2023-2024 Regular Season Game 63: Orlando Magic (36-26) at Washington Wizards (9-52) - 7pm

Post #381 » by **SOUL** » Thu Mar 7, 2024 2:42 am

Thank god 3dd wasn't around to watch this lol

Post #382 » by **Knightro** » Thu Mar 7, 2024 2:42 am

OrlandoNed wrote:We really need to use our cap space this summer for upgrades while Paolo, Suggs and Franz are still on their rookie contracts. Our team is ready to compete and make some noise.

This guy gets it.

Don't touch the core. Supplement it with players better than Fultz, Harris and Ingles.

Post #383 » by **SOUL** » Thu Mar 7, 2024 2:43 am

eyriq wrote:Next two are huge

At New York
Vs Indiana

New York may be injured but it's also our 3rd game in 4 nights and we already look iffy lol. Hopefully our guys that were off today can all play.

Pacers is a must-win game IMO.

thelead · Post #384 » by **thelead** » Thu Mar 7, 2024 2:45 am

If it wasn't for some lucky shots/wins (Wade/Struss), we would have a shot at catching the Cavs. The injury bug has now caught them.

RookieStar · Post #385 » by **RookieStar** » Thu Mar 7, 2024 2:56 am

Was WAS really trying to win or stealth tanking?

thelead · Post #386 » by **thelead** » Thu Mar 7, 2024 2:59 am

RookieStar wrote:Was WAS really trying to win or stealth tanking?

when you have Poole, you're always stealth tanking

ibraheim718 · Post #387 » by **ibraheim718** » Thu Mar 7, 2024 3:18 am

Let me just say that Lindsay Hunter is the only other player I've seen that is close to Jalen Suggs when it comes to getting through, around, under, and over screens.

Audi · Post #388 » by **Audi** » Thu Mar 7, 2024 3:21 am

RookieStar wrote:Was WAS really trying to win or stealth tanking?

They were not only trying but also talking a lot of smack it looked like.

ibraheim718 · Post #389 » by **ibraheim718** » Thu Mar 7, 2024 3:26 am

The dude was swerving around screens like a sports car tonight.

And then you got Paolo who's like a Mack truck with the handling of a Porsche.

And Franz like Fred Astaire like footwork on drives to the paint.

Good team.. will be the team to beat in a few years.

ibraheim718 · Post #390 » by **ibraheim718** » Thu Mar 7, 2024 3:28 am

And they're going to want to try and prove something in the playoffs because they're young and hungry and don't know any better. Other teams should be worried.

CocoaFan · Post #391 » by **CocoaFan** » Thu Mar 7, 2024 3:33 am

Knightro wrote:
OrlandoNed wrote:We really need to use our cap space this summer for upgrades while Paolo, Suggs and Franz are still on their rookie contracts. Our team is ready to compete and make some noise.

This guy gets it.

Don't touch the core. Supplement it with players better than Fultz, Harris and Ingles.

Amen brother.

RookieStar · Post #392 » by **RookieStar** » Thu Mar 7, 2024 3:36 am

thelead wrote:
RookieStar wrote:Was WAS really trying to win or stealth tanking?

when you have Poole, you're always stealth tanking

Or kinda... if you have Poole, you are tanking whether you like it or not

RookieStar · Post #393 » by **RookieStar** » Thu Mar 7, 2024 3:36 am

Audi wrote:
RookieStar wrote:Was WAS really trying to win or stealth tanking?

They were not only trying but also talking a lot of smack it looked like.

Really?

KillMonger · Post #394 » by **KillMonger** » Thu Mar 7, 2024 3:40 am

OrlandoNed wrote:We really need to use our cap space this summer for upgrades while Paolo, Suggs and Franz are still on their rookie contracts. Our team is ready to compete and make some noise.

I'm not convinced just yet.... Until the turnovers and free throw issues are cleaned up I doubt any noise being made

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Post #395 » by **SOUL** » Thu Mar 7, 2024 4:01 am

Our schedule is so weird.

(DET vs ORL) - even rest
(WAS vs ORL) - B2B for ORL
(NYK vs ORL) - 2 days off for NYK, 3 in 4 for ORL
(IND vs ORL) - 2 days off for IND, 1 day for ORL
(BK vs ORL) - even rest

We rarely catch anyone with a rest advantage and we're the ones having back to backs and less rest even without B2B.

Optimus_Steel · Post #396 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Thu Mar 7, 2024 4:03 am

ibraheim718 wrote:Let me just say that Lindsay Hunter is the only other player I've seen that is close to Jalen Suggs when it comes to getting through, around, under, and over screens.

That’s a name I haven’t heard in years. It is pretty impressive seeing Suggs get around the screen man, like you said you just don’t really see that.

Optimus_Steel · Post #397 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Thu Mar 7, 2024 4:06 am

ibraheim718 wrote:The dude was swerving around screens like a sports car tonight.

And then you got Paolo who's like a Mack truck with the handling of a Porsche.

And Franz like Fred Astaire like footwork on drives to the paint.

Good team.. will be the team to beat in a few years.

Put good reliable shooters around Paolo and Franz and this team is title contending fairly quickly.