2023-2024 Regular Season Game 30: Philadelphia 76ers (20-9) at Orlando Magic (18-11) - 7pm

ibraheim718 · Post #401 » by **ibraheim718** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:26 am

The two main guys need to be taken off of the ball a little more. They were abusing that shot clock tonight.

OrlandoNed · Post #402 » by **OrlandoNed** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:27 am

KillMonger wrote:Same problem rearing it's head again, the shooting problem has to be addressed soon...

Sent from the phone in my hands

It's the same damn problem that we've had for over a decade, but nobody in the FO seems to care.

Post #403 » by **SOUL** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:27 am

ibraheim718 wrote:
KillMonger wrote:Same problem rearing it's head again, the shooting problem has to be addressed soon...

Sent from the phone in my hands

Bro... Houstan 40% from 3 Suggs 37% from 3 and Banchero 38% from 3.

I mean I enjoy the improvements, especially Suggs who looks for real, but Banchero is streaky and we're the worst shooting three point team in the league, the statement is true.

GameOver25 · Post #404 » by **GameOver25** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:27 am

92pts in 2023.... without Joel Embiid playing
:banghead:

Post #405 » by **Knightro** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:27 am

FFBlitzace wrote:Classic case of a team playing like absolute garbage when the opposing team's MVP-level player sits. Maybe we were always going to be garbage tonight regardless, but it rubs me the wrong way that we've done this twice now and blown two important opportunities against Miami and now Philly. These guys need a reality check if they think they're good enough to cruise against anybody. If this team wins a game, it's because they were focused and played well in at least most of their key areas.

I don't think they thought they could cruise.

I think in both cases they shot the ball horribly from the 3PT line and couldn't overcome it with greatness in other areas.

JF5 · Post #406 » by **JF5** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:28 am

ibraheim718 wrote:
KillMonger wrote:Same problem rearing it's head again, the shooting problem has to be addressed soon...

Sent from the phone in my hands

Bro... Houstan 40% from 3 Suggs 37% from 3 and Banchero 38% from 3.

You do realizethe Magic are a bottom 3, 3 point shooting team. This team is a horrendous shooting team right now.

OrlandoNed · Post #407 » by **OrlandoNed** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:28 am

ibraheim718 wrote:
KillMonger wrote:Same problem rearing it's head again, the shooting problem has to be addressed soon...

Sent from the phone in my hands

Bro... Houstan 40% from 3 Suggs 37% from 3 and Banchero 38% from 3.

Then why does our offense still suck?

Post #408 » by **Knightro** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:29 am

ibraheim718 wrote:The two main guys need to be taken off of the ball a little more. They were abusing that shot clock tonight.

For who?

Suggs can't dribble. Black won't do anything with the ball in his hands except immediately look to get the ball out of his hands. Cole can't set anyone up. Fultz is hurt.

This team badly misses Joe Ingles' playmaking and passing ability as crazy as that sounds.

thelead · Post #409 » by **thelead** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:29 am

On offense, we got great looks and bricked them.

On defense, we got hunted and killed.

thelead · Post #410 » by **thelead** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:29 am

Ingles and JI are huge for us.

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #411 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:30 am

We can’t go another off season without addressing the shooting.

JF5 · Post #412 » by **JF5** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:30 am

GameOver25 wrote:92pts in 2023.... without Joel Embiid playing

The Sixers have Nick Nurse as coach and a whole bunch of veterans on their squad. They know how to play.

ogmagicfan · Post #413 » by **ogmagicfan** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:31 am

Can someone please list out the amount of times the Orlando Magic have came back from 10 down to win a game this season?

I think in the Boston & Denver game they both had a near 10 pt lead when we came back after halftime

Regardless, its so tough for our team to come back from a deficit, especially when it's a night where we give up turnovers and offensive boards like tonight, because we have no 3 pt shooting

OrlandoNed · Post #414 » by **OrlandoNed** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:31 am

thelead wrote:On offense, we got great looks and bricked them.

On defense, we got hunted and killed.

We get great looks because the Sixers know we will brick them.

KillMonger · Post #415 » by **KillMonger** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:31 am

thelead wrote:On offense, we got great looks and bricked them.

On defense, we got hunted and killed.

Nurse brilliant coaching job..... Effectively shut down the paint and got the matchups they wanted with us making no adjustment....

Sent from the phone in my hands

Post #416 » by **Howard Mass** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:31 am

That was very disappointing.

GameOver25 · Post #417 » by **GameOver25** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:32 am

JF5 wrote:
GameOver25 wrote:92pts in 2023.... without Joel Embiid playing

The Sixers have Nick Nurse as coach and a whole bunch of veterans on their squad. They know how to play.

I know wasn't even really talking about the 76ers though. Just tired of this team struggles offensively.

Post #418 » by **SOUL** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:32 am

thelead wrote:Ingles and JI are huge for us.

The gift and the curse of injury prone but good players.

I think this is what a lot of people need to realize re: lineups lol. More Goga is good, calling for Jett minutes is cute I guess, but if we want to be a good team, we just need to be healthy. It at least gives us a better chance when we can't shoot.

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #419 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:32 am

KillMonger wrote:
thelead wrote:On offense, we got great looks and bricked them.

On defense, we got hunted and killed.
Nurse brilliant coaching job..... Effectively shut down the paint and got the matchups they wanted with us making no adjustment....

Sent from the phone in my hands

He copied and paste what Cavs, Boston, Miami, and Bucks did.

p0peye · Post #420 » by **p0peye** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:35 am

Yes, shooting is the problem, but it is amplified when opponent defense collapses closing the path to the basket. Our offense is built around Franz and Paolo iso game and we use screens only to force switch so they get matchup they want to score at the basket. Once that is cut off by zone with plenty of pickpocketing hands, we struggle.