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GAME INFO
Who: Orlando Magic at San Antonio Spurs
What: 2021-2022 Regular Season Game 1
When: Wednesday, October 20 at 8:30pm ET
Where: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX
How: Bally Sports Florida, NBA League Pass, 96.9 The Game (Radio)

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GAMBLING
Magic +6.5
Over/Under 213

ORLANDO MAGIC HEAD COACH
Jamahl Mosley - Career Record: 0-0


ORLANDO MAGIC STARTERS

G: Cole Anthony


G: Gary Harris


F: Franz Wagner


F: Wendell Carter Jr.


C: Mo Bamba


ORLANDO MAGIC BENCH

G: Jalen Suggs


G: RJ Hampton


F: Terrence Ross


F: Mortiz Wagner


C: Robin Lopez


Deep Bench
Ignas Brazdeikis (two-way)

Injuries: Jonathan Isaac (knee), Markelle Fultz (knee), Chuma Okeke (hip), Michael Carter-Williams (ankle) and E'Twaun Moore (knee) are OUT.

San Antonio Projected Starters
G: Dejounte Murray
G: Derrick White
F: Doug McDermott
F: Keldon Johnson
C: Jakob Poeltl

Bench
G: Tre Jones
G: Lonnie Walker IV
F: Devin Vassell
F: Thaddeus Young
C: Drew Eubanks

Injuries: Zach Collins (foot) and Devontae Cacok (non-injury related) are OUT.

We shall see how this season goes but I am so damn happy Magic basketball is officially back!

Absolutely hope we kick the Spurs ass tonight, definitely want this win!

First game ahhhhhh!!!

The race to Duren/Chet/Banchero begins!!

I dont care to win so much this season, I just want an injury-free season and our players to have fun and develop!

First game of the year!!! I’m ready to see the young guys develop and get a lot of minutes!

Easy loss.

(Too soon?)

Suggs and Bamba starting? I like it.

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Really excited to see this brand new team. It’s exciting. Lots of pieces here I really like. And this group doesn’t even have Isaac & Fultz.

basketballRob wrote:Suggs and Bamba starting? I like it.

This isn't the official lineup. Just my projection for now based on the tea leaves.

Is it too early for the " Wet for Chet " bandwagon? I mean, this is till the stage of hopes and dreams where we fight for the play-in right?

Knightro wrote:

basketballRob wrote:Suggs and Bamba starting? I like it.

This isn't the official lineup. Just my projection for now based on the tea leaves.

I believe Mosely said Suggs is on minutes restriction in this game.

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basketballRob wrote:

Knightro wrote:

basketballRob wrote:Suggs and Bamba starting? I like it.

This isn't the official lineup. Just my projection for now based on the tea leaves.

I believe Mosely said Suggs is on minutes restriction in this game.

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Where?

SOUL wrote:

basketballRob wrote:

Knightro wrote:
This isn't the official lineup. Just my projection for now based on the tea leaves.

I believe Mosely said Suggs is on minutes restriction in this game.

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Where?

“Jalen, we’re gonna try to sprinkle some minutes in and see how he feels as we continue to go,” Mosley said. “He’s looking better, he’s participated, so we’ll continue to move forward with that.”

“Oh yeah, I’m good now. Just had a little stomach virus, stomach flu,” Suggs said. “I got over it. Took a couple of days. With those kinds of things, you can’t really do much but rest, get fluids in you.

“I’m good now. I feel good. I got to be in the gym the past three days ... ran, got my feet under me, got to shoot. ... Ready to go.”

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-magic/os-sp-orlando-magic-injury-update-suggs-okeke-moore-20211019-2fn6nsvg3bd5dpk3bl3mxgohya-story.html

This guy Mosely really gives me an uneasy feeling. Like a guy who tends to be too cautious and too conservative in his way of life.

ibraheim718 wrote:

SOUL wrote:

basketballRob wrote:I believe Mosely said Suggs is on minutes restriction in this game.

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Where?

“Jalen, we’re gonna try to sprinkle some minutes in and see how he feels as we continue to go,” Mosley said. “He’s looking better, he’s participated, so we’ll continue to move forward with that.”

“Oh yeah, I’m good now. Just had a little stomach virus, stomach flu,” Suggs said. “I got over it. Took a couple of days. With those kinds of things, you can’t really do much but rest, get fluids in you.

“I’m good now. I feel good. I got to be in the gym the past three days ... ran, got my feet under me, got to shoot. ... Ready to go.”

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-magic/os-sp-orlando-magic-injury-update-suggs-okeke-moore-20211019-2fn6nsvg3bd5dpk3bl3mxgohya-story.html

This guy Mosely really gives me an uneasy feeling. Like a guy who tends to be too cautious and too conservative in his way of life.

The Magic are like that in general tbh

I'm sure he'll monitor how he feels in game but if he's playing well, he should get more than intended.. hopefully..

SOUL wrote:

ibraheim718 wrote:

SOUL wrote:
Where?

“Jalen, we’re gonna try to sprinkle some minutes in and see how he feels as we continue to go,” Mosley said. “He’s looking better, he’s participated, so we’ll continue to move forward with that.”

“Oh yeah, I’m good now. Just had a little stomach virus, stomach flu,” Suggs said. “I got over it. Took a couple of days. With those kinds of things, you can’t really do much but rest, get fluids in you.

“I’m good now. I feel good. I got to be in the gym the past three days ... ran, got my feet under me, got to shoot. ... Ready to go.”

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-magic/os-sp-orlando-magic-injury-update-suggs-okeke-moore-20211019-2fn6nsvg3bd5dpk3bl3mxgohya-story.html

This guy Mosely really gives me an uneasy feeling. Like a guy who tends to be too cautious and too conservative in his way of life.

The Magic are like that in general tbh

I'm sure he'll monitor how he feels in game but if he's playing well, he should get more than intended.. hopefully..

That type of mentality never works in professional sports. If you can't press your players and exercise aggression at all times you're going to lose more than you win. I don't know much about Mosely other than him being from the Rick Carlisle coaching tree which is a good thing but Carlisle was not conservative or cautious at all as a coach.

SOUL wrote:

basketballRob wrote:

Knightro wrote:
This isn't the official lineup. Just my projection for now based on the tea leaves.

I believe Mosely said Suggs is on minutes restriction in this game.

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Where?

I believe I heard it in the practice interview yesterday.

He talked about gradually ramping his minutes up.

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ibraheim718 wrote:That type of mentality never works in professional sports. If you can't press your players and exercise aggression at all times you're going to lose more than you win. I don't know much about Mosely other than him being from the Rick Carlisle coaching tree which is a good thing but Carlisle was not conservative or cautious at all as a coach.

I agree in theory, although if someone is still recovering from being sick I can see him not putting petal to the metal first game. Same reason with Cade is sitting with a playable ankle injury, just no real need to hurt hurt a rookie until they're good. But Mosley has at least shown some willingness to experiment with lineups in the preseason, I'm sure things will settle in once the team gets fully healthy.

I would not have predicted this opening night starting lineup one month ago. You know, Britton Johnsen once beat the odds to become the Magic's opening night starting small forward as a white guy rookie. Franz is in good company.