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Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 4:57 pm
by Knightro
Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 5:32 pm
by Rick Rolled
Well that’s about a month sooner than I expected.
Curious to see if he starts or comes off of the bench.
Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 5:54 pm
by Nyce_1
Great news. He'll help 2nd unit.
Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 6:19 pm
by zaymon
I wonder who starts next to Ross, Anthony or Suggs. We will need to lock Cunningham and maybe Ivey so i would put my money on Suggs.
Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 7:08 pm
by JF5
Suggs is probably the PG while Cole goes to the bench.
I don't see Suggs playing more than 20-25 minutes in this game though.
Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:43 pm
by Optimus_Steel
That's rather surprising to be honest. I say have him come off the bench for now.
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Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 11:27 pm
by Petre1978
The Magic are better without Suggs.
Ballhandling and shooting are horrible.
Not a top 5 pick for me.
Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 1:04 am
by msmoore66
Petre1978 wrote:The Magic are better without Suggs.
Ballhandling and shooting are horrible.
Not a top 5 pick for me.
I think you and Suggs need to take this outside

Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 1:40 am
by Petre1978
msmoore66 wrote:Petre1978 wrote:The Magic are better without Suggs.
Ballhandling and shooting are horrible.
Not a top 5 pick for me.
I think you and Suggs need to take this outside

You have to admit that Suggs doesn't play like a top 5 pick.
Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 1:42 am
by jonbob17
hmm, that was quick, i forget who, but someone around here was saying he wouldn't be back until January.
Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 1:45 am
by basketballRob
Petre1978 wrote:msmoore66 wrote:Petre1978 wrote:The Magic are better without Suggs.
Ballhandling and shooting are horrible.
Not a top 5 pick for me.
I think you and Suggs need to take this outside

You have to admit that Suggs doesn't play like a top 5 pick.
I'm willing to give him another 41 games before I make any declarations. He's better than Cole tho.
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Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 1:59 am
by ORLMagicGirl15
Wow, quicker than I expected but happy he’ll be available.
Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 2:39 am
by Knightro
jonbob17 wrote:hmm, that was quick, i forget who, but someone around here was saying he wouldn't be back until January.
Okeke suffered a similarly described injury (knee bone bruise) at the start of his rookie season and he missed almost exactly one month.
Suggs' injury was obviously not nearly as severe as he's only going to end up missing about 11 days.
Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:00 am
by YosemiteSam
Knightro wrote:jonbob17 wrote:hmm, that was quick, i forget who, but someone around here was saying he wouldn't be back until January.
Okeke suffered a similarly described injury (knee bone bruise) at the start of his rookie season and he missed almost exactly one month.
Suggs' injury was obviously not nearly as severe as he's only going to end up missing about 11 days.
Football player.
Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:38 am
by KillMonger
basketballRob wrote:Petre1978 wrote:msmoore66 wrote:I think you and Suggs need to take this outside

You have to admit that Suggs doesn't play like a top 5 pick.
I'm willing to give him another 41 games before I make any declarations. He's better than Cole tho.
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I'd give him a bit longer than that.... For me he's like a jrue holiday/Mike connely level talent... Those guys didn't become who they are right away.... Took them a few years in the league
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Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 4:59 am
by fendilim
Petre1978 wrote:The Magic are better without Suggs.
Ballhandling and shooting are horrible.
Not a top 5 pick for me.
Define how a top 5 pick should play.
Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 6:34 am
by The-Stallion70
I hope that Suggs can figure it out but I personally believe that Franz should be the primary ball handler.
Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 7:13 am
by Howard Mass
I'm really happy Suggs wll be available.
It will allow RJ Hampton to play off the ball until Fultz and/or Harris gets back which could kick him out of the rotation.
This team has a lot of depth although SG is a question mark.
It will be interesting to see if Suggs is better at the 1 or 2 this season.
Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 7:52 am
by j_n
Great news, though I was hoping Fultz would be ready for the opener, hopefully JI and Harris are back by November as well.
We have shown some flashes in preseason despite missing some key guys, can't wait to see this at 100% or close to it.
Re: Jalen Suggs Available for Season Opener
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 10:54 am
by Skybox
It would be great to not have injuries be the means of sorting out our confusing backcourt...it's a wild enough puzzle without guys out.
If everyone is healthy, I think you have to go Fultz/Suggs but not for long if Suggs doesn't make a leap. Fultz/Harris is probably the best combo that's already in house. Suggs gets the nod only because of draft position and you just hope. Cole/Suggs works too, if Franz/PB lead the offense and somehow get Cole to buy in to playing less with the ball and improves his decision-making.
Right now, with the current healthy players, I start Suggs/TRoss and hope Suggs can get it up court and hand it to Franz. If Suggs can't find a spot or two that he can reliably and confidently hit 3's from, I just don't know where he fits without a scoring machine like Poole or Donovan Mitchell (types) next to him. Cole is the closest thing, but he's FAR at this point.