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

davey_wavy · Post #261 » by **davey_wavy** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:18 am

Playing in Phily..

Joey Merlino?

GameOver25 · Post #262 » by **GameOver25** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:18 am

I'm ready to go back to grinding, we don't have the athletes for this style of play, especially not with Paolo and WCJr starting.....

Post #263 » by **Knightro** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:18 am

First half defensive rating of 148.0!

WOOF

djguevara114 · Post #264 » by **djguevara114** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:19 am

lol Never in my life have I just been content not even watching…

I have been a die hard since I was a kid and watched Skiles play…

This franchise just set us back 8 years with what they gave up for Bane…

If they don’t figure out Mosley isn’t the answer or Mosley doesn’t go back to prioritizing defense, we are done…

Last Guardian · Post #265 » by **Last Guardian** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:19 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.

Not sure what some are saying that we “all wanted more pace”. I certainly never thought that. I just wanted them to make open 3’s. Being an elite defensive team is a very good start to being a contender.

KillMonger · Post #266 » by **KillMonger** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:20 am

Bane..... Any time now man.... For someone with multiple 40 almost 50 point games it's like you forgot who you are

Sent from my [Hands] using RealGM mobile app

PrimeThyme · Post #267 » by **PrimeThyme** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:20 am

So let's look at the team so far. Cant score, can't defend, can't shoot free throws, can't shoot threes, can't hustle, can't coach, and can't be bothered to do anything but suck and cry to the refs.

Someone's head is going to have to roll for this travesty.

Optimus_Steel · Post #268 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:20 am

Philly is in pace for a record for lowest turnovers in game…think about that..

VFX · Post #269 » by **VFX** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:21 am

I hate being right.

SloNick Russia · Post #270 » by **SloNick Russia** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:22 am

Preseson was a failure, this team is not ready to play

Sent from my SM-S928B using RealGM mobile app

basketballRob · Post #271 » by **basketballRob** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:22 am

VFX wrote:I hate being right.

About Da Silva sucking?

Sent from my SM-G998U1 using RealGM mobile app

Post #272 » by **FFBlitzace** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:22 am

And we'd still be in okay shape without 9 missed free throws and 9 turnovers. Just crazy how badly we beat ourselves in those categories.

I mean it's game number four, but if anyone can say with a straight face that what we're doing isn't completely broken, then congratulations. Desmond Bane will eventually make shots, but whatever this system is that we're running (if you can call it that), isn't going to work.

PrimeThyme · Post #273 » by **PrimeThyme** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:22 am

Optimus_Steel wrote:Philly is in pace for a record for lowest turnovers in game…think about that..

I mean we should legitimately be 0-4 after tonight. One of the worst teams in the league so far this season.

We legitimately do not do anything well and now have lost our defensesive identity.

KillMonger · Post #274 » by **KillMonger** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:22 am

Nothing from TDS and nothing from Tyus Jones

Sent from my [Hands] using RealGM mobile app

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #275 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:23 am

My biggest fear of giving up defense for offense was having a bad offense and a bad defense. I don’t think our defense is coming back but I’m afraid the team have no idea what they are supposed to do on offense. These first 10 games we’re supposed to be easier but if they can’t figure it out, the next 10 is going to get brutal and some will get fired.

And I know it has only been 4 games but I am out on Tyus. I don’t mind if he does not play at all. He is an 11 year vet. This should have been tailor made for him. I’m speechless on how bad he is.

basketballRob · Post #276 » by **basketballRob** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:25 am

I'd like to have Gary Harris right now over Tyus. He didn't score, but he'd stick to Maxey or Edgecombe on defense and wear them down.

Sent from my SM-G998U1 using RealGM mobile app

AdamTheGreek · Post #277 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:25 am

KillMonger wrote:Nothing from TDS and nothing from Tyus Jones

Sent from my [Hands] using RealGM mobile app

Not sure what you want when they don’t have shot attempts.

Fortune Teller · Post #278 » by **Fortune Teller** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:26 am

This team has been bottom half of the league in offense for the past 9 years. Three different head coaches and dozens of different players but one common denominator -- Jeff.

Post #279 » by **Knightro** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:26 am

Read on Twitter

GameOver25 · Post #280 » by **GameOver25** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:27 am

ORLMagicGirl15 wrote:My biggest fear of giving up defense for offense was having a bad offense and a bad defense. I don’t think our defense is coming back but I’m afraid the team have no idea what they are supposed to do on offense. These first 10 games we’re supposed to be easier but if they can’t figure it out, the next 10 is going to get brutal and some will get fired.

I disagree about the defense not coming back, but it's apparent we need to scratch the increased pace style of play. It's not working and team already has an identity that they were used to in the previous years.