PrimeShaq wrote:
Evan sounding off.
For those who can't see it...
Evan Fournier @EvanFourmizz
We may not have the best team but we do like being around each other, coaches included. Dont try to break that. Poor translation dummy
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PrimeShaq wrote:
Evan sounding off.
Evan Fournier @EvanFourmizz
We may not have the best team but we do like being around each other, coaches included. Dont try to break that. Poor translation dummy
fendilim wrote:Skin wrote:cedric76 wrote:Super vidéo
Evan answered all the questions honestly.
Few other points
He really like the ibaka-Ross trade
I get the feeling that he regrets that skiles left and he feels like we d already be in playoff if we had stayed
He want stability (every year something is changing : coach/management)
Says he would have loved to play with George hill and doesn't understand why we didn't go after him.
Didn't see the Biyombo signing come and vuc had hard time to swallow that signing
Says that he ll always give 200% on the floor and do everything to make our team win BUT you can feel that he isn't impress with how our team was ran so far
This team hasn't had good chemistry since...
Posted by Oladipo this past 4th of July.
EP the last man standing.
OrlandO wrote:PrimeShaq wrote:
Evan sounding off.
For those who can't see it...Evan Fournier @EvanFourmizz
We may not have the best team but we do like being around each other, coaches included. Dont try to break that. Poor translation dummy
MagicStarwipe wrote:BadMofoPimp wrote:Bensational wrote:
I like Fournier, and I reckon he's got a winner's attitude and would be a stud on a team like the Spurs - but I don't think he's equipped to be a leader for this team. Same as Vuc. Too much blame shifting. Has anyone ever heard AG or Payton call out another player?
I like AG and Elf, but they seem too aloof and lack that desire to win games like Fournier or Vooch does.
This post is an instant classic from you.
BadMofoPimp wrote:Durant thinks Vooch is one of the Best Centers in the NBA. I will take his word over a couch-GM yelling at a TV.
AddiFB wrote:Evan is mad. He's gonna average 35 points next season. So mad.
DiplomaticMagic wrote:Am I the only one who actually likes Lonzo and Lavar?
I don't agree with everything Lavar is doing, but something about him is still likeable. I understand not liking him though, but Lonzo is the complete opposite of Lavar. He has a good head on his shoulders. Don't feel like you should root for him to fail because of his Dad.
Anyway I think Lonzo is going to be very good in the league.
fendilim wrote:OrlandO wrote:PrimeShaq wrote:
Evan sounding off.
For those who can't see it...Evan Fournier @EvanFourmizz
We may not have the best team but we do like being around each other, coaches included. Dont try to break that. Poor translation dummy
haha did he read cedric's post?
axl_c_cool wrote:tiderulz wrote:axl_c_cool wrote:
100%, Elf would hurt those guys, he'll be an average shooter at best, outside of Steph who has won with a scoring/shooting PG? (Kyrie is a scorer yes, not a dominant shooter) it's a shame we can't be patience and back our own players
San Antonio with Parker. And no one here said someone has to be a dominant shooter, just respectable
Not taking away from Parker, the cast, and franchise as a whole has a lot to do with that. It's year 4 for Payton, no saying he won't become respectable
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Host 1: Evan, you’re playing with the Orlando Magic. You signed a 85 million 5-year contract last year. This season was rather good for you, you scored more than 17 pts / game. What’s your view personally on your season?
Evan: Well it was good, I’m getting better, I’m progressing… But I’m interested in winning so it was frustrating… But it’s hard to control so I give my best every night and I know it’s gonna pay off one day and I’m gonna work for it.
Host 1: Personally we thought you were very good with better stats than last year but we won’t lie to you, we’re being 100% honest with you, we think your franchises strategy is worrying … blurry … do you have the same view from inside the organisation? Host 2: How to destroy your franchise! (laugh)
Evan: No I won’t destroy them. It’s just that personally I’ve had a different coach every year so I have no stability. As a player you need stability, to know the system. When you have to start over every year… Next year the coach will still be Frank but there’s a new front office.
Host 1: Yes Rob Hennigan the GM was fired and he’s being replaced with John Hammond so that’s a lot of turnover even if Frank Vogel stays. He’s a good coach with a real experience.
Evan: Yes of course but when you rebuild you don’t change every year. You need a long term plan. Unfortunately for us, one coach was fired, another quit, and now the GM was fired so the conditions are not ideal to succeed.
Host 2: Especially with what happened … with Ibaka who came and left. Biyombo who plays the same position as Vucevic. We know you’re really close to him Evan… He was doing a great job at his position, in a different style than Biyombo. How did he feel about that?
Evan: Not great (laughs). You could see it in his body language. So he wasn’t happy about it but as a player you need to get over it, it’s the job.
