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Regular Season Game 42: Boston Celtics (25-16) at Orlando Magic (17-24)

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Re: Regular Season Game 42: Boston Celtics (25-16) at Orlando Magic (17-24) 

Post#181 » by pepe1991 » Sun Jan 13, 2019 4:59 pm

If magic are serious about winning now, buying any type of SF is start.

Bamba or Birch, 14-16 mpg isn't that big of a difference.
However, playing Isaac as starter hurts team more and more, his net rating and efficiency are on free fall as team is forced to play 4 on 5
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Re: Regular Season Game 42: Boston Celtics (25-16) at Orlando Magic (17-24) 

Post#182 » by Blue_and_Whte » Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:45 pm

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Mc-o wrote:If they want to win then they would let birch take all of mo Bambas minutes . Idk if they will but it’s pretty obvious birch is currently better , especially on PNR defense.


That's the rub.

Should Orlando fully commit to winning now, which means Birch over Bamba. Or focus on "player development", which is almost a moniker for tanking - a fine line in that.

I think Bamba is actually injured and Birch will get minutes. Furthermore, I would expect Bamba to be brought back VERY slowly, ensuring continuing minutes for Birch.

But this team is more in a win-later mode than a win-now mode. An #8 seed in the playoffs is desirable, but not at the cost of developing Bamba (and Isaac).


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I'm not surprised Birch is playing well. I said it a bunch of times that we'd get better production at the back 5 spot if we replaced Bamba with Birch. No brainer considering how bad Mo has been.

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Re: Regular Season Game 42: Boston Celtics (25-16) at Orlando Magic (17-24) 

Post#183 » by OrlandoMagic » Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:57 pm

The crazy thing is MOST nba teams don’t have a dominating center and they are doing fine. Than we have the Magic who are always in love with big guys, and see where we are :lol:
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Re: Regular Season Game 42: Boston Celtics (25-16) at Orlando Magic (17-24) 

Post#184 » by Viper1500 » Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:46 am

our bench outside of birch and ross suck
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Re: Regular Season Game 42: Boston Celtics (25-16) at Orlando Magic (17-24) 

Post#185 » by thelead » Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:48 am

Viper1500 wrote:our bench outside of birch and ross suck

You’re in the wrong thread bruh
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Re: Regular Season Game 42: Boston Celtics (25-16) at Orlando Magic (17-24) 

Post#186 » by OrlandO » Tue Jan 15, 2019 5:36 am

Are the mods tanking? Why's this still stickied 3 days later it's not even the most recent game...
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Re: Regular Season Game 42: Boston Celtics (25-16) at Orlando Magic (17-24) 

Post#187 » by drsd » Tue Jan 15, 2019 8:56 pm

pepe1991 wrote:If magic are serious about winning now, buying any type of SF is start.


I emphatically disagree. It is my opinion that the Magic must find a PG rotation and ...

Viper1500 wrote:our bench outside of birch and ross suck



... dramatically upgrade the PF depth (Martin is incompetent as an NBA player).



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Re: Regular Season Game 42: Boston Celtics (25-16) at Orlando Magic (17-24) 

Post#188 » by NavalAviator94 » Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:58 pm

OrlandO wrote:Are the mods tanking? Why's this still stickied 3 days later it's not even the most recent game...


I’m pretty sure they all quit after reading the trade thread....


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