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Sweater Vest Thread #39: Magic 114 - Knicks 100
Posted: Thu Apr 4, 2019 1:19 am
by Knightro
SWEATER VESTS
Vucevic - 15.5
(v. Wizards, at Knicks, v. Sixers, v. Lakers, v. Knicks, at Lakers, at Suns, v. Bulls, v. Raptors, at Bulls, at Hawks, v. Nets, at Hornets, 1/2 Mavericks, v. Hawks, at Heat)
Gordon - 9
(v. Heat, at Spurs, v. Cavs, at Heat, v. Celtics, v. Rockets, v. Warriors, v. Pelicans, at Pacers)
Ross - 6.5
(v. Jazz, v. Pacers, v. Wolves, at Raptors, at Pacers, 1/2 Mavericks, v. Grizzlies)
Isaac - 4
(at Celtics, at Bucks, at Hawks, v. Hornets)
Augustin - 2
(v. Pistons, v. Cavs)
Fournier - 1
(v. Sixers)
Re: Sweater Vest Thread #39: Magic 114 - Knicks 100
Posted: Thu Apr 4, 2019 1:27 am
by ChosenSavior
Claim your vest Human Torch! That barrage of 3s in the 3rd quarter was a huge momentum swing for us and allowed the team to calm back down after NY was scoring on us at will. Great game from him off the bench.
Re: Sweater Vest Thread #39: Magic 114 - Knicks 100
Posted: Thu Apr 4, 2019 1:30 am
by Optimus_Steel
Tross easily but the rest of the bench gets to share mittens. They don't play great we may not win this one.
Re: Sweater Vest Thread #39: Magic 114 - Knicks 100
Posted: Thu Apr 4, 2019 1:32 am
by thelead
2 people are drunk
Re: Sweater Vest Thread #39: Magic 114 - Knicks 100
Posted: Thu Apr 4, 2019 1:34 am
by Optimus_Steel
thelead wrote:2 people are drunk
Why? The starters we're lethargic.
Re: Sweater Vest Thread #39: Magic 114 - Knicks 100
Posted: Thu Apr 4, 2019 1:35 am
by thelead
Optimus_Steel wrote:thelead wrote:2 people are drunk
Why? The starters we're lethargic.
Not you guys... the 2 that voted for Vuc over Ross tonight
Re: Sweater Vest Thread #39: Magic 114 - Knicks 100
Posted: Thu Apr 4, 2019 1:43 am
by MagicStarwipe
Ross.
Re: Sweater Vest Thread #39: Magic 114 - Knicks 100
Posted: Thu Apr 4, 2019 2:03 am
by BadHombre
The entire bench and 2nd units are more worthy than Vuc tonight.
I actually wonder how much the starting lineup defense would improve with MCW in instead of DJ. We'd lose that spark off the bench, but DJ and Ross could both just stick to shooting and scoring.
Re: Sweater Vest Thread #39: Magic 114 - Knicks 100
Posted: Thu Apr 4, 2019 2:15 am
by j-ragg
Ross easily.
Re: Sweater Vest Thread #39: Magic 114 - Knicks 100
Posted: Thu Apr 4, 2019 2:43 am
by NEM
Damn it meant to hit Ross, and accidentally voted for vooch. Oh well. Won’t change the outcome. But definitely Ross.
Re: Sweater Vest Thread #39: Magic 114 - Knicks 100
Posted: Thu Apr 4, 2019 7:29 am
by drsd
Vučević goes off for 29/13 and I easily vote for Ross. The NBA is funny sometimes.
Re: Sweater Vest Thread #39: Magic 114 - Knicks 100
Posted: Thu Apr 4, 2019 9:09 am
by pepe1991
drsd wrote:Vučević goes off for 29/13 and I easily vote for Ross. The NBA is funny sometimes.
level of excellence
Guy is held by different standards than any other Magic player this year.
Re: Sweater Vest Thread #39: Magic 114 - Knicks 100
Posted: Thu Apr 4, 2019 11:34 am
by Xatticus
pepe1991 wrote:drsd wrote:Vučević goes off for 29/13 and I easily vote for Ross. The NBA is funny sometimes.
level of excellence
Guy is held by different standards than any other Magic player this year.
A player's box score line doesn't correspond to their actual contribution. You accrue stats by being involved in on-ball action, hoisting up shots, and by camping in the paint. A team wins games by outscoring the opposition. Our bench won this game. The starting five was outplayed when they were on court together.
Re: Sweater Vest Thread #39: Magic 114 - Knicks 100
Posted: Thu Apr 4, 2019 11:38 am
by pepe1991
Xatticus wrote:pepe1991 wrote:drsd wrote:Vučević goes off for 29/13 and I easily vote for Ross. The NBA is funny sometimes.
level of excellence
Guy is held by different standards than any other Magic player this year.
A player's box score line doesn't correspond to their actual contribution. You accrue stats by being involved in on-ball action, hoisting up shots, and by camping in the paint. A team wins games by outscoring the opposition. Our bench won this game. The starting five was outplayed when they were on court together.
I actually voted for Ross, just saying that Vuc now has 29 p, 13r, 3 a game and it's "sin" to vote for him as best player in given game.
Ross had freaking +/- of +27 on top of 23 p, 4 r, 5 a.
Re: Sweater Vest Thread #39: Magic 114 - Knicks 100
Posted: Thu Apr 4, 2019 11:58 am
by drsd
Xatticus wrote:A player's box score line doesn't correspond to their actual contribution. You accrue stats by being involved in on-ball action, hoisting up shots, and by camping in the paint. A team wins games by outscoring the opposition.
Vučević thoroughly outplayed Robinson, meaning he won the positional battle. In particular, he had 17 more points. That off-set Hezonja's domination of Isaac though.
Our bench won this game. The starting five was outplayed when they were on court together.
Orlando's bench outscored Westchester by 18 points, meaning that you are objectively correct that the Magic bench was decisive for this victory !!!
To be fair, the Magic starters failed the eye-test as well.
I am getting super excited by Carter-Williams, Ross, Iwundu, and Birch as the 6-9 men providing key bench stability. For most of the season, Orlando's poor bench play created numerous losses. i) Carter-Williams has proven to be a significant upgrade over Grant. ii and iii) Iwundu and Birch have simply become better individual players over the course of this season, and iv) Ross is just playing ridiculously great.
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Re: Sweater Vest Thread #39: Magic 114 - Knicks 100
Posted: Thu Apr 4, 2019 9:14 pm
by dsg2021
ChosenSavior wrote:Claim your vest Human Torch! That barrage of 3s in the 3rd quarter was a huge momentum swing for us and allowed the team to calm back down after NY was scoring on us at will. Great game from him off the bench.
What an epic stretch of basketball! You could already hear our crowd making noise before his 3rd three!