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2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm

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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#461 » by ChosenSavior » Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:59 am

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ChosenSavior wrote:I'm already over this loss. Need the team, coaching staff, social media admin, equipment manager, etc to show more urgency and desperation in these games.

We don't have the top end talent yet to not play with energy and go through the motions in the regular season. Have to out work teams on both ends. That starts with our two best players... Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero. Go do the "impossible" and get a W in Milwaukee.
Losing 3 in a row happens. Don't want it to grow past that, though.


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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#462 » by eyriq » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:01 am

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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#463 » by SOUL » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:03 am

Very pre-mature but Franz hitting threes is very important to the future of this team. We can't have Franz and Paolo having the same strengths and weaknesses
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#464 » by eyriq » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:05 am

SOUL wrote:Very pre-mature but Franz hitting threes is very important to the future of this team. We can't have Franz and Paolo having the same strengths and weaknesses
It's worrying, the shot went from looking automatic last season to having an unpredictable trajectory that endangers fans.
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#465 » by mattyBoi » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:10 am

I’ve revised my projections for the season, 45-37 with a temp dip under .500 at some point.
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#466 » by ibraheim718 » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:14 am

mattyBoi wrote:I’ve revised my projections for the season, 45-37 with a temp dip under .500 at some point.


I'm going to look at the schedule because I had them at 44 and 38.
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#467 » by MasterGMer » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:16 am

This is indeed a tough stretch of the season. I just wish the boys come out and compete tomorrow. Back to back in less than 24 hours. But Wendell got back and our deep bench was on fire. lol. Some positivities!
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#468 » by KillMonger » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:20 am

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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#469 » by Optimus_Steel » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:21 am

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Optimus_Steel wrote:Weak press conference too. Weak night all around lol. Got keyed at the Kia.


It cut off on my feed. What was said if you don't mind sharing? Just typical coach/player speak?



Coach gave Miami lots of credit. Pointed out things we did wrong in a calm matter. But given that we’ve gotten our Kia doors blown off last 3 games I expect a sense of urgency in his demeanor which was non existent. Weak sauce like the game performance . I guess I needed more emotion.
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#470 » by KillMonger » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:22 am

Sometimes with paolo it seems like he forgets he's 6'10 250.....too finesse, not enough power.....Though if we had more space

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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#471 » by ogmagicfan » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:23 am

I'm suppose to see the Magic vs Wiz in a couple days, I'm gonna be really bummed if they play the way they have the past 5-7 games
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#472 » by SOUL » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:25 am

Optimus_Steel wrote:Coach gave Miami lots of credit. Pointed out things we did wrong in a calm matter. But given that we’ve gotten our Kia doors blown off last 3 games I expect a sense of urgency in his demeanor which was non existent. Weak sauce like the game performance . ['b]I guess I needed more emotion.[/b]


Mose is pretty even-keeled in front of the media, I don't need my coach to put on performances to be fake angry if he already got on the team behind closed doors. Although Suggs has said he curses their ass out in locker rooms and you know what you have to improve on when he does that or stares at you. It is what it is.
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#473 » by ChosenSavior » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:28 am

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Optimus_Steel wrote:Weak press conference too. Weak night all around lol. Got keyed at the Kia.


It cut off on my feed. What was said if you don't mind sharing? Just typical coach/player speak?



Coach gave Miami lots of credit. Pointed out things we did wrong in a calm matter. But given that we’ve gotten our Kia doors blown off last 3 games I expect a sense of urgency in his demeanor which was non existent. Weak sauce like the game performance . I guess I needed more emotion.


Appreciate the summary. So copy/paste conference from Mose. Maybe we'll find out what he really said to the team on the All Access video months from now lol.
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#474 » by thelead » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:30 am

I’m going to call out one of my favorites too… I’m not seeing ‘special’ defense from JI lately. Tough to win without him doing his thing, Suggs playing with one hand, Ingles not running the offense, and of course, our two stars not playing like stars.
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#475 » by SOUL » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:34 am

thelead wrote:I’m going to call out one of my favorites too… I’m not seeing ‘special’ defense from JI lately. Tough to win without him doing his thing, Suggs playing with one hand, Ingles not running the offense, and of course, our two stars not playing like stars.


A little too jumpy lately and looks a bit off, but defense is more of a team thing than people like to admit. Seems like they're not trusting each other as much lately.
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Post#476 » by Skybox » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:36 am

KillMonger wrote:Sometimes with paolo it seems like he forgets he's 6'10 250.....too finesse, not enough power.....Though if we had more space

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Probably tired of crashing his way through double and triple teams in the paint. Been saying this for months- he needs some backcourt shooting NOW. Worrying about taking shots away from He and Franz is ridiculous. They need complementary help to be their best…ANYBODY is stoppable if their teammates can be largely ignored.
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#477 » by SOUL » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:38 am

Kings just shot 21 threes.. in the first quarter
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#478 » by Bensational » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:42 am

We’ll struggle to win when Paolo and Franz aren’t scoring well. WCJ gave us nothing to change that. Having 2 starters with wrist injuries isn’t the answer to Paolo and Franz’s struggling offense.

I’ll say it - it’s a bad idea to start WCJ over Goga right now. Make Wendell prove he’s healthy and a better option first. This game wasn’t that moment.
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#479 » by Bensational » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:46 am

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KillMonger wrote:Sometimes with paolo it seems like he forgets he's 6'10 250.....too finesse, not enough power.....Though if we had more space

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Probably tired of crashing his way through double and triple teams in the paint. Been saying this for months- he needs some backcourt shooting NOW. Worrying about taking shots away from He and Franz is ridiculous. They need complementary help to be their best…ANYBODY is stoppable if their teammates can be largely ignored.


Paolo needs to learn to kick the ball out more then instead of forcing the shot and chasing a foul. We can have all the shooters in the world but it’s of no use if he doesn’t use them.
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm 

Post#480 » by ChosenSavior » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:48 am

SOUL wrote:Kings just shot 21 threes.. in the first quarter


With Fox hitting 6 of them in the 1st quarter, crazy

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