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General, totally baseless, conjecture: The Osceola Magic had the best offense in the G league and are the number 1 seed. Dylan Murphy, the HC of the Osceola Magic, was on our staff last year. Last year the Magic had 6 guys listed as assistant coaches, this year with Nate Tibbets leaving late in preseason and Murphy going down to be the G league HC we only had 4 (according to what I could find publicly, it's highly probable some guys with slight variant job titles were assistant coaches in all but name) What if we deliberately sent Murphy to HC the G league team to get reps designing an offense etc so that we could bring him back as the Offensive coordinator this coming year? (And if this happens, it could bode well for Jett Howard given he's spent all year playing down there) Once again this is one hundred percent baseless conjecture and I drank quite a lot last night lol

it would probably get them banned, but i wish one of the reporters would say hey mose you say the same thing every night. How are You gonna get them to keep moving the ball in the clutch?

elaborate... i said playoffs...i know that much... i been more right than wrong Next season get the snipers and we are set for years to come

You've believed a lot of stuff that hasn't happened to be fair.

This is one of your rare posts that I disagree with. I pointed out recently how Harris, during one of our losses, despite starting and playing 30 minutes, only got 3 shots the whole game (and hit two of them, both three pointers). Giving the ball to Paulo at the top of the key and hoping he can ISO against all five of the other team is not a winning strategy. Great players make the other players on their teams better, not worse. Our only chance is to play better team basketball and run plays to open players up for shots. The idea that everyone else besides Paulo sucks and therefore he has to have the ball in his hands all the time doesn’t fly from my standpoint. I see it as an excuse to explain bad offensive execution. Add: by the way, when you look at our last three losses, Paulo had the worst +\- of anyone on our team for two of the three (-19, -20). So it’s not exactly like he’s making us way better when he’s out there.

I enjoy reading this message board and appreciate when I get to read volumes of opinions from participants, whether I agree or disagree. I want to hear the negatives. . . I want to hear the positive comments My point is, I have been reading a lot of criticisms about individual Magic players--which is fine with me. But when I mention something that I observed about a Magic player during a game, which is viewed as negative (like last night), I get a down vote. Remember when Cole scored 20 pts in a game we won (out of the last 11 remaining games in the season). I, along with one or two other participants, pointed out how inconsistent Cole is on offense. When I posted, I used the expression "ball hog" and how in the playoffs Cole could cause the Magic to lose a game playing "hero ball". I was the only participant who was critical of Cole that got a down vote. Last night, in the game against Houston, I received a down vote for an observation I made about 2 Magic players who were falling to the floor a lot. I was concerned about possible injuries. Suggs fell backwards about 3 or 4 times. I have not seen any other down votes given to other participants on this message board in a while where Magic players were criticized..

cole nah, we're fine. they took cole out the game.

Complaining about Cole after that game specifically is WILD. I was more scared that anyone other than Cole was going to shoot.

The last 4 losses put a spotlight on just how thin our backcourt is. Harris out the last 2 and Suggs out the 2 losses to New York and Indy. It’s why most of us were so upset for sitting stagnant at the trade deadline. Markelle was horrible again last night but people are afraid to say it because he’s an awesome dude and we all feel bad for him. Behind that AB is too raw, and Cole and Suggs are way too inconsistent. I still can’t believe a pro basketball team had a quarter where they shot 3-22 from the field… insane

