Official Spec Thread: Heart and Hustle Magic 2.0

MagicFan101 · Post #721 » by **MagicFan101** » Fri Oct 15, 2021 1:55 am

Dub_Sax wrote:
Knightro wrote:

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Pump ya brakes young fella.. still feeling good about that ONLY preseason win, I guess..

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You care about preseason wins? Do you understand what the preseason is and what teams are doing during it?

NYG · Post #722 » by **NYG** » Sat Oct 16, 2021 12:55 am

Knox for Aminu... Knicks flip Aminu and '23 Pistons 2nd for Ross?

Xatticus · Post #723 » by **Xatticus** » Sat Oct 16, 2021 1:37 am

NYG wrote:Knox for Aminu... Knicks flip Aminu and '23 Pistons 2nd for Ross?

Negative. We don't value that pick and Ross has a role here for the time being.

Dub_Sax · Post #724 » by **Dub_Sax** » Sat Oct 16, 2021 2:57 am

MagicFan101 wrote:
Dub_Sax wrote:
Knightro wrote:

Read on Twitter
Pump ya brakes young fella.. still feeling good about that ONLY preseason win, I guess..

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You care about preseason wins? Do you understand what the preseason is and what teams are doing during it?

It depends.. but I do believe if they ended the preseason with 4 wins instead of 1, every fan here would "care".

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nicnac215 · Post #725 » by **nicnac215** » Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:16 am

Cole and RJ need to be careful what is posted online.

MagicFan101 · Post #726 » by **MagicFan101** » Sun Oct 17, 2021 11:02 pm

Good to see they can put their differences aside:

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MaKiaVeLi7 · Post #727 » by **MaKiaVeLi7** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:53 pm

nicnac215 wrote:

Cole and RJ need to be careful what is posted online.

I don't want them to be careful at all. This team and organization are cloaked by such a mist of secrecy since WeHam took over, I don't mind these videos, more leaks are needed. :nod:

We desperately need more peeks behind the curtain in order to at least keep track of what the emotions in the team are, what kind of interactions are happening.

GIMME SOME MORE

Good or bad, we have one of the most boring and uneventful front offices in the league which Is so tight-lipped, sometimes we don't have any clue what's going on, what the direction is or what's about to happen.

Last Guardian · Post #728 » by **Last Guardian** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:20 pm

Damn I don't even remember this:

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We as a fanbase must have been so hyped after this game lol.

I hope this year it happens at the ultimate level!

MaKiaVeLi7 · Post #729 » by **MaKiaVeLi7** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:46 pm

Last Guardian wrote:Damn I don't even remember this:

Watch on YouTube

We as a fanbase must have been so hyped after this game lol.

I hope this year it happens at the ultimate level!

Yes, we were. A long time ago.

What's funny is the end when in the postgame interview Bamba says:
"Coach told me I was pretty dominant. That is all I wish to hear as a player as feedback from the coach..."

How did that turn out with that coaching staff for Mo in the next 3 years is mind-boggling. Sure, both sides have their excuses, and both sides are to blame as well. I hope Bamba is able in the limited time he has with Orlando magic to prove he belongs in the NBA and clears his "draft bust" candidate status as soon as possible. :nod:

drsd · Post #730 » by **drsd** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:38 am

The 538 ranking of our Magic:

Markelle Fultz (project)
Jalen Suggs (great prospect)
Gary Harris (scrub)
Terrence Ross (rotation player)
Jonathan Isaac (up-and-comer)
Chuma Okeke (rotation player)
Wendell Carter (rotation player)
Cole Anthony (project)
R.J. Hampton (project)
Michael Carter‑Williams (rotation player)
Mo Bamba (project)
Franz Wagner (good prospect)
Moritz Wagner (rotation player)
Robin Lopez (scrub)
E'Twaun Moore (scrub)
Ignas Brazdeikis (project)

Hard to get excited by how the computers see this roster.

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JTG_92940618 · Post #731 » by **JTG_92940618** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 12:01 pm

In order of 5-year market value:

F. Wagner - 79.7
Suggs - 79.3
Issac - 65.9
Okeke - 51.8
Carter Jr - 42.9
M. Wagner - 31.7
Bamba - 25.1
Anthony - 24.1
Carter-Williams - 22.0
Fultz - 21.4
Ross - 18.0
Harris - 15.8
Brazdeikis - 14.2
Hampton - 11.7
Moore - 5.7
Lopez - 2.0

I guess the equation doesn't have enough data on the rookies so it rates Franz higher than Suggs but I'm not sure in what world Brazdeikis is ahead of Hampton or why Mo Wagner is our 6th most valuable player.

