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I guess my 10,000th post is thanking you for the kind words. Literally didn't know such a milestone was coming up and honestly I'm wondering how much time I've spent on this board to have posted 10k times and feeling very old all of a sudden (the crazy thing is for the 10k posts there's probably another 1k posts I got half way through typing and then thought "nah this is getting too long no one will read this" or "I'm just not getting into this argument again" lol). On the good and bad years, I actually joined this board the summer we traded Dwight. So the good years have been slim pickings haha. I'm looking forward to them now though.

My son and I had a good time despite the result. Atmosphere of going to a major league event is always special.

Please stay healthy, JI… Please stay healthy, JI… Please stay healthy, JI…

I don’t agree that you have to potentially waste another season before deciding what to do next. Our deficiency at PG is pretty obvious to most people. We don’t need to wait to see it hurt us in the playoffs (assuming we get there) before trying to improve in that area.

I’m still looking to trade. Being healthy has been our issue for almost a decade. It’s been the usual suspects as well. You just can’t rely on them. Im good with keeping Carter but I still believe we need to get a starting PG who will spread the floor. The defense is very important but if playoffs and beyond is the goal you have to get a PG who isn’t shy with the outside shot.

We can agree to disagree and that’s ok. Goga is also a good passer, a better shot blocker, and he grabs offensive boards. Don’t get me wrong I like WCJ’s game he’s just too perimeter oriented when we don’t necessarily need that from the 5 position. Sure it’s a luxury to have but I prefer my bigs playing closer to the basket because that’s how you get those second chance points which is what this team thrives on. To be fair most guys get abused by Randle especially in the last 15 games where he’s been averaging like 27 a game. Plus that’s not even Goga’s assignment on defense so if anything it was Paolo who was getting abused by Randle. Adding on to my first point WCJ tends to hold the ball on offense longer than Goga does. Since he’s a better offensive player he tends to try and do more things on that end. Goga on the other hand keeps the ball moving and our offense is more fluid. WCJ is also another mouth to feed on offense which can be great when his shot is falling but will also hurt you when it’s not since he doesn’t play nearly as much as Goga near the basket. It also takes shots away from Franz, Paolo, and Suggs in the starting 5. The only reason I’d even consider trading WCJ is because he’s on a very team friendly contract, we have too many forwards/centers, and we could get a good player for him who can space the floor and plays a different position while getting additional assets as well. Again it’s not that I don’t like WCJ I just think Goga fits better with our starters and brings more value on the defensive end for cheap. Which would allow us to upgrade our roster and address the glaring need for 3 point shooting/floor spacing.

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?

Your not good at gambling are ya?

https://x.com/therealbeede/status/1762200798845358182?s=46&t=O_48d3F9zIM7WbaIMp7sdQ JI finally dodged an injury bullet… maybe this is our year lol

Where did I say our guards “suck?” Is it wrong to suggest wanting a guard that can produce a near triple double in 3 quarters? Your posting has turned into trolling lately. Please refrain from doing that, as it breaks the TOS.

People at the deadline wanted to makes moves to improve this team. You bashed them for wanting Fultz moved, now your trying to take victory laps, when Markelle is not even playing. Unbelievable, did Magictime22 take over your account? Lol

BJ just stirring the pot as usual. We all want the Magic to succeed. Idk wtf you are blabbering about Junkie. Criticism of one player and a realistic desire for better is not wishing the team failure because said player is still here. Please quit trying to flame the people here with your nonsense.

This straw man argument that Fultz is the cause of all our problems keeps coming up. Absolutely nobody is saying that. The simple point that some of us believe is that our guard play, and particularly point guard play, is not as good as it needs to be. Whether Fultz is in the lineup or out of the lineup, the same problem still exists.

On my way home …great jersey hang ceremony with Shaq …all the players from his time here telling some priceless stories . JI …kid was a minus 24 in just 15 minutes …never thought I’d see the day that happened …Mohs even tried that one lineup with him, Harris, Cole, Franz and his brother …all could shoot …made no difference . But let’s blame Fultz jajaja for this one . Tell you what …Fultz has until the end of the year to start at minimum hitting midranges again or his career may be over …We need him to do that …28 games left to play Edit: SGA is an absolute wrecking ball …saw an article today on insider he’s in second place for MVP …man I got a Birds Eye view of his ability …WOW

I’m not on the Young train. I don’t think he plays winning basketball.

Locker room chemistry only gets you so far.. We have to look at the bigger picture and take opportunities. What position is a need going forward. Can we improve there during the draft? Can we get a FA? Indiana is also doing proactive business. They took a chance at Siakam, knowing getting him in FA was going to be tougher than via trade. Same for OG Anonuby. We are in the same place. We have looked at certain players long enough, to know if they will help us win in the playoffs. Cole went straight to the block for me. I was reluctant to trade him because of his locker room presence. But i wouldn’t hesitate if he’d be traded for the right piece. He hurts us on the floor more than he helps us in the locker room. G. Harris, Cole, Okeke, Houstan and even Bitadze would be on the block for the right piece. Bitadze is controversial, but if Atlanta would insist on Bitadze in a Murray deal, i wouldn’t bark at all

It’s called the death lineup lol …love it !

That’s why peeps shouldn’t raise the white flag after 1st qtr.

People who want to trade our 20 year old rookie are telling us to be patient with an almost 26 year old man who we've had under contract for 5 seasons because he might start shooting 3s any day now.

And please Jeff Weltman, Anthony Parker, I'm begging you, make a *****ing trade. This roster desperately needs a shake up. EDIT: not that I think any trade we made would have won us that game. For a defense first team to give up 72 points in a half is embarrassing.

I’m with Jon. Two issues with Kelle: 1. He’s limited in his availability… by being hurt a lot, 2. He’s limited in his ability… by not having an outside shot. If we can upgrade, I believe it’s a must.

He only played ten minutes. He would have helped a lot. Can he really not go more than that?

On top of last nights frustration, we seem to just be waving the white flag tonight. Carter, Fultz, Harris, Ingles, Franz all ruled out. Isaac supposedly will be back but I’m not holding my breath. We have 4 players that are either hurt or working their way back from injury ALL THE TIME… and have been for YEARS… all 4 need to go. I’m tired of talking about make believe of what could be if this roster was healthy because it’s not possible for Fultz, Carter, Isaac or Harris. Make trades now before January lets the season get away from us. Don’t wait til the deadline

Great W!! - Overcame the terrible refs AGAIN. We need to send a tape to the league with all the soft touch fouls called, while getting manhandled by the other team. The amount of soft And 1 calls was crazy. We need to ask the league for 5 coaches challenges, just to make it fair. Also never seen such lengthy explanations after a review in my life, in any sport like tonight. Crazy. - That hitch is back. Told y’all. Fultz is my favorite player. I’d resign him for sure. But at this point only for a really cheap contract and a role of the bench. He can run an offense, is explosive, get anywhere. But he’s basically become useless when trying to shoot the ball. It hurts me, because Fultz is just a great person and ball player. Why does nobody from the media ever ask him why his hitch is back? He was a nice free throw shooter before, was good in the midrange, all without the hitch. He just had a funky 3 point shot. So yeah, i’d go for Tyus, because he’s a nice fit with the starters.

Goga does things that don’t show up in the box score. He’s a much better fit than WCJ in the lineup.