Official 2024-2025 Magic General Season Thread I

Post #221 » by **eyriq** » Mon Oct 28, 2024 2:13 pm

Skybox wrote:Story of the season so far...eyriq!

This should be the most And1 post in history. I'm doing my part.

JoshuaPotter · Post #222 » by **JoshuaPotter** » Mon Oct 28, 2024 2:24 pm

eyriq wrote:
Skybox wrote:Story of the season so far...eyriq!

This should be the most And1 post in history. I'm doing my part.

How much are we feasting on being "right" about that "sunk cost" AB?

thelead · Post #223 » by **thelead** » Mon Oct 28, 2024 2:50 pm

I’m gonna need Paolo to figure out how to be a more efficient scorer.

Post #224 » by **eyriq** » Mon Oct 28, 2024 3:58 pm

Goodness

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Post #225 » by **eyriq** » Mon Oct 28, 2024 3:59 pm

If Franz is out I'm curious who starts. I'd think Houstan or AB.

JoshuaPotter · Post #226 » by **JoshuaPotter** » Mon Oct 28, 2024 4:03 pm

eyriq wrote:If Franz is out I'm curious who starts. I'd think Houstan or AB.

Houstan is my guess. Maybe even Jett.

Mose has this idea that he likes rotations. Black has most minutes played off the bench so far. So if he is any sort of predictable, that will be the play.

Unless Franz decides to play through illness.

Terrible thing too, I am having difficulty breathing today myself. Back to more Coffee.

Post #227 » by **eyriq** » Mon Oct 28, 2024 4:09 pm

JoshuaPotter wrote:
eyriq wrote:If Franz is out I'm curious who starts. I'd think Houstan or AB.

Houstan is my guess. Maybe even Jett.

Mose has this idea that he likes rotations. Black has most minutes played off the bench so far. So if he is any sort of predictable, that will be the play.

Unless Franz decides to play through illness.

Terrible thing too, I am having difficulty breathing today myself. Back to more Coffee.

I'm sick as well, as is my son Ben. Going around I guess

three3d · Post #228 » by **three3d** » Mon Oct 28, 2024 4:18 pm

eyriq wrote:If Franz is out I'm curious who starts. I'd think Houstan or AB.

Interesting I got my Hard Rock Live bet in before that news and now looks like they have taken AB off some prop bets. Luckily I was able to get my Paolo over 1.5 threes tonight and AB over 0.5 threes tonight at +325

JoshuaPotter · Post #229 » by **JoshuaPotter** » Mon Oct 28, 2024 5:16 pm

eyriq wrote:
JoshuaPotter wrote:
eyriq wrote:If Franz is out I'm curious who starts. I'd think Houstan or AB.

Houstan is my guess. Maybe even Jett.

Mose has this idea that he likes rotations. Black has most minutes played off the bench so far. So if he is any sort of predictable, that will be the play.

Unless Franz decides to play through illness.

Terrible thing too, I am having difficulty breathing today myself. Back to more Coffee.
I'm sick as well, as is my son Ben. Going around I guess

Do we need to do a "sick only" magic fan meetup? Well all wear masks and share appetizers with dedicated "clean tongs" - oh and no double dipping of the sauce!

I miss not being allergic to chicken. Ale house chicken tender appetizer was the best. Get well sir!

Post #230 » by **eyriq** » Mon Oct 28, 2024 8:42 pm

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Post #231 » by **SOUL** » Tue Oct 29, 2024 5:13 am

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jezzerinho · Post #232 » by **jezzerinho** » Tue Oct 29, 2024 10:27 am

Through 4 games, admittedly very early for any significant sample size, Orlando has 6 players in the top 100 for EPM:
Franz (21)
Suggs (45)
Paolo (61) Banchero finally showing up in advance metrics!
Isaac (66)
Moe (72)
Carter Jr (90)

Boston has 8!!!!!!!

tooler · Post #233 » by **tooler** » Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:23 am

The Magic are 6th in 3PA, 9th in 3P%, and 5th in 3PM. Very noisy stats so far but clearly a change has been made.

Post #234 » by **eyriq** » Wed Oct 30, 2024 2:24 pm

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JoshuaPotter · Post #235 » by **JoshuaPotter** » Wed Oct 30, 2024 5:53 pm

eyriq wrote:

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Just who is this Paolo guy anyway? Why didn't we take Chet Holgrem?

Jiwol · Post #236 » by **Jiwol** » Thu Oct 31, 2024 9:01 am

pepe1991 wrote:
Jiwol wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:
eh, Rockets had stretch 4 in 1995 finals next to Hakeem.

Magic were probably first high volume 3 point shooting team that had playoff success in modern era.

What? If you mean Horry, he played SF. At the PF they had Otis Thorpe who was as far away from a stretch four as possible. So you're very wrong.

No. Thorpe & Maxwell were starting PF & SG of 1994 championship team. But at February 14, 1995 Houston traded them both for Cylde Draxler and Tracy Murray .

By the time playoffs rolled, Houston rotation was
Kenny Smith at PG
Clyde at SG
Elise SF
Horry PF
Hakeem C

bench: PG Cassell, PF Pete Chilcutt ( out of 3,2FGA, 1,8 were 3s).

Houston "invented" several things in that run:
1) stretch 4
2) 3 guards lineup
3) lineups with 2 pure point guards

I stand corrected!

pepe1991 · Post #237 » by **pepe1991** » Thu Oct 31, 2024 11:37 am

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Even if we drafted Chet it would still be clear W for us.

Almost feeling bad for Houston to get sucked into predraft madness about Smith.

Post #238 » by **eyriq** » Thu Oct 31, 2024 7:00 pm

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yoyojw17 · Post #239 » by **yoyojw17** » Thu Oct 31, 2024 7:56 pm

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Let's go grab schroder as well. haha

Post #240 » by **eyriq** » Thu Oct 31, 2024 8:39 pm

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