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2025-2026 Regular Season Game 4: Orlando Magic (1-2) at Philadelphia 76ers (2-0) - 7pm ET

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Re: 2025-2026 Regular Season Game 4: Orlando Magic (1-2) at Philadelphia 76ers (2-0) - 7pm ET 

Post#241 » by bigdogdylan5 » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:13 am

Bensational wrote:
bigdogdylan5 wrote:See this is what I am talking about Paolo makes an awful boneheaded lazy play then he is grinning sheepishly…. He needs to rip him a new one for that.


Depends on what motivates guys to get into the zone though. Does Paolo level up when he’s mad or does he make more mistakes because he’s not thinking clearly?

So when is enough enough? You can’t yell at him because he is a fragile flower and isn’t mature enough to run an NBA team.
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Post#242 » by bigdogdylan5 » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:13 am

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Post#243 » by Idiosyncratic » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:13 am

Eric Gordon just blew by Paolo. Dude might be 50.
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Post#244 » by Optimus_Steel » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:13 am

9 turnovers vs 1, 10 missed free throws. This team is not on a good place.
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Post#245 » by Last Guardian » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:13 am

Welp this is a loss
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Post#246 » by eyriq » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:13 am

VJ would be our best offensive player?
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Post#247 » by thelead » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:13 am

Paolo let old man Eric Gordon drive right by him?
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Post#248 » by FFBlitzace » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:14 am

I mean, we always used to say that if we could just be an average shooting team, we'd be in business. So we get Bane and we have Suggs returning and looking good. Did the play style really need to change? We could have just aimed to do what we said we had hoped for. Just keep doing our grindy play defensively while hopefully shooting the ball better. If we surrender our defense, we're not even getting off the ground anymore when it comes to trying to be a good team.
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Post#249 » by Driguez » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:14 am

Wtf refs?
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Post#250 » by eyriq » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:15 am

Pathetic
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Post#251 » by ogmagicfan » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:15 am

if Paolo could incorporate slow step into his game that would help with his finishing
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Post#252 » by ogmagicfan » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:15 am

refs called that but not a clear grab on Paolo

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Post#253 » by eyriq » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:15 am

FFBlitzace wrote:I mean, we always used to say that if we could just be an average shooting team, we'd be in business. So we get Bane and we have Suggs returning and looking good. Did the play style really need to change? We could have just aimed to do what we said we had hoped for. Just keep doing our grindy play defensively while hopefully shooting the ball better. If we surrender our defense, we're not even getting off the ground anymore when it comes to trying to be a good team.
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Post#254 » by SloNick Russia » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:15 am

If Paolo got a point for every no call complain we would be unstopable


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Post#255 » by ogmagicfan » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:16 am

Optimus_Steel wrote:9 turnovers vs 1, 10 missed free throws. This team is not on a good place.


Adding Bane wasnt gonna fix the TO problem

We need a PG who isnt a liability that wont get PT in the playoffs like Tyus
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Post#256 » by thelead » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:16 am

we gave up 72 point in the half. The defense is cooked
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Post#257 » by AdamTheGreek » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:16 am

Repeatedly we keep wanting to go fast offensively, but are unable to run back just as fast defensively.
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Post#258 » by GameOver25 » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:16 am

72 pts to Philly at the half, pathetic.....
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Post#259 » by thelead » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:17 am

ogmagicfan wrote:if Paolo could incorporate slow step into his game that would help with his finishing

it would help if he actually jumped too. He looks like Vuc out there sometimes.
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Post#260 » by SOUL » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:18 am

They aren't going to continue hitting contested threes at the same rate, but we also need to stop shooting ourselves in the foot with turnovers and missed free throws. Play smart on defense and wear them down with your size.
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