2023-2024 Regular Season Game 25: Orlando Magic (16-8) at Boston Celtics (19-5) - 3pm

Post #461 » by **eyriq** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:13 pm

That kind of game. We got punked

JF5 · Post #462 » by **JF5** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:13 pm

thelead wrote:
JF5 wrote:
thelead wrote:He's made 4 threes in these two games.

LOL, he's 1/3 for this game he has only made 6 3's in the last 18 games. He's not a shooter...

What he HAS done though is more than what Harris has provided. Forget what if's.

Defensively he's fine... But the Celtics have given him the Fultz treatment and are allowing him to shoot the 3 without guarding him. Him just being there on the court shrinks the paint where the Magic have been trying to attack and their bread and butter. Having the threat of actual shooters makes the game easier for Paolo and Franz when they're attacking.

Post #463 » by **SOUL** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:13 pm

We're on pace to score under 100, offense was our main issue even though their three point shooting is annoying.

VFX · Post #464 » by **VFX** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:14 pm

Lmao. Defense just doesn’t matter. Hitting everything. Turning this off

thelead · Post #465 » by **thelead** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:14 pm

JF5 wrote:
thelead wrote:
JF5 wrote:
LOL, he's 1/3 for this game he has only made 6 3's in the last 18 games. He's not a shooter...

What he HAS done though is more than what Harris has provided. Forget what if's.

Defensively he's fine... But the Celtics have given him the Fultz treatment and are allowing him to shoot the 3 without guarding him. Him just being there on the court shrinks the paint where the Magic have been trying to attack and their bread and butter. Having the threat of actual shooters makes the game easier for Paolo and Franz when they're attacking.

and yet... Paolo cooked in the 1st quarter where AB played 8 minutes...

Post #466 » by **eyriq** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:15 pm

Scrub time for Black

thelead · Post #467 » by **thelead** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:16 pm

Hard to play offense when Franz is terrible right now and Suggs is literally playing with one hand. Dude can't even dribble right now with that semi-cast on.

Post #468 » by **SOUL** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:16 pm

Can we acknowledge Franz and Moe have to stop playing like absolute **** for us to win? Or is it always going to be about Cole or Fultz or AB?

basketballRob · Post #469 » by **basketballRob** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:16 pm

AB comes in, and Paolo starts playing better

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VFX · Post #470 » by **VFX** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:16 pm

eyriq wrote:Scrub time for Black

Gary and Cole needed those minutes to suck it up all game.

ibraheim718 · Post #471 » by **ibraheim718** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:16 pm

First Ab contest on Brown clank. Hahahah you can't make this stuff up.

Post #472 » by **eyriq** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:17 pm

SOUL wrote:Can we acknowledge Franz and Moe have to stop playing like absolute **** for us to win? Or is it always going to be about Cole or Fultz or AB?

I'm locked in on the AB narrative, baby!

thelead · Post #473 » by **thelead** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:17 pm

ibraheim718 wrote:First Ab contest on Brown clank. Hahahah you can't make this stuff up.

defense doesn't matter dude

Rainwater · Post #474 » by **Rainwater** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:18 pm

thelead wrote:
JF5 wrote:
thelead wrote:What he HAS done though is more than what Harris has provided. Forget what if's.

Defensively he's fine... But the Celtics have given him the Fultz treatment and are allowing him to shoot the 3 without guarding him. Him just being there on the court shrinks the paint where the Magic have been trying to attack and their bread and butter. Having the threat of actual shooters makes the game easier for Paolo and Franz when they're attacking.

and yet... Paolo cooked in the 1st quarter where AB played 8 minutes...

I don't think one necessarily equates to the other. Paolo did well in the second qt and Black barely paid. Paolo was going to cook regardless of who was on the floor.

ogmagicfan · Post #475 » by **ogmagicfan** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:18 pm

the ref didnt even wanna call the foul on the celtics when they were intentionally fouling to get subs in :lol:

basketballRob · Post #476 » by **basketballRob** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:18 pm

Moe doesn't need to play at all when Wendell comes back

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Post #477 » by **SOUL** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:18 pm

basketballRob wrote:Moe doesn't need to play at all when Wendell comes back

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ibraheim718 · Post #478 » by **ibraheim718** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:18 pm

Mosley is just too rigid sometimes which is strange because he came from Rick Carlisle's staff and Carlisle is one of the best in game feel coaches in history. People are just different.

Post #479 » by **eyriq** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:19 pm

This is going to get uglier

JF5 · Post #480 » by **JF5** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:19 pm

thelead wrote:
JF5 wrote:
thelead wrote:What he HAS done though is more than what Harris has provided. Forget what if's.

Defensively he's fine... But the Celtics have given him the Fultz treatment and are allowing him to shoot the 3 without guarding him. Him just being there on the court shrinks the paint where the Magic have been trying to attack and their bread and butter. Having the threat of actual shooters makes the game easier for Paolo and Franz when they're attacking.

and yet... Paolo cooked in the 1st quarter where AB played 8 minutes...

How was the total offense? they weren't that good. When you have one guy scoring all your points when everyone else is struggling thats not a good looks. Samething in the 3rd quarter. He played great defensively but the Magic still struggled to score.