East Play-in Discussion & Game Thread: Hawks vs Heat for #8 (Fri 4/18)

sp6r=underrated · Post #281 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:08 am

BigDan245 wrote:should be suspended for that

He should be but you have to go out of your way to get suspended.

VFX · Post #282 » by **VFX** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:09 am

JXL wrote:I am looking forward to watching ORL/BOS. Might go 7 if that shooting is real.

Yeah that wont happen. :lol:

Coming from a Magic fan.

CelticSooner · Post #283 » by **CelticSooner** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:09 am

I called this series back in December. The league makes it too obvious at times.

Post #284 » by **bisme37** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:10 am

Good win Magic fans congrats, see ya Sunday

cgf · Post #285 » by **cgf** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:10 am

lol just catching up to the Trae meltdown. Perfect way to end this game

Post #286 » by **G R E Y** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:11 am

Congrats, Magic!

Well done :clap:

Post #287 » by **Froob** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:11 am

make that thread

Post #288 » by **165bows** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:11 am

Mk0 wrote:
Sikk_Handlez wrote:
Rainwater wrote:Instead of playing ball, Trae stays bating for fouls.

as a Celtics fan, this is why I wasn't looking foward to possibly playing ATL. frustrating to watch the free throw parade. on the reverse side, ORL plays hands on defense and gets away with it. Celtics have to pay attention to that and hand-check them back when the refs are allowing it.

I don't think they will be allowed to play too physically with the Celtics. All it takes is one or two ticky tack calls early and they are cooked against the Celtics firepower.

Haven’t watched too many Magic-Celtics game I guess. Magic have done very well using their physicality with Boston.

Don’t think it has a chance here though without Suggs/MoW.

JXL · Post #289 » by **JXL** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:12 am

VFX wrote:
JXL wrote:I am looking forward to watching ORL/BOS. Might go 7 if that shooting is real.

Yeah that wont happen.

Coming from a Magic fan.

Y'all got no confidence in y'all team? C'mon, they can get 1-2 games from hot streak shooting. Seen it happen in the playoffs.

Post #290 » by **165bows** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:13 am

VFX wrote:
JXL wrote:I am looking forward to watching ORL/BOS. Might go 7 if that shooting is real.

Yeah that wont happen.

Coming from a Magic fan.

Stinks for the Magic w the injuries. Wouldn’t be excited for this series if the Magic were healthy.

VFX · Post #291 » by **VFX** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:13 am

JXL wrote:
VFX wrote:
JXL wrote:I am looking forward to watching ORL/BOS. Might go 7 if that shooting is real.

Yeah that wont happen.

Coming from a Magic fan.

Y'all got no confidence in y'all team? C'mon, they can get 1-2 games from hot streak shooting. Seen it happen in the playoffs.

Fully healthy roster is another question. We are missing some key players.

Rainwater · Post #292 » by **Rainwater** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:13 am

CelticSooner wrote:I called this series back in December. The league makes it too obvious at times.

Where do you all get these conspiracy theories from? I would think the league would prefer Cleveland vs Magic rematch.

doogie_hauser · Post #293 » by **doogie_hauser** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:14 am

TheAlchemist wrote:Trae started this final run that Orlando had, with those absolutely trash offensive plays. He pushed his body back and flopped and then Orlando's Anthony's started making those 3's.

These players just don't win man. The Zions, the Trae's, Lamelo, Morant etc.

Great offensively talented individuals who just can't lock in either on defense, consistency of play, or being a franchise cornerstone. Holding on to them is the worst decision a franchise can make.

Add Devin Booker to that list.

JXL · Post #294 » by **JXL** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:14 am

VFX wrote:
JXL wrote:
VFX wrote:
Yeah that wont happen.

Coming from a Magic fan.

Y'all got no confidence in y'all team? C'mon, they can get 1-2 games from hot streak shooting. Seen it happen in the playoffs.

Fully healthy roster is another question. We are missing some key players.

Thought it was only Suggs and Mo Wagner....

Post #295 » by **jbk1234** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:14 am

JXL wrote:I am looking forward to watching ORL/BOS. Might go 7 if that shooting is real.

I don't see it going 7, but the Celtics could have three tough series in the East after sleep walking through three injured teams last year.

Post #296 » by **bisme37** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:15 am

cgf wrote:lol just catching up to the Trae meltdown. Perfect way to end this game

Read on Twitter

Rainwater · Post #297 » by **Rainwater** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:16 am

JXL wrote:
VFX wrote:
JXL wrote:
Y'all got no confidence in y'all team? C'mon, they can get 1-2 games from hot streak shooting. Seen it happen in the playoffs.

Fully healthy roster is another question. We are missing some key players.

Thought it was only Suggs and Mo Wagner....

Man, you are talking about the Magic's 3rd best player and their 6th man, lol.

cgf · Post #298 » by **cgf** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:17 am

SOUL wrote:
cgf wrote:That doesn't mean that the solution doesn't require improvements in both. Even with the crap PGs, your coaching isn't using them as well as they could be.

And against these Hawks Paolo has had a smaller player on him a lot of the time. With JJ hurt they just don't have anybody who can keep him from bulldozing his way to the rim if they didn't have so long to crash the paint while he works his way there from behind the 3pt line.

I'm just not in the business of firing a coach that improved the team 12+ wins every season (and probably would've been near 50 wins without injuries this year) since he's been here with one of the youngest teams in the league and literally NO moves from our front office. Get assistants? Sure. Switch up offensive styles? Great.

Firing him? Monumentally stupid.

I get that, but I think it might be like Cleveland with Bickerstaff. Where the guy who helped right the ship isn't the guy to take you to that next level. So to me the question is about who they could replace him with and I do think there are coaches out there who could massively improve your offense even with the current personnel...and would improve it even more if you made a play for a starting PG, as well.

Like I think you could be as good as anyone in this conference if you improved both your coaching and your guard play; whereas if you only improved one or the other, then as a knicks fan, I'd continue to be less scared of you than I am the Celtics / Cavs / Pacers.

CelticSooner · Post #299 » by **CelticSooner** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:17 am

Rainwater wrote:
CelticSooner wrote:I called this series back in December. The league makes it too obvious at times.

Where do you all get these conspiracy theories from? I would think the league would prefer Cleveland vs Magic rematch.

That series was garbage lol the up and comer vs the champ? 3/4 of the game thread will be rooting for Orlando. The narratives write themselves.

cgf · Post #300 » by **cgf** » Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:19 am

ORLMagicGirl15 wrote:
Doranku wrote:Orlando has been a thorn in the Celtics side for the past few years. Hoping they can at least take a couple off the C's to extend the series.

Honestly, if we win this game, we know that we have no shot at winning against the Celtics. The only thing I want out of that series is Celtics fans respect. We are a bad shooting team but we can defend and our team don’t quit.

Have you ever met any celtics fans other than Bis?

Who wins?