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2023-2024 Regular Season Game 34: Orlando Magic (19-14) at Sacramento Kings (19-13) - 10pm

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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 34: Orlando Magic (19-14) at Sacramento Kings (19-13) - 10pm 

Post#121 » by KillMonger » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:49 am

Painfully clear that no franchero ball we got NOTHING!!!! offensively, that's a fallacy of coaching.... At the very least you have to be able to run basic sets of offense.... It looks like we have no idea what we're doing out there

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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 34: Orlando Magic (19-14) at Sacramento Kings (19-13) - 10pm 

Post#122 » by eyriq » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:50 am

Still no update on Franz
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 34: Orlando Magic (19-14) at Sacramento Kings (19-13) - 10pm 

Post#123 » by thelead » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:50 am

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He’s been running him alongside 2-3 other guys who take priority in play initiation.

If he played off the bench I’m sure we’d see him on ball more.


I think there's a fallacy in that player plays good = held back, playing bad = not his fault lol .. there are games where he just looks passive and has bad turnovers and can't be trusted as much.

AB is certainly not going to get the amount of usage he gets starting than he would off the bench. AND without Franz in the lineup.. that's fine.. slowly increase his usage over the course of the season and see what happens. I think he can run an offense better than Cole/Suggs etc by next season. Most rookies gotta earn the trust and he's been doing it slowly but surely.
Yeah, I actually think the way he's being coached has set him up for success. He looked scared in the preseason.

I don't mind bringing him along slowly. In fact, I think it has been handled fairly well... but he gets like zero PG reps normally. You can't tell me that the PG is just being shy and is choosing to not run some sets... the sets are: give the ball to Paolo or Franz and get out of the way.
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 34: Orlando Magic (19-14) at Sacramento Kings (19-13) - 10pm 

Post#124 » by GameOver25 » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:50 am

Why is Suggs initiating the offense. Black cmon bro?
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 34: Orlando Magic (19-14) at Sacramento Kings (19-13) - 10pm 

Post#125 » by Last Guardian » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:50 am

I find it amazing how many people complain that the best players on the team get the ball the most. Welcome to the NBA? Paolo and Franz aren't as good as most teams best players but they are barely drinking age so lets relax a little.
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 34: Orlando Magic (19-14) at Sacramento Kings (19-13) - 10pm 

Post#126 » by Bensational » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:51 am

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thelead wrote:looky there.... AB can run an offense.... dafuq is coach doing with him normally?


He’s been running him alongside 2-3 other guys who take priority in play initiation.

If he played off the bench I’m sure we’d see him on ball more.


I think there's a fallacy in that player plays good = held back, playing bad = not his fault lol .. there are games where he just looks passive and has bad turnovers and can't be trusted as much.

AB is certainly not going to get the amount of usage he gets starting than he would off the bench. AND without Franz in the lineup.. that's fine.. slowly increase his usage over the course of the season and see what happens. I think he can run an offense better than Cole/Suggs etc by next season. Most rookies gotta earn the trust and he's been doing it slowly but surely.


Lol, yeah nah I’m not saying AB has been held back, just saying I understand why he’s such an afterthought on offense. And I was about to add a disclaimer to my post to say even off the bench he’d have his bad nights. He’s really only started to look comfortable on the ball very recently.
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 34: Orlando Magic (19-14) at Sacramento Kings (19-13) - 10pm 

Post#127 » by eyriq » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:52 am

Suggs giving us nothing
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Post#128 » by GameOver25 » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:52 am

We're falling apart.
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Post#129 » by thelead » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:52 am

Last Guardian wrote:I find it amazing how many people complain that the best players on the team get the ball the most. Welcome to the NBA? Paolo and Franz aren't as good as most teams best players but they are barely drinking age so lets relax a little.

Paolo and Franz should not need to burn energy bringing up the ball against pressure night in and night out
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 34: Orlando Magic (19-14) at Sacramento Kings (19-13) - 10pm 

Post#130 » by ChosenSavior » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:53 am

This game is gonna get away from us if we're not careful
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 34: Orlando Magic (19-14) at Sacramento Kings (19-13) - 10pm 

Post#131 » by SOUL » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:53 am

Turnover, foul, missed layup, allow a three story of our season
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 34: Orlando Magic (19-14) at Sacramento Kings (19-13) - 10pm 

Post#132 » by thelead » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:54 am

Do ya'll see Sabonis bringing the ball up the court every play? No. Because it would be dumb.
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 34: Orlando Magic (19-14) at Sacramento Kings (19-13) - 10pm 

Post#133 » by ChosenSavior » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:54 am

Suggs isn't making the defensive splash plays lately
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 34: Orlando Magic (19-14) at Sacramento Kings (19-13) - 10pm 

Post#134 » by eyriq » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:54 am

Nice Paolo three but we can't let Monk get off
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 34: Orlando Magic (19-14) at Sacramento Kings (19-13) - 10pm 

Post#135 » by Last Guardian » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:55 am

This team size and defense is overrated.
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Post#136 » by thelead » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:55 am

this offense is trash. Everyone staring at Paolo with very little movement
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Post#137 » by eyriq » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:55 am

Danger zone
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Post#138 » by ChosenSavior » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:55 am

Last Guardian wrote:This team size and defense is overrated.


We don't know how to use it at all
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 34: Orlando Magic (19-14) at Sacramento Kings (19-13) - 10pm 

Post#139 » by Bensational » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:56 am

I’m disappointed that Suggs didn’t get on to locking down Monk earlier. 3 plays in a row is crazy.
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 34: Orlando Magic (19-14) at Sacramento Kings (19-13) - 10pm 

Post#140 » by ChosenSavior » Thu Jan 4, 2024 3:56 am

Finally an update on Franz. He'll be out a while

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