Official Spec Thread: Regular Season

[Knightro]

Looks like the Bulls may be blowing things up.
What's the status on the next pick they owe us?
Was it a second rounder? I can't remember.

The Vucevic trade is over.

The Magic got Wendell Carter, a 2021 1st Round Pick (Franz Wagner) and a 2023 1st Round Pick (Jett Howard).

[eyriq]

26th ranked offense, 2nd ranked defense

Mosley must be happy

[Bakomagic]

We were in the lottery last year. We are looking like a solid team this year (playoff bound) the fact that people are bitching about losing and winning games on the road against teams that are about as talented as us is crazy to me.

Expectations have risen to inappropriate levels. Perspective has been lost.

We are winning more games than we are losing, relying on 19,20 and 21 year olds and have played 3 home games and 8 road games!

[eyriq]

We were in the lottery last year. We are looking like a solid team this year (playoff bound) the fact that people are bitching about losing and winning games on the road against teams that are about as talented as us is crazy to me.

Expectations have risen to inappropriate levels. Perspective has been lost.

We are winning more games than we are losing, relying on 19,20 and 21 year olds and have played 3 home games and 8 road games!

My observation is that regardless of what people know about the team, it's easy to get sucked into using contender level performance as a baseline. Our offense is literally driven by rookie scale contracts. Young cores should provide the baseline. We are crushing that baseline, to the point where it's not outside reason to think that this team is one of the best young teams of all time. That's like saying we are one of the best contenders of all time, if we were expected to be contenders, for context.

[p0peye]

26th ranked offense, 2nd ranged defense

Mosley must be happy

[eyriq]

26th ranked offense, 2nd ranged defense

Mosley must be happy

Lolz it was a typo!

[JoshuaPotter]

Wow 2nded ranked defense? that is awesome.

26 ranked offense. No surprise.

Grind the game down to a Halt. Shoot 25 FTA per game. Knock opponents out of rhythm and force them to shoot over our guards long arms.

Are we about to reinvent the next generation of how the game is played???????

[eyriq]

When can we start talking foolish about JI?

[thelead]

Wow 2nded ranked defense? that is awesome.

26 ranked offense. No surprise.

Grind the game down to a Halt. Shoot 25 FTA per game. Knock opponents out of rhythm and force them to shoot over our guards long arms.

Are we about to reinvent the next generation of how the game is played???????

You mean, play 90’s basketball?

[thelead]

When can we start talking foolish about JI?

11 games in and he’s still healthy and playing Both b2b games. Once he starts hitting shots, feel free to be irrational

[drsd]

When can we start talking foolish about JI?

11 games in and he’s still healthy and playing Both b2b games. Once he starts hitting shots, feel free to be irrational

To be fair, he has missed two games this season, and thus is on a current pace to only play 67 games this season.

[JoshuaPotter]

Wow 2nded ranked defense? that is awesome.

26 ranked offense. No surprise.

Grind the game down to a Halt. Shoot 25 FTA per game. Knock opponents out of rhythm and force them to shoot over our guards long arms.

Are we about to reinvent the next generation of how the game is played???????

You mean, play 90’s basketball?

While the rest of the nba is playing 70s ball.....

[eyriq]

From camo on discord:

#4 Offense, #1 Defense, #1 net rating in the first half

#30 Offense, #16 Defense, #29 Net Rating in the second half

[eyriq]

How do we come in so hot to start the game, and so cold after halftime?

[RookieStar]

Wow 2nded ranked defense? that is awesome.

26 ranked offense. No surprise.

Grind the game down to a Halt. Shoot 25 FTA per game. Knock opponents out of rhythm and force them to shoot over our guards long arms.

Are we about to reinvent the next generation of how the game is played???????

You mean, play 90’s basketball?

Silver would find a way to ban us from the league because viewership would drop

[thelead]

How do we come in so hot to start the game, and so cold after halftime?

You play a bunch of 19, 21, and 22 year olds. That's how.

Remember when we lost to Houston in game 1 of the finals?

[eyriq]

How do we come in so hot to start the game, and so cold after halftime?

You play a bunch of 19, 21, and 22 year olds. That's how.

Remember when we lost to Houston in game 1 of the finals?

Oh man, that was brutal. We were CRUISING

[Mc-o]

How do we come in so hot to start the game, and so cold after halftime?

You play a bunch of 19, 21, and 22 year olds. That's how.

Remember when we lost to Houston in game 1 of the finals?

Teams start playing harder defense against the magic I. The second half .

[KillMonger]

Listening to a podcast they said if you look at net rating in the first half of games we're the best team in the nba, second halfs 2nd worst in the nba..... Coach.... You got to see what's happening here

Sent from the phone in my hands

[drsd]

How do we come in so hot to start the game, and so cold after halftime?

Orlando seems to be a terrible 3rd quarter team this year, sadly.