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2024-2025 Regular Season Game 43: Orlando Magic (23-19) at Boston Celtics (28-12) 7:00PM

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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 43: Orlando Magic (23-19) at Boston Celtics (28-12) 7:00PM 

Post#141 » by eyriq » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:50 am

We are sticking around somehow
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 43: Orlando Magic (23-19) at Boston Celtics (28-12) 7:00PM 

Post#142 » by Bensational » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:50 am

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Bensational wrote:9 of the team’s 22 attempts from 3 compared to Boston’s 5 of 18 total attempts.

I just don’t get why we keep relying so heavily on the worst element of our offense?


Teams load up inside because we can't shoot.

Healthy team personnel is full of people who like to shoot.

Hard to get inside without resistance from half court.

*shrug*


They’re really not loading up inside all that heavily, our guys give up attacking the paint too quickly. And they’re closing out pretty hard so they’ll bite on pass fakes from the paint too.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 43: Orlando Magic (23-19) at Boston Celtics (28-12) 7:00PM 

Post#143 » by SOUL » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:51 am

Wendell lol
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Post#144 » by VFX » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:51 am

What does Carter do exactly?
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 43: Orlando Magic (23-19) at Boston Celtics (28-12) 7:00PM 

Post#145 » by KillMonger » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:51 am

TQ wide open.......miss.............sigh
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 43: Orlando Magic (23-19) at Boston Celtics (28-12) 7:00PM 

Post#146 » by Idiosyncratic » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:51 am

Some mediocre rim protecting by Wendell.
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Post#147 » by Husky1 » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:51 am

I almost need to turn it off when Wendell is on floor. It’s terrible for my mental health
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Post#148 » by CalOrl11 » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:51 am

This is a completely irrational reason to get mad, but Wendell smiles too much for my liking
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 43: Orlando Magic (23-19) at Boston Celtics (28-12) 7:00PM 

Post#149 » by BlueBalls » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:51 am

Bensational wrote:9 of the team’s 22 attempts from 3 compared to Boston’s 5 of 18 total attempts.

I just don’t get why we keep relying so heavily on the worst element of our offense?


Other teams keep allowing us to take them. We keep obliging.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 43: Orlando Magic (23-19) at Boston Celtics (28-12) 7:00PM 

Post#150 » by SOUL » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:52 am

Bensational wrote:They’re really not loading up inside all that heavily, our guys give up attacking the paint too quickly. And they’re closing out pretty hard so they’ll bite on pass fakes from the paint too.


Maybe not this game, but in general. But the real issue is only a few guys attack with any gusto. Paolo, AB (great at times, turnovers still a problem), Cole and he's a short king.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 43: Orlando Magic (23-19) at Boston Celtics (28-12) 7:00PM 

Post#151 » by Bensational » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:52 am

Cole doing some great work getting to the rim! He’s having a good night in that regard.
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Post#152 » by The-Stallion70 » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:52 am

Always enjoyed watching Cole and the creativity in his game
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Post#153 » by eyriq » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:53 am

WCJ = non-impact
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Post#154 » by KillMonger » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:53 am

Rim protection is essential
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Post#155 » by GameOver25 » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:53 am

We play so slow. We play like we're an elderly team.
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Post#156 » by thelead » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:54 am

It's incredible that it's only a 6 point game
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Post#157 » by KillMonger » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:54 am

don't have the personnel to do so but.....we're still switching.....ok......LOVE cole anthony on tatum
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Post#158 » by Bensational » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:54 am

Tatum just threw the ball in the air after the foul call - isn’t that an automatic T?

He has also probably copped some of the worst calls like that this season so maybe the refs were told to chill?
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Post#159 » by basketballRob » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:55 am

I don't think Wendell has a chance to win the starting job back. What he gives is too inconsistent.

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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 43: Orlando Magic (23-19) at Boston Celtics (28-12) 7:00PM 

Post#160 » by SOUL » Sat Jan 18, 2025 12:55 am

Wendell plays like a talented player with a worm in his brain controlling the levers telling him to make stuff as difficult as possible for no reason
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