cupcakesnake wrote:SOUL wrote:cupcakesnake wrote:Yeah agree with this and don't think Orlando should be taking flak for their player dev. One thing I would say is that Orlando always seemed cursed by young guys that didn't fit together. Whether it was non-shooting backcourt (Payton and Dipo), or power forward types needing to play the 3 (Gordon, Isaac, Harris), or bringing in Ibaka and Biyombo the same year. The Magic would often end up needing to overplay their shooters to make lineups work. Vooch, Fournier and then role players like T-Soss or Gary Harris. Everything always felt like an awkward balancing act that was less than ideal for their most important young players.
Im thinking those days could be over now if the large men can shoot (Franz and Paolo), but the curse of the non-shooting backcourt is still there with Suggs and Fultz! Once again you'll probably be relying on Garry Harris balancing some lineups. The Magic rotation will be fascinating to watch.
Oh yeah, there's definitely a legit discussion as to how pieces work together, too many young guys needing reps at the same time (which, sure, I will take as development issues), but I'd rather them figure out their warts than trade someone too early like we did with Oladipo (and Sabonis!) + Harris when we saw them producing. The roster is definitely far from complete.
Things will eventually figure themselves out if Banchero is for real. If he can get to a star level in the league, whatever team he is joining now will be vastly different in 3-4 years anyway. It's already more fun than the previous rebuild for me lol
I think Banchero, and to a similar extent, Wagner, are much easier pieces to build around. Regardless of which position those 2 play, they'd a lot of size and skill on the floor to put guys around. I think there's also a slightly clearer hierarchy of prospects this year that there have been in the past (though I think guys like Isaac and Fultz are kind of confusing as unknowns). If I'm Orlando, I'm making sure Banchero and Wagner are starting, and building the right lineup around that.
i can see okeke off bench and cole anthony who could start with there 3 pt shooting being better this yr by a few percent points each... magic have 10-12 guys need to play this yr
