2024-2025 Regular Season Game 7: Orlando Magic (3-3) at Dallas Mavericks (3-2)

[thelead]

-Anthony Black has looked abysmal in this one.
-Franz Wagner disappears for long stretches.
-Suggs had some good defensive plays. Not a pg.
-Moe is irrelevant when he can’t finish.
-Carter playing injured, but he’s always injured, so it’s not news.

Game is already out of hand. Not worth watching down 25 at the half. Basically it’s over. Not worth watch the rest.

I'll keep watching, hoping for improvement and progression.

[basketballRob]

Hopefully, Isaac can burn some of that weight off.

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[Knightro]

On the bright side, Cole didn't play.

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Maybe he should have with how bad Black and Jett both were

[SOUL]

These game threads are pretty much unbearable anymore. But I guess it comes with the territory of heightened expectations.

Maybe SOUL had the right idea about retiring

[eyriq]

Who is our next opponent in this unceremonious self destructive conquest of team fandom?

The good news is that we play OKC tomorrow... Oh wait

[basketballRob]

Moe will probably start the best half with Isaac at backup center.

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[majikfan]

Plenty of talent on this team without Paolo. Coaches need to figure it out.

[3ddman23]

to be clear on my stance (for the millionth time), Franz is a very good player and is worth a very large contract... just not a max. There is no hate in saying that the kid should be making $35 million freakin' dollars a year instead of $45 million.

For so many reasons, this just isn't the way it works and you are quite obviously smart enough to understand that.

How did Houston get Sengun to agree to his deal though? Many view Sengun as just as good as Franz and some think he's better yet he didn't get a max.

I dunno... I just expected better out of this FO considering how well they've negotiated contracts in the past.

Sengun is absolutely trash on defense. He doesn't move his feet very well. That's the aspect that keeps getting forgotten here. Franz is a really underrated/ good defender.

[VFX]

Look at that last possession.... Franz dribbling.... No movement from anyone just ball watching

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Because we don't have system nor point guard(s).
When Paolo plays it is the same thing, they just watch his endless isolations.

Magic are 4th in iso plays in nba behind teams with multiple star guards who are good at it like Dallas, OKC.

Paolo's injury just exposes complete nonsense of roster construction.

[KillMonger]

Black looks scared tonight.... No point in TDS being in the starting lineup if he's not being utilized.... Wendell..... These guys have ALWAYS been injury prone.... Can't be surprised he's injured again

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[pepe1991]

About Jett, what did you expect from guy who nobody projected to be lottery pick, with some out of first round projections, who also spent whole rookie year playing hardly professional basketball?

From a moment they drafted him to today, i still can't find one logical reason why that pick wasn't traded on draft night.

He is slowfooted 6'7 PF. He wasn't even that good of a college player.

[ogmagicfan]

Kidd is a fking fool keeping starters in at this point. Luka tears an Achilles or something farting around up this much would be like taking a dump on an elevator.

Taking sh*t to a whole other level.

I don't think anybody has ever benched their starters in the 2nd quarter?

I'd be furious if I was a Mavs fan at the game and they pulled their starters in the 2nd wuarter

It's still an entertainment product, you gotta entertain the fans

[thelead]

Credit to WCJ for giving it a go. You can clearly tell he wants to play and help the team. You can also clearly see that he's frustrated with his body for breaking down.

[VFX]

About Jett, what did you expect from guy who nobody projected to be lottery pick, with some out of first round projections, who also spent whole rookie year playing hardly professional basketball?

From a moment they drafted him to today, i still can't find one logical reason why that pick wasn't traded on draft night.

He is slowfooted 6'7 PF. He wasn't even that good of a college player.

But he’s from Michigan!!!!!

[ogmagicfan]

To give the team a break, we havent gone long stretches without Paolo since he's joined our team

We took the luxury for granted, and with heightened expectations, a hobbled team, and Franz still nursing back from illness, cut them some slack

[The-Stallion70]

Black looks scared tonight.... No point in TDS being in the starting lineup if he's not being utilized.... Wendell..... These guys have ALWAYS been injury prone.... Can't be surprised he's injured again

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TDS was out there for spacing

[eyriq]

We had a 7 point lead at one point.

[Knightro]

Like I said during the Cleveland game.

This road trip is gonna be super ugly and they’ll probably go winless on it, but once they get back home and play some easier opponents, I think they’ll be able to find their footing.

[KillMonger]

Never seen KCP airball this much

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[thelead]

On our bigs:
WCJ was a +1 in his 9 minutes.

Mo was a -20 in his 13 minutes.

JI needs to cut the weight. He looks like a much worse version of himself.