Official Speculation Thread ‘17-18’: XVIII: The Long Wait Continues

Post #1381 » by **SOUL** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 12:01 am

fendilim · Post #1382 » by **fendilim** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 12:33 am

Furinkazan wrote:
nemesis37 wrote:The Isaac sprained ankle gives me a lot of concern about it. If not well healed it will hunt him again this season and i expect big things from Isaac this season.

look at the bright side
at least there will be an excuse to why he didnt show big things this season and there will be even more hype for the next one

I think ive seen this happen before.

Post #1383 » by **Knightro** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 12:40 am

SOUL wrote:

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Not sure how well that will work defensively against... just about anyone :lol:

MagicFan101 · Post #1384 » by **MagicFan101** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 12:45 am

nemesis37 wrote:The Isaac sprained ankle gives me a lot of concern about it. If not well healed it will hunt him again this season and i expect big things from Isaac this season.

He was running around without issue the very next day.

Keeping him out for the remainder of the game was a complete overreaction by the team. But given the season he had last year and the fact that this is just pre-season, overreacting to every whisper of an injury is the right decision.

Isaac getting injured worries me. This particular “injury” does not.

j-ragg · Post #1385 » by **j-ragg** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 2:18 am

Isaac talked about how much stronger his ankles are now than before. Made me feel a little bit better about it. Made it sound like he could’ve kept playing if it wasn’t preseason.

RookieStar · Post #1386 » by **RookieStar** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 4:55 am

Knightro wrote:
SOUL wrote:

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Not sure how well that will work defensively against... just about anyone

Psssht what are you? living in 2018? This is 90s basketball... we need twin towers to combat DuncanRobinso, EwingOakley, OstertagMalone,SmitsDavis and etc etc

pepe1991 · Post #1387 » by **pepe1991** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 6:19 am

SOUL wrote:

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nemesis37 · Post #1388 » by **nemesis37** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 6:46 am

PrimeThyme wrote:
nemesis37 wrote:The Isaac sprained ankle gives me a lot of concern about it. If not well healed it will hunt him again this season and i expect big things from Isaac this season.

Nemesis did you make a new account?

I'm a new one, not the Nemesis you are thinking

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DiplomaticMagic · Post #1389 » by **DiplomaticMagic** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 9:47 am

Really enjoyed listening to Braian Angola Rhodes story.

Being even on an exhibit 10 contract is a big deal for people. Never look down on it.

https://www.nba.com/magic/videos/braian-angola-rodas/orlando-magic-practice-interview-20181003

Blue_and_Whte · Post #1390 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 12:22 pm

pepe1991 wrote:
SOUL wrote:

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Stop crying people, its practice. God forbid its successful or anything.

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Blue_and_Whte · Post #1391 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 12:26 pm

woosah wrote:
BadMofoPimp wrote:
Xatticus wrote:
Unfortunately... that's Vucevic.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2768585-a-gentlemans-guide-to-the-nba-when-nba-players-agree-to-take-plays-off

As someone that wastes far too much of his time watching this team play after the season is lost and the game threads have shrunk down to a few pages, I can tell you that Vuc doesn't go. He takes the path of least resistance as often as he can. That's something that you can probably abide if you are winning games, but it is intolerable when you are entrenched at the bottom of the standings.

We could say that about every single player on this team multiple times every single game.

You like to troll but this may be the realest thing you posted on this board.

We will keep playing wack-a-mole and zeroing in on one, only to have another thing pop up once we dealt with that. We will wack them all eventually. I guess.

Common knowledge but good post.

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J the Drafter · Post #1392 » by **J the Drafter** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 12:45 pm

I don’t get why people are so bothered by the idea of playing Bamba at the four.

OrlandoNed · Post #1393 » by **OrlandoNed** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 12:59 pm

J the Drafter wrote:I don’t get why people are so bothered by the idea of playing Bamba at the four.

The league plays small and we keep trying to play big. Just another example of Orlando being too stupid to get out of the 90s. Also 2 of our 3 most important players both are primarily 4s and having the 3rd practicing at the 4 is a redundant waste of time. We drafted Bamba to replace Vuc not be his backcourt partner.

pepe1991 · Post #1394 » by **pepe1991** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 1:18 pm

Blue_and_Whte wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:
SOUL wrote:

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Stop crying people, its practice. God forbid its successful or anything.

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JBSouthpaw · Post #1395 » by **JBSouthpaw** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 1:38 pm

OrlandoNed wrote:
J the Drafter wrote:I don’t get why people are so bothered by the idea of playing Bamba at the four.

The league plays small and we keep trying to play big. Just another example of Orlando being too stupid to get out of the 90s. Also 2 of our 3 most important players both are primarily 4s and having the 3rd practicing at the 4 is a redundant waste of time. We drafted Bamba to replace Vuc not be his backcourt partner.

What 4 in the East do you think Bamba can't guard?
I think he could guard AG decently, and he's about as athletic as 4s get.
He's long enough to play off anyone and recover out to the 3 point line.
Plus, He can shoot over anyone who has to guard him.

pepe1991 · Post #1396 » by **pepe1991** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 1:55 pm

Oh Big Baby Davis signed for by rivaly team.
On his first landing in Zadar, local fans made a fireworks party and took him straight to - McDonalds

Can't wait to see him live :rofl:

MagicFan101 · Post #1397 » by **MagicFan101** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 1:57 pm

Our team sucks for ages. People complain.

We try something new in PRACTICE. People complain.

... go figure.

OrlandoNed · Post #1398 » by **OrlandoNed** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 2:02 pm

JBSouthpaw wrote:
OrlandoNed wrote:
J the Drafter wrote:I don’t get why people are so bothered by the idea of playing Bamba at the four.

The league plays small and we keep trying to play big. Just another example of Orlando being too stupid to get out of the 90s. Also 2 of our 3 most important players both are primarily 4s and having the 3rd practicing at the 4 is a redundant waste of time. We drafted Bamba to replace Vuc not be his backcourt partner.

What 4 in the East do you think Bamba can't guard?
I think he could guard AG decently, and he's about as athletic as 4s get.
He's long enough to play off anyone and recover out to the 3 point line.
Plus, He can shoot over anyone who has to guard him.

It's not a question of Bamba being able to guard 4s when we have 2 natural 4's, Gordon and Isaac, to defend against 4s. There is no point in wasting his minutes where he is not needed. Bamba's minutes need to be at center because that is where he will be playing full time when Vucevic is gone. Bamba's minutes need to be 100% committed to anchoring the paint for our defense. Why bother keeping him defending on the perimeter at the same time we have a human turnstile lumbering around in the paint?

Post #1399 » by **Def Swami** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 2:25 pm

Again, it's just surprising to me that the first lineup wrinkle attempted is a 2-center lineup as opposed to Isaac at the 5.

I feel like I've been waiting for a small ball lineup since the Ibaka trade, but the Magic continue to bend and break to make these "big" lineups to accommodate Vucevic.

drsd · Post #1400 » by **drsd** » Thu Oct 4, 2018 2:31 pm

SOUL wrote:

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Augustin/Gordon/Isaac/Bamba/Vučević

On offense, this is an unguardable five.

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