Official Spec Thread: Regular Season

ogmagicfan · Post #1661 » by **ogmagicfan** » Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:38 pm

Who are the current beat writers for the Magic?

It'd be great if we could get some clarification on the current rotations, the rookies and how we plan to ramp them up for playing time, & if Paolo is still bothered by the thumb injury and if he'll miss games/surgery cause of it.

It's annoying how little coverage the Magic get not only nationally but locally. The beat writer we had the past season, was the best we've had in forever, and asked alot tougher questions than the softballs every other journalist/radio host asks. He put pressure on the franchise instead of sitting on their hands. Sadly he left for the Lakers

basketballRob · Post #1662 » by **basketballRob** » Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:54 pm

eyriq wrote:Lakers 3.5 point favorites in their game against us tomorrow. I expected a wider spread. Home court advantage would be most of that I'd think.

Edit: Ah, tomorrow is a back-to-back for them.

They'll probably be higher in the power rankings even after we beat them.

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Post #1663 » by **eyriq** » Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:55 pm

basketballRob wrote:
eyriq wrote:Lakers 3.5 point favorites in their game against us tomorrow. I expected a wider spread. Home court advantage would be most of that I'd think.

Edit: Ah, tomorrow is a back-to-back for them.
They'll probably be higher in the power rankings even after we beat them.

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I'd have them ahead of us based on star power alone. But a win will be delicious.

RookieStar · Post #1664 » by **RookieStar** » Sun Oct 29, 2023 10:03 pm

Since they are load managaing LBJ a lot... you think they rest him now so he will face us next game?

KillMonger · Post #1665 » by **KillMonger** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:27 am

RookieStar wrote:Since they are load managaing LBJ a lot... you think they rest him now so he will face us next game?

BTW why are they load managing him? Did he have an off season surgery that I didn't hear about? It can't just be age right?

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RookieStar · Post #1666 » by **RookieStar** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:37 am

KillMonger wrote:
RookieStar wrote:Since they are load managaing LBJ a lot... you think they rest him now so he will face us next game?
BTW why are they load managing him? Did he have an off season surgery that I didn't hear about? It can't just be age right?

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Isnt what the offseason talk was all about? Like minutes fpr LBJ? Dude isnt spring chicken anymore. Old man muscles can only take you so far.

Of course its age.. any by extensiom LBJs body amd how it holds up an 82 game season before the POs

Post #1667 » by **Knightro** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:55 am

ogmagicfan wrote:Who are the current beat writers for the Magic?

It'd be great if we could get some clarification on the current rotations, the rookies and how we plan to ramp them up for playing time, & if Paolo is still bothered by the thumb injury and if he'll miss games/surgery cause of it.

It's annoying how little coverage the Magic get not only nationally but locally. The beat writer we had the past season, was the best we've had in forever, and asked alot tougher questions than the softballs every other journalist/radio host asks. He put pressure on the franchise instead of sitting on their hands. Sadly he left for the Lakers

Blame the Sentinel, not the beat writer. They aren't paying for him to go on this West Coast trip and the Magic are not doing Zoom media availability this season.

If they were, you'd have better answers.

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jonbob17 · Post #1668 » by **jonbob17** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:57 am

RookieStar wrote:
KillMonger wrote:
RookieStar wrote:Since they are load managaing LBJ a lot... you think they rest him now so he will face us next game?
BTW why are they load managing him? Did he have an off season surgery that I didn't hear about? It can't just be age right?

Sent from the phone in my hands

Isnt what the offseason talk was all about? Like minutes fpr LBJ? Dude isnt spring chicken anymore. Old man muscles can only take you so far.

Of course its age.. any by extensiom LBJs body amd how it holds up an 82 game season before the POs

LeBron only played 55 games last year but the large majority he missed were due to injuries. He hasn’t sat a lot of back2backs…maybe tomorrow will be different, we’d certainly take it

bigdogdylan5 · Post #1669 » by **bigdogdylan5** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 4:06 pm

pepe1991 wrote:That Raptors- Bulls game is one of stranges nba games i ever watched in my life. And that says a lot.

Sorry Pepe comment not on this post I just wanted to let you know your legend has officially got to X. No shade just got a laugh out of this

https://x.com/droloco/status/1717982182944149729?s=46&t=Kb0yj81zCAW1ewE-hZiAmQ

Audi · Post #1670 » by **Audi** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 4:38 pm

bigdogdylan5 wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:That Raptors- Bulls game is one of stranges nba games i ever watched in my life. And that says a lot.

