2023-2024 Regular Season Game 20: Orlando Magic (14-5) at Brooklyn Nets (9-9) - 7pm

Max Power · Post #581 » by **Max Power** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:06 am

Tonight was ugly, but it was a second game of a b2b with travel involved. I thought this game might give us trouble. We’re also not full strength yet. Great streak but it was going to end. They’ll learn to pick themselves up by their bootstraps. They’ll need these next 3 games bad, all winnable, because the rest of the month is tough.

Post #582 » by **eyriq** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:06 am

mattyBoi wrote:Nets fans (there aren’t a lot) are saying this was their best game of the season. Bridges breaks a Nets record for 1st quarter points.

Dayuum. They get up for us

basketballRob · Post #583 » by **basketballRob** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:06 am

MagicMatic wrote:
basketballRob wrote:
MagicMatic wrote:
He will never be 100%. He will always be treated this way from here on out.

What’s the purpose of him being on the fcking roster if he’s only available every 4th game for 12 minutes?

That’s why he’s paid handsomely.
Horford rolled into his ankle.

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And he was available

Mosely probably decided that since we were down 20 early , he'd give his ankle more time.

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tooler · Post #584 » by **tooler** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:07 am

This is what it’s like to be the team that’s hunted. It hasn’t been that way for 12 years.

Post #585 » by **eyriq** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:07 am

We have to wait till Wednesday? ugh

basketballRob · Post #586 » by **basketballRob** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:09 am

We need a few days off.

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RookieStar · Post #587 » by **RookieStar** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:13 am

Its fine... we are tired. I wanna see us full strength and well rested against them.

basketballRob · Post #588 » by **basketballRob** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:16 am

I bet they stay in NY tomorrow and do a bunch of interviews. We'll have a lot of Magic talk the next few days.

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Post #589 » by **SOUL** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:20 am

These are the games where playing 3v5 on offense also hurt, I mean I know we love the streak but let's be a bit realistic with importing 3rd stringers into the starting lineup... our bench has been amazing and our starting lineup has been good but nothing to write home about.

Fultz and WCJ aren't necessarily the answers or the future, but acting like they hurt us just because of the streak is a weird take to me.

mattyBoi · Post #590 » by **mattyBoi** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:27 am

SOUL wrote:These are the games where playing 3v5 on offense also hurt, I mean I know we love the streak but let's be a bit realistic with importing 3rd stringers into the starting lineup... our bench has been amazing and our starting lineup has been good but nothing to write home about.

Fultz and WCJ aren't necessarily the answers or the future, but acting like they hurt us just because of the streak is a weird take to me.

In my opinion, the reason why we’ve played so well isn’t because Goga and Black are better players. It’s because they are essentially acting as NPCs and allowing everything to flow through Franz, Paolo, or Suggs. This is the way for us, Fultz and WCJ have to fall in line. No WCJ threes, no Fultz taking 10+ shots.

Post #591 » by **eyriq** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:28 am

3-2
2-3
5-0
4-1

Only losing 1 five game set so far is really nice. Next five are tough.

@Cavs
Pistons
Cavs
@Celtics
@Celtics

Post #592 » by **SOUL** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:28 am

mattyBoi wrote:
SOUL wrote:These are the games where playing 3v5 on offense also hurt, I mean I know we love the streak but let's be a bit realistic with importing 3rd stringers into the starting lineup... our bench has been amazing and our starting lineup has been good but nothing to write home about.

Fultz and WCJ aren't necessarily the answers or the future, but acting like they hurt us just because of the streak is a weird take to me.

In my opinion, the reason why we’ve played so well isn’t because Goga and Black are better players. It’s because they are essentially acting as NPCs and allowing everything to flow through Franz, Paolo, or Suggs. This is the way for us, Fultz and WCJ have to fall in line. No WCJ threes, no Fultz taking 10+ shots.

That's great and all, but when they don't score, and Paolo and Franz aren't sharp, and our bench is back to being average, you need more potency from more players.

Relying on Black and Goga will only take you so far.

Franz and Paolo played great with them in the lineup last year, it shouldn't take much to tweak some usage things in terms of the ball being shared in everyone's hands equally.

mattyBoi · Post #593 » by **mattyBoi** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:30 am

SOUL wrote:
mattyBoi wrote:
SOUL wrote:These are the games where playing 3v5 on offense also hurt, I mean I know we love the streak but let's be a bit realistic with importing 3rd stringers into the starting lineup... our bench has been amazing and our starting lineup has been good but nothing to write home about.

Fultz and WCJ aren't necessarily the answers or the future, but acting like they hurt us just because of the streak is a weird take to me.

In my opinion, the reason why we’ve played so well isn’t because Goga and Black are better players. It’s because they are essentially acting as NPCs and allowing everything to flow through Franz, Paolo, or Suggs. This is the way for us, Fultz and WCJ have to fall in line. No WCJ threes, no Fultz taking 10+ shots.

That's great and all, but when they don't score, and Paolo and Franz aren't sharp, and our bench is back to being average, you need more potency from more players.

Relying on Black and Goga will only take you so far.

For sure, I see what you’re saying. They def could’ve added something tonight.

basketballRob · Post #594 » by **basketballRob** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:33 am

We still have the #12 offense. We just missed way too many layups tonight

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otownflava21 · Post #595 » by **otownflava21** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:34 am

GIVE GARY HARRIS THE DUNCE :banghead:

RookieStar · Post #596 » by **RookieStar** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:35 am

Its really just one of those nights. I bet they forget about this because they are so tired.

Lets move on.

basketballRob · Post #597 » by **basketballRob** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:35 am

We give up around 123 ppg when Isaac doesn't play.

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Post #598 » by **eyriq** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:35 am

otownflava21 wrote:GIVE GARY HARRIS THE DUNCE

Toss-up between Gary and Cole IMO

GameOver25 · Post #599 » by **GameOver25** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:43 am

I guess I feel a little better now. Heat lost at home to the Pacers 144-129, shot 65.9% from the field. And without Haliburton!
Heat culture!
:lol:

KillMonger · Post #600 » by **KillMonger** » Sun Dec 3, 2023 3:43 am

Optimus_Steel wrote:
KillMonger wrote:Man what I saw in the first quarter even to my eyes, who only played ball at a high school level.... Was a team that didn't know how to attack a zone..... Soon as they went to it we broke down, we started holding the ball at the top of the key.... Passing aimlessly around the key without purpose..... All I could think of was coaching, every coach should have a package for zone offense.... It made me question if we do

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We were two steps slow. When you get outscored by 21 and some dude goes for 26 in the quarter it’s clear the legs and will was not there to start this game. Perhaps it was a scheduled loss but you got to have more will to fight thru and not let mediocre teams punk you like this.

Tough back to back, just wished for a bit more fight at the start of the game....

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