Host 1: Ibaka left during the season, Terrence Ross arrived. So now you’re a an interesting duo with him. How did it go with him?
Evan: Terrence is a good player. Honestly he’s a good player and he doesn’t say a word, he works hard, he’s very nice. He’s very unselfish. He’s a very good pickup for us.
Host 2: We saw Jonathan Isaac was just drafted and played great in summer league. Aaron Gordon played 3 or 4 we didn’t know, Isaac too. What about the PG? So what’s the strategy with these different positions?
Evan: Honestly I don’t know. That’s what’s difficult. How can I know? The GM is new, the president is new. I have no idea what they think.
Host 2: What’s crazy is that the eastern conference has weakened and you can do something. You have a good roster. Host 1: Do you believe in the making the playoffs? You don’t look like you do…
Evan: No that’s not it. The eastern conference is weaker yes but we have to get better either way. It doesn’t matter if the conference is weaker. Period.
Host 2: Look at the stats. 29 wins. 27th offense. 22nd defense. What’s weird is that Frank Vogel is a defensive minded coach. When you’re 22nd even after getting Biyombo… Did he have the right team?
Evan: We were top 5 in defense mid season and completely collapsed. We couldn’t stop anyone it was catastrophic. I think the NBA changes. Frank is known to be a really good defensive coach but it was 5 years ago in a different league. He had big buys. Hibbert, West, he had Hill too… There’s no big guys in the key anymore. Now you need speed and mobility to cover the pick and rolls. You need to adapt.
Host 1: Aaron Gordon. We like him but is he a 3 or a 4?
Evan: He’s a 4. Clearly. That’s why I’m telling you changing coach is not easy. During Scott Skiles’s 30 last games he played 4 and he was playing great. We were getting used to it. Frank arrives. It’s not his fault, he has a new team, a new system, he’s trying things.
Host 2: Ibaka is here.
Evan: Yes, Ibaka is here. He plays him (Aaron) at the 3, it doesn’t work. And we realize after the all-star game that he’s better at the 4. That’s why we’re losing time by changing coaches every year.
Host 1: About next season. You have more stability. Elfrid Payton is now in place. You and Terrence Ross on the wings. Aaron Gordon at the 4 and Biyombo and Vucevic at the 5. You maybe have a team that’s not expected but can do something. Just like Miami last year, even if you don’t have a superstar like Whiteside or Dragic.
Evan: Yes but it’s true for every team. The progress needs to happen inside the team. We’re not signing anyone. I don’t think a trade is coming. So we need to work together, the players and the coaching staff. In the NBA all the players are good. It all depends on how you play together. Miami is a talented team but they’re not the best. Last year they were terrible and something happened and they started to win. This is key.
Host 2: It’s the coach…
Evan: Not alone. It’s the players too. You only need one game to find the right formula. It’s weird sometimes it’s a single detail that changes everything.
Host 2: A restaurant, a bowling, a video game night and it’s good. Host 1: Thomas thinks with a fews mojitos you can have a great NBA season.
Evan: I wish. Playing together is the key and I think Miami is the perfect example.
Host 1: I’m not gonna ask you if you’re confident about next year because we know you and we know you’re gonna do everything to be in the playoffs next year… We were talking about Miami. Is there a real rivalry?
Evan: Yes. We hate each other. I’m not from Orlando so I have nothing against them but you can feel it from the media and the fans.
kashnare wrote:Host 1: Evan, you’re playing with the Orlando Magic. You signed a 85 million 5-year contract last year. This season was rather good for you, you scored more than 17 pts / game. What’s your view personally on your season?
Evan: Well it was good, I’m getting better, I’m progressing… But I’m interested in winning so it was frustrating… But it’s hard to control so I give my best every night and I know it’s gonna pay off one day and I’m gonna work for it.
Host 1: Personally we thought you were very good with better stats than last year but we won’t lie to you, we’re being 100% honest with you, we think your franchises strategy is worrying … blurry … do you have the same view from inside the organisation? Host 2: How to destroy your franchise! (laugh)
Evan: No I won’t destroy them. It’s just that personally I’ve had a different coach every year so I have no stability. As a player you need stability, to know the system. When you have to start over every year… Next year the coach will still be Frank but there’s a new front office.
Host 1: Yes Rob Hennigan the GM was fired and he’s being replaced with John Hammond so that’s a lot of turnover even if Frank Vogel stays. He’s a good coach with a real experience.
Evan: Yes of course but when you rebuild you don’t change every year. You need a long term plan. Unfortunately for us, one coach was fired, another quit, and now the GM was fired so the conditions are not ideal to succeed.
