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2024-2025 Regular Season Game 81: Orlando Magic (40-40) at Indiana Pacers (49-31) - 7pm

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Post#21 » by thelead » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:22 pm

TDS's shot is so unreliable
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Post#22 » by AdamTheGreek » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:23 pm

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Post#23 » by eyriq » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:24 pm

Houstan is making me a believer. It's the little stuff
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Post#24 » by thelead » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:24 pm

TJ's eyes lit up once he saw Cole was guarding him :lol:
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Post#25 » by thelead » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:25 pm

wow.... TDS made a layup...
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Post#26 » by basketballRob » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:30 pm

They are calling fouls like crazy.

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Post#27 » by eyriq » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:31 pm

Our rebounding is bad tonight
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Post#28 » by Bensational » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:32 pm

eyriq wrote:Houstan is making me a believer. It's the little stuff


Yeah, everything is falling into place for him. We might have our Hauser/Strus type 3pt specialist.
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Post#29 » by ogmagicfan » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:35 pm

I havent been able to watch the game, just took a quick glance at the box score though and Gary Harris with 6 shots already and the 1st isnt over?!
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Post#30 » by thelead » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:35 pm

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eyriq wrote:Houstan is making me a believer. It's the little stuff


Yeah, everything is falling into place for him. We might have our Hauser/Strus type 3pt specialist.

Things are looking up for him but I need more volume. Sam Merrill went 5-8 from deep against Pacers' A team last night. That's what we need.
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Post#31 » by ogmagicfan » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:35 pm

Bensational wrote:
eyriq wrote:Houstan is making me a believer. It's the little stuff


Yeah, everything is falling into place for him. We might have our Hauser/Strus type 3pt specialist.


We've been well overdue for a 2nd rounder/unsigned player to make it to our rotation

Probably wouldve happened earlier if we actually used our 2nd Rounders more often
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Post#32 » by ogmagicfan » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:37 pm

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eyriq wrote:Houstan is making me a believer. It's the little stuff


Yeah, everything is falling into place for him. We might have our Hauser/Strus type 3pt specialist.

Things are looking up for him but I need more volume. Sam Merrill went 5-8 from deep against Pacers' A team last night. That's what we need.


My hope is that with recognition of having a volume 3 pt shooter more work will be done in the offseason as a team to identify different ways to react to the defense to get the ball to Houstan

Havent had one like him since T Ross/Fournier
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Post#33 » by Bensational » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:40 pm

I think Jett’s career could be salvaged, but not here. His game isn’t suited to be molded into a Harris/Houstan like low-volume/low-frequency shooter.
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Post#34 » by Knightro » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:40 pm

Fun quarter!
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Post#35 » by eyriq » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:43 pm

TDS played GREAT defense in that first stint. Really impressive
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Post#36 » by Bensational » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:44 pm

thelead wrote:
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eyriq wrote:Houstan is making me a believer. It's the little stuff


Yeah, everything is falling into place for him. We might have our Hauser/Strus type 3pt specialist.

Things are looking up for him but I need more volume. Sam Merrill went 5-8 from deep against Pacers' A team last night. That's what we need.


Team needs to make the effort to put the ball in his hands so he can take those shots. He had 4 games last year where he shot more than 10 3pt attempts. This season only 1. I think that’s largely due to reduced ability in the team to get him the ball.
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Post#37 » by eyriq » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:44 pm

Bensational wrote:I think Jett’s career could be salvaged, but not here. His game isn’t suited to be molded into a Harris/Houstan like low-volume/low-frequency shooter.
Weltman is extremely patient, if there's a chance Jett is redeemable he'll get that chance here I think.
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Post#38 » by Bensational » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:44 pm

Nice first shot! Great work to get Jett open!
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Post#39 » by ogmagicfan » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:45 pm

I'll be impressed if we pull out a dub here

Pacers depth has been one of their strengths past couple years
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Post#40 » by Bensational » Fri Apr 11, 2025 11:45 pm

AB taking over!

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