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2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm

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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#141 » by thelead » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:51 am

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Relative to expectations coming in? I think you can make the case it has been one of the very worst.


Yeah but those expectations were pretty quickly derailed when Paolo went down. Then WCJ. Then Franz. Then Moe. Then Suggs.

If the team can still make the playoffs then they’ll have salvaged a season with some major obstacles. I wouldn’t consider that a bad result, let alone one of the worst. The injuries and struggles have sucked big time.

Hold the line until the playoffs. I think you’ll find your inspiration again.


This explanation doesn't really work for me though. Because they're 17-24 in the game's Paolo has played and 19-15 without him.

Yeah but they were fairly whole without Paolo. Around the time Paolo came back, we lost Suggs and Mo. I think that's a pretty big deal. I still hold Weltman accountable for doing nothing at the deadline though. A trade for Simons, White, or Sexton seemed like an easy move to shut everyone up and he couldn't get it done.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#142 » by Knightro » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:52 am

These offensive possessions are just miserable.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#143 » by Knightro » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:55 am

I know he doesn't have a ton of options, but Mosley going to TDS for the first time in the 4th quarter only for him to get repeatedly cooked defensively is certainly a choice.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#144 » by thelead » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:56 am

Paolo still needs to work on his conditioning. It has gotten much better over the years but there is a clear drop off in efficiency when he plays too many consecutive minutes.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#145 » by Bensational » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:56 am

Paolo needs to do some passing drills this offseason along with rebounding drills. His passes just aren’t on the money often enough.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#146 » by Idiosyncratic » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:57 am

Banchero has been awesome going to the basket.
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Post#147 » by basketballRob » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:57 am

Franz and Paolo are 2-12 from 3. Everyone else is 3-8.

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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#148 » by Knightro » Tue Apr 1, 2025 1:01 am

Black has been the worst player on the court for the Magic.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#149 » by VFX » Tue Apr 1, 2025 1:01 am

Yikes.

Orlando’s offense is trash.
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Post#150 » by Bensational » Tue Apr 1, 2025 1:02 am

Faaaaaaark, game starting to get away. Do the Magic have answers?
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#151 » by MartinsIzAfraud » Tue Apr 1, 2025 1:02 am

10 points from your bench isn’t going to work Weltman. Also please for the love of god take some on ball usage off of Paolo by acquiring a PG
A scoring guard.. never heard of one. :roll:
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#153 » by thelead » Tue Apr 1, 2025 1:04 am

basketballRob wrote:Franz and Paolo are 2-12 from 3. Everyone else is 3-8.

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Just going no where with them if they don't improve from deep. It should be priority #1 for both of them this summer.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#154 » by Knightro » Tue Apr 1, 2025 1:05 am

VFX wrote:Yikes.

Orlando’s offense is trash.


It’s hard to beat anybody when your two best players are 2/14 from 3PT.
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Post#155 » by ogmagicfan » Tue Apr 1, 2025 1:05 am

rough shooting night from 3 for Paolo & Franz
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Post#156 » by SloNick Russia » Tue Apr 1, 2025 1:05 am

Thanks god OKC are crushing Chicago as we xan't do much ourselves

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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#157 » by VFX » Tue Apr 1, 2025 1:06 am

Knightro wrote:
VFX wrote:Yikes.

Orlando’s offense is trash.


It’s hard to beat anybody when your two best players are 2/14 from 3PT.


I’d like to know how many tonight are off the dibble vs off the pass.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#158 » by Bensational » Tue Apr 1, 2025 1:06 am

Bensational wrote:Faaaaaaark, game starting to get away. Do the Magic have answers?


CoJo and Franz do!
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#159 » by Knightro » Tue Apr 1, 2025 1:06 am

Paolo and Franz both 7/12 from 2PT.

But 3s > 2s from now until the end of time.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#160 » by eyriq » Tue Apr 1, 2025 1:07 am

Not over yet. Sucks not having a third option nor a 6th man

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