East Play-in Discussion & Game Thread: Hawks vs Heat for #8 (Fri 4/18)

[doogie_hauser]

Atlanta still in this, these Hawks are very tough and annoying. They hang around like a bad smell.

[G R E Y]

The Anthonys!

[SOUL]

It doesn't have to be coaching OR roster construction. It can be both.

I don't agree with that at all lol. I mean, coaches are replaceable, but acting like Mike Brown, Malone, Jenkins were the problem for teams that had fired their coach... sure? If it makes them feel better.

[Mk0]

lmao Cole Anthony slaps the sh#% out of the ball going out of bounds and starts spinning his finger for a replay.

my guy, get back on D

[doogie_hauser]

GOAT ANTHONY !!

[G R E Y]

"Beautiful pass!" Lmao

[MrGoat]

Hawks getting some rough reffing here, I think Orlando has this

[The Real Dalic]

The Hawks got called for a foul?! I'm shocked!

[cgf]

Mosley either needs an offensive coordinator alongside him or he needs to be fired and become someone's defensive coordinator.

Magic fans: "We have one capable guard every game and no consistent shooting, please create consistent great offense when teams completely ignore 4/5 players on the perimeter most possessions!"

The only consistency of our offense being bottom 10 since Dwight has left has been bad front offices. There's a reason why coaches like Nurse, Spo, Budenholzer, etc can't make miracle work out of regular seasons (Spo can in the playoffs though) with injuries/bad pieces for a specific thing (like the Suns and defense). I don't mind getting assistants but Magic fans blame coaches every single time for things players just need to be better at.

Why not both? You need a lead guard to shift Suggs over to the 2...but Mosley's offense has also been inept. Not running more PNRs or getting Paolo the ball inside the arc is on the coaching.

[SOUL]

Hawks getting some rough reffing here, I think Orlando has this

lmao

[G R E Y]

BANGCHERO!

[PierceFan4ever]

Felt like I’ve seen hawks Celtics too many times in the first round lately so at least it’s a different matchup

[SOUL]

Mosley either needs an offensive coordinator alongside him or he needs to be fired and become someone's defensive coordinator.

Magic fans: "We have one capable guard every game and no consistent shooting, please create consistent great offense when teams completely ignore 4/5 players on the perimeter most possessions!"

The only consistency of our offense being bottom 10 since Dwight has left has been bad front offices. There's a reason why coaches like Nurse, Spo, Budenholzer, etc can't make miracle work out of regular seasons (Spo can in the playoffs though) with injuries/bad pieces for a specific thing (like the Suns and defense). I don't mind getting assistants but Magic fans blame coaches every single time for things players just need to be better at.

Why not both? You need a lead guard to shift Suggs over to the 2...but Mosley's offense has also been inept. Not running more PNRs or getting Paolo the ball inside the arc is on the coaching.

Because this is the same song and dance for years now. Magic fans blame coaches for things that players need to be better at, like making wide open shots lol. They are forced to start Cory Joseph because nobody else is consistent enough of a guard. That's how bad it is.

Paolo isn't some great inside presence from the post position - at all. And it's not something they can do with any consistency because nobody is guarding anybody else on the perimeter. Immediate doubles are coming. If it's on a smaller player, sure.

[JT3000]

Hawks getting some rough reffing here, I think Orlando has this

Oh they're definitely getting some "rough reffing." In their favor. TNT wants this to be a close game.

[thelead]

It doesn't have to be coaching OR roster construction. It can be both.

I don't agree with that at all lol. I mean, coaches are replaceable, but acting like Mike Brown, Malone, Jenkins were the problem for teams that had fired their coach... sure? If it makes them feel better.

Nuances to everything of course

[Mk0]

Hawks getting some rough reffing here, I think Orlando has this

Oh they're definitely getting some "rough reffing." In their favor. TNT wants this to be a close game.

It's true, Ernie Johnson put in the call.

[___Rand___]

Sheila E?!

Blast from the past wow.

Where where? How's she looking?

This is from 2 years ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/15i5c77/whats_up_sheila_e/?rdt=44584

OMG she looks like a granny. Damn she was like a wet dream back then.

[durden_tyler]

This one is done, could reach 20 pts. Should be an interesting Celtics-Magic series assuming Brown is indeed not healthy. Not that Magic has a chance but at least it won’t be a sweep.


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[cgf]

Orlando plays a decent PG and goes on a run. Who could have ever thought that would work!?

I'm still so grateful that they didn't make a move for White at the deadline. Can you imagine if they had upgraded Cole to Coby?

Eh, I never thought that was gonna happen. What assets do they have in a Coby White deal? and I would hope the Bulls FO would be weary about making another deal with Orlando.

I heard multiple talking heads on podcasts say that Orlando never calls anyone to make a deal, they just take calls. Which sounds insane and I need a Magic fan to confirm or deny.

Oh I wasn't suggesting it was close to happening, just that if I was running the Magic, I would've been blowing up AK's phone as soon as IQ re-signed in Toronto. They have all of their own picks and an extra pick (or two), they had Cole Anthony as matching salary, and they have interesting prospects...if you could've snagged someone like Black, then even without a juicy pick coming your way, it could've worked out for both in the long run.

[The Real Dalic]

Soft calls on one side, playoff fouls on the other.