2024-2025 Regular Season Game 8: Orlando Magic (3-4) at Oklahoma City Thunder (6-0) - 9:15pm ET

richi_v25 · Post #241 » by **richi_v25** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 3:59 am

I forget nba players can shoot when left open bc I'm so used to being a Magic fan. OKC can't seem to miss yet we're 3-25 from the 3.

thelead · Post #242 » by **thelead** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 3:59 am

Rainwater wrote:People were saying that the Magic were too talented to be a bad team without Paolo but I don’t think that is true.

It was never true. Homers gonna homer.

We have tradeable assets but that's very different from solidified talent.

Bakomagic · Post #243 » by **Bakomagic** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:00 am

I feel like I’ve watched Franz pass up several
3’s today.

So I check the box score and he is 1/2.

Why TF is he not shooting more 3’s, make or miss atleast he can get some reps in.

richi_v25 · Post #244 » by **richi_v25** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:01 am

Audi wrote:
GameOver25 wrote:Like, yeah Paolo is out, but we're getting blown out every game. We look like the worst team in the league right now.

To be fair we’ve also been playing some of the best teams in the league right now, but yea - looking real bad.

2 of those teams are literally undefeated and the other is the Mavs but yeah we looking bad.

GameOver25 · Post #245 » by **GameOver25** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:01 am

Sick of hearing Dante and Jeff talk about how the Magic are missing shots. A miss is a miss, no one cares how it missed.

Post #246 » by **eyriq** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:02 am

thelead wrote:
Rainwater wrote:People were saying that the Magic were too talented to be a bad team without Paolo but I don’t think that is true.

It was never true. Homers gonna homer.

We have tradeable assets but that's very different from solidified talent.

I'm saying this, even in my cups of misery. We are good. Just not tonight.

Post #247 » by **Bensational** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:02 am

Goga is a breath of fresh air for our offense.

Rainwater · Post #248 » by **Rainwater** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:02 am

thelead wrote:
Rainwater wrote:People were saying that the Magic were too talented to be a bad team without Paolo but I don’t think that is true.

It was never true. Homers gonna homer.

We have tradeable assets but that's very different from solidified talent.

Yeah, with this current magic team I don’t much difference from healthy raptors teams.

Last Guardian · Post #249 » by **Last Guardian** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:03 am

Paolo and Goga are a good match imo. Paolo needs that option to dump the ball to.

richi_v25 · Post #250 » by **richi_v25** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:03 am

So far what I like that I'm seeing is no Cole and no Harris... keep up the good work guys.

thelead · Post #251 » by **thelead** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:04 am

Positives for the night:
Suggs playmaking
Franz being more aggressive
Goga

TDS has been okay

That's about it

dsg2021 · Post #252 » by **dsg2021** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:05 am

I love writing this in this GB thread where it will quickly not be seen after a few hours (for the sake of avoiding negativity), but let's have a round of applause to all the numerous posters here (including ones who post here very often) for ever saying that Franz was the best player on this team. It happened A LOT the past couple seasons, and I never once agreed with it. You guys do you tho, its only 3 games in too, so imo, I'd double down if I were you guys.

Post #253 » by **SOUL** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:05 am

At least other East teams are sucking/meh.

Last Guardian · Post #254 » by **Last Guardian** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:05 am

I still hate you KCP

Rainwater · Post #255 » by **Rainwater** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:05 am

eyriq wrote:
thelead wrote:
Rainwater wrote:People were saying that the Magic were too talented to be a bad team without Paolo but I don’t think that is true.

It was never true. Homers gonna homer.

We have tradeable assets but that's very different from solidified talent.
I'm saying this, even in my cups of misery. We are good. Just not tonight.

I don’t see team beating the Pacers but if they can’t beat Nola with all their injuries there is really a talent issue.

thelead · Post #256 » by **thelead** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:06 am

eyriq wrote:
thelead wrote:
Rainwater wrote:People were saying that the Magic were too talented to be a bad team without Paolo but I don’t think that is true.

It was never true. Homers gonna homer.

We have tradeable assets but that's very different from solidified talent.
I'm saying this, even in my cups of misery. We are good. Just not tonight.

Define 'good'

'Good without Paolo'

"Good when we have Paolo'

What we're seeing is why we suck when Paolo has an off-night. Scoring should not be this hard in 2024.

Post #257 » by **Bensational** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:07 am

lol, Suggs baiting SGA for a foul from 3. Love it.

Bakomagic · Post #258 » by **Bakomagic** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:07 am

Smart play by Suggs, don’t wanna hear a peep from SGA about foul baiting.

Bakomagic · Post #259 » by **Bakomagic** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:09 am

KCP has like 3 steals, simply from hustling back and waiting for OKC to pass it to him haha

Post #260 » by **Bensational** » Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:11 am

Franz is doing well posting up the smaller guys and Goga and Suggs did well to feed him. Keep exploiting it!