2023-2024 Preseason Season Game 2: Orlando Magic (1-0) at Cleveland Cavaliers (0-1) - 7pm

Post #1 » by **Knightro** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 11:18 pm

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GAME INFO
Who: Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers
What: 2023-2024 Preseason Game 2
When: Thursday, October 12 at 7pm ET
Where: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio
How: NBA League Pass, 96.9 The Game (Radio)

GAMBLING
Line: Magic +3
Over/Under: TBD

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ORLANDO MAGIC HEAD COACH
Jamahl Mosley - Career Record: 56-108

ORLANDO MAGIC STARTERS

G: Markelle Fultz

G: Jalen Suggs

F: Franz Wagner

F: Paolo Banchero

C: Wendell Carter Jr.

ORLANDO MAGIC BENCH

G: Cole Anthony

G: Gary Harris

F: Joe Ingles

F: Jonathan Isaac

C: Moritz Wagner

ORLANDO MAGIC DEEP BENCH
G: Anthony Black
G: Jett Howard
F: Caleb Houstan
F: Chuma Okeke
C: Goga Bitadze

ORLANDO MAGIC TWO-WAYS AND CAMP CONTRACTS
G: Mac McClung
G: Kevon Harris (two-way)
G: Trevelin Queen
G: Brandon Williams
F: Admiral Schofield (two-way)
F: D.J. Wilson

Injuries: Caleb Houstan (ankle) and Kevon Harris (knee) are QUESTIONABLE.

Cleveland Projected Starters
G: Darius Garland
G: Donovan Mitchell
F: Caris LeVert
F: Max Strus
C: Evan Mobley

Bench
G: Ty Jerome
G: Isaac Okoro
F: Dean Wade
F: Georges Niang
C: Damian Jones

Injuries: Jarrett Allen (ankle) and Ricky Rubio (mental health) are OUT.

drsd · Post #2 » by **drsd** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 7:38 am

drsd · Post #3 » by **drsd** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:30 am

Knightro wrote:F: Joe Ingles

It will be nice when we get Ingles in a Magic uniform.

Here's a proxie image.

drsd · Post #4 » by **drsd** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:35 am

Knightro wrote:ORLANDO MAGIC HEAD COACH
Jamahl Mosley - Career Record: 56-108

If the Magic go 68-14 this season, Mosely will have a winning NBA record as head coach at the season's end.

RookieStar · Post #5 » by **RookieStar** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:41 am

drsd wrote:
Knightro wrote:F: Joe Ingles

It will be nice when we get Ingles in a Magic uniform.

Here's a proxie image.

Didnt know dad bods are still popular foq NBA players....

Does he have a beer belly?

Post #6 » by **eyriq** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:48 am

Revenge win for ending our season.

Skybox · Post #7 » by **Skybox** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:52 am

RookieStar wrote:
drsd wrote:
Knightro wrote:F: Joe Ingles

It will be nice when we get Ingles in a Magic uniform.

Here's a proxie image.

Didnt know dad bods are still popular foq NBA players....

Does he have a beer belly?

That's the beauty of Ingles...F with him and find out. He's a tough dude with real skill. Kind of like the videos of a fit young kid challenging "Dad Bod" Scalabrine and just getting toyed with :lol:

Hopefully, Ingles' craftiness and BBIQ rubs off on these super-athletic young guys and shows them what really works. Ingles will lean on you just a little and take away your leaping ability. He'll lull you to sleep with his high dribble and then pull up in your face. He's going to be fun if he's healthy and engaged in competitive situations.

pepe1991 · Post #8 » by **pepe1991** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 12:03 pm

Fingers crossed for more interesting game than 12 mpg of starters and 36 min of G league

JBSouthpaw · Post #9 » by **JBSouthpaw** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 12:47 pm

pepe1991 wrote:Fingers crossed for more interesting game than 12 mpg of starters and 36 min of G league

I'm kind of expecting at least 1 of Franz, PB or WCJ to sit this one. So I'm actually hoping for 12 Min of the actual starters.

Post #10 » by **ChosenSavior** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 1:04 pm

Take care of the basketball, rebound better, get off to a better start, and lastly...NO INJURIES PLEASE

Looking forward to see the Magic continue to gel on the court.

Post #11 » by **Knightro** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 1:09 pm

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Skybox · Post #12 » by **Skybox** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 1:26 pm

How about…
Suggs lockdown Mitchell, Isaac demoralize Mobley, everyone protects the ball and shoots 3’s

Post #13 » by **Knightro** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 2:51 pm

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Post #14 » by **Knightro** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 2:53 pm

With Allen out, the Cavs opted to play a very small lineup in their preseason opener with LeVert and Strus playing the forward spots.

Should be an advantageous matchup for both Franz and Paolo being defended by guys significantly smaller than them.

Or the Cavs might go for size and start Damian Jones or even Tristan Thompson to bang bodies with Carter, freeing up Mobley to defend Banchero.

JojoSlimbiid · Post #15 » by **JojoSlimbiid** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 4:21 pm

In someway I hope the Cavs are a bit more stout in the half court so we can get a better look at what it looks like.

tooler · Post #16 » by **tooler** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 4:26 pm

Knightro wrote:With Allen out, the Cavs opted to play a very small lineup in their preseason opener with LeVert and Strus playing the forward spots.

Should be an advantageous matchup for both Franz and Paolo being defended by guys significantly smaller than them.

Or the Cavs might go for size and start Damian Jones or even Tristan Thompson to bang bodies with Carter, freeing up Mobley to defend Banchero.

What you're telling me is we'll probably learn even less than nothing from this game.

Post #17 » by **Knightro** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 4:48 pm

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drsd · Post #18 » by **drsd** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 7:58 pm

RookieStar wrote:Didnt know dad bods are still popular foq NBA players....

Does he have a beer belly?

Yes:

drsd · Post #19 » by **drsd** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 8:00 pm

pepe1991 wrote:Fingers crossed for more interesting game than 12 mpg of starters and 36 min of G league

Or:

Residual-Heat · Post #20 » by **Residual-Heat** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 8:06 pm

If Allen is out, i would like to see them go to WCJ to punish Mobley inside. You gotta love his shooting last game, but we cannot turn him into a spot up shooter.