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2024-2025 Regular Season Game 56: Charlotte Hornets (13-38) at Orlando Magic (26-29) - 7pm

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Post#41 » by BlueBalls » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:42 am

It would be a stretch to call this a g-league game
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Post#42 » by Husky1 » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:43 am

We are soooooo bad
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Post#43 » by thelead » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:45 am

Jett with 3pts, 1rb, 2asts, 1blk, and 1stl in 8 minutes was fairly impressive. I especially loved his awareness on both sides of the ball.
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Post#44 » by thelead » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:46 am

Husky1 wrote:We are soooooo bad

This team is broken
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Post#45 » by RookieStar » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:48 am

Every team is hunting Paolo
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Post#46 » by Husky1 » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:48 am

WCJ and KCP need to be first to go in offseason
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Post#47 » by Optimus_Steel » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:49 am

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Post#48 » by Bensational » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:50 am

Team really went downhill once Jett stepped off the court. 8-)
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Post#49 » by thelead » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:50 am

Husky1 wrote:WCJ and KCP need to be first to go in offseason

WCJ, KCP, Cole, and Harris are easy quick replacements
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Post#50 » by Husky1 » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:51 am

This is disturbing from Paolo I’m not gonna lie . I hate this team man
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Post#51 » by Idiosyncratic » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:52 am

Just play the youngsters. At least they were trying hard, this is rough.
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Post#52 » by SloNick Russia » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:52 am

Paolo has now rebounding awareness at all

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Post#53 » by Bensational » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:52 am

Goga and Paolo both have bad habits of sulking under the basket if they don’t get a call whilst their man is sprinting down the court to help get a transition bucket. Mosley gotta stamp that out of them.
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Post#54 » by thelead » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:53 am

Paolo’s defensive effort hasn’t been that bad tonight. Not sure why he’s getting singled out so far
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Post#55 » by Bensational » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:54 am

**** Cole… pass the ball instead of trying to pivot into a smothered shot.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 56: Charlotte Hornets (13-38) at Orlando Magic (26-29) - 7pm 

Post#56 » by Knightro » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:54 am

This team is just absolute garbage.
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Post#57 » by basketballRob » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:54 am

Cole double dribbled and then traveled on the same play.

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Post#58 » by SloNick Russia » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:55 am

ASG can't get here soon enough, this team needs a total reload

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Post#59 » by Bensational » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:55 am

thelead wrote:Paolo’s defensive effort hasn’t been that bad tonight. Not sure why he’s getting singled out so far


Not sure if this was directed at me, I was only commenting on him and Goga both pouting under the basket after an offensive breakdown and not getting back for transition defense.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 56: Charlotte Hornets (13-38) at Orlando Magic (26-29) - 7pm 

Post#60 » by 3ddman23 » Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:55 am

Carbon copy ever game thread. Wild stuff how far they have fallen.
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