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

GelbeWand09 · Post #181 » by **GelbeWand09** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:03 pm

We have a NBA Team with only one guard able to create seperation or create at all for himself. At New Orleans even 3 point specialists like Hawkins are able to do it.

yoyojw17 · Post #182 » by **yoyojw17** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:04 pm

dang.... 14 TO... not even midway through the 3rd. ouch.

Last Guardian · Post #183 » by **Last Guardian** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:05 pm

GelbeWand09 wrote:We have a NBA Team with only one guard able to create seperation or create at all for himself. At New Orleans even 3 point specialists like Hawkins are able to do it.

We win by being bigger and tougher. Definitely not being more skilled. Looks like it will be more of a same this season based on personnel.

Post #184 » by **SOUL** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:05 pm

Message Boar wrote:It's only pre-season but.....

Nice job addressing last season's weaknesses, Weltman/Parker! Except the opposite of that.

People will hate to hear this but it comes from the players we have... aka Paolo/Franz/Suggs, young guys too. They are learning just as much as every other team's young guys.

There are very few options, outside of a Paul George or whatever, that would change the entire offense. Even a Tyus Jones adds a little different factor but if he was playing instead of KCP, the same issues will remain outside of slightly lower turnovers in that case.

VFX · Post #185 » by **VFX** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:05 pm

As expected, the starting lineup makes no sense.

Post #186 » by **SOUL** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:06 pm

VFX wrote:As expected, the starting lineup makes no sense.

I mean, a similar one with Gary Harris went like 32-16 or whatever last year lol.

Post #187 » by **Knightro** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:06 pm

Suggs is just way more comfortable at SG.

VFX · Post #188 » by **VFX** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:07 pm

SOUL wrote:
VFX wrote:As expected, the starting lineup makes no sense.

I mean, a similar one with Gary Harris went like 32-16 or whatever last year lol.

Upgrading Gary Harris to a better Gary Harris wasn’t really the issue tho. lol

thelead · Post #189 » by **thelead** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:08 pm

WCJ already injured?

Message Boar · Post #190 » by **Message Boar** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:08 pm

Wendell hurt

Post #191 » by **Bensational** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:09 pm

WCJ injured already?

Post #192 » by **Knightro** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:09 pm

VFX wrote:As expected, the starting lineup makes no sense.

So do what instead?

CalOrl11 · Post #193 » by **CalOrl11** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:09 pm

Looks like a possible ankle injury

Post #194 » by **Knightro** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:10 pm

I think WCJ got hit in the nuts.

Hopefully that's all it was.

Post #195 » by **SOUL** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:10 pm

Knightro wrote:
VFX wrote:As expected, the starting lineup makes no sense.

So do what instead?

Black/Jett/TDS/Wagner/Paolo :wink:

KillMonger · Post #196 » by **KillMonger** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:10 pm

dell seems to go down......

Message Boar · Post #197 » by **Message Boar** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:11 pm

TdS in, I doubt we'll see the starters again today

Post #198 » by **Knightro** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:11 pm

VFX wrote:As expected, the starting lineup makes no sense.

The issue, if you want to call it an issue in the third quarter of preseason game 1, is that they're NOT actually doing what they did last year offensively and they're actually force feeding Suggs on ball reps so it's not all Paolo and Franz isolation 15 times a game apiece.

Suggs just isn't really ready to do that yet.

thelead · Post #199 » by **thelead** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:13 pm

game is so bad that they pulled the plug?

Technical difficulties on league pass :lol:

thelead · Post #200 » by **thelead** » Mon Oct 7, 2024 7:14 pm

Knightro wrote:
VFX wrote:As expected, the starting lineup makes no sense.

The issue, if you want to call it an issue in the third quarter of preseason game 1, is that they're NOT actually doing what they did last year offensively and they're actually force feeding Suggs on ball reps so it's not all Paolo and Franz isolation 15 times a game apiece.

Suggs just isn't really ready to do that yet.

Well, last year's offense didn't really work either. Weren't we the 22nd ranked offense :lol: