2023-2024 Regular Season Game 41: Orlando Magic (22-18) at Atlanta Hawks (16-23) - 7:30pm

[ChosenSavior]

Why was Isaac's minutes so low? Why put a non-shooter on the floor and make him the screener for our most lethal player?

Fultz should've have played him up full court on that possession. I'm tired of having low IQ players on this roster. I'm pissed since I absolutely cannot stand Murray mainly due to his tenure with the Spurs.

[Audi]

Have we heard a reason for no AB, no Moe, and JI playing below his normal min restriction? Sick or what?

[MasterGMer]

The game didn't lose at the end by DeJounte Murray. The game lost during the stretch with silly fouls and missed baskets.

The team had a chance to increase the lead to put the game to rest. But the team showed no fight and didn't want the win as much.

Bad effort. Tough home stretch coming up. I really do not know what to expect. Hope Franz is back

[SloNick Russia]

You do a defense for offense and you don't bring AB in? Especially after watching Fultz get cooked? I was sitting wondering why Fultz was in the game at that moment

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You don't put in a player for the first time in the game to play one posession, which by the way was not a half court offense, Murray just took the ball and went for it. Fultz defended him fine and didn't foul like Suggs and Okeke did on Trae

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[BlueBalls]

I can sell myself on Dejounte playing alongside Suggs.

It all depends on the Murray/Paolo thing.

If they can get along without issue, you make the trade tomorrow.

If they can't, then you don't.

If they have one, it’s too big a chance to take. We’d give up a lot of resources to make it happen, and if those guys can’t get along, you can’t take it back. And I’ve been learning he’s not exactly a popular player overall, to put it lightly.

Shame, because I think he’d be a great fit.

[SOUL]

You’re a Magic fan, so you wouldn’t know either.

Most NBA fans are couch potatoes that think they know everything because of hindsight. He can absolutely take blame for **** lineups tonight, but FIRING?

4th youngest team, incredibly injured team playing a bunch of guys who are in their 1st and 2nd year to a +.500 record at break.. and we want to fire him. Funny stuff.

[ogmagicfan]

Orlando pts scored in each game since Fultz came back:

117 Pts (Overtime game, only 105 pts in regulation)
92 pts
96 pts
100 pts
98 pts
104 pts

For all the talk about hey maybe Fultz could help our offense, it has instead tanked even harder since he's came back

[Knightro]

Their beef is so soft. Who cares? They dapped each other up and had heated rivarly in summer league games, they didn't **** each other's girlfriends.

Young guys are weird though man.

I re-watched their hug in Orlando a couple weeks back and Paolo couldn't have looked more disinterested in anything Murray had to say. Totally blew him off.

[JF5]

Don't understand what Fultz role is. The offense is the Paolo show. If Fultz isn't constantly aggressive going to the basket, and instead is just passing to Paolo, then what is the point. Put in a spot up shooter or defender. Isaac definitely should have been in the game at the end

Fultz attacks the rim and is able to get it to other players with how he applies pressure in the paint. He was actually able to get a layup within 1 minute of the game.

He was able to do that multiple times in the final few possessions. With Paolo shooting as poorly as he was and how nobody else outside of him and Fultz that can generate looks for guys. It makes sense why he's in the game down the stretch.

[ORLMagicGirl15]

Why did JI only play 9 minutes? I'm so confused by our rotation.

[KillMonger]

Anthony Black would have guarded that Murray shot better just saying.

Nah that was a big time shot and was going in regardless. Thats was the least if Fultz faults tonight

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Idk.... He shot that right over Fultz, bit harder to do that over a 6'7 dude vs a 6'3

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[IllMagic04]

Have we heard a reason for no AB, no Moe, and JI playing below his normal min restriction? Sick or what?

AB is just not gonna play if we rolling with Fultz. Moe isnt gonna play if we rolling with wcjr and Goga ( which looked good tonight) who knows with JI

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[Knightro]

Orlando pts scored in each game since Fultz came back:

117 Pts (Overtime game, only 105 pts in regulation)
92 pts
96 pts
100 pts
98 pts
104 pts

For all the talk about hey maybe Fultz could help our offense, it has instead tanked even harder since he's came back

To be fair (and I dislike Markelle's fit here obviously), all these games were played without Franz.

[FM6]

Murray kicked our butts tonight…oh but by all means don’t trade two firsts for him. We need to draft two more guards who can’t shoot.

Murray tends to kick our butts. Game winner December of last season. Two game winners against us this season.

[davey_wavy]

Been saying it since the hiring. He's the dad that wants to be your friend instead of the parent

No he's not lol. He gets on them hard.

Also, why do fans have such a boner for coaches that scream at their players and turn red? There's maybe 2-3 of those guys today and it's Thibs and Clifford.

Does he get on them hard because I hardly see it at KIA. Loves bitching to the refs though. He's always letting guys off the hook, I literally see and hear it during timeouts.

You don't need Coach Dad Mosley, you don't need angry boss Things either. You need the happy medium, someone like Spolestra

[D12VCMagic]

It’s pretty obvious now that Markelle’s injury wasn’t actually his knee and it’s his shoulder issue popping up again but Magic are keeping quiet about it. It’s really sad to see, but he’s very visibly broken right now.

[GameOver25]

Why did JI only play 9 minutes? I'm so confused by our rotation.

Apparently Mosley is too. Our rotations are a mess right now.

[SloNick Russia]

This is not 2K, if you want players back in shape you have to play them. WCJ is getting better, so does Fultz. They are the veteran players we need to close out the season. Im glad we have a shot at road games without Franz, got one in NY, lost this one.

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[richi_v25]

Been saying it since the hiring. He's the dad that wants to be your friend instead of the parent

No he's not lol. He gets on them hard.

Also, why do fans have such a boner for coaches that scream at their players and turn red? There's maybe 2-3 of those guys today and it's Thibs and Clifford.

Shoot the f*****g ball!!! - Jamahl Mosley. That time Okeke pumped faked when he was wide open

[SOUL]

Once our guys get healthy, then obviously the FO has to make it easier for coach. Can't have 14 players that have been in, out, in again, starters who played well last year, rookies, 3rd stringers that have surprised.. and all of them being hit or miss in different games without a fanbase asking "Why not X?" when X was a player the previous game they said should not be on the team or on the floor.