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2024-2025 Regular Season Game 70: Houston Rockets (44-25) at Orlando Magic (32-37) - 7pm

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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 70: Houston Rockets (44-25) at Orlando Magic (32-37) - 7pm 

Post#21 » by cedric76 » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:20 pm

Go magic
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 70: Houston Rockets (44-25) at Orlando Magic (32-37) - 7pm 

Post#22 » by Bensational » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:22 pm

Knightro wrote:
Bensational wrote:Controversial question: would you rather have Orlando’s stable of drafted players or Houston’s?

If our young guys had Houston’s veteran supporting cast (FVV, Brooks, Adams) how much better would we be? Better than Houston is now?


Orlando, but it’s relatively close.

But Houston has done way, way better with their non-draft pick acquisitions. As well as hitting on a bunch of picks outside the lotto.


How would you rank the drafted players between both teams?

Franz
Paolo
Sengun
Green
Suggs
Amen
Jabari
Eason
Black
Whitmore
Sheppard
Jett

Anyone I’m missing? I know they’ve had guys like Garuba and Christopher come and go.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 70: Houston Rockets (44-25) at Orlando Magic (32-37) - 7pm 

Post#23 » by ogmagicfan » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:22 pm

eyriq wrote:How good is Eason?


Good enough that I wanted him badly in the draft

His defensive instincts are elite, his offense is coming around
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 70: Houston Rockets (44-25) at Orlando Magic (32-37) - 7pm 

Post#24 » by ogmagicfan » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:26 pm

Bensational wrote:
Knightro wrote:
Bensational wrote:Controversial question: would you rather have Orlando’s stable of drafted players or Houston’s?

If our young guys had Houston’s veteran supporting cast (FVV, Brooks, Adams) how much better would we be? Better than Houston is now?


Orlando, but it’s relatively close.

But Houston has done way, way better with their non-draft pick acquisitions. As well as hitting on a bunch of picks outside the lotto.


How would you rank the drafted players between both teams?

Franz
Paolo
Sengun
Green
Suggs
Amen
Jabari
Eason
Black
Whitmore
Sheppard
Jett

Anyone I’m missing? I know they’ve had guys like Garuba and Christopher come and go.


I'd rank em (not just based on current ability but potential)

Paolo
Franz
Amen
Sengun
Suggs/Green
Jabari
Eason
Black
Sheppard
Whitmore
Jett

Rockets are deeper, Magic have the top talents.

On the outside chance that Amen develops a consistent 3 pt shot off the dribble, he can be the best of all the players
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 70: Houston Rockets (44-25) at Orlando Magic (32-37) - 7pm 

Post#25 » by GameOver25 » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:26 pm

Team is starting to look fun again.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 70: Houston Rockets (44-25) at Orlando Magic (32-37) - 7pm 

Post#26 » by Bensational » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:26 pm

It’s embarrassing how much more cohesive a washed up journeyman PG makes our offense look.

But also, team working to make the extra pass is huge. Getting back to “by committee”.
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Post#27 » by Husky1 » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:27 pm

:wink:
Bensational wrote:
Knightro wrote:
Bensational wrote:Controversial question: would you rather have Orlando’s stable of drafted players or Houston’s?

If our young guys had Houston’s veteran supporting cast (FVV, Brooks, Adams) how much better would we be? Better than Houston is now?


Orlando, but it’s relatively close.

But Houston has done way, way better with their non-draft pick acquisitions. As well as hitting on a bunch of picks outside the lotto.


How would you rank the drafted players between both teams?

Franz
Paolo
Sengun
Green
Suggs
Amen
Jabari
Eason
Black
Whitmore
Sheppard
Jett

Anyone I’m missing? I know they’ve had guys like Garuba and Christopher come and go.

Paolo
Amen
Franz
Sengun
Suggs
Jabari
Green
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 70: Houston Rockets (44-25) at Orlando Magic (32-37) - 7pm 

Post#28 » by ogmagicfan » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:27 pm

GameOver25 wrote:Team is starting to look fun again.


The energy is there on both ends

Pushing the pace more has helped alot for offense as well. Love seeing Franz pushing the pace off rebounds
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 70: Houston Rockets (44-25) at Orlando Magic (32-37) - 7pm 

Post#29 » by eyriq » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:29 pm

Good start. JI's evolution into a big seems complete
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 70: Houston Rockets (44-25) at Orlando Magic (32-37) - 7pm 

Post#30 » by Bensational » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:32 pm

Goga and Black look like they’re asleep
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 70: Houston Rockets (44-25) at Orlando Magic (32-37) - 7pm 

Post#31 » by VFX » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:33 pm

I ordered these tickets a while ago and ended up not going.

Glad I didnt go.
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Post#32 » by ogmagicfan » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:34 pm

Magic cant buy a basket right now

TDS touch at the rim is the antithesis of Franz
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Post#33 » by Rainwater » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:35 pm

The bench is not good
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 70: Houston Rockets (44-25) at Orlando Magic (32-37) - 7pm 

Post#34 » by ogmagicfan » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:35 pm

How do yall think Cole & Black will look next to each other on the bench once Cole comes back?

Assuming CoJo will be the starter for the rest of the season
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Post#35 » by basketballRob » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:36 pm

Franz still struggling

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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 70: Houston Rockets (44-25) at Orlando Magic (32-37) - 7pm 

Post#36 » by Rainwater » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:36 pm

GameOver25 wrote:Team is starting to look fun again.


They do look good, at least the starters, lol.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 70: Houston Rockets (44-25) at Orlando Magic (32-37) - 7pm 

Post#37 » by SloNick Russia » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:36 pm

Getting raped on boards as usual lately

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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 70: Houston Rockets (44-25) at Orlando Magic (32-37) - 7pm 

Post#38 » by Rainwater » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:37 pm

VFX wrote:I ordered these tickets a while ago and ended up not going.

Glad I didnt go.


The bench aside they haven’t looked bad.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 70: Houston Rockets (44-25) at Orlando Magic (32-37) - 7pm 

Post#39 » by ogmagicfan » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:37 pm

Even though Black missed that 3, his form looks alot better. More fluid/quicker.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 70: Houston Rockets (44-25) at Orlando Magic (32-37) - 7pm 

Post#40 » by eyriq » Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:38 pm

Whelp

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