2025-2026 Regular Season Game 3: Chicago Bulls (1-0) at Orlando Magic (1-1) - 7pm ET

Post #21 » by **eyriq** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:09 pm

AB went 2-5 at the line with 4 turnovers.

A nice microcosm of why we lost the game as a team. Gotta be better. He seemed way more hesitant to do much of anything. He doesn't have to be good on offense, just average.

basketballRob · Post #22 » by **basketballRob** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:35 pm

eyriq wrote:AB went 2-5 at the line with 4 turnovers.

A nice microcosm of why we lost the game as a team. Gotta be better. He seemed way more hesitant to do much of anything. He doesn't have to be good on offense, just average.

He's still young and good defensively, which is why I give him leeway on offense. Black has a +21.7 net rating.

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Post #23 » by **eyriq** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:39 pm

basketballRob wrote:
eyriq wrote:AB went 2-5 at the line with 4 turnovers.

A nice microcosm of why we lost the game as a team. Gotta be better. He seemed way more hesitant to do much of anything. He doesn't have to be good on offense, just average.
He's still young and good defensively, which is why I give him leeway on offense. Black has a +21.7 net rating.

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No doubt he's a winning player. My expectation though is that he takes a third year leap and outside of a tighter handle I'm not seeing it. I think he's improved as a spot up shooter to the point that I trust him spotting up off the ball to provide space, and I've always liked his physicality in getting to the rim and his athleticism and strength to draw contact and get to the line, but I want to see increased comfort on-ball and more offensive IQ and it isn't showing up.

basketballRob · Post #24 » by **basketballRob** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:45 pm

eyriq wrote:
basketballRob wrote:
eyriq wrote:AB went 2-5 at the line with 4 turnovers.

A nice microcosm of why we lost the game as a team. Gotta be better. He seemed way more hesitant to do much of anything. He doesn't have to be good on offense, just average.
He's still young and good defensively, which is why I give him leeway on offense. Black has a +21.7 net rating.

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No doubt he's a winning player. My expectation though is that he takes a third year leap and outside of a tighter handle I'm not seeing it. I think he's improved as a spot up shooter to the point that I trust him spotting up off the ball to provide space, and I've always liked his physicality in getting to the rim and his athleticism and strength to draw contact and get to the line, but I want to see increased comfort on-ball and more offensive IQ and it isn't showing up.

He needs to find a groove with his shooting touch like he did at the end of last season.

We should up his minutes. If we had left him in and Tyus on the bench in the 4th quarter last night, I think we would've won the game.

I know Cole and Suggs took 3rd year leaps, but they were 6-8 months older than Black in their 3rd season. I think towards the end of this season, Black will look way better.

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JF5 · Post #25 » by **JF5** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:51 pm

3ddman23 wrote:I calling an L in this one as well. Back 2 back. The bulls run & gun. If the magic play even remotely like they did vs the hawks they are losing the game.

This team looks gassed and out of shape outside of Franz. I can see them losing this game

RichCollab · Post #26 » by **RichCollab** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 5:02 pm

I’m calling a win.

Maybe Jase can be a spark? Suggs likely has the night off.

This is the time of year to hit adversity and figuring it out.

basketballRob · Post #27 » by **basketballRob** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 5:03 pm

I don't think a traditional PG like Tyus is a good fit with Paolo and Franz. Suggs has become more of a volume 3-pt shooter, which is why Jase might be a better fit because he's in the same mold offensively as Suggs.

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Orlando Dawg · Post #28 » by **Orlando Dawg** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 5:46 pm

Until Magic get Mo Wagner back they are just a .525 ball club. He’s that important.
No,Suggs, No MoW, good luck. If we win it’s because we get lucky shooting 3’s.
So the Magic have a 20% chance of winning

Orlando Dawg · Post #29 » by **Orlando Dawg** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 5:48 pm

What happened to Jonathan Isaac?
Is a trade pending?, is he just injured or worthless?

Post #30 » by **Knightro** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 5:52 pm

Talking about NET rating after two games is a fool's errand.

basketballRob · Post #31 » by **basketballRob** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 6:27 pm

Suggs is listed out tonight.

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Idiosyncratic · Post #32 » by **Idiosyncratic** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 6:28 pm

eyriq wrote:AB went 2-5 at the line with 4 turnovers.

A nice microcosm of why we lost the game as a team. Gotta be better. He seemed way more hesitant to do much of anything. He doesn't have to be good on offense, just average.

At the same time if he didn't slip (twice :lol:

) and made another free throw his game would have been pretty fine and we maybe even win. Still gave them a better chance than Tyus IMO.

We'll see though, he's gotta show a bit more at some point, this is a very important season for him.

Idiosyncratic · Post #33 » by **Idiosyncratic** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 6:28 pm

basketballRob wrote:Suggs is listed out tonight.

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We thinking we see Jase today or just a healthy dose of Jett?

basketballRob · Post #34 » by **basketballRob** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 6:58 pm

Idiosyncratic wrote:
basketballRob wrote:Suggs is listed out tonight.

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We thinking we see Jase today or just a healthy dose of Jett?

I hope Jase or AB starts.

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Post #35 » by **Knightro** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 7:58 pm

basketballRob wrote:
Idiosyncratic wrote:
basketballRob wrote:Suggs is listed out tonight.

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We thinking we see Jase today or just a healthy dose of Jett?
I hope Jase or AB starts.

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You'll get 28 minutes of Tyus defending his brother and like it!

TheChaser · Post #36 » by **TheChaser** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 8:28 pm

I think we see a little better chemistry tonight than the first two games. I think we come out and prove a point tonight and that we build from there. Go Magic!!!

RookieStar · Post #37 » by **RookieStar** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 8:40 pm

Lets win this.

Magic_Johnny12 · Post #38 » by **Magic_Johnny12** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 9:00 pm

Jase or we riot.

Or maybe they pull a Dallas and start Franz as PG (I’m half kidding).

Interesting tidbit, Black was the first PG off the bench yesterday (ahead of Tyus). Black is doing everything in his power to ensure everyone knows he’s not a point guard in ANY sense.

With that said, I think you should move Bane to the 1 and start TDS. Bane ran a lot of the point guard duties in Memphis when Ja went out. I think he’ll be alright for one game.

Bane
Wagner
Da Silva
Banchero
Carter

Ducklett · Post #39 » by **Ducklett** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 9:27 pm

Where is Pepe when you need him?

2 pages of AB when Paolo was total dog ass and our 4 1sts went 1-8 from 3. But AB lost us the game.

Diabolical levels of delusion.

SHAQ32 · Post #40 » by **SHAQ32** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 9:39 pm

Great. Just what we don't need, more Anthony Black.