2023-2024 Regular Season Game 3: Orlando Magic (2-0) at Los Angeles Lakers (1-2) - 10:30pm

Post #421 » by **eyriq** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:48 am

richi_v25 wrote:I feel silly i wanted to trade Gary away, he's balling out in La. Yo and Suggs defense is stupid good right now.

He's playing well, really well. He fooled me

ibraheim718 · Post #422 » by **ibraheim718** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:49 am

KillMonger wrote:Say what you will about Suggs shooting, he has confidence and that's half the battle.... Paolo needs to get that back, he's HIM but something is off with him..... Maybe it is the hand

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He's going to get warm a few times this year for stretches. From the 1st game to today's the composure has gotten better. If the game is close tonight he's going to for sure make a few plays because he's super close to intercepting a few cross court passes. I think he's got the LA offense read a little.

Darth Magic · Post #423 » by **Darth Magic** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:49 am

KillMonger wrote:Say what you will about Suggs shooting, he has confidence and that's half the battle.... Paolo needs to get that back, he's HIM but something is off with him..... Maybe it is the hand

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I have to assume it's the hand. Nothing else makes sense. Similar to him only making one 3 in a month last year because of his injury. For our sake, I hope he's a fast healer

VFX · Post #424 » by **VFX** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:49 am

eyriq wrote:
richi_v25 wrote:I feel silly i wanted to trade Gary away, he's balling out in La. Yo and Suggs defense is stupid good right now.
He's playing well, really well. He fooled me

Let’s not get carried away.

He shows up once every 4 games.

Post #425 » by **eyriq** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:49 am

Bensational wrote:Hot take: Isaac will be out of the rotation before Ingles or Harris. Isaac has become a black hole on offense and his defense hasn’t been enough of a difference maker.

I don't hate it

OrlandoNed · Post #426 » by **OrlandoNed** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:50 am

Knightro wrote:At the risk of jinxing him, Suggs has just 1 turnover in 2.5 games.

Not bad for a guy who has been deemed out of control many times over.

Hard to turn the ball over when you aren't handling it.

OrlandoSaban · Post #427 » by **OrlandoSaban** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:50 am

not the same Paolo that I watched last season. His body language has been terrible so far this season. He looks bored AND frustrated at the same time. He doesn't have that eye of the tiger he had last season for some reason. Did he slack off during summer?

GameOver25 · Post #428 » by **GameOver25** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:50 am

I’m confident Paolo will turn it around scoring wise, he’s just too talented.

Post #429 » by **Knightro** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:51 am

Bensational wrote:Hot take: Isaac will be out of the rotation before Ingles or Harris. Isaac has become a black hole on offense and his defense hasn’t been enough of a difference maker.

I agree with you here. You just can't be a total zero on offense and get away with it in this era. Isaac has zero ability to do anything that requires a dribble and just isn't a good enough shooter to be a pure catch-and-shoot guy.

I wouldn't mind at all to see a consolidation trade that brings back a forward.

Post #430 » by **eyriq** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:51 am

MagicMatic wrote:
eyriq wrote:
richi_v25 wrote:I feel silly i wanted to trade Gary away, he's balling out in La. Yo and Suggs defense is stupid good right now.
He's playing well, really well. He fooled me

Let’s not get carried away.

He shows up once every 4 games.

Well, I'll just say this, he's looked good in the preseason and to start the season and he's in a contract year so I do sort of expect him to be a positive contributor for the rest of the year. We'll see.

OrlDave · Post #431 » by **OrlDave** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:51 am

MagicMatic wrote:
eyriq wrote:
richi_v25 wrote:I feel silly i wanted to trade Gary away, he's balling out in La. Yo and Suggs defense is stupid good right now.
He's playing well, really well. He fooled me

Let’s not get carried away.

He shows up once every 4 games.

Eh, he was 43% - 90% last year. I think he's a great guy to have off the bench.

Last Guardian · Post #432 » by **Last Guardian** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:52 am

Bensational wrote:Hot take: Isaac will be out of the rotation before Ingles or Harris. Isaac has become a black hole on offense and his defense hasn’t been enough of a difference maker.

Isaac before Ingles would be a travesty...Ingles looks 50 out there.

Houstan needs to replace Ingles asap IMO

basketballRob · Post #433 » by **basketballRob** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:52 am

I don't think Paolo has bad body language. He just looks like he fears outside shooting.

These comments are way off base.

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basketballRob · Post #434 » by **basketballRob** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:53 am

OrlandoSaban wrote:not the same Paolo that I watched last season. His body language has been terrible so far this season. He looks bored AND frustrated at the same time. He doesn't have that eye of the tiger he had last season for some reason. Did he slack off during summer?

Horrible take

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ibraheim718 · Post #435 » by **ibraheim718** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:54 am

OrlDave wrote:
MagicMatic wrote:
eyriq wrote:He's playing well, really well. He fooled me

Let’s not get carried away.

He shows up once every 4 games.

Eh, he was 43% - 90% last year. I think he's a great guy to have off the bench.

He's a great bench piece because if he's shooting the ball well you can leave him in because he defends the ball well 1-3.

Post #436 » by **Bensational** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:55 am

Last Guardian wrote:
Bensational wrote:Hot take: Isaac will be out of the rotation before Ingles or Harris. Isaac has become a black hole on offense and his defense hasn’t been enough of a difference maker.

Isaac before Ingles would be a travesty...Ingles looks 50 out there.

Houstan needs to replace Ingles asap IMO

Oh yeah, Ingles has looked old and past it, no disagreements. But I still think Mosley values the IQ Ingles brings along with his mistakes over the forced shots Isaac has been putting up - even if he’s bringing top tier defense.

thelead · Post #437 » by **thelead** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:56 am

OrlDave wrote:
MagicMatic wrote:
eyriq wrote:He's playing well, really well. He fooled me

Let’s not get carried away.

He shows up once every 4 games.

Eh, he was 43% - 90% last year. I think he's a great guy to have off the bench.

and he's 29. He's a keeper for a bench spot for sure. Maybe he doesn't even play every game but he's worth holding onto.

GameOver25 · Post #438 » by **GameOver25** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:56 am

Knightro wrote:
Bensational wrote:Hot take: Isaac will be out of the rotation before Ingles or Harris. Isaac has become a black hole on offense and his defense hasn’t been enough of a difference maker.

I agree with you here. You just can't be a total zero on offense and get away with it in this era. Isaac has zero ability to do anything that requires a dribble and just isn't a good enough shooter to be a pure catch-and-shoot guy.

I wouldn't mind at all to see a consolidation trade that brings back a forward.

I think both of you are wrong. I’m willing to think they would make adjustments to his role first before flat out taking him out of the rotation.

Post #439 » by **Bensational** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:57 am

Here’s the thing with Gary - our guys don’t know how to find him. In fact, apart from Fultz and Ingles and sometimes Franz, most of our team are terrible at kicking the ball out to the perimeter and open shooters in good time.

VFX · Post #440 » by **VFX** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:59 am

Keep going at Davis