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

Post #181 » by **Bensational** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:23 am

If the Magic had a reliable 3pt shooter next to Paolo and Franz this game is ours.

CoJo and KCP are 4-14. WCJ 0-2. The bench 0-6 (AB 0-4).

Post #182 » by **eyriq** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:23 am

thelead wrote:
Rainwater wrote:Man Paolo is trying

Paolo just wants to win.

Man, our guards give us nothing.

Worst guard rotation in the league?

Rainwater · Post #183 » by **Rainwater** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:23 am

I wish Orlando had Houston’s role players

thelead · Post #184 » by **thelead** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:24 am

Rainwater wrote:I wish Orlando had Houston’s role players

and coach

Rainwater · Post #185 » by **Rainwater** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:26 am

Those misses by Paolo and Franz were killers

Skybox · Post #186 » by **Skybox** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:28 am

eyriq wrote:
thelead wrote:
Rainwater wrote:Man Paolo is trying

Paolo just wants to win.

Man, our guards give us nothing.
Worst guard rotation in the league?

Probably not on paper - there is talent. But, most certainly the most mismatched, unbalanced, unreliable guard rotation in the league. KCP is the epitome - he's a really great player - he just shouldn't be here and he sure as f**k shouldn't be making $23m for 3 years at his age, given his limited role-player status. Just a bad call looking badder and badder and I don't believe that Suggs being out makes it look any worse. He'd be great next to Dame or FVV or Steph or Luka or Harden or a dozen other prominent backcourt partners...but in ORL, it's just...WHY ARE YOU HERE?

Post #187 » by **Knightro** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:29 am

Franz was +18 in 38 minutes.

In the 10 minutes he was not on the floor tonight, the Magic were outscored by 26 points.

thelead · Post #188 » by **thelead** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:29 am

Get Weltman and Mosley out of here

Post #189 » by **Bensational** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:31 am

Goga’s 19 points were impressive. Most impressive was probably the 4-5 baskets he scored off assists from Franz and Paolo. Love seeing those guys use the bigs.

Idiosyncratic · Post #190 » by **Idiosyncratic** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:34 am

Knightro wrote:Franz was +18 in 38 minutes.

In the 10 minutes he was not on the floor tonight, the Magic were outscored by 26 points.

Very clear that Franz and Suggs are the defense. They are still good when Franz is on, even without Suggs, but when Franz is off the court forget it.

Idiosyncratic · Post #191 » by **Idiosyncratic** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:35 am

I thought they looked decent for the most part. Defense was uneven and way too much fouling. But mostly just bricked a ton of actual wide-open 3s.

thelead · Post #192 » by **thelead** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:37 am

Would love to see how Tom Thibodeau would approach JI’s minutes situation…

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #193 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:39 am

If it was obvious that WCJ just didn’t have it going, why not just bench him? I would have given him 8 minutes and JI 16.

basketballRob · Post #194 » by **basketballRob** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:39 am

thelead wrote:Would love to see how Tom Thibodeau would approach JI’s minutes situation…

Isaac would be hanging out with Embiid after a half season with Thibs.

Nurse runs the wheels off players, too.

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Post #195 » by **Knightro** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:40 am

thelead wrote:Would love to see how Tom Thibodeau would approach JI’s minutes situation…

Isaac hasn't played 20 minutes in a game since February 5th.

He's played single digit minutes 5 times this month.

If he's physically unable to play more than that because he's injured, then he needs to just not be out there at all as far as I'm concerned.

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #196 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:42 am

12 more games. Paolo and Franz just hang on, 12 more games. Help will be on the way this summer, hopefully.

Post #197 » by **eyriq** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:46 am

Knightro wrote:Franz was +18 in 38 minutes.

In the 10 minutes he was not on the floor tonight, the Magic were outscored by 26 points.

6 turnovers, scored 20 on 19 shots...

basketballRob · Post #198 » by **basketballRob** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:49 am

I think we still end up in the 7th spot. I'd rather play Boston for the experience. I think it's a bigger stage than playing Cleveland.

We play Atlanta twice and Boston once at the end of the season.

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AdamTheGreek · Post #199 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:49 am

This game was lost in the 3rd.

I need Mosley to realize he has to start Goga and AB.
CoJo can be backup PG.

thelead · Post #200 » by **thelead** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:49 am

Knightro wrote:
thelead wrote:Would love to see how Tom Thibodeau would approach JI’s minutes situation…

Isaac hasn't played 20 minutes in a game since February 5th.

He's played single digit minutes 5 times this month.

If he's physically unable to play more than that because he's injured, then he needs to just not be out there at all as far as I'm concerned.

That's the thing though... he's been mostly healthy for 2 years now. What the hell is Mosley doing with his minutes?

His monthly minutes average is declining month over month. It makes no sense and no one asks Mosley or Weltman about it. He's too good defensively (and making too much money) to be playing so few minutes.