Host 2: Especially with what happened … with Ibaka who came and left. Biyombo who plays the same position as Vucevic. We know you’re really close to him Evan… He was doing a great job at his position, in a different style than Biyombo. How did he feel about that?
Evan: Not great (laughs). You could see it in his body language. So he wasn’t happy about it but as a player you need to get over it, it’s the job.
Host 1: Ibaka left during the season, Terrence Ross arrived. So now you’re a an interesting duo with him. How did it go with him?
Evan: Terrence is a good player. Honestly he’s a good player and he doesn’t say a word, he works hard, he’s very nice. He’s very unselfish. He’s a very good pickup for us.
Host 2: We saw Jonathan Isaac was just drafted and played great in summer league. Aaron Gordon played 3 or 4 we didn’t know, Isaac too. What about the PG? So what’s the strategy with these different positions?
Evan: Honestly I don’t know. That’s what’s difficult. How can I know? The GM is new, the president is new. I have no idea what they think.
Host 2: What’s crazy is that the eastern conference has weakened and you can do something. You have a good roster. Host 1: Do you believe in the making the playoffs? You don’t look like you do…
Evan: No that’s not it. The eastern conference is weaker yes but we have to get better either way. It doesn’t matter if the conference is weaker. Period.
Host 2: Look at the stats. 29 wins. 27th offense. 22nd defense. What’s weird is that Frank Vogel is a defensive minded coach. When you’re 22nd even after getting Biyombo… Did he have the right team?
Evan: We were top 5 in defense mid season and completely collapsed. We couldn’t stop anyone it was catastrophic. I think the NBA changes. Frank is known to be a really good defensive coach but it was 5 years ago in a different league. He had big buys. Hibbert, West, he had Hill too… There’s no big guys in the key anymore. Now you need speed and mobility to cover the pick and rolls. You need to adapt.
Host 1: Aaron Gordon. We like him but is he a 3 or a 4?
Evan: He’s a 4. Clearly. That’s why I’m telling you changing coach is not easy. During Scott Skiles’s 30 last games he played 4 and he was playing great. We were getting used to it. Frank arrives. It’s not his fault, he has a new team, a new system, he’s trying things.
Host 2: Ibaka is here.
Evan: Yes, Ibaka is here. He plays him (Aaron) at the 3, it doesn’t work. And we realize after the all-star game that he’s better at the 4. That’s why we’re losing time by changing coaches every year.
Host 1: About next season. You have more stability. Elfrid Payton is now in place. You and Terrence Ross on the wings. Aaron Gordon at the 4 and Biyombo and Vucevic at the 5. You maybe have a team that’s not expected but can do something. Just like Miami last year, even if you don’t have a superstar like Whiteside or Dragic.
Evan: Yes but it’s true for every team. The progress needs to happen inside the team. We’re not signing anyone. I don’t think a trade is coming. So we need to work together, the players and the coaching staff. In the NBA all the players are good. It all depends on how you play together. Miami is a talented team but they’re not the best. Last year they were terrible and something happened and they started to win. This is key.
Host 2: It’s the coach…
Evan: Not alone. It’s the players too. You only need one game to find the right formula. It’s weird sometimes it’s a single detail that changes everything.
Host 2: A restaurant, a bowling, a video game night and it’s good. Host 1: Thomas thinks with a fews mojitos you can have a great NBA season.
Evan: I wish. Playing together is the key and I think Miami is the perfect example.
Host 1: I’m not gonna ask you if you’re confident about next year because we know you and we know you’re gonna do everything to be in the playoffs next year… We were talking about Miami. Is there a real rivalry?
Evan: Yes. We hate each other. I’m not from Orlando so I have nothing against them but you can feel it from the media and the fans.
Someone actually transcribed the interview correctly on the Magic reddit.
tiderulz wrote:axl_c_cool wrote:tiderulz wrote:San Antonio with Parker. And no one here said someone has to be a dominant shooter, just respectable
Not taking away from Parker, the cast, and franchise as a whole has a lot to do with that. It's year 4 for Payton, no saying he won't become respectable
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i can agree it was the cast more than anything. He was just the last player that i could think of that won a title that was a scorer, not a passer
kashnare wrote:Host 1: Evan, you’re playing with the Orlando Magic. You signed a 85 million 5-year contract last year. This season was rather good for you, you scored more than 17 pts / game. What’s your view personally on your season?
Evan: Well it was good, I’m getting better, I’m progressing… But I’m interested in winning so it was frustrating… But it’s hard to control so I give my best every night and I know it’s gonna pay off one day and I’m gonna work for it.
