2023-2024 Regular Season Game 79: Orlando Magic (46-32) at Houston Rockets (38-40) - 8pm

[thelead]

Pretty simply, our team doesnt have enough 3 pt shooters to be going down 15+ pts to start a game

I'm curious what our team record is when being down 15+ in a game

Quite simply, Paolo and Franz need to figure out how to shoot 3's. Yes, we need others that can shoot too but it starts with Paolo and Franz. We're not winning a damn thing until they learn how to shoot. They play way too many minutes to be subpar shooters.

[basketballRob]

Mosely had enough of Wendell again.

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[Audi]

VanVleet would of been nice to get this past offseason, but nooooo.

Eh. Good player, but that’s a season high for him when it literally mattered least all season. If he was this guy HOU would be in the playoffs. Gotta tip a hat to a solid performance, but I’ll wait and see what comes of this off-season before playing that would’ve/should’ve game.

[KillMonger]

Difference in the game is the shooting really.... 15 3s to our 7.... They shot about 53% from the field to our 45%

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Paolo - 7-19fg 0-5 from 3. 4 turnovers.
Fultz - 8-18fg 0-2 from 3.

That’s the majority of the offense tonight. We deserved to lose.

Yep......paolo got to take some ownership, he played like he checked out of the season... It may have been out of necessity I don't think you ever want markelle taking this many shots, he played more minutes than Suggs which is another issue to me, we should be getting Suggs over 30 playoff minutes but he's been playing less? Mosely isn't thinking about going into postseason with the same minute distribution is he?

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[ORLMagicGirl15]

After Orlando played so hard this season to stay out of the playin...I believe the next 3 games is a loss and they are going to find themselves in the playin and that truly is a shame.

High probability Bucks rest players in 1 of the 2 games.

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Means nothing. Orlando this season have lossed almost every game where the star players of the opponent team was out due to rest.

[davey_wavy]

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[OrlandoNed]

We knew this would be tough but it hurts.

The Magic need more offensive punch at the guard position.

They have got to find a way to win at least 2 of the last 3.

We are an incomplete team still but with potential. This summer free agency will be huge to potentially improve shooting, guard scoring.

We could of done that last offseason with the guy who dropped almost 40 on us just now.

[ORLMagicGirl15]

VanVleet would of been nice to get this past offseason, but nooooo.

Why are you taunting us like we're the ones who make deals? If our FO didn't go after him that's their decision not ours.

[Optimus_Steel]

Pretty simply, our team doesnt have enough 3 pt shooters to be going down 15+ pts to start a game

I'm curious what our team record is when being down 15+ in a game

Quite simply, Paolo and Franz need to figure out how to shoot 3's. Yes, we need others that can shoot too but it starts with Paolo and Franz. We're not winning a damn thing until they learn how to shoot. They play way too many minutes to be subpar shooters.

The elephant in the room is the lack of guard scoring. That is the biggest weakness on this team.

[VFX]

Pretty simply, our team doesnt have enough 3 pt shooters to be going down 15+ pts to start a game

I'm curious what our team record is when being down 15+ in a game

Quite simply, Paolo and Franz need to figure out how to shoot 3's. Yes, we need others that can shoot too but it starts with Paolo and Franz. We're not winning a damn thing until they learn how to shoot. They play way too many minutes to be subpar shooters.

I watch Paolo shoot brick after brick in iso and weak attempts at the rim and the takeaway is “we need shooters” lmao what?

No we need a point guard so Paolo doesn’t dribble the air out of the ball taking low % shots the entire game.

No serious basketball team should be playing Fultz 20+ minutes. Sorry.

[Rainwater]

Paolo is going to need to have a MASSIVE uptick in efficiency next season.

You just can’t be a 30 USG% guy and be this far below the league average in TS% and expect to have a good team offense.

It is just not viable moving forward. Next year he has to be a lot better there or some real conversations are going to need to be had.

I love Paolo but I agree.

[basketballRob]

It's wild that we could still not make the playoffs.

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[BCS]

After Orlando played so hard this season to stay out of the playin...I believe the next 3 games is a loss and they are going to find themselves in the playin and that truly is a shame.

High probability Bucks rest players in 1 of the 2 games.

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Means nothing. Orlando this season have losses almost every game where the star players of the opponent team was out due to rest.

And Orlando has wins against good teams with all their players playing, it goes both ways.

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[Optimus_Steel]

Difference in the game is the shooting really.... 15 3s to our 7.... They shot about 53% from the field to our 45%

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Paolo - 7-19fg 0-5 from 3. 4 turnovers.
Fultz - 8-18fg 0-2 from 3.

That’s the majority of the offense tonight. We deserved to lose.

Yep......paolo got to take some ownership, he played like he checked out of the season... It may have been out of necessity I don't think you ever want markelle taking this many shots, he played more minutes than Suggs which is another issue to me, we should be getting Suggs over 30 playoff minutes but he's been playing less? Mosely isn't thinking about going into postseason with the same minute distribution is he?

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Paolo did not check out, simply let himself get frustrated with a tough start to this game. He has to get better at handling these situations. We’ve seen with Franz too. Young guys that need to improve as they get experience. I think it will come but probably too late this season for that to happen.

[Rainwater]

It's wild that we could still not make the playoffs.

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Blame it on the play in, but they should be able to beat Chicago or Atl.

[JF5]

Difference in the game is the shooting really.... 15 3s to our 7.... They shot about 53% from the field to our 45%

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Paolo - 7-19fg 0-5 from 3. 4 turnovers.
Fultz - 8-18fg 0-2 from 3.

That’s the majority of the offense tonight. We deserved to lose.

Yep......paolo got to take some ownership, he played like he checked out of the season... It may have been out of necessity I don't think you ever want markelle taking this many shots, he played more minutes than Suggs which is another issue to me, we should be getting Suggs over 30 playoff minutes but he's been playing less? Mosely isn't thinking about going into postseason with the same minute distribution is he?

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Suggs wears himself out within the 27 minutes he plays. You saw him at the end of the 3rd gasping for air. That sort of energy doesn't last past 29-30 minutes.

[MagicTownBaller]

This is nuts, I can't believe this. To come so far and potentially be in the playin is nuts.

[VFX]

Pretty simply, our team doesnt have enough 3 pt shooters to be going down 15+ pts to start a game

I'm curious what our team record is when being down 15+ in a game

Quite simply, Paolo and Franz need to figure out how to shoot 3's. Yes, we need others that can shoot too but it starts with Paolo and Franz. We're not winning a damn thing until they learn how to shoot. They play way too many minutes to be subpar shooters.

The elephant in the room is the lack of guard scoring. That is the biggest weakness on this team.

Suggs had 21 points and was +50% from the floor while holding Green to 14points.

What?

[JF5]

Giannis has a calf strain so he's essentially out for the rest of the regular season. Thank goodness for us. And I'm pretty sure Middleton will be rested for the remainder of the year along with Brook.

[Knightro]

Paolo is going to need to have a MASSIVE uptick in efficiency next season.

You just can’t be a 30 USG% guy and be this far below the league average in TS% and expect to have a good team offense.

It is just not viable moving forward. Next year he has to be a lot better there or some real conversations are going to need to be had.

He'll be fine. He's the best player on the team and just needs more good players around him.

Maybe he will, maybe he won’t.

His uptick from year 1 to year 2 from an efficiency standpoint was not *that* significant and he’s the biggest reason by far why the Magic have a poor offense.

For all the pissing and moaning about Franz’s shooting, Paolo is 20/80 (25%) from 3PT since March 10th.

And unlike Franz, Paolo has also sucked from 2PT in that same time frame.