2024-2025 Regular Season Game 48: Orlando Magic (24-23) at Miami Heat (22-22) - 7:30pm

thelead · Post #61 » by **thelead** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:23 am

I'll excuse this if it's a conditioning thing and Goga is starting in a game or two. If not, I'm questioning Mosley's decision making.

penny_nz · Post #62 » by **penny_nz** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:25 am

Finally able to watch a game for the first time in weeks, go Magic!

Post #63 » by **SOUL** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:26 am

thelead wrote:Call me when WCJ ranks as a 97th percentile defender, 96th percentile rebounder and 96th percentile shot blocker (stats from a Knightro post)

Magic fans get up in arms about starters and bench players that literally play the same minutes, or in some cases, WCJ plays more off the bench than Goga starting and I never see posts about that. It just goes by who is playing better that particular game usually.

Sure, it'd be nice to see the starters play with Goga together more but in this case we're still missing Suggs.

I refuse to pretend to rage knowing they both usually get mid 20s minutes unless one is really sucking. It'll only piss me off if WCJ is in the game during important moments where he's sucked in the game. But Mose has sat him on the bench when he has been useless.

basketballRob · Post #64 » by **basketballRob** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:26 am

Butterfingers is a good name for Wendell. That dude can't catch a ball.

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Post #65 » by **eyriq** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:27 am

We are primed and ready to give Mosely hell tonight and SOUL heart burn

BlueBalls · Post #66 » by **BlueBalls** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:27 am

I really want to win this game and I now have indigestion because of Wendy. I do not like him.

I do not like him on the floor.

I do not like him anymore.

I do not like him here or there.

I do not like him anywhere.

RichCollab · Post #67 » by **RichCollab** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:28 am

Let’s go WenDaddy!

VFX · Post #68 » by **VFX** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:28 am

I swear to god if Goga goes back to third string next season....

Post #69 » by **SOUL** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:29 am

eyriq wrote:We are primed and ready to give Mosely hell tonight and SOUL heart burn

Last time you did that was when he started Cole and he went off for like 30 points!

I like Goga way more than WCJ, I just know WCJ has been benched for terrible play and that they are both going to get minutes regardless.

VFX · Post #70 » by **VFX** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:30 am

SOUL wrote:
thelead wrote:Call me when WCJ ranks as a 97th percentile defender, 96th percentile rebounder and 96th percentile shot blocker (stats from a Knightro post)

Magic fans get up in arms about starters and bench players that literally play the same minutes, or in some cases, WCJ plays more off the bench than Goga starting and I never see posts about that. It just goes by who is playing better that particular game usually.

Sure, it'd be nice to see the starters play with Goga together more but in this case we're still missing Suggs.

I refuse to pretend to rage knowing they both usually get mid 20s minutes unless one is really sucking. It'll only piss me off if WCJ is in the game during important moments where he's sucked in the game. But Mose has sat him on the bench when he has been useless.

three3d · Post #71 » by **three3d** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:32 am

Let’s play a game :lol:

how many pump fakes can WCJ perform before he comes out of the game. Im going to say 4 .

thelead · Post #72 » by **thelead** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:34 am

VFX wrote:I swear to god if Goga goes back to third string next season....

Imagine the team trading Goga and keeping WCJ... Resigning Goga was the only thing that kept me from being upset about not going after Hartenstein.

Post #73 » by **SOUL** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:36 am

VFX wrote:

People can get mad at Goga getting 25 minutes off the bench instead of starting, not sure I see the point in getting pissed UNLESS he is not in when he's been playing well all game during crunch time.

Are we not acting like WCJ wasn't benched two weeks ago in favor of Goga? Or in the playoffs for Isaac?

I'm just happy Goga is back and hopefully will be injury free moving forward. If he's as dominant as he was for a stretch earlier this year, and WCJ sucks, he will start.

VFX · Post #74 » by **VFX** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:37 am

thelead wrote:
VFX wrote:I swear to god if Goga goes back to third string next season....

Imagine the team trading Goga and keeping WCJ... Resigning Goga was the only thing that kept me from being upset about not going after Hartenstein.

At this point Im gonna give him the benefit of the doubt for TONIGHT because hes just coming back...

I'm still unsure if hes smart enough though to know Goga is just a better fit next to everyone else in the SL. He kinda failed that test last season and if tonight is ANY indication of anything maybe he hasnt learned.

Mosely is probably the only reason Carter even has the contract he does if he just did the correct thing and played Goga last season.

basketballRob · Post #75 » by **basketballRob** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:37 am

thelead wrote:
VFX wrote:I swear to god if Goga goes back to third string next season....

Imagine the team trading Goga and keeping WCJ... Resigning Goga was the only thing that kept me from being upset about not going after Hartenstein.

OKC paid Hartenstein more than what we had to offer. We were the only competition OKC had for him.

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Post #76 » by **SOUL** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:38 am

Again, you just can't debate WCJ on this forum because he's the black sheep like Fultz was last year. And once again, I liked both AB over Fultz and Goga over WCJ (look at my posts and how much I complain about WCJ the last two weeks) but people are going to blind themselves over starting positions.

I also thought during a certain point, Bamba was playing better than WCJ (for a short period) and the Bamba hate was so strong that people said I hated WCJ.

Also to note.. AB is now starting to get the Fultz treatment from some people now lol.

basketballRob · Post #77 » by **basketballRob** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:40 am

I remember everyone laughing at Philip from Locked-On Magic for suggesting we trade the Jett pick for Hartenstein. That was on their annual draft with all the different team's Locked-On people.

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thelead · Post #78 » by **thelead** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:40 am

basketballRob wrote:
thelead wrote:
VFX wrote:I swear to god if Goga goes back to third string next season....

Imagine the team trading Goga and keeping WCJ... Resigning Goga was the only thing that kept me from being upset about not going after Hartenstein.
OKC paid Hartenstein more than what we had to offer. We were the only competition OKC had for him.

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We had $50 mil in cap space... we likely didn't want to get into a bidding war and I get that but we had PLENTY of money to play with.

VFX · Post #79 » by **VFX** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:40 am

Starting or not. Goga is just a better fit next to Paolo and Franz.

SO yeah... coming off the bench next to Isaac and AB and whoever isnt really ideal. Stagger the lineups if you want.. I know who the best 5 players are on the floor of this roster. Carter isnt one of them.

Post #80 » by **SOUL** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:41 am

basketballRob wrote:I remember everyone laughing at Philip from Locked-On Magic for suggesting we trade the Jett pick for Hartenstein. That was on their annual draft with all the different team's Locked-On people.

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I wanted Hartenstein the offseason we extended Moe. Would've been perfect for this team. Thankfully Goga has worked out for us and is way cheaper.