gonna be tough to figure out who to pay down the road! lol

[sChOlaRlY_Magi]

I remember reading that he has a 12 foot sphere of influence on a basketball court and thought "Wow, that's a big ass area!"

That alone should make Bamba useful, but if he keeps being able to hit the 3 and then take like what, 7 steps to be defending the other team's paint? That's some 2k like stuff!

It really could have been mental, even a bad attitude before. Now he is surrounded by high energy positive group of kids his age, and they will get to RUN!

I think this season is going to be at worst, really fun!

[Nyce_1]

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That's pretty awesome. Mosely getting him some reps over the summer. Hope we have a motivated Mo. lol... deep down i would prefer a fully realize mo than WCJ. actually.... i would like to resign both at 10 mil a year.

i hope Mosely can get in Bamba's ear and get him to understand that giving effort, being out there just raising your hands to affect shots and rebound will keep him in the league. his 3 pt shot would just be icing on the cake for him.

I think they're going to tag-team Mo. Mosley & Brielmaier (was one of the main assistants to work with Allen in BK) will be on his ass. I think Mo & RJ are the 2 I'm more interested in watching their development this year.

[Nyce_1]

Gonna be tough to figure out who to pay down the road! lol

Not a bad problem to have, lol.

[jonbob17]

Anyone think Bacon is still here on Friday?

No. According to Robbins, his option wont be picked up.

When he is waived, his appreciation page will be a true appreciation from me. He was Orlando's leading starter last year. That was not a role he expected, and he did his best.

By what measure was Bacon Orlando's leading starter? Minutes or misses? He got heaps of both of those.
He was dreadful in every sense.

Sorting RAPTOR for players who played 1,800 minutes, he ranked dead last, behind the rotational rookies. Now part of that is on/off which is partially team driven...BUT RAPTOR heavily weights box score numbers so most of that ranking is squarely on Bacon.

I guess we should give Bacon some credit, when you "give" the 2nd most shots on the team to one of the worst players in the league, that is a recipe for good draft lottery odds. I do appreciate that.

[yoyojw17]

Gonna be tough to figure out who to pay down the road! lol

Not a bad problem to have, lol.

Freaking love that problem! But it will be tough none the less. It's like when you have all the toys you loved when you were a kid and your parents come in and say.... "choose 4 of the 7 to keep and we'll give the remaining to donations"

[Blue_and_Whte]

Im assuming this meaans he participated with our SL roster? But he wont play SL just gets his reps?

Yeah, gets to participate in 4 days of practice with coaches and key guards.

Bamba giving that contract year effort! Got to love it!

Im pulling for mo to take advantage of a healthy offseason

[SOUL]

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