It’s getting old but i don’t matter to call out the same mistakes all over again.. Not the root cause of our lost, but still an important one. Mosley doesn’t know when to effectively call timeouts. It stands out and it hurts the game. Let Philly go to a 7 point lead before calling a timeout to start the game. And the problem is that it wasn’t a fluke 7 point lead, it was that Philly was playing good and we had no answers to stop them and had no clue on offense. What does that do? It makes the team play catchup against one of the best teams in the NBA. So entire first half we play catchup. We start the second half and coach let Philly go on another 7-10 point run before calling a timeout. Now we are playing catchup on a 14 point Philly lead. I don’t know. It’s just not for me. I watch a lot of Euroleague ball, a lot of legendary coaches. That’s a beginners mistake and usually just doesn’t happen. And i got news for the young team. They still don’t know what the playoffs feel like. And they only will know if Milwaukee wants them too. Disappointing ending to a mostly great season. Wake-up call and humbling as well. I hope management make the right conclusions and won’t be hesitant. If they had made the move at the deadline, we’d be a playoff team for sure. The move for Murray was right there. We could have at least added shooters to spread out the floor. Didn’t happen, so we struggle.. All the other teams had moves that helped them make a push for the playoffs. Indiana, Philly, Knicks made moves to make the playoffs and ultimately they did. Miami made a move and it got them a great push for the playoffs.

Yeah, I think if either one gets traded it'll be to the Lakers. I think they both are Klutch clients. I feel our target will be Anfernee Simons. He only has 2 years left on his contract (2 year - $53 million), so he kind of doesn't fit the timeline with Scoot and Sharpe. Plus, if they go BPA in the draft, one of the Kentucky guards will most likely be the best players on the board. I think this summer is the best time to trade him if they want to get the most bang for their buck, especially if they expect a jump from Scoot and Sharpe.

Hawks likely to trade Trae or Dejounte in the offseason. Make it happen, Otis!

Hoping for the best for Franz and JI. Both are critical to a playoff run.

Why do you think the higher paid players make more money?

 MAGIC VS BULLS  ~SUNDAY~ KIA Center - Orlando, FL Sunday, March 7th at 6:00 P.M. EST TV: Bally Sports FL

Didn't realize we had a game tonight, sounds like the team didn't either. They better wake up!

This is just an exhibition game tbh. Memphis are full of players that is auditioning and not going to be part of their team next season. Just win but don’t take anything away from it. No false hope that “were back on track”. as I said before, they should still practice their FT shooting focussing on the word “FREE”. Also loosen up a little their muscle under pressure, when in crunch time, they suddenly forget how to play winning basketball which they are really capable.

I'd be shocked if this team won their first round series to be brutally honest. I just don't see it happening against the Knicks or Cavs or whoever we end up playing.

I'd take either of them for our starting PG spot. Beggars can't be choosers. And to nitpick about 44 points in 44 shots in yet another win against the Celtics, with a game winner while being a 7 to 1 underdog, seems unnecessary. No Trae, Okongwu or Jalen Johnson playing, either.

this is a nice watch and it’s been a topic quite often. Mosley is a great defensive mind, a great players coach. Just give him a great offensive minded offensive coordinator and transform coaching. It’s not a shame to rely on an offensive coordinator. The NFL is used to this. So if i’m Mosley, i’m hiring a n OC and that coach will have the say in designing our offense in the offseason. Mosley will take lessons at the same time and master the OC principles. He is now in the knowledge to call shots in a game. Amd at the same time i don’t understand why an assistant can’t draw up plays? Basketball in general act like the coaches need to be great t both. But imo it’s difficult to be a great defensive minded coach and also focus on offensive strategies. The video above shows the beauty of concepts and X and Os, in the NBA. I feel like our team is so unselfish, it would be designed to thrive in a great offensive system.

Can we do some fusion of kelle and cole and just get the best of the two?

Agree about Your first statement, disagree about Cole If You watch him in clutch time, he never even looks for anyone else. Yes he had an amazing game, and often does, but just as often shoots us out of the game. The final seconds of the Kings game was as much about him playing hero ball as to trying to get a win. Dont mind if he starts the rest of the year, or we give AB a bit of burn, but for the future... Yes, we need the point guard that You describe To me, Cole is not him.

Even with all of that, it was a two point game with about two minutes left. At that point all the guys who want to win the game by themselves started to go one on however many and take bad shots. It’s at the end of close games when passing is most important that we just stop. No one trusts their teammates apparently. It’s happened repeatedly. It’s very aggravating.

They just won’t move the ball in crunch time. It’s all one on one