Official 2023-2024 Magic General Season Thread

RookieStar · Post #641 » by **RookieStar** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 12:10 am

tooler wrote:Franz must've had a bad sprain if he's still out. He usually jumps right back in.

Everyone else, well...

I wonder as well... plus how Jingles.. how severe qere their injuries?

Post #642 » by **SOUL** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 12:14 am

Prob like his FIBA sprain, a few games. No reason to rush him back, might even help to have him rest until he's 100%. People were saying he had a lot of mileage this offseason.

meatwad4343 · Post #643 » by **meatwad4343** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 12:25 am

Is there a time line for Issac and Ingles?

Post #644 » by **eyriq** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 1:52 am

JI got his salary guaranteed.

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KillMonger · Post #645 » by **KillMonger** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 2:27 am

I'm glad that now Caleb had proven he can be effective when he's actually utilized.... No more decoy Caleb, mose should treat him like t-ross..... Same actions we ran for him, run for Caleb

Sent from the phone in my hands

Post #646 » by **SOUL** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 3:52 am

Watch on YouTube

Post #647 » by **eyriq** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 4:12 am

SOUL wrote:

Watch on YouTube

This is great! Them providing a noise track to Mosley's career highlights has me in stitches!

Post #648 » by **eyriq** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 4:13 am

You can tell the Wagner's learned some English from hooping

Post #649 » by **eyriq** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 4:16 am

Last thought, Black is just my favorite. Just comes across as caring and genuine. And the man can hoop.

richi_v25 · Post #650 » by **richi_v25** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 8:35 am

SOUL wrote:Prob like his FIBA sprain, a few games. No reason to rush him back, might even help to have him rest until he's 100%. People were saying he had a lot of mileage this offseason.

He does need to rest but it's also allowing other players to step up and shine like Houstan, Okeke and Queen. I hope coach keeps Houstan as the starting Sg for a few more games to see if the hawks game wasn't a fluke.

Skybox · Post #651 » by **Skybox** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 1:22 pm

Are Carter, Fultz, Isaac, Ingles & Harris trying to make themselves untrade-able by sitting out until Feb 9th? :banghead:

Post #652 » by **Knightro** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 1:42 pm

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JoshuaPotter · Post #653 » by **JoshuaPotter** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 2:30 pm

Knightro wrote:

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I keep forgetting how young he is. Maybe he has a higher ceiling after all ala Klay Thompson....

That is what he reminded me of the other day anyway. Not saying that is his ceiling. I wouldn't start him mover Black + Suggs at the moment while plenty might disagree and that is ok.

Post #654 » by **Knightro** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 2:43 pm

JoshuaPotter wrote:I keep forgetting how young he is. Maybe he has a higher ceiling after all ala Klay Thompson....

That is what he reminded me of the other day anyway. Not saying that is his ceiling. I wouldn't start him mover Black + Suggs at the moment while plenty might disagree and that is ok.

I don't know if he has to start, but he absolutely 100% has to play.

I really like looking at 3PT attempts per 100 possessions. Guys who attempt 10+ are your true shot hunters, and most guys who shoot that many also make them at a high level.

This season...

Jett 16.1 per 100 (*extremely small sample*)
Houstan 11.2 per 100
Suggs 9.3 per 100
Harris 8.4 per 100

Last season...

Harris 8.9 per 100
Ross 8.2 per 100
Suggs 7.8 per 100

So despite both guys being good shooters last year (Harris 43% and Ross 38%), neither one of them really provided the kind of volume needed to actually have significant gravity.

Caleb definitely does. Suggs has appropriately increased his volume significantly to coincide with his uptick in accuracy. Jett looks like he probably will be a high volume 3PT gunner as well.

Post #655 » by **Knightro** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 3:25 pm

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Mosley the halftime adjustments king.

JoshuaPotter · Post #656 » by **JoshuaPotter** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 3:48 pm

Knightro wrote:

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Mosley the halftime adjustments king.

He took the data from the horrible 3pt shooting streak and actually green lit players shooting more.

VFX · Post #657 » by **VFX** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 6:47 pm

eyriq wrote:JI got his salary guaranteed.

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Gotta pay guys to clap on the bench.

Skybox · Post #658 » by **Skybox** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 10:10 pm

Knightro wrote:

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Mosley the halftime adjustments king.

That's a huge change...I used to reflexively dread the 3rd Qtr

VFX · Post #659 » by **VFX** » Wed Jan 10, 2024 7:10 am

Ok.. seriously…

Where the **** is Jett Howard and why isn’t he playing?

Okeke, Queen, and broken Fultz are getting playing time over our lottery pick. Why?

The only reasons behind this is that he’s either a terrible basketball player OR someone is an extremely poor judge of talent. There can be no other excuse as to why he’s not seeing any kind of minutes right now.

Skybox · Post #660 » by **Skybox** » Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:41 pm

MagicMatic wrote:Ok.. seriously…

Where the **** is Jett Howard and why isn’t he playing?

Okeke, Queen, and broken Fultz are getting playing time over our lottery pick. Why?

The only reasons behind this is that he’s either a terrible basketball player OR someone is an extremely poor judge of talent. There can be no other excuse as to why he’s not seeing any kind of minutes right now.

Yeah...it's concerning. I don't recall anyone in the know actually saying that he was in the G League to "catch up on defense" but many here (me included) have run with that narrative. I hope he's not just a highly skilled bonehead that just doesn't have the BBIQ to play at this level...again, I'm making it up, but given the team circumstances - there must be some reason and we know he can score.

I'm really hoping to make a trade for a significant personnel upgrade...but, even if the FO chooses to sit on their thumbs...maybe they should move guys like Gary and Fultz off the roster for srps, if possible, just to make a spot for Jett to watch the games or get some junk time (at least). If those guys aren't in the future plans, and they're not even contributing today...get them out of the way. Maybe sending Fultz to dominate (?) in the G League wouldn't be the worst idea...blame "working into playing shape", but get him healthy and putting up some inflated numbers that he can't do, given his fit with Paolo & Franz, in the big leagues...and ship him out as soon as he catches someone's eye....too many empty chairs on the roster right now. WCJ is making himself untradeable and reinforcing his CHI narrative about being an injury risk. He's been really great since he got to ORL, but he's starting to look like Isaac with the DNPs.

I'm not kidding myself about Fultz' value to other teams, but he's not doing himself (or ORL) any favors in the current situation...I'd rather have Queen, Kevon, and/or Jett getting his minutes and taking 3's.