2020-2021 Regular Season Game 49: Orlando Magic (17-31) at Utah Jazz (37-11)

[Howard Mass]

This is one of the worst first half drubbings I have witnessed.

Then again, it's a short handed young team against maybe the best team in The NBA who is playing like it tonight.

[Optimus_Steel]

18 3s in one half.....we have made 12 3s in the last 2.5 games....

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[KillMonger]

seeing donovan do this to us.....man we need to find our star man....we have/had no one that can do what he just did

[Bensational]

Those two wins knocked us out of 4th to shared 4th. We have a ton more games vs tanking teams to win as well.

I ask this genuinely, did you think the Magic were going to finish the season on a 28 game losing streak or what?

No. Nice strawman technology man. We are going to, at least, 50-50 against the other tanking teams. Getting wins against non-tanking teams means we are looking at 6-7 best odds unless we have our players go out there and lose on purpose (they wont/shouldnt).

Keep in mind that whilst the odds might have changed, and continue to do so over the remainder of the season, the results are still undetermined no matter what.

We have no control over whether 7th placed odds are the winning ticket or 2nd.

I’m not encouraging more winning, just suggesting a way to handle it and keep the hope alive.

[Ducklett]

seeing donovan do this to us.....man we need to find our star man....we have/had no one that can do what he just did

Corey Kispert to the RESSSSSCUE!

[Rockzin4]

Just now tuning in. Did I miss anything?

[Last Guardian]

Lol first bad game for Mo since the trades and suddenly he doesn't care about basketball anymore. Can't make it up. Carter is definitely ahead of him though in the process. I won't complain that he's starting over him.

[MaKiaVeLi7]

Why do we see Slo' Mo again? Why is he so slow getting up and down the court? Always the last to get back on defense? Always forgets or doesn't know how to or when to switch? Always loses track of his man? Always playing without even a respectable effort level? No motor at all and a fouling machine?

Bamba did not have special performances recently, there was no competition for Wendell and Bambi under the basket. Zubac was thrash as always and still outplayed him. Steven Adams used to be a tough opponent, now he is a joke for some reason and didn't even try the last game.

Bambi is a lost cause. Unfortunately, some people see it, others will obviously need another 2-3 lost seasons and a lot of invested PT in him to realize he is not a starting level talent, nor a reliable backup. Just an overhyped wingspan freak that is better suited as a volleyball player with almost zero bball skill.

Maaan, he's having a bad career...not a bad day.

Even the Jazz announcers mentioned it is unacceptable for a 3-year veteran like Bamba to be out of shape at any point of the season.

When he plays against sub-par competition, Bamba sometimes looks decent, sometimes makes an exceptional block or consecutive threes and all his blind fans het a boner. Then a quality competition opponent appears and Bamba is "suddenly" back to his thrash performance and no effort, which nowadays is called "having a bad day".

Like someone can't have a bad day?

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Lol. You've been waiting 5 games for Bamba to have a bad stretch to unload your hate.

Bamba looks in shape to me.

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[Optimus_Steel]

Lol first bad game for Mo since the trades and suddenly he doesn't care about basketball anymore. Can't make it up. Carter is definitely ahead of him though in the process. I won't complain that he's starting over him.

That's nothing new, we've been saying this for a couple of years.

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[Knightro]

No. Nice strawman technology man. We are going to, at least, 50-50 against the other tanking teams. Getting wins against non-tanking teams means we are looking at 6-7 best odds unless we have our players go out there and lose on purpose (they wont/shouldnt).

Teams just win games sometimes man.

Everyone and their brother has suggested the Raptors are clearly tanking and they went out and won by 50 the other night.

Oklahoma City is supposedly tanking and they’ve won like 6 times in the last 3.5 weeks.

Just because front offices may prefer to see their team get better lottery odds doesn’t mean the players and coaches are gonna gladly just rattle off 20 losses in a row.

If you get lucky and catch a team when they’re missing multiple starters due to injuries, which the Magic did quite literally four games in a row, games can be won.

[KillMonger]

Just now tuning in. Did I miss anything?

pretty much this.....so nope

[RookieStar]

My condolences guys, Utah are just being cruel out there.

Empty the bench Snyder.

Naaaaaw its fine. Wont give us fans worry like the past 4 games where we had a legit chance to win em all until the last 2mins.

This was we have achance to check out that other game where our future draft pick ( iff Cade is unavailable ) Suggs is showing us why he deserves to be the choice.

[richi_v25]

I was worried we would win this one after reading our doom and gloom forum. I'm glad someone had a talk with Cliff and they sat our All-stars MCW, Porter and Birch. Looks like they told Bacon to tune it down some too lol.

[basketballRob]

Hopefully Carter and Bamba can stay healthy the rest of the season, to gain experience. Cliff said, that Mo has lost his last two summers with injuries.

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[KillMonger]

I was worried we would win this one after reading our doom and gloom forum. I'm glad someone had a talk with Cliff and they sat our All-stars MCW, Porter and Birch. Looks like they told Bacon to tune it down some too lol.

would've happened either way....utah is the best team in the league right now

[Ducklett]

No. Nice strawman technology man. We are going to, at least, 50-50 against the other tanking teams. Getting wins against non-tanking teams means we are looking at 6-7 best odds unless we have our players go out there and lose on purpose (they wont/shouldnt).

Teams just win games sometimes man.

Everyone and their brother has suggested the Raptors are clearly tanking and they went out and won by 50 the other night.

Oklahoma City is supposedly tanking and they’ve won like 6 times in the last 3.5 weeks.

Just because front offices may prefer to see their team get better lottery odds doesn’t mean the players and coaches are gonna gladly just rattle off 20 losses in a row.

If you get lucky and catch a team when they’re missing multiple starters due to injuries, which the Magic did quite literally four games in a row, games can be won.

Teams win games sometimes indeed. Teams stay bad for 10 years and won't be good for another 10. What can you do, right?

[The Effect]

Guess i can turn back to the gonzaga game and not worry that orlando is gonna win another meaningless game today

Get good look at Suggs and Kispert

[Ducklett]

Guess i can turn back to the gonzaga game and not worry that orlando is gonna win another meaningless game today

Get good look at Suggs and Kispert

Looks like they are getting hard carried by their teammates.

[Bensational]

Okeke getting UP!

[ChosenSavior]

That was a pretty explosive drive by Chuma!