2023-2024 Regular Season Game 26: Miami Heat (15-12) at Orlando Magic (16-9) - 7pm

Optimus_Steel · Post #261 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:40 am

I don’t want to hear anyone say ever that 3pt shooting is not that important

thelead · Post #262 » by **thelead** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:40 am

I miss Goga. And no, that’s not our biggest issue right now.

GameOver25 · Post #263 » by **GameOver25** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:40 am

ChosenSavior wrote:This offense is ugly

They are playing very timid. It's sad to watch.

JF5 · Post #264 » by **JF5** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:40 am

ChosenSavior wrote:This offense is ugly

Yeah it's been pretty bad the last weeks. This team has fallen back down to earth a bit.

IllMagic04 · Post #265 » by **IllMagic04** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:41 am

RichCollab wrote:
SOUL wrote:I mean, we have to hit threes to have a chance this game if they're hitting threes.. a conundrum.

We need to own the paint on both sides. No reason to launch 3s at the point. Especially when we aren’t rebounding misses.

I hear you but the Heat are shrinking the floor. Thats why the 3s are open. We have to take them. This is the formula for beating us. They are not gonna let Paolo get down hill and score in the paint as long as we are clanking 3s

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Post #266 » by **ChosenSavior** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:41 am

SOUL wrote:Yeah, miss me on criticizing our coaching staff when our #2 guy is like 3-28 on threes in the last week and Paolo is 1-10 this game.. can't win with a bunch of 2nd stringers picking up that slack lol.. AND we're not playing defense.

Pretty much

Post #267 » by **Bensational** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:41 am

SOUL wrote:
Bensational wrote:[
Nah we said what we need to say on that matter. But where’s the line between onus on the players and onus on Mosley managing lineups?

Tonight was always going to be funky - the human element of coaching is not going to allow WCJ on a minutes restriction to completely bench Moe or Goga moving forward, but there will be tough decisions ahead because we obviously can't have that big of a rotation.

I don't have issues with the rest though, especially when people are struggling. When people want the coaches to "find a solution" it involves playing guys who can give you a spark.. but as I've alluded to in the past, sometimes nothing works and it backfires.

At some point our guys need to make shots. We already know they can play defense, so I don't put that on coaches at all. You either put in effort or you don't.

Yeah guys need to make shots but Mosley needs to recognise when they’re not, or when someone is disrupting an otherwise successful lineup.

Like WCJ should be playing off the bench instead of being gifted a starting role when the starters have had more success than they ever had with him and he’s incapable of playing full minutes.

SloNick Russia · Post #268 » by **SloNick Russia** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:41 am

Yet every time we go at Herro we get an open shot, we make it so hard on ourselves somethimes

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Post #269 » by **SOUL** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:41 am

BlueBalls wrote:There are no hard and fast rules or precedent regarding lottery picks being forbidden to succeed in their first year. I don’t expect 22 a game. But he should at least be rotational by now, capable of 10-15 mpg and 2 threes average. That’s hardly a garish expectation.

In an ideal world, I agree, but there's a reason why you can't name many teams succeeding with young guys playing a lot of minutes. OKC were able to do it last year but had an MVP level candidate in SGA playing a lot.. we have a lot of other young guys also needing minutes. It would be another tanking year I think. If you're saying spot minutes like Houstan gets, then yeah, sure I agree.

Post #270 » by **eyriq** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:42 am

Miami 63.2% from 3

thelead · Post #271 » by **thelead** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:42 am

Franz needs to reverse course on the change to the shot.

Optimus_Steel · Post #272 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:43 am

IllMagic04 wrote:
RichCollab wrote:
SOUL wrote:I mean, we have to hit threes to have a chance this game if they're hitting threes.. a conundrum.

We need to own the paint on both sides. No reason to launch 3s at the point. Especially when we aren’t rebounding misses.
I hear you but the Heat are shrinking the floor. Thats why the 3s are open. We have to take them. This is the formula for beating us. They are not gonna let Paolo get down hill and score in the paint as long as we are clanking 3s

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That’s the problem. Pack the paint and force 3s…recipe for disaster

RichCollab · Post #273 » by **RichCollab** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:43 am

Not sure it’s going to work out Kia.

basketballRob · Post #274 » by **basketballRob** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:43 am

I think they should cut Franz' minutes. He's been playing around 35 mpg in the last 10.

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SloNick Russia · Post #275 » by **SloNick Russia** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:43 am

thelead wrote:Franz needs to reverse course on the change to the shot.

How stupid is changing a shot during the season?

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thelead · Post #276 » by **thelead** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:44 am

Shoutout to Cole for keeping us from completely sinking to the bottom of the sea

mattyBoi · Post #277 » by **mattyBoi** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:44 am

Blown out by Miami at home without Butler, after being blown out in the previous two games. Yeah we’re coming down to earth. We may be .500 or worse by end of Jan. Schedule is brutal.

Post #278 » by **ChosenSavior** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:44 am

We are slow to the basketball, no urgency whatsoever

Post #279 » by **SOUL** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:44 am

Man, I just want a close game lol.. been three games of feeling this hopelessness

Post #280 » by **Bensational** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:45 am

Finally Mosley makes a good challenge.

Better be overturned to an offensive for Herro’s push off.