Regular Season Game 1: Miami Heat (0-0) at Orlando Magic (0-0)

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Who: Miami Heat at Orlando Magic
What: Regular Season Game No. 1
When: Wednesday, October 17th at 7pm ET
Where: Amway Center in Orlando, FL
How: Fox Sports Florida/NBA League Pass

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Orlando Magic Projected Starters

G: DJ Augustin


G: Evan Fournier


F: Jonathan Isaac


F: Aaron Gordon


C: Nikola Vucevic


Bench
G: Jerian Grant
G: Terrence Ross
F: Jonathon Simmons
F: Wesley Iwundu
C: Mohamed Bamba

Deep Bench
G: Isaiah Briscoe
F: Jarell Martin
C: Khem Birch

Inactive: Melvin Frazier Jr. and Timofey Mozgov

Miami Projected Starters
G: Goran Dragic
G: Tyler Johnson
F: Josh Richardson
F: Kelly Olynyk
C: Hassan Whiteside

Bench
G: Dwyane Wade
G: Rodney McGruder
F: Derrick Jones
F: Duncan Robinson
C: Bam Adebayo

Deep Bench
F: Yante Maten

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Injuries: Dion Waiters (ankle) and James Johnson (hernia) are OUT. Wayne Ellington (ankle) and Justise Winslow (hamstring) are DOUBTFUL.

[PennytoShaq]

Are we going small off the bench with Iwundu over Martin? I like it, if so.

[Knightro]

Are we going small off the bench with Iwundu over Martin? I like it, if so.

I'm not 100% certain of that, but in the preseason Iwundu was coming in before and playing more than Martin.

Martin was only really in the rotation in the games Isaac missed.

I think in Clifford's perfect world, he'll play 9 guys with Isaac doubling as the starting SF and backup PF.

[SHAQ32]

Playoffs here we come!

[MagicFan101]

Predictions for Game 1:

1) AG dunks from half court
2) Isaac and Bamba combine for 3,428 blocks
3) Vuc is traded at mid-Q1 for Rozier + a 1st

[YosemiteSam]

In before we make Rodney Mcgruder a star by allowing him to score 20 points off the bench.

[nemesis37]

Predictions for Game 1:

1) AG dunks from half court
2) Isaac and Bamba combine for 3,428 blocks
3) Vuc is traded at mid-Q1 for Rozier + a 1st

I laughed at this more than i should

[bargnanimvp]

My predictions, Fournier AG and Vuc combine for 60+ FGA while Isaac and Bamba combine for less than 10.

[the_hobo]

Whats the over/under on games played before Mo Bamba is promoted to starting squad?

[basketballRob]

First team to 80 wins!

[OrlandoMagic]

I already have $5 on the Magic for this game. Need to start my bets small until I see what we really have going on here. Do me well Magic !

[KillMonger]

i think we win this

[MagicFan4Lyfe]

Anyone going to the game?
I am back in Orlando for a few days and just got tickets! First time in new arena and first Magic game for me in Orlando since 1996!

[Magic4champ]

Lets win this Magic. Show them our defense and toughness. Offense may be ugly, but I'll take an ugly win! Go Magic!

[magicman112]

Magic typically play well on opening night no matter what kind of season the end up having. Just want to see the effort and hustle out there. They do that and make shots I think that will get it done.

[Howard Mass]

I Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo missed watching The Magic.

[JF5]

I see a win happening here... But the score will most likely be around the late 80s/early 90s

[pepe1991]

I'll never understand how can USADA people look at Whiteside and Howard and live with themselfs knowing they are juiced to the bone and never were cought with it.

As for game opener, expect some ugly BBall, solid defense. That Heat roster on paper is medicore as hell.

[MagicStarwipe]

I'll never understand how can USADA people look at Whiteside and Howard and live with themselfs knowing they are juiced to the bone and never were cought with it.

As for game opener, expect some ugly BBall, solid defense. That Heat roster on paper is medicore as hell.

What evidence do you have of this?

[pepe1991]

I'll never understand how can USADA people look at Whiteside and Howard and live with themselfs knowing they are juiced to the bone and never were cought with it.

As for game opener, expect some ugly BBall, solid defense. That Heat roster on paper is medicore as hell.

What evidence do you have of this?

They weight 260 pounds on single digit body fat whole year around, every single pro coach will tell you what it is.
Even when you put his data to fat free mass index, most steroid users have index of 23,3%. Nonsurers average is around 22 . Whiteside has 25,5% (assuming he is 6'10 without shoes, 260 pounds and 7% bodyfat, like it was reproted by Heat doctors in past).

So not only that his FFMI is superior to anything achivable naturallly, he is superior to even regular steroid users.

Even when i adjusted data to give him some leeway ( 250 pounds, 10% bf) his index still come nowhere near natural levels.

Conclusion : regular steroid taker.



I mean look at him, you are telling me that it's naturally achivable to have arm twice of size of your head, be lean and in same time not even being bodybuilder but playing sport that doesn't even make a great compound for building or sustaining muscles? I call BS on that one.
Especially if you compare him to his own self from rookie year ,where he had chubby, baby fat all over him.