2023-2024 Regular Season Game 14/In-Season Tournament Game 3: Toronto Raptors (6-7) at Orlando Magic (8-5) - 7pm

Post #461 » by **SOUL** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 4:55 am

VFX · Post #462 » by **VFX** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 4:59 am

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Last Guardian · Post #463 » by **Last Guardian** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:15 am

Watched the replay...like I said in the last game going small against us (especially Paolo) is a terrible idea. We are way too aggressive for that to work.

Suggs may very well be an actual psychopath at this point. We've seen intensity before but this dude is foaming at the mouth. Glad he's on our side.

pepe1991 · Post #464 » by **pepe1991** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:22 am

Optimus_Steel wrote:
tooler wrote:I finally realized in this game that the Magic don't do a lot of switching on defense. Remember how bad that used to be last season?

We don’t have to as much. Our perimeter defense is stout and we are defending the rim well.

I always complain about usless switching that is unnecessary. That is, to me, one of the most usless & worthless, and in most cases harmful approeaches on defense.
Offense does handoffs where PF gives ball to PG, and you switch despite fact handoffs happen 40 feet from rim, and you literally just need to move 1 damn step to avoid it. So why simply not move 1 step and avoid missmatch?

Today switch defense is nothing but gimmick for most of teams. I'm glad we figured out it's idiotic and simply unnecessary.

Now, ofc, there are teams that are too damn good on offense to give them break ( like, i dont' know, Warriors, Nuggets and teams who understand principles of motion offense) but switching against some Pistons or Blazers is dumb.

Our confidence is sky high and we play like 2021-22 Memphis Grizzlies, where you have bunch of young, talented players and their energy is in every game higher than energy of opponents, as they are exited to win for first time.

Even age vise, we are very similar to that Memphis team, who ended up winning 56 games. I don't think we are there (yet) but we should be in playoff picture.

it will be interesting to see how we stack against Celtics and Nuggets. last year we played well against Celtics, but they changed half of starting 5. And Nuggets are champions so you know everybody plays extra hard against them, but Nuggets are experts of punishing high pressing.

KillMonger · Post #465 » by **KillMonger** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:24 am

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Love Goga man...great pickup weltman....hard to believe this dude was off waivers.....

Stormofreign · Post #466 » by **Stormofreign** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:40 am

ORLMagicGirl15 wrote:Can I say having a tradition center has been lovely.

Orlando does a great job of finding centers.

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jezzerinho · Post #467 » by **jezzerinho** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:58 am

Only got to watch the highlights of this tremendous victory - and this probably says a lot about my sëx life - but that was the best 10 mins if my week so far.

jezzerinho · Post #468 » by **jezzerinho** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:00 am

tooler wrote:Watching the replay now. If pepe liked the Pacers game he's going to love this.

The defence is amazing, but the vision and ball movement (cough without Fultz cough), is a massive development.

KillMonger · Post #469 » by **KillMonger** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:03 am

jezzerinho wrote:Only got to watch the highlights of this tremendous victory - and this probably says a lot about my sëx life - but that was the best 10 mins if my week so far.

jezzerinho · Post #470 » by **jezzerinho** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:21 am

Rainwater wrote:
T-Cat wrote:
thelead wrote:Paolo and Franz need to be the guys we know they can become but Suggs is the ‘it factor’. If he’s scoring efficiently (his defense is a given), we are a REALLY good team.

I'm really liking Goga and Isaac's interior defense and effort around the rim! It's been amazing to watch!!

I'm thinking when Fultz and WCJ returns, it will probably push Joe Ingles out the rotation!

C- M.Wagner
PF- WCJ
SF- JI
SG- Harris
PF- Fultz

I don’t think you realize how important Ingles has been for the magic, he has been absolutely amazing.

No coincidence that the Magic's playmaking has improved dramatically since his arrival.

Skin · Post #471 » by **Skin** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:24 am

This was the most complete Magic game that I've seen in a while and they've unlocked something new. No complaints from me on this one. That was a game of beauty. Goga and Isaac together at C has to be the way forward. WCj can come off the bench behind Paolo. The typical touches be needs doesn't mesh as well with the starting unit. Suggs was a maniac tonight and Cole was a dawg. Franz's Euro moves are unstoppable when he's being aggressive and Paolo looked like a Lebron type enforcer.

pepe1991 · Post #472 » by **pepe1991** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:26 am

jezzerinho wrote:Only got to watch the highlights of this tremendous victory - and this probably says a lot about my sëx life - but that was the best 10 mins if my week so far.

