2022-2023 Regular Season Game 63: Orlando Magic (26-36) at Milwaukee Bucks (44-17) - 8pm

Optimus_Steel · Post #121 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 2:58 am

Knightro wrote:
Bensational wrote:Yeah sure. Let’s just keep talking about 3 pointers.

And believe me…

Tonight’s weak defensive effort aside, the Magic’s defense as a whole is almost good enough to contend *right now*. Defense and depth has what’s been carrying them since the 5-20 start.

Their lack of 3PT volume and accuracy is what’s holding them back and going to continue to hold them back until it’s addressed.

We've made 5 more fts, just two less field goals made by us, but Mil had made 13 more 3s than we have so yes it's 3pt shooting. They had tons, we have not.

jonbob17 · Post #122 » by **jonbob17** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 2:59 am

Magicman125 wrote:Fultz and Anthony have both at points done a great job at trying to keep us in this.

Seems like we usually win games when Cole is on a heater. shows how badly the rest is going.

Last Guardian · Post #123 » by **Last Guardian** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 3:01 am

Absolutely no one near Bol…brick. Milwaukee moderately good look…money

Husky1 · Post #124 » by **Husky1** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 3:03 am

Lol Bol Bol So ****

basketballRob · Post #125 » by **basketballRob** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 3:06 am

Maybe we'll see Okeke and MCW.

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Last Guardian · Post #126 » by **Last Guardian** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 3:08 am

In the immortal words of 3ddman…this one is over

Magicman125 · Post #127 » by **Magicman125** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 3:08 am

Walmart Wembanyama gonna prove y'all wrong

EDIT: Nvm

Post #128 » by **Knightro** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 3:12 am

I admit tonight's an extreme example because of how well the Bucks are shooting, but it's just so unbelievably difficult from a pure math perspective to win a game when your opponent has 48 three point attempts and you have 24.

The Bucks would be still be winning this game even if they were shooting a "normal" percentage from 3PT, simply on volume alone.

Skin · Post #129 » by **Skin** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 3:12 am

Lol at the idea that Fultz doesn't draw fouls because he's too soft.

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #130 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 3:13 am

You know Bucks are coming off a back to back, I’d think Orlando would have more fight than this.

IllMagic04 · Post #131 » by **IllMagic04** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 3:14 am

The Bucks have better basketball players then we have

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Optimus_Steel · Post #132 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 3:14 am

Knightro wrote:I admit tonight's an extreme example because of how well the Bucks are shooting, but it's just so unbelievably difficult from a pure math perspective to win a game when your opponent has 48 three point attempts and you have 24.

The Bucks would be still be winning this game even if they were shooting a "normal" percentage from 3PT, simply on volume alone.

7 vs 23 on 3pts, you can't overcome that. If WeHam don't add at least two 3pt shooters over the summer it's a failure.

basketballRob · Post #133 » by **basketballRob** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 3:14 am

Okeke should be playing over Bol.

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JF5 · Post #134 » by **JF5** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 3:16 am

IllMagic04 wrote:The Bucks have better basketball players then we have

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Yeah, who would think a contender would whoop a 500. Basketball teams ass.

Optimus_Steel · Post #135 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 3:16 am

7 to 24 now....

basketballRob · Post #136 » by **basketballRob** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 3:17 am

The Bucks already pulled the starters

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ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #137 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 3:18 am

It’s the fact that their 3s are wide open. They are not this good of a 3 point shooting team, we just don’t close on their shooters.

Optimus_Steel · Post #138 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 3:18 am

7 to 25 now...

Post #139 » by **Howard Mass** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 3:18 am

The Bucks were just too much tonight.

Giannis in a lot of ways reminds me of some of the impacts Shaq had back in the day.

If The Bucks keep playing like this, they will be tough to beat in The East with only Cleveland having much of a chance.

Optimus_Steel · Post #140 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Thu Mar 2, 2023 3:20 am

ORLMagicGirl15 wrote:It’s the fact that their 3s are wide open. They are not this good of a 3 point shooting team, we just don’t close out on their shooters.

It's called spacing. Every single player on the floor is a 3pt shooter other than Gianni's so it creates tons of spacing and then Gianni's is unstoppable so you have to double and it gets them even more open 3s.