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2024-2025 Regular Season Game 29: Oklahoma City Thunder (20-5) at Orlando Magic (17-11) - 7pm

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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 29: Oklahoma City Thunder (20-5) at Orlando Magic (17-11) - 7pm 

Post#481 » by basketballRob » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:31 am

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Post#482 » by Bensational » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:31 am

eyriq wrote:Jett is a joke


Nah, Moe messed up every opportunity Jett had in those final minutes.
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Post#483 » by Last Guardian » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:32 am

OrlChamps2030 wrote:
Last Guardian wrote:I just hope if Paolo were there he'd be killing them inside


He would’ve for sure

OKC isn’t making it out of the west this postseason


To be fair OKC is just very good at making it difficult for teams to use their size advantage. They put so much pressure on the ball
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Post#484 » by RookieStar » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:32 am

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Last Guardian wrote:I just hope if Paolo were there he'd be killing them inside


Paolo or Franz... a 6'11 dude shooting over any defender with other bigs... they cant handle it.

I wouldn't proclaim that once they get Chet back. I'm very interested to see how the Hartenstein/Chet pairing works.


If they put chet on franz then maybe... but putting Chet on Paolo? You know Paolo will bruise Chet a lot.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 29: Oklahoma City Thunder (20-5) at Orlando Magic (17-11) - 7pm 

Post#485 » by richi_v25 » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:32 am

eyriq wrote:Jett is a joke


I was really rooting for him but he's ash, I really feel like we drafted him as a thank you to UM for the heads up on Franz.
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Post#486 » by ORLMagicGirl15 » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:32 am

richi_v25 wrote:Wow this game was hard to watch good thing it was on national TV so everyone can see what we love lol. Dang now Suggs is hurt too wtf!!!

They fought hard especially being down 23 points in the 3rd. Honestly our defense is sooo good, the problem is, our offense negates any good we do on defense.
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Post#488 » by Residual-Heat » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:33 am

Bensational wrote:Moe Wagner can play like a real POS some times. No effort on defense but he has the audacity to shout at others. He looks off open options and forces dumb shots. I appreciate his aggression but I’d love to see someone call him out when he does that bs.

I agree but i understand his frustration this game. We just couldnt get him the ball in the post when he established good position. So many bad passes/missed opportunities.
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Post#489 » by RookieStar » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:33 am

SOUL wrote:https://x.c
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twitter fans not realizing in real time how teams will target your worst defender :lol: :lol: :lol:


Wait... they really thought Jett was our desginated MVP/star stopper?
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Post#490 » by shadrock » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:33 am

-21 for Cole in 13 mins. Credit to him tonight, he had a huge impact on this game...
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Post#491 » by FFBlitzace » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:35 am

We gave ourselves a chance in this game, which is more than a lot of people would have predicted. The shot making just isn't there right now, but we will be okay.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 29: Oklahoma City Thunder (20-5) at Orlando Magic (17-11) - 7pm 

Post#492 » by OrlChamps2030 » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:35 am

Last Guardian wrote:
OrlChamps2030 wrote:
Last Guardian wrote:I just hope if Paolo were there he'd be killing them inside


He would’ve for sure

OKC isn’t making it out of the west this postseason


To be fair OKC is just very good at making it difficult for teams to use their size advantage. They put so much pressure on the ball


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Post#493 » by MasterGMer » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:35 am

I wanted AB to step up and he did. Still looked hesitant and still needs more assertiveness plus aggressiveness in attacking the hoop. Good shooting tonight. Great team effort and we did it collectively. But we needed that alpha dog and scoring down the stretch. Without our best 3 players, a loss is not unexpected. But good effort and fight tonight!
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Post#494 » by GameOver25 » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:36 am

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eyriq wrote:Jett is a joke

how he's used is a joke as well....he can't demand the ball with a short leash so he has to be set up.....but none of that is happening, just be a decoy or a scarecrow....not going to help development or a showcase

How do you know he has a short leash? We're in dire need of scoring and last in the league in 3pt percentage. I don't buy he has a short leash. I need to see it. He does nothing out there. That's his own doing. He's setting himself to be out the league, or 15th man scrub. I don't care who his dad is.
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Post#495 » by yoyojw17 » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:36 am

Bensational wrote:
eyriq wrote:Jett is a joke


Nah, Moe messed up every opportunity Jett had in those final minutes.

Players make plays that IF the other player was actively looking for it.... or expected it.... they could have taken advantage. he literally assumed that howard was gonna cole anthony that ball and throw it up. haha
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 29: Oklahoma City Thunder (20-5) at Orlando Magic (17-11) - 7pm 

Post#496 » by Bensational » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:36 am

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Bensational wrote:Moe Wagner can play like a real POS some times. No effort on defense but he has the audacity to shout at others. He looks off open options and forces dumb shots. I appreciate his aggression but I’d love to see someone call him out when he does that bs.

I agree but i understand his frustration this game. We just couldnt get him the ball in the post when he established good position. So many bad passes/missed opportunities.


Moe thinks every position he’s in is good position. He makes zero effort on defense. FFS he was shouting at Jett for not securing the rebound while as our big man he was at half court trying to streak for a fast break. He was standing in space and not even near a defender for the final 45 seconds. Total POS attitude.
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Post#497 » by VFX » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:37 am

Very difficult to watch this team struggle without Paolo and Franz.

Silver lining is that AB made use of his minutes and looked good.

Jett Howard does not look like he belongs in the game. Cole Anthony has taken such a step back he doesn’t look remotely like the same guy early last season.
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Post#498 » by SOUL » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:37 am

I want Jett to succeed, I really do, but he''s starting to get Hezonja/Bamba level excuses for everything he doesn't do. I would know because I always made excuses for all of our young guys (which I thought was fair because we were tanking/rebuilding and they should play through that) .. but there's a reason why every young guy but him is showing things right now.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 29: Oklahoma City Thunder (20-5) at Orlando Magic (17-11) - 7pm 

Post#499 » by richi_v25 » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:38 am

shadrock wrote:-21 for Cole in 13 mins. Credit to him tonight, he had a huge impact on this game...


I truly hope that was the last we see if him, I'd so much rather see what McQueen can do in similar minutes.
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Post#500 » by SOUL » Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:38 am

Bensational wrote:Moe thinks every position he’s in is good position. He makes zero effort on defense. FFS he was shouting at Jett for not securing the rebound while as our big man he was at half court trying to streak for a fast break. He was standing in space and not even near a defender for the final 45 seconds. Total POS attitude.


Moe is good on offense but he thinks every defensive breakdown is the other person's fault and wants Mose to review everything :lol:
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