Sorry Pepe comment not on this post I just wanted to let you know your legend has officially got to X. No shade just got a laugh out of this

[url]

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lol. never thought i'd see sincerefan and pepe in the same sentence, but here we are

Post #1671 » by **eyriq** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 5:18 pm

Pepe is in 100x the poster than sincerefan is. I think people get on Pepe because they don't like losing arguments.

pepe1991 · Post #1672 » by **pepe1991** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 5:49 pm

Audi wrote:
bigdogdylan5 wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:That Raptors- Bulls game is one of stranges nba games i ever watched in my life. And that says a lot.

Sorry Pepe comment not on this post I just wanted to let you know your legend has officially got to X. No shade just got a laugh out of this

[url]

Read on Twitter
?s=46&t=Kb0yj81zCAW1ewE-hZiAmQ[/url]

Read on Twitter

lol. never thought i'd see sincerefan and pepe in the same sentence, but here we are

Jesus Christ.

People really need to to develop thick skin about stuff and not be offended by nothingess.

I always try to talk about basketball and/or players. I really don't care about person, nor i should. Soul and me debated like 50000 times and we both still give +1's to each other posts often because it's not that serious. He'll bust my balls about Evan, i'll give him Payton, it's folklore :lol:

Hell, if somebody reply's to me and has great point, i will probably give him +1 even if that doesn't change my opinion. Again, it's not that serious. It's just basketball.
I had countless arguments with Skin, Ben, PennyToShaq , Rob, Knightro, MagicMatic and many others, and i still "love" them and enjoy reading their stuff, no matter do i agree with stuff that is written.
I read all your comments no matter how different our opinion about Fultz is.

I don't know anybody here in real life. We are bunch of nick names who exchange messages about topics and basically brainstorm about things we like to waste out sweeet free time on. My GF always tells me i'm wasting time. Let's be honest, she is right, we all do.

Thing is, most of us are probably nothing alike in real life, compared to posts we post here and how others envision us.

pepe1991 · Post #1673 » by **pepe1991** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 5:54 pm

Oh and make no mistake about it, nothing we say has any impact on what team does anyway :lol:

pepe1991 · Post #1674 » by **pepe1991** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:04 pm

On brighter side

Tnx to AI you can see some of most random stuff ever, like LeChubby

Post #1675 » by **ChosenSavior** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:06 pm

pepe1991 wrote:On brighter side

Tnx to AI you can see some of most random stuff ever, like LeChubby

The Lebron pic will be Zion in a couple of years. That New Orleans cuisine is dangerous... :lol:

p0peye · Post #1676 » by **p0peye** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 7:47 pm

pepe1991 wrote:On brighter side

Tnx to AI you can see some of most random stuff ever, like LeChubby

Can AI make Chet fat?

Audi · Post #1677 » by **Audi** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 7:52 pm

p0peye wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:On brighter side

Tnx to AI you can see some of most random stuff ever, like LeChubby

Can AI make Chet fat?

Lol. Jokic wants to know too.

Post #1678 » by **eyriq** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:31 pm

Week one power rankings are out. I'm basing deltas on the OP. Pacers the biggest risers, Heat the biggest fallers. Magic firmly in the play-in range.

East
1. Celtics ❯
2. Bucks ▲1
3. 76ers ▲1
4. Cavaliers ▲2
5. Pacers ▲6
6. Knicks ▼1
---------------
7. Hawks ❯
8. Heat ▼6
9. Magic ▲3
10. Raptors ❯
___________
11. Pistons ▲4
12. Nets ▼4
13. Bulls ▼4
14. Wizards ▼1
15. Hornets ▼1

RookieStar · Post #1679 » by **RookieStar** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 10:16 pm

Audi wrote:
bigdogdylan5 wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:That Raptors- Bulls game is one of stranges nba games i ever watched in my life. And that says a lot.

Sorry Pepe comment not on this post I just wanted to let you know your legend has officially got to X. No shade just got a laugh out of this

[url]

Read on Twitter
?s=46&t=Kb0yj81zCAW1ewE-hZiAmQ[/url]

Read on Twitter

lol. never thought i'd see sincerefan and pepe in the same sentence, but here we are

Wait... pepe is famous outside RealGM? lol

Who are those guys anyway? Were they posters here?

Last Guardian · Post #1680 » by **Last Guardian** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 1:23 am

One of them has to be spinedoc. They just argued every time either one posted anything, and haven't seen him since. And it got personal each time lol.