2024-2025 Regular Season Game 36: Orlando Magic (20-15) at Toronto Raptors (8-26) - 7:30pm

thelead · Post #341 » by **thelead** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 3:18 am

Idiosyncratic wrote:
thelead wrote:
basketballRob wrote:It's on now

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thanks but now I'm hooked on this Knicks/Thunder game

Watching it as well. Playoff-like intensity.

SGA is ridiculous

Post #342 » by **eyriq** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 3:22 am

It took a village to win this game. We were due a good shooting night.

basketballRob · Post #343 » by **basketballRob** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 3:22 am

Knightro wrote:
Optimus_Steel wrote:Dont think Karl ever coached Sac. It was Jeremy Richardson, our 3rd stringer, who made that 23rd 3. What a night to stay up late for.

George Karl 100% coached Sacramento at the tail end of his career in 14-15 and 15-16.

But he wasn't their coach in 2009 when the Magic bombed them out.

That would have been Kenny Natt. Who was their interim coach after he replaced Reggie Theus who got fired earlier in the season.

Jeremy Richardson only hit six threes that entire season btw.

Brian Cook, who also made one in the 4th quarter of that game, only made 11 that entire season too.

I guess we played Karl and Denver 4 days later. I just remember him complaining about us running the score up.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200901170DEN.html

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RookieStar · Post #344 » by **RookieStar** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 3:29 am

tooler wrote:Tristan da Silva points over the last 5 games:

18, 0, 21, 0, 25

Can we get this man to the free throw line for some easy ones?

So we expect a 0 pts game from him the next?

shadrock · Post #345 » by **shadrock** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 3:30 am

basketballRob wrote:
shadrock wrote:If Suggs has torn an oblique id be firing the entire training team.
It's back spasms. If it was the playoffs, he would've played after halftime.

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What a relief. By the way, does anyone know why Suggs seems to always have a patch of blood near his knee? Always seems to be hobbling around too.

RookieStar · Post #346 » by **RookieStar** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 3:30 am

Knightro wrote:
Optimus_Steel wrote:Dont think Karl ever coached Sac. It was Jeremy Richardson, our 3rd stringer, who made that 23rd 3. What a night to stay up late for.

George Karl 100% coached Sacramento at the tail end of his career in 14-15 and 15-16.

But he wasn't their coach in 2009 when the Magic bombed them out.

That would have been Kenny Natt. Who was their interim coach after he replaced Reggie Theus who got fired earlier in the season.

Jeremy Richardson only hit six threes that entire season btw.

Brian Cook, who also made one in the 4th quarter of that game, only made 11 that entire season too.

Brian Cook pkayed for us... dang i just remembered...

basketballRob · Post #347 » by **basketballRob** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 3:35 am

I think Suggs and Paolo should sit out until we play the Twolves next Thursday.

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Post #348 » by **Knightro** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 3:38 am

basketballRob wrote:I think Suggs and Paolo should sit out until we play the Twolves next Thursday.

Paolo should play the moment he's able to play.

If that's Sunday, he should play Sunday.

Suggs... he beats his body up so badly with his play style that he actually does feel like a guy who would benefit from some time off.

three3d · Post #349 » by **three3d** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 3:50 am

Skybox wrote:
magik9113 wrote:
RookieStar wrote:
I was thinking more Tmac...

definitely that too. But I'm pretty sure Okafor's began a couple years earlier than Tmac's so I already had the association lol

Okafor was my guy coming…can’t believe they took that skinny HS kid from GA

T-Mac said that exact same thing lol. Right after that McGrady said trade me I’m out

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #350 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 4:32 am

Kent wrote:
Bensational wrote:Good work and good win on the road with 6 core guys hurt. TDS holding court as a scorer, and team going 19-44 from 3 is insane. Just part of this magic ride!

I'll raise the "crazy" -- just think that we made 19 with this crew when 15 years ago almost to the day, the '09 Finals squad broke the record with 23 3PM in Sacramento.

I remember staying up for that one.

It was 1 year ago to this day that they broke the record with 25 3s vs. Sacramento Kings.

XTC · Post #351 » by **XTC** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 4:54 am

Raps fan here

Any update on Suggs? I'm guessing we won't hear anything until tomorrow?

RookieStar · Post #352 » by **RookieStar** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 5:03 am

Knightro wrote:
basketballRob wrote:I think Suggs and Paolo should sit out until we play the Twolves next Thursday.

Paolo should play the moment he's able to play.

If that's Sunday, he should play Sunday.

Suggs... he beats his body up so badly with his play style that he actually does feel like a guy who would benefit from some time off.

They need to send Suggs to the North Pole ( or Canada ) and submerse him into the ice. Heal up those injuries

RookieStar · Post #353 » by **RookieStar** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 5:04 am

XTC wrote:Raps fan here

Any update on Suggs? I'm guessing we won't hear anything until tomorrow?

Back spasms.... after that we dunno..

Post #354 » by **SOUL** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 5:36 am

XTC wrote:Raps fan here

Any update on Suggs? I'm guessing we won't hear anything until tomorrow?

Probably more extensive imaging after tomorrow, hopefully its just "back spasms" as reported but wouldn't be surprised if he's out a while too

RookieStar · Post #355 » by **RookieStar** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 5:45 am

Well... at least eyriq is now 1-1 on GT wins

richi_v25 · Post #356 » by **richi_v25** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 6:37 am

Ducklett wrote:Cole has double digit assists but hey its the RealGM forum, we gotta crap on him!

I only got to watch the first half and all I saw was him ball hogging to some bricks so it's nice to hear he started passing it around some.

pepe1991 · Post #357 » by **pepe1991** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 7:06 am

I didn't watch game but i feel bad for Raptors, with hardly 20% win rate, they still only have 5# worst record. I did not expect Hornets to bomb so badly.
Half of a league is due to trades, should be crazy month.

GelbeWand09 · Post #358 » by **GelbeWand09** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 7:33 am

3ddman23 wrote:Grady dick at the rim is something else lol. He literally can't make a single shot at the rim lol.

Yea I think I've read 1-2 days ago he is dead last finishing at the rim in the NBA.

Blue_and_Whte · Post #359 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 7:50 am

richi_v25 wrote:
Ducklett wrote:Cole has double digit assists but hey its the RealGM forum, we gotta crap on him!

I only got to watch the first half and all I saw was him ball hogging to some bricks so it's nice to hear he started passing it around some.

He passed it around the whole game. The ball didn’t stick. He played well, outside of a few outliers he made the right plays most of the night.

Post #360 » by **SOUL** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 7:57 am

GelbeWand09 wrote:
3ddman23 wrote:Grady dick at the rim is something else lol. He literally can't make a single shot at the rim lol.

Yea I think I've read 1-2 days ago he is dead last finishing at the rim in the NBA.

I've seen paragraphs written about him and not drafting Jett (and I'm not even high on Jett), and I think rookies/young talent are so volatile that it's impossible to make grand declarations until at least 3-4 years in. A lot of it is just opportunity and role early on. Reed Sheppard went from being an All-Star in preseason to one of the worst rookies this year.