I miss highschool when having nothing to stick it to was only problem in life :-?

drsd · Post #473 » by **drsd** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:51 am

Skin wrote:This was the most complete Magic game that I've seen in a while and they've unlocked something new. No complaints from me on this one. That was a game of beauty. Goga and Isaac together at C has to be the way forward. WCj can come off the bench behind Paolo. The typical touches be needs doesn't mesh as well with the starting unit. Suggs was a maniac tonight and Cole was a dawg. Franz's Euro moves are unstoppable when he's being aggressive and Paolo looked like a Lebron type enforcer.

This was better than the Pacers game as the Magic did not let up in the 3rd or 4th quarters.

The Magic won all four quarters this game. That is impressive.

drsd · Post #474 » by **drsd** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:53 am

tooler wrote:
Edrock wrote:
BCS wrote:... need to beat them by at least 13 to overtake them.

Wouldn't the math mean they'd only have to BEAT them by half the pt. diff in a H2H match up since for every pt. you win by, it'd also be -1 in pt. diff for the losing team so a 7 pt win H2H is a 14 pt swing in pt. diff?

This guy maths. It's 17 vs. 6 right now so we'd have to beat them by 6.

But it's meaningless because Boston and the Nets still have games to play, so the numbers could be all different.

If Orlando beats the Celts, it is probably a three way tie at 3-1. Thus Orlando needs not only to win over Boston, but to make the tourney, the Magic must drub Boston. That does seem unlikely.

jezzerinho · Post #475 » by **jezzerinho** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:23 am

Maybe Eddie House has a view on it.

RookieStar · Post #476 » by **RookieStar** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 10:44 am

KillMonger wrote:

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Love Goga man...great pickup weltman....hard to believe this dude was off waivers.....

When we have cornerstone franchisr wings in the frontcourt, that is the stat you want your Center to have.

No need to score double digits. Defend and make life easier for your superstars.

Incidentally, watching on the screen, Poetl.must be huuuuge. He made Goga look small.

Message Boar · Post #477 » by **Message Boar** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:00 am

Black and Blue wrote:Just left the game after spending way too long buying stuff in the team store. So happy the Magic won in my single game on my vacation with my family.

And I caught a shirt from a t shirt cannon that said Play In Tournament. Collectors item lol!

Suggs in person was completely psychotic this game, which was insanely fun to watch. Man if he can score like this night in and night out, he has a real chance to be one of the most likable Magic players of all time.

Great game, Magic fans!

Really glad that you had a great time! I hope the Magic play this well whenever I make it to the Amway center

Message Boar · Post #478 » by **Message Boar** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:07 am

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I love Cole Anthony in front of a microphone, man :lol:

It'll be a sad day if and when he's no longer a (big) part of the team. His timing, his delivery, his tone, it's just... perfection.

Skybox · Post #479 » by **Skybox** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:41 am

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Love Goga man...great pickup weltman....hard to believe this dude was off waivers.....

Gotta really take a hard look at his true upside…he’s still very young & was a recent high pick. I like WCJ a lot and maybe platooning these guys is a powerful plan as WCJ can also backup PF. As long as Isaac is a fragile situation, that’s a strong, versatile big rotation. If Goga continues to impress and Isaac stays healthy, we could shop WCJ towards the backcourt offensive upgrade we need.

I’m ready to rush the PG situation, but I consider the C situation something to give more consideration…both such bargains.

I like Mo too, but he’s a candidate for best situational 10th or 11th man, imo.

Skybox · Post #480 » by **Skybox** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:44 am

Skin wrote:This was the most complete Magic game that I've seen in a while and they've unlocked something new. No complaints from me on this one. That was a game of beauty. Goga and Isaac together at C has to be the way forward. WCj can come off the bench behind Paolo. The typical touches be needs doesn't mesh as well with the starting unit. Suggs was a maniac tonight and Cole was a dawg. Franz's Euro moves are unstoppable when he's being aggressive and Paolo looked like a Lebron type enforcer.

I hadn’t considered WCJ a full-time 4…I really like that!

WCJ himself, earlier in his career, stated that he was a 4