Dunce Cap of Defeat No. 1 - Hawks 111, Magic 107

Post #1 » by **Knightro** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 1:54 am

The worst player (or coach) for the game gets the Dunce Cap.

The second worst gets the Facepalm of Frustration.

The third worst gets a Poopy Flavored Lollypop.

Have at it.

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #2 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 1:57 am

Paolo!

Post #3 » by **Knightro** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 1:58 am

Dunce Cap - Paolo
Face Palm - Bane
Poop Lolly - Tyus

DiplomaticMagic · Post #4 » by **DiplomaticMagic** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 1:59 am

Paolo
Mosley
Tyus

Post #5 » by **SOUL** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 2:01 am

Paolo

PrimeThyme · Post #6 » by **PrimeThyme** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 2:02 am

Paolo should have to wear one for the first quarter tomorrow. Worst game of his career.

Post #7 » by **eyriq** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 2:16 am

Paolo (that heave with ten seconds left was the deal breaker for me. Like, wtf)
Tyus (Get this man out of the rotation)
Bane (Knock down the open shots please and thank you and get out of Paolo's head)

shadrock · Post #8 » by **shadrock** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 2:21 am

So news comes out of a starter from Orlando in 2023 being linked (loosely) to some illegal gambling, and then Paolo plays like this a few nights later? Maybe not a coincidence. Stress does weird things to people. Not saying he was culpable, but still some serious heat for whoever that person was. Hmmm...

Post #9 » by **Knightro** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 2:25 am

shadrock wrote:So news comes out of a starter from Orlando in 2023 being linked (loosely) to some illegal gambling, and then Paolo plays like this a few nights later? Maybe not a coincidence. Stress does weird things to people. Not saying he was culpable, but still some serious heat for whoever that person was. Hmmm...

This is just silliness.

GameOver25 · Post #10 » by **GameOver25** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 2:28 am

Paolo
Banchero
P5/Mosley

If Paolo is unable to get adjusted to the pace and addition of Bane, then Mosley (sorry just the way of the business).

Post #11 » by **Knightro** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 2:32 am

GameOver25 wrote:Paolo
Banchero
P5/Mosley

If Paolo is unable to get adjusted to the pace and addition of Bane, then Mosley (sorry just the way of the business).

Mosley's isn't on the hot seat right this moment or anything, but this is very likely a make of break year for him as a whole. The front office went all in on this roster with the Bane deal and they pretty much need to be a top 4 seed and win at least one playoff series while showing sustained improvement offensively.

If they can't do that, he's very likely going to have to be replaced. Now of course we aren't going to know any of that for 6-7 months, but the point still remains.

RookieStar · Post #12 » by **RookieStar** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 2:34 am

Wow... i havent seen this thread for a loooooooong time.

With that said, can you add "Magic curse"???

I mean Bane going 1-8 is a nasty piece of work

TheChaser · Post #13 » by **TheChaser** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 2:39 am

I’m actually glad we’re bringing back the dunce cap, reminds me of good days

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CocoaFan · Post #14 » by **CocoaFan** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 2:45 am

Voted Paolo but it easily could be Mosley

Last Guardian · Post #15 » by **Last Guardian** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 2:55 am

Paolo
Jones
Bane

Audi · Post #16 » by **Audi** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 2:59 am

Mosley is closer to COTY than he is being canned, some of y’all need to get a pulse on the league.

For me I truly can’t decide between Paolo and Tyus for the dunce. Paolo played like his head was somewhere completely different, making boneheaded decisions and not even looking in control of his own body - he looked sick, honestly. Thing is… we know what he’s capable of, so that amplifies the disappointment.

Tyus on the other hand, I have no established history with so all I can go with is what I’ve seen and that has been nothing short of painful. Like…sucking the enjoyment out of watching the game levels of bad whenever he’s playing. It’s one thing to be bad at defense - but he doesn’t even try. It’s like he lacks a fundamental understanding on that side of the ball. If his performance on the other side isn’t making up for it, might as well just super glue the dunce cap on him.

BlueBalls · Post #17 » by **BlueBalls** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 3:54 am

Paolo flew right past the dunce cap and earned The Golden Dildo for his exemplary efforts.

shadrock · Post #18 » by **shadrock** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 3:58 am

Knightro wrote:
shadrock wrote:So news comes out of a starter from Orlando in 2023 being linked (loosely) to some illegal gambling, and then Paolo plays like this a few nights later? Maybe not a coincidence. Stress does weird things to people. Not saying he was culpable, but still some serious heat for whoever that person was. Hmmm...

This is just silliness.

60% chance the player involved is a current team starter. If your name was printed in an FBI document involving illegal gambling and which had the potential to cause your name to hit national media, would that not cause you stress?

zaymon · Post #19 » by **zaymon** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 9:25 am

I chose WCJ but its a tie between him and Paolo. Its so hard to root for a guy who pouts 3/4 of the game and needs to be nursed by his teammates. Last game he made couple of good rebounds but it still doesnt make him look good overall. Guy still cant set a proper screen after all these years.. Is he dumb or he just fouls on purpose ? Missed free throws, buttery fingers....
Paolo is who he is. For me he is the biggest troyan horse on the team. He is still huge and coordinated but i am looking with more and more nostalgia at AG. That guy at 30 starts to look like he thought of himself at 25

Can we wait 7 years for Paolo ? We would also need a guy like Jokic to think the game for him becouse he cant do it right now.

J-Mezzy · Post #20 » by **J-Mezzy** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 9:39 am

Paolo was terrible

But WCJ missing free throws and turning the ball over on an open dunk just adds to his uselessness

Dunce Cap No. 1