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2023-2024 Regular Season Game 39: Orlando Magic (21-17) at Oklahoma City Thunder (26-11) - 8pm

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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 39: Orlando Magic (21-17) at Oklahoma City Thunder (26-11) - 8pm 

Post#121 » by ChosenSavior » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:05 am

Defense has actually been really good. The offense absolutely sucks though. Need to find a way to increase the pace.
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Post#122 » by djguevara114 » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:06 am

ChosenSavior wrote:SGA is a stud


I do agree he is a stud, but there is zero IQ from this team in guarding him… He’s missed 3 wide open threes, yet we still find it wise to press up on him… Sit back just like every team does against practically our whole team…
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Post#123 » by RichCollab » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:07 am

ChosenSavior wrote:Defense has actually been really good. The offense absolutely sucks though. Need to find a way to increase the pace.


I know a guy who can push the pace…
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Post#124 » by thelead » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:07 am

Houstan should be yelled at for that one contested ~27 footer with time on the shot clock. WTF was that?
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 39: Orlando Magic (21-17) at Oklahoma City Thunder (26-11) - 8pm 

Post#125 » by SOUL » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:07 am

djguevara114 wrote:
ChosenSavior wrote:SGA is a stud


I do agree he is a stud, but there is zero IQ from this team in guarding him… He’s missed 3 wide open threes, yet we still find it wise to press up on him… Sit back just like every team does against practically our whole team…


There is no real good way to guard SGA, too crafty
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Post#126 » by thelead » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:08 am

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ChosenSavior wrote:Defense has actually been really good. The offense absolutely sucks though. Need to find a way to increase the pace.


I know a guy who can push the pace…

The guy with 'knee tendinitis' but wraps his shoulder?
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Post#127 » by KillMonger » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:09 am

Not at all can I call this an offense .... I know we have depth issues but my god.... Just the basic stuff we run... Limited ball movement.... Limited man movement.... Can't count how much time we waste with just one player holding the ball for a DHO... This is mosely's weakness, you can't just focus on defense.... Especially when we don't even run like that

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Post#128 » by djguevara114 » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:11 am

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djguevara114 wrote:
ChosenSavior wrote:SGA is a stud


I do agree he is a stud, but there is zero IQ from this team in guarding him… He’s missed 3 wide open threes, yet we still find it wise to press up on him… Sit back just like every team does against practically our whole team…


There is no real good way to guard SGA, too crafty


I disagree, you sit off him and make him shoot—where are all his points?
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Post#129 » by SOUL » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:13 am

djguevara114 wrote:I disagree, you sit off him and make him shoot—where are all his points?


lol he's averaging 55% last month and 60% this month.. do you think no NBA team has tried that? He will literally get anywhere on the court. If he doesn't, he has 3-4 other legit options to pass it to.
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Post#130 » by FrightCoward » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:17 am

SOUL wrote:
djguevara114 wrote:
ChosenSavior wrote:SGA is a stud


I do agree he is a stud, but there is zero IQ from this team in guarding him… He’s missed 3 wide open threes, yet we still find it wise to press up on him… Sit back just like every team does against practically our whole team…


There is no real good way to guard SGA, too crafty


I remember when he was a decent recruit going into his senior season and it looked like he was going to be a Gator before spurning us for Kentucky last minute after he blew up his senior season. Never thought he would be close to this good, lol.
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Post#131 » by KillMonger » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:17 am

Still amazed by the fact it's only a 9 point game

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Post#132 » by FrightCoward » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:18 am

Orlando never posts up Paolo and it’s maddening. Our whole game plan with him is throw it way out on the perimeter and make something happen. Watch his highlight at Duke, dude was a savant in the post. I don’t get why they don’t utilize that part of his game.
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Post#133 » by djguevara114 » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:18 am

SOUL wrote:
djguevara114 wrote:I disagree, you sit off him and make him shoot—where are all his points?


lol he's averaging 55% last month and 60% this month.. do you think no NBA team has tried that? He will literally get anywhere on the court. If he doesn't, he has 3-4 other legit options to pass it to.


Haven’t watched them, you have? Basic basketball IQ against an opposing teams best player is to take away their first option but also make someone else beat you… The Magic are letting him get into paint with and 1s… He is beating us with his first option…

Again, poor coaching.
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Post#134 » by ogmagicfan » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:19 am

SGA has the deepest bag in the league, the answer to him is a healthy Suggs but we dont have that so...

the overreactions need to chill, this was a scheduled loss even if our team was healthy, its not close to healthy and its a b2b

just chill out and enjoy the game if you're watching. rough watch though
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Post#135 » by thelead » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:21 am

wow... a patient possession
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 39: Orlando Magic (21-17) at Oklahoma City Thunder (26-11) - 8pm 

Post#136 » by ChosenSavior » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:23 am

Nice attack by Caleb
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Post#137 » by ChosenSavior » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:23 am

Strong drive by Banchero
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Post#138 » by SOUL » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:23 am

I swear at some point during every game we have the "post up Paolo like he's Shaq" comment lol

And it's usually after we watch him turn the ball over or finish weak inside.. the guy is not a paint savant and finishes really weak and waits way too long. I don't know what other people see in his paint game. I want it to be really good, but it's not there yet.

We can absolutely post him.. if we get him on a switch and the spacing is right so nobody can double him. He does it a lot when our offense is moving and he's one of the ball handlers and gets a switch.

Otherwise, modern defenses will destroy indecisiveness. Even with a weak double.
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Post#139 » by KillMonger » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:23 am

Can't give chet wide open 3s

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Post#140 » by basketballRob » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:24 am

Caleb will probably have a game one day where he hits 10+ 3-pointers.

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