Cole World: Orlando Magic Select Cole Anthony at #15

fendilim · Post #721 » by **fendilim** » Fri Dec 25, 2020 2:28 am

I wouldnt worry about Cole’s defense. The guy competes and has a high motor. I think that’s all you can ask for now as his body continues to fill.

Blue_and_Whte · Post #722 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Fri Dec 25, 2020 1:37 pm

In the past This board was adamant that defense wasn’t that important when it came to PGs. Cole is going to be fine.

zaymon · Post #723 » by **zaymon** » Fri Dec 25, 2020 4:33 pm

Blue_and_Whte wrote:In the past This board was adamant that defense wasn’t that important when it came to PGs. Cole is going to be fine.

I think you cant die on switches and need to play good pick and roll defense. Cole can do both in time imo. Quite strong frame for a guard

KillMonger · Post #724 » by **KillMonger** » Fri Dec 25, 2020 11:55 pm

i'm still not seeing the overtly bad decisions some of you said he would be making on the regular....i think he has a good feel for the game so he'll be fine....interesting though listening to the latest interview from him was anybody aware he was recovering from an ankle sprain? i heard that i was like did i miss something? there was nothing reported about cole having a mild injury

Blue_and_Whte · Post #725 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Sat Dec 26, 2020 12:24 am

zaymon wrote:
Blue_and_Whte wrote:In the past This board was adamant that defense wasn’t that important when it came to PGs. Cole is going to be fine.

I think you cant die on switches and need to play good pick and roll defense. Cole can do both in time imo. Quite strong frame for a guard

Of course not. And I agree

RookieStar · Post #726 » by **RookieStar** » Sat Dec 26, 2020 12:52 am

KillMonger wrote:i'm still not seeing the overtly bad decisions some of you said he would be making on the regular....i think he has a good feel for the game so he'll be fine....interesting though listening to the latest interview from him was anybody aware he was recovering from an ankle sprain? i heard that i was like did i miss something? there was nothing reported about cole having a mild injury

Didn't hear about it but there were some concerns in his UNC days that he got injured a lot so I assumed it was that?

The Effect · Post #727 » by **The Effect** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:36 am

I was already super high on Cole before the draft, but the more i watch, the more excited i get about him and fultz

Post #728 » by **Knightro** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:42 am

Anthony plays with tremendous energy. Sometimes he gets beat defensively. Sometimes he misses passes you'd like to see him make.

But he NEVER dogs it from an effort perspective.

nicnac215 · Post #729 » by **nicnac215** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:14 am

Knightro wrote:Anthony plays with tremendous energy. Sometimes he gets beat defensively. Sometimes he misses passes you'd like to see him make.

But he NEVER dogs it from an effort perspective.

Sounds like baby Westbrook! That kind of attitude is infectious too.

baldur · Post #730 » by **baldur** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 4:40 am

likely steal of the draft. surprising he fell out of lottery.

CZ Eddie · Post #731 » by **CZ Eddie** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 4:46 am

I hope Cole's motor rubs off on Bamba when he comes back.

Post #732 » by **Def Swami** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:44 pm

I really enjoy Cole Anthony's moxie. His competitiveness, energy, and relentless effort is really refreshing. You can tell he has an internal struggle at times to reel himself in and not shoot every time down, but he's doing a relatively good job of picking his spots. At times it gets him in trouble and he'll find himself commit a live ball turnover or force a bad jumper. But, you can live with that because he'll either crash the boards or get to the line. He just keeps making plays and doesn't get down on himself. He's like a second MCW. I think he's a good shooter and can get to the basket. He has a lot of good attributes to be a good NBA player. And he's coachable. It's up to the Magic to develop him well from here.

MagicFan101 · Post #733 » by **MagicFan101** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:56 pm

Who leads the Magic in assists per game during this short 3-0 season?

Post #734 » by **Knightro** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 4:05 pm

MagicFan101 wrote:Who leads the Magic in assists per game during this short 3-0 season?

Cole Anthony leads the team with 14 assists. He's also played 55 minutes compared to 89 for Fultz who has 13 assists.

To be fair, Anthony has absolutely benefited from the tremendously hot start by Terrence Ross as 8 of his 14 assists have come on Ross jumpers.

MagicFan101 · Post #735 » by **MagicFan101** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 4:10 pm

Knightro wrote:
MagicFan101 wrote:Who leads the Magic in assists per game during this short 3-0 season?

Cole Anthony leads the team with 14 assists. He's also played 55 minutes compared to 89 for Fultz who has 13 assists.

To be fair, Anthony has absolutely benefited from the tremendously hot start by Terrence Ross as 8 of his 14 assists have come on Ross jumpers.

Bingo.

While that is true about benefiting from Ross’ hot start, I do also take note of Cole’s fantastic assist-to-turnover ratio of 4.7 per game and a PER of 20.40.

Not bad at all for a rookie any way you slice it.

Let’s see how those numbers scale with more games played.

fendilim · Post #736 » by **fendilim** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 5:17 pm

MagicFan101 wrote:
Knightro wrote:
MagicFan101 wrote:Who leads the Magic in assists per game during this short 3-0 season?

Cole Anthony leads the team with 14 assists. He's also played 55 minutes compared to 89 for Fultz who has 13 assists.

To be fair, Anthony has absolutely benefited from the tremendously hot start by Terrence Ross as 8 of his 14 assists have come on Ross jumpers.

Bingo.

While that is true about benefiting from Ross’ hot start, I do also take note of Cole’s fantastic assist-to-turnover ratio of 4.7 per game and a PER of 20.40.

Not bad at all for a rookie any way you slice it.

Let’s see how those numbers scale with more games played.

cole’s game really fills up the stat sheet. Not surprised he is getting good advanced stats.

He is a strong rebounder for a guard. And he competes.

yoyojw17 · Post #737 » by **yoyojw17** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 6:02 pm

CZ Eddie wrote:I hope Cole's motor rubs off on Bamba when he comes back.

This relationship is the one thing i can't wait to see in the second unit. if it works out the way i imagine it.. :-D

Needless to say through the first few games... he hasn't been efficient scoring the ball... but 4.7 rebound and 4.7 asst in 18 minutes is impressive. and the asst actually leads the team. Keep it up young fella!

Skin · Post #738 » by **Skin** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 7:12 pm

fendilim wrote:I wouldnt worry about Cole’s defense. The guy competes and has a high motor. I think that’s all you can ask for now as his body continues to fill.

His body is as full as it needs to be imo.

Skin · Post #739 » by **Skin** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 7:15 pm

Def Swami wrote:I really enjoy Cole Anthony's moxie. His competitiveness, energy, and relentless effort is really refreshing. You can tell he has an internal struggle at times to reel himself in and not shoot every time down, but he's doing a relatively good job of picking his spots. At times it gets him in trouble and he'll find himself commit a live ball turnover or force a bad jumper. But, you can live with that because he'll either crash the boards or get to the line. He just keeps making plays and doesn't get down on himself. He's like a second MCW. I think he's a good shooter and can get to the basket. He has a lot of good attributes to be a good NBA player. And he's coachable. It's up to the Magic to develop him well from here.

Yeah that's a good way to describe it. I like his moxie. He feels and plays like he belongs and he's been an asset so far.

VFX · Post #740 » by **VFX** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:12 pm

Loving that our wins so far have been mostly due to the guard play and not because of Vucevic.