2024-2025 Preseason Game 1: Orlando Magic (0-0) at New Orleans Pelicans (0-0) - 1:30pm

[three3d]

Why is it when the team sucks and there is no hope I can watch games with no problem. And then we finally are on the right track to becoming relevant and fun to watch again and BOOOOM Balley Sports has to go bankrupt and now I’m left without a TV Network to watch games on…! Hmm seems the NBA is trying to force me into getting league pass and paying extra. COLLUSION!

[Message Boar]

:lol: was that Zion that just got hit below the belt with the ball ?

Theis... ouch.

[KillMonger]

KCP 2nd airball?

[Last Guardian]

Because I don't really pay attention during the summer this is where I start getting surprised every game. Had no idea Murray was on the pelicans now

[eyriq]

Everything Zion does he does with unstoppable power

[VFX]

Jalen with 5 turnovers .... KCP doing nothing.

[bigdogdylan5]

Well that was certainly a half of basketball… lmao

[Knightro]

Not a bad half. They seem very much into the idea of developing Suggs as the point guard. He's getting a large amount of halfcourt reps. Definitely gonna be some ugly ones, but it would benefit the team a lot overall if he's able to figure it out.

[thelead]

Suggs with 5 TOs in 14 minutes
Franz not giving us much
KCP with 2 airball 3's in the half

Thank God it's preseason

[KillMonger]

KCP need more.....
Wendell doing nothing....
Franz need something.....
Gary......getting Cardio

All key players......got to shape the fck up

[eyriq]

ABs free throw rate is so good and such a tell for this future offensive production

[thelead]

Not a bad half. They seem very much into the idea of developing Suggs as the point guard. He's getting a large amount of halfcourt reps. Definitely gonna be some ugly ones, but it would benefit the team a lot overall if he's able to figure it out.

Yeah, it's been ugly but it's worth it. Worst case, it doesn't work out and we know that we need to consolidate some of our depth for a starting PG.

[Knightro]

If they're really going to insist on Suggs getting all these on ball reps, they're going to have to stagger Franz to get extra minutes as the main guy on the 2nd unit. He can't really have 2 FGA and 1 assist in a half at the expense of Suggs dribbling wildly in the halfcourt.

Franz needs his on ball reps as well.

[Last Guardian]

Suggs excelled in his role last season. Thats the role he is meant to play.

[GelbeWand09]

Suggs trying to dribble in a halfcourt setting looks painful. He should be a shooter, fastbreak & closeout player only on offense but with our Guard setup he is forced to do on ball stuff.

[Knightro]

Suggs excelled in his role last season. Thats the role he is meant to play.

I don't really have a big problem at all trying to get Suggs more on ball reps and see if he can find a comfort level as a shot creator in the half court.

It just can't come at the expense of Franz's usage. That's all.

[bigdogdylan5]

Not a bad half. They seem very much into the idea of developing Suggs as the point guard. He's getting a large amount of halfcourt reps. Definitely gonna be some ugly ones, but it would benefit the team a lot overall if he's able to figure it out.

Yea that was my conclusion too. They totally went away from some of the Franz Paolo actions from last year and are trying new things. I am not worried Suggs needs game reps to get better. Don’t panic people.

[three3d]

JETT is in regular season form already I see LMFAO DNP 1st half for him.

[eyriq]

Both Franz and Paolo getting to the line at a great rate. Love to see it.

[eyriq]

JETT is in regular season form already I see LMFAO DNP 1st half for him.

I don't see how Harris keeps a hold on a rotation spot. He's so bad.