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2025-2026 Regular Season Game 5: Orlando Magic (1-3) at Detroit Pistons (2-2) - 7pm ET

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Re: 2025-2026 Regular Season Game 5: Orlando Magic (1-3) at Detroit Pistons (2-2) - 7pm ET 

Post#201 » by Knightro » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:15 am

This team is just not good enough right now.

Not good enough defensively. Not good enough at making free throws. Not good enough at protecting the ball. Not good enough at forcing turnovers.
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Post#202 » by eyriq » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:15 am

Where was the foul by Suggs? Refs are weak sauce
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Post#203 » by FFBlitzace » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:15 am

The bad free throw shooting is hard to overcome. It has to get better, it's non-negotiable.
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Post#204 » by Rainwater » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:15 am

Offensive rebounds and free throws killing this team
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Post#205 » by SloNick Russia » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:16 am

Evem if we make shots we still can't hit a FT or rebound

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Post#206 » by Bensational » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:16 am

Wow, total meltdown these last couple minutes.
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Post#207 » by Last Guardian » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:17 am

Just awful defense. Fallen off a cliff in this area
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Re: 2025-2026 Regular Season Game 5: Orlando Magic (1-3) at Detroit Pistons (2-2) - 7pm ET 

Post#208 » by Bensational » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:17 am

Goga looking to kick the ball out and looking everywhere but at the open shooter behind me was so frustrating.
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Post#209 » by BlueBalls » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:17 am

This team is pure ass
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Post#210 » by Idiosyncratic » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:17 am

Our center play every game has been incredibly bad. We also need something from Bane at some point.
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Post#211 » by Rainwater » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:18 am

They can’t rebound to save their lives
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Post#212 » by thelead » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:18 am

played pretty well and still losing. nice
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Post#213 » by Bensational » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:18 am

TDS that was such a bitch move! Take the bad shot you got for yourself instead of forcing Bane into a bad last second shot.
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Post#214 » by magik9113 » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:19 am

No good no good
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Post#215 » by SloNick Russia » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:19 am

This team is hopeless

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Post#216 » by Husky1 » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:19 am

Goga has to go as well. Spending 8 million on him and 15 million on DNP Isaac is a war crime
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Post#217 » by basketballRob » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:20 am

Paolo should've had 10 assist if his teammates hadn't blown them.

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Post#218 » by GameOver25 » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:20 am

This team is so annoying, just fundamentally sound things, we can't do at all.
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Post#219 » by basketballRob » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:20 am

Husky1 wrote:Goga has to go as well. Spending 8 million on him and 15 million on DNP Isaac is a war crime
I'm ready to try Penda or Orlando Robinson at the 5.

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Re: 2025-2026 Regular Season Game 5: Orlando Magic (1-3) at Detroit Pistons (2-2) - 7pm ET 

Post#220 » by Black and Blue » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:20 am

Rainwater wrote:Offensive rebounds and free throws killing this team


Agreed. This league is increasingly turning into “how many free throws can you make” with the level of parity and whistles. A team that makes like 65% like this team isn’t going to win many close games.

I still am completely befuddled as to how this teams defense got this bad. Everything else checks out, but they are not stopping anything in the paint lately. I don’t quite understand how it can fall off a cliff like this with the same roster.

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