Host 1: Personally we thought you were very good with better stats than last year but we won’t lie to you, we’re being 100% honest with you, we think your franchises strategy is worrying … blurry … do you have the same view from inside the organisation? Host 2: How to destroy your franchise! (laugh)
Evan: No I won’t destroy them. It’s just that personally I’ve had a different coach every year so I have no stability. As a player you need stability, to know the system. When you have to start over every year… Next year the coach will still be Frank but there’s a new front office.
Host 1: Yes Rob Hennigan the GM was fired and he’s being replaced with John Hammond so that’s a lot of turnover even if Frank Vogel stays. He’s a good coach with a real experience.
Evan: Yes of course but when you rebuild you don’t change every year. You need a long term plan. Unfortunately for us, one coach was fired, another quit, and now the GM was fired so the conditions are not ideal to succeed.
Host 2: Especially with what happened … with Ibaka who came and left. Biyombo who plays the same position as Vucevic. We know you’re really close to him Evan… He was doing a great job at his position, in a different style than Biyombo. How did he feel about that?
Evan: Not great (laughs). You could see it in his body language. So he wasn’t happy about it but as a player you need to get over it, it’s the job.
Host 1: Ibaka left during the season, Terrence Ross arrived. So now you’re a an interesting duo with him. How did it go with him?
Evan: Terrence is a good player. Honestly he’s a good player and he doesn’t say a word, he works hard, he’s very nice. He’s very unselfish. He’s a very good pickup for us.
Host 2: We saw Jonathan Isaac was just drafted and played great in summer league. Aaron Gordon played 3 or 4 we didn’t know, Isaac too. What about the PG? So what’s the strategy with these different positions?
Evan: Honestly I don’t know. That’s what’s difficult. How can I know? The GM is new, the president is new. I have no idea what they think.
Host 2: What’s crazy is that the eastern conference has weakened and you can do something. You have a good roster. Host 1: Do you believe in the making the playoffs? You don’t look like you do…
Evan: No that’s not it. The eastern conference is weaker yes but we have to get better either way. It doesn’t matter if the conference is weaker. Period.
Host 2: Look at the stats. 29 wins. 27th offense. 22nd defense. What’s weird is that Frank Vogel is a defensive minded coach. When you’re 22nd even after getting Biyombo… Did he have the right team?
Evan: We were top 5 in defense mid season and completely collapsed. We couldn’t stop anyone it was catastrophic. I think the NBA changes. Frank is known to be a really good defensive coach but it was 5 years ago in a different league. He had big buys. Hibbert, West, he had Hill too… There’s no big guys in the key anymore. Now you need speed and mobility to cover the pick and rolls. You need to adapt.
Host 1: Aaron Gordon. We like him but is he a 3 or a 4?
Evan: He’s a 4. Clearly. That’s why I’m telling you changing coach is not easy. During Scott Skiles’s 30 last games he played 4 and he was playing great. We were getting used to it. Frank arrives. It’s not his fault, he has a new team, a new system, he’s trying things.
Host 2: Ibaka is here.
Evan: Yes, Ibaka is here. He plays him (Aaron) at the 3, it doesn’t work. And we realize after the all-star game that he’s better at the 4. That’s why we’re losing time by changing coaches every year.
Host 1: About next season. You have more stability. Elfrid Payton is now in place. You and Terrence Ross on the wings. Aaron Gordon at the 4 and Biyombo and Vucevic at the 5. You maybe have a team that’s not expected but can do something. Just like Miami last year, even if you don’t have a superstar like Whiteside or Dragic.
Evan: Yes but it’s true for every team. The progress needs to happen inside the team. We’re not signing anyone. I don’t think a trade is coming. So we need to work together, the players and the coaching staff. In the NBA all the players are good. It all depends on how you play together. Miami is a talented team but they’re not the best. Last year they were terrible and something happened and they started to win. This is key.
Host 2: It’s the coach…
Evan: Not alone. It’s the players too. You only need one game to find the right formula. It’s weird sometimes it’s a single detail that changes everything.
Host 2: A restaurant, a bowling, a video game night and it’s good. Host 1: Thomas thinks with a fews mojitos you can have a great NBA season.
Evan: I wish. Playing together is the key and I think Miami is the perfect example.
Host 1: I’m not gonna ask you if you’re confident about next year because we know you and we know you’re gonna do everything to be in the playoffs next year… We were talking about Miami. Is there a real rivalry?
Evan: Yes. We hate each other. I’m not from Orlando so I have nothing against them but you can feel it from the media and the fans.
Someone actually transcribed the interview correctly on the Magic reddit.
Host 1: Aaron Gordon. We like him but is he a 3 or a 4?
Evan: He’s a 4. Clearly. That’s why I’m telling you changing coach is not easy. During Scott Skiles’s 30 last games he played 4 and he was playing great. We were getting used to it. Frank arrives. It’s not his fault, he has a new team, a new system, he’s trying things.