2023-2024 Regular Season Game 8: Atlanta Hawks (4-3) vs. Orlando Magic (4-3) in Mexico City - 9:30pm

[ogmagicfan]

16 is already Suggs' season high in points.

He's a volume shooter that doesn't get to shoot volume. 5th option on offense and plays the least minutes. I would imagine some of that is Mosley preserving him game to game and throughout the season.

id argue he's the opposite of a volume shooter, because as the game progresses he typically shoots worse, id guess due to fatigue from going 120% at all times

[thelead]

Trae is crazy overrated, one of the worst defenders in the NBA, an average shooter and crazy ball dominant. Hard pass.

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He just can't guard anyone.. if Mosley had any balls he'd post Jalen up every time Young is guarding him. He already abused him for a bucket once tonight.

1000%

[VFX]

Geez Udonis is killing us a bit in this halftime report lol

What did he say? Not like he’d be impartial

[fendilim]

Why isn't Markelle this active ALL THE TIME? If his shot is broken, this is the only way for him to be valuable.

Markelle is damaged goods, what did you expect?

[KillMonger]

lets see if mose adjusts the gameplan....rarely if ever he actually does so but tonight adjustments need to be made.....just one off the top of my head, we have to change the way we're defending that trae pick and roll

[ibraheim718]

Fultz is the freaking PG its his job to run the damn offense and get guys like Paolo and Goga going!

That's just.. not who he is. He gets too deep.. that's his game.. ball penetration into the paint.. mid range J's or layups if that doesn't work then he looks to facilitate from around the bucket. Sorry for all the *pauses*

So what you are saying is we don't have a PG, just a really tiny F/C running the offense.

Sounds accurate actually. LOL

He plays like Dr. J did in the ABA. Needless to say that style of play is dated.

[Bensational]

Why isn't Markelle this active ALL THE TIME? If his shot is broken, this is the only way for him to be valuable.

When did Paolo last score? When did Goga last score? Why are you complaining about him doing something and them not doing anything?

(For the record, I'm not complaining about them, but it's so annoying how targeted the complaints about Fultz are even when he's doing stuff)

because I want him to succeed. I don't care when Goga scores. The only time Goga should score is when he's getting on offensive rebound or getting an assisted basket right at the rim.

We need Markelle to penetrate and be active all the time.

It’s literally all he does unless he’s off the ball. If others want turns on ball then he’s gonna have moments off the ball. And even tonight when he puts himself in the corner he crashes the offensive rebounds to stay involved - and it’s paid off twice.

Do people expect him to put up star numbers? Is that the standard for him despite an entire offseason of everyone agreeing he’s not a star player?

[OrlandoNed]

Cole gave us nothing in the first half. 0-3 with zero points and 2 turnovers.

1 point actually. Split a pair at the line.

[fendilim]

Why isn't Markelle this active ALL THE TIME? If his shot is broken, this is the only way for him to be valuable.

Markelle is damaged goods, what did you expect?

[ChosenSavior]

Trae is crazy overrated, one of the worst defenders in the NBA, an average shooter and crazy ball dominant. Hard pass.

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He just can't guard anyone.. if Mosley had any balls he'd post Jalen up every time Young is guarding him. He already abused him for a bucket once tonight.

Should be hunting him on offense every possession he's on the floor

[SOUL]

2nd half might be even more sloppy. 7349 feet above sea level.. way worse than Denver

[ogmagicfan]

73 pts what happened to this defense.

weak effort, alot of these Hawks 3's are from us just leaving giving them space while standing a couple steps from them

[fendilim]

Why isn't Markelle this active ALL THE TIME? If his shot is broken, this is the only way for him to be valuable.

Markelle is damaged goods, what did you expect?

[VFX]

Trae is crazy overrated, one of the worst defenders in the NBA, an average shooter and crazy ball dominant. Hard pass.

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He just can't guard anyone.. if Mosley had any balls he'd post Jalen up every time Young is guarding him. He already abused him for a bucket once tonight.

I guarantee we see that matchup for the entire 4th, or at least for 5 minutes

[Darth Magic]

the more fultz dominates the ball....the less paolo is involved....that's not a winning recipe

It's almost like our roster is put together poorly.

Don't let the Weltman Stans hear you

[Mc-o]

If magic can play their regular defense they should win easily

[basketballRob]

I'm not sure why we we kept reaching in on Trae. Just make him make shots

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[VFX]

2nd half might be even more sloppy. 7349 feet above sea level.. way worse than Denver

And they want a full time team there in a few years

[ORLMagicGirl15]

I think we win this game

What are you watching to make you think this because? I honestly see the 4 points difference widen in the 3rd half and our deep bench finishing out this game. Reasoning, the Hawks hot 3 points shooting is going to get hotter, they are going to score a record number of 3s because most of them have been wide open and Orlando is not running anyone off the line.

[KillMonger]

the dreaded 3rd quarter is upon us