Markelle Fultz Updates Thread

Post #301 » by **Def Swami** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 7:37 pm

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yoyojw17 · Post #302 » by **yoyojw17** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 7:58 pm

Def Swami wrote:After watching all the videos, I can't deny that his shot looks weird. I hope it works out for him.

I don't care if it looks weird... personally.... as long as he can shoot with comfort and no inflammation #winning :-)

basketballRob · Post #303 » by **basketballRob** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 7:58 pm

j-ragg wrote:Jumper doesn't look like much but I'll take any kind of playing.

We're so starving for a PG that MCW shooting 33% and 16% from 3, looked like a borderline allstar.

This team has shown the last couple years if they get anything from the PG, we're a pretty good team.

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MagicFrenchie · Post #304 » by **MagicFrenchie** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:11 pm

Oh
My
God
orlando nba 2020 champs

MagicFan101 · Post #305 » by **MagicFan101** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:12 pm

MagicFrenchie wrote:Oh
My
God
orlando nba 2020 champs

I really do feel sad for the rest of the league now. Some of them tried sooooo hard this summer!

MagicFan101 · Post #306 » by **MagicFan101** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:18 pm

basketballRob wrote:
j-ragg wrote:Jumper doesn't look like much but I'll take any kind of playing.
We're so starving for a PG that MCW shooting 33% and 16% from 3, looked like a borderline allstar.

This team has shown the last couple years if they get anything from the PG, we're a pretty good team.

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Not that you suggested anything different but ...

I still stand by everything I said here and elsewhere before that draft.

Fultz is the closest thing I have seen to prime time D.Rose in any draft class since.

If he can get back to anywhere close to what he was then we have a star at PG, not just a contributor ... and we got him for pennies on the dollar.

OrlandO · Post #307 » by **OrlandO** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:22 pm

his free throws look ok... no weird spasm or hitch

Blue_and_Whte · Post #308 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:31 pm

yoyojw17 wrote:
Def Swami wrote:After watching all the videos, I can't deny that his shot looks weird. I hope it works out for him.

I don't care if it looks weird... personally.... as long as he can shoot with comfort and no inflammation #winning

release point is a little low, and its definitely different than what it looked like in college but I've seen much worse looking jumpers. As long as it goes in.

Magic#1 · Post #309 » by **Magic#1** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:34 pm

MagicStarwipe wrote:Glad to see he's good to go but his shot is definitely different to his shot at Washington.

It does look a little flat to me too. Still, they wouldn't release this video and Weltman wouldn't say what he did unless they felt really good. I'm no doctor, but if he can shoot without pain, he is at least talented enough to figure out how to be an impact player. The talent is there and he must have been working hard. The rest is up to the coaching, his mental health and physical health.

swarlesbarkley · Post #310 » by **swarlesbarkley** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:38 pm

Didn't see this posted yet but it was a great listen. Fultz talks about how TOS effected him on and off the court.

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BadMofoPimp · Post #311 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:47 pm

Fultz gonna provem all wrong!!!

rcklsscognition · Post #312 » by **rcklsscognition** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:57 pm

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Post #313 » by **SOUL** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:03 pm

Let's not continually shift the goalposts right now at least. Half of the NBA/even our own fans didn't think he'd be ready for training camp let alone play any meaningful minutes for us, and we're already critiquing the shot? I don't think it ever looked perfect, but if he at least looks comfortable shooting the ball, that's all we should hope for. I literally heard someone say "It doesn't look like Devin Booker's or Klay Thompson's..." and if that's the expectation that some people have.. then wow.

PrimeThyme · Post #314 » by **PrimeThyme** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:27 pm

I understand that the GB is toxic in general (mainly why I dont post there), but you would think Fultz did something to posters families by the level of hate and vitriol they have for him. Like, imagine wanting a 21-year-old kid that you have never met to fail as badly as posters want him to over there. It is truly bizarre behavior.

Post #315 » by **SOUL** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:28 pm

PrimeThyme wrote:I understand that the GB is toxic in general (mainly why I dont post there), but you would think Fultz did something to posters families by the level of hate and vitriol they have for him. Like, imagine wanting a 21-year-old kid that you have never met to fail as badly as posters want him to over there. It is truly bizarre behavior.

Antonio Brown level :lol:

MagicFan101 · Post #316 » by **MagicFan101** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:30 pm

PrimeThyme wrote:I understand that the GB is toxic in general (mainly why I dont post there), but you would think Fultz did something to posters families by the level of hate and vitriol they have for him. Like, imagine wanting a 21-year-old kid that you have never met to fail as badly as posters want him to over there. It is truly bizarre behavior.

It’s not just the GB here. Go check out the Facebook Orlando Magic page.

People here at least went out of their way to find a place to talk Magic or general NBA basketball. Facebook opens to floodgates to the general public which brings an entirely new level of ignorance, stupidity and hate.

rcklsscognition · Post #317 » by **rcklsscognition** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:37 pm

Magic_Johnny12 · Post #318 » by **Magic_Johnny12** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 10:00 pm

Very random question - does anyone know a person called "SixersSam" on Twitter?

Post #319 » by **Knightro** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 10:40 pm

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Xatticus · Post #320 » by **Xatticus** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 11:09 pm

SOUL wrote:Let's not continually shift the goalposts right now at least. Half of the NBA/even our own fans didn't think he'd be ready for training camp let alone play any meaningful minutes for us, and we're already critiquing the shot? I don't think it ever looked perfect, but if he at least looks comfortable shooting the ball, that's all we should hope for. I literally heard someone say "It doesn't look like Devin Booker's or Klay Thompson's..." and if that's the expectation that some people have.. then wow.

The release doesn't seem to be in sync with the rest of his body, but I'm not really going to read much into it right now.

I'm not as excited as everyone else because it was always my expectation that he would play sooner or later. He could only ride the rehab thing for so long.

I hope everyone tempers their expectations though. There is a learning curve and pretty much every rookie point guard struggles out of the gates. Some show demonstrable improvement over the course of their rookie seasons, but almost every one of them is a net negative on the floor. There are going to be a lot of bumps on the road and we've seen how quickly people turn on our prospects.