JBSouthpaw · Post #732 » by **JBSouthpaw** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 1:07 pm

Would now be the time to run at Wiggins?
Mo, Harris(or Ross) and a 1st. (or 2 if needed)
Not sure if we can use the trade Exemption (17M).
They can move Porter to the starting line up, and Klay will be back soon.
The 5M in actual salary difference would save GS 10M in Lux tax.

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drsd · Post #733 » by **drsd** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 2:14 pm

JBSouthpaw wrote:Would now be the time to run at Wiggins?
Mo, Harris(or Ross) and a 1st. (or 2 if needed)
Not sure if we can use the trade Exemption (17M).
They can move Porter to the starting line up, and Klay will be back soon.
The 5M in actual salary difference would save GS 10M in Lux tax.

This means that either Fultz or Hampton is the SG moving forward and that Isaac is a PF (i.e. not running two combo forwads, such as Okeke or F-Wagner).

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basketballRob · Post #734 » by **basketballRob** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 2:23 pm

JBSouthpaw wrote:Would now be the time to run at Wiggins?
Mo, Harris(or Ross) and a 1st. (or 2 if needed)
Not sure if we can use the trade Exemption (17M).
They can move Porter to the starting line up, and Klay will be back soon.
The 5M in actual salary difference would save GS 10M in Lux tax.

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Atlanta has to cut Gallinari next season to stay under the tax threshold. Only 5 million of his salary is guaranteed

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Post #735 » by **Knightro** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:11 pm

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Magic will have 11 players available for the season opener.

JBSouthpaw · Post #736 » by **JBSouthpaw** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:50 pm

drsd wrote:
JBSouthpaw wrote:Would now be the time to run at Wiggins?
Mo, Harris(or Ross) and a 1st. (or 2 if needed)
Not sure if we can use the trade Exemption (17M).
They can move Porter to the starting line up, and Klay will be back soon.
The 5M in actual salary difference would save GS 10M in Lux tax.

This means that either Fultz or Hampton is the SG moving forward and that Isaac is a PF (i.e. not running two combo forwads, such as Okeke or F-Wagner).
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I think I'd be ok with this.
Suggs/Cole
Fultz/RJ
Wiggins/Franz
JI/Okeke
WCJ/Robin

Optimus_Steel · Post #737 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Wed Oct 20, 2021 1:28 am

Knightro wrote:

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Magic will have 11 players available for the season opener.

It's like WeHam went out of their way to acquire players that are injured.

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Post #738 » by **SOUL** » Wed Oct 20, 2021 3:22 am

JBSouthpaw wrote:Would now be the time to run at Wiggins?
Mo, Harris(or Ross) and a 1st. (or 2 if needed)
Not sure if we can use the trade Exemption (17M).
They can move Porter to the starting line up, and Klay will be back soon.
The 5M in actual salary difference would save GS 10M in Lux tax.

Read on Twitter

Wait we're the ones giving up Mo and two firsts for.. Wiggins?

Mauro Pedrosa · Post #739 » by **Mauro Pedrosa** » Wed Oct 20, 2021 5:22 am

drsd · Post #740 » by **drsd** » Wed Oct 20, 2021 6:22 am

JTG_92940618 wrote:In order of 5-year market value:

F. Wagner - 79.7
Suggs - 79.3
Issac - 65.9
Okeke - 51.8
Carter Jr - 42.9
M. Wagner - 31.7
Bamba - 25.1
Anthony - 24.1
Carter-Williams - 22.0
Fultz - 21.4
Ross - 18.0
Harris - 15.8
Brazdeikis - 14.2
Hampton - 11.7
Moore - 5.7
Lopez - 2.0

I guess the equation doesn't have enough data on the rookies so it rates Franz higher than Suggs but I'm not sure in what world Brazdeikis is ahead of Hampton or why Mo Wagner is our 6th most valuable player.

Harris as a scrub, but M-Wage as a rotation player???
538 needs new algorithms.

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