Emergency Game thread - Clipps @ Magic

[Nemesis21]

This team plays with no energy, no discipline and no leadership.

[Destin]

Which is surprising considering Scott Skiles was part of the Heart and Hustle era

[ezzzp]

As long as idiots keep showing up to the game, the more things will remain the same. The Magic are worth like a billion dollars right? What difference does it make to the garbage CEO if we win or not? Either way they are banking and stupid idiot fans keep supporting them by showing up to the games in the new big shiny Amway Center.

We have a terrible front office
A terrible CEO (the dude sucks)
A terrible GM
A terrible Head Coach
A Terrible Coaching Staff
A terrible culture

this whole organization is terrible. The whole franchise needs to be blown up.

Yea, I am pissed. It's still a victory because we are tanking again and we might get the best person in the draft YAAAAAAAY!!

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEGlayrvdGg[/youtube]

[Nemesis21]

Which is surprising considering Scott Skiles was part of the Heart and Hustle era

Ummm... no he wasn't. The Heart and Hustle era was with Darrell Armstrong and Bo Outlaw. '99-'00

[Supreme]

I was a little mad that Ballstreams died. But....maybe it's for the best.

[ezzzp]

A group of young guys that have lost 178 games in the past 3 seasons, decide to tune out a coach after only half a season. A coach that in one training camp elevated their 28th ranked defense to a top 5 defense in its first two months which carried them to having a record of 19-13 on January 1st. But for some reason in the third month (January) they decide to tune out that coach? and you blame the coach? really?

That's sort of my point though. It should be impossible to lose the locker room at this point and I'm just speculating on what Adam said since he's actually in the locker room.

I really don't think it has much to do with the coaching staff. The only guy you can make an argument for that should be unhappy with the staff is Elfrid, and I don't seen any animosity in that regard.

No player hates another player, but it's clear that selfish agendas (be it next contract, minutes, offensive touches, whatever) have ruined the on-court product. I mean you folks are all watching, do they look like a cohesive 5-man unit? It's night and day from now and back in late-November, early-December.

These guys **** up what they built, an almost certain playoff spot.

There you go, exactly what I have been saying...can you lay off the steady flow of Skiles hate now? or instead of every other post, at least reduce it to every third or fourth post, since I know that is your life blood.

[Last Guardian]

Another game another great performance by the entire backcourt of the opponent. But yea, Payton and Oladipo are all world defenders

[swarlesbarkley]

Another game another great performance by the entire backcourt of the opponent. But yea, Payton and Oladipo are all world defenders

If you watch the games it is typically Vuc being a matador behind them on pick and rolls.

[407Junkie]

If anybody watch these games at some point the guards gotta stay in front of their man. Vuc is trash as hell on defense no doubt but these guards are now boderline on his level the lay ups they give up.

[Last Guardian]

Another game another great performance by the entire backcourt of the opponent. But yea, Payton and Oladipo are all world defenders

If you watch the games it is typically Vuc being a matador behind them on pick and rolls.

Thanks for the laugh. I watch every game except the ones that end up on NBA TV. Basically, if Vucevic man has a good game, Vuc sucks. If Payton or Oladipos man has a good game...Vucevic sucks. Its hilarious how people will go to lengths to convince themselves that our guards are good defenders. They aren't. They are pretty damn bad overall. We get killed by backcourts all year. They overhelp and leave good shooters open, they don't fight over screens (they give up as soon as someone sets a screen), they let dribble penetration go and when Vuc does help, they don't rotate to cover his man. Steals aren't defense. They need to man up and stop guys and stop trying to pick the dribble. They have the Keyon Dooling defense. Ballhawk, try to prove you can steal their dribble, then watch as they score.

[ChosenSavior]

I was a little mad that Ballstreams died. But....maybe it's for the best.

I know that feel bro.