magic's disastrous start correlates to this troubling stat

The-Stallion70 · Post #1 » by **The-Stallion70** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 1:12 am

https://www.si.com/nba/magic/onsi/news/magic-s-disastrous-start-correlates-to-this-troubling-stat-01k8vhj6cnmb

"Wagner is experiencing the lowest usage since his rookie season (23.3 USG%). And his usage has completely disappeared in the fourth quarter"

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #2 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Mon Nov 3, 2025 7:20 pm

With so many players that needs the ball in their hand, I think this team need to establish a hierarchy. We need to figure out who is the best playmaker and leave it at that.

Post #3 » by **Knightro** » Mon Nov 3, 2025 7:26 pm

The-Stallion70 wrote:https://www.si.com/nba/magic/onsi/news/magic-s-disastrous-start-correlates-to-this-troubling-stat-01k8vhj6cnmb

"Wagner is experiencing the lowest usage since his rookie season (23.3 USG%). And his usage has completely disappeared in the fourth quarter"

Since this post...

26.3 USG% in the 4th quarter at Charlotte
31.3 USG% in the 4th quarter at Washington

for Franz.

JBSouthpaw · Post #4 » by **JBSouthpaw** » Yesterday 1:34 pm

From Law Murphy, the Athletic:
The 56 minutes that the Orlando starters have played together have been encouraging. The Magic are outscoring opponents by 29 points in that time, shooting 54.2 percent from the field and have made 14 of 36 3s (38.9 percent). It’s all of the other lineups that have been an issue, as Orlando shoots only 32.4 percent from 3 in all other five-man groups while getting outscored by 25 points. Bane still hasn’t found his shot, as he is still wallowing at 25.8 percent from 3 through seven games.

yoyojw17 · Post #5 » by **yoyojw17** » Yesterday 2:23 pm

Knightro wrote:
The-Stallion70 wrote:https://www.si.com/nba/magic/onsi/news/magic-s-disastrous-start-correlates-to-this-troubling-stat-01k8vhj6cnmb

"Wagner is experiencing the lowest usage since his rookie season (23.3 USG%). And his usage has completely disappeared in the fourth quarter"

Since this post...

26.3 USG% in the 4th quarter at Charlotte
31.3 USG% in the 4th quarter at Washington

for Franz.

and what did they think was going to happen.... when you add in ball handlers that were not there last season in the starting lineup ... in bane and suggs. They are still going to be figuring things out for a while. Hope quarter way through the year they have figured most of it out... and by 2026 they are in full stride.

SHAQ32 · Post #6 » by **SHAQ32** » Today 5:43 am

Knightro wrote:
The-Stallion70 wrote:https://www.si.com/nba/magic/onsi/news/magic-s-disastrous-start-correlates-to-this-troubling-stat-01k8vhj6cnmb

"Wagner is experiencing the lowest usage since his rookie season (23.3 USG%). And his usage has completely disappeared in the fourth quarter"

Since this post...

26.3 USG% in the 4th quarter at Charlotte
31.3 USG% in the 4th quarter at Washington

for Franz.

Franz has a history of beating up the lesser opponents

It's the big games I focus on

AdamTheGreek · Post #7 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Today 4:07 pm

He was very tired during the homestand late. This has not been a problem during the road trip.

Also, teams adjusted at halftime of games and forced him to dish to other guys .

And then we’ve been in blowouts (good and bad), so there’s not enough data yet, IMO.