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This is so painfully true. I hope he figures this out and the accountability comes. The effort level between him and Franz is night and day during long stretches of games. Franz is such a pro, such a winner, such a team guy. I think the German national team system has bred that into him. It’s what makes him great. Paolo has such a big influence in our locker room. It’s scary to think about what might happen to this team if he turns out not to have those same traits. I think he has it in him, but accountability is exactly what he needs. He is the leader of this team. He shouldn’t ever sulk or loaf or blame. I also want to point out that last night when Joseph came on, it wasn’t his organizing of our offense that helped our run, it was his energy. He was a lightning bug. He was everywhere, full speed. He picked up and led Paolo into that run. Our last man on the bench shouldn’t have to pick up our top player’s energy level and will to win. It should always be the other way around.

Aggressive take no **** Paolo! Let’s go!

I’ve seen plenty of wide open shots created by both of our stars for the supporting cast tonight and throughout the season that just haven’t gone down for whatever reason. It’s not just our wings like Gary Harris and KCP that are supposed to be relied on to knock down 40% or close, or big guys like Wendell and JI who have shown in the past to be solid shooters, it’s everybody. They’re not not getting looks. They’re just missing shots. We have guys that have proven to be good shooters in this league and they just aren’t performing. I do think there are times when the ball dies in Paolo’s hands, but that’s not atypical with a superstar. He just needs to be more efficient. He’s a decent creator and really good passer. The truth is we aren’t going to win now or in the future with the ball not be dominated by our two stars. There was a little bit of Franz and Paolo pick and roll stuff tonight. Paolo needs to tighten way up on the fundamentals on how to be successful in those situations. He reacts slow and sets lazy screens. He’s still so young, but he really needs to start becoming more of a pro. That said, the Cavs are the best team in the league and they shot 60% from 3 tonight on 30+ attempts. No trade deadline move Weltman made or didn’t make was going to change the outcome of this game. Coby White or Tyus Jones or Kevin Durant weren’t stopping that train tonight. This is one we throw away and move on from, not one we burn the house down over. I’m more upset about the Memphis game, and we played tough in that one. We’ve been playing decent ball lately, even while shooting like a JV team. The law of averages and all that. Go Magic!

Big win boys! Franz carried us and refused to let the game go in the 3rd. He was phenomenal. It’s criminal that he’s not playing in the all star game, injury or not. Also, great defense down the stretch from KCP, JI, and AB! And huge shots from the latter 2 of those 3! Happy for Paolo to come up clutch at the end, too! He needed it. We needed it. This was a huge win against a good team on a night that that team shot the ball well. That’s what good teams do. Let’s get these next two, get rested up, get healthy, and have a strong run down the stretch and into the playoffs!

I’m glad we didn’t force anything just for the sake of doing something. We have two young superstars who are learning how to superstar. One is working his way back from injury and is him. The other is ballin out of his mind and leading the ***** out of this team. We also have a third potential star who is a menace on defense, is one of our best shooters, and might be our most important component to winning. He’s still out with injury but will be back soon. We’ve had bad luck with injuries. We’re fine. Let them grow. I like this team.

Hooray basketball! Have a season Magic!

Allen out. Let’s go boys!

Let’s gooooo!

They’ll get everything I’ve got tonight. Can’t wait to feel that building rocking!

Not good. Fultz had some big games/moments for us late in the season that helped us win games. When he plays with confidence he is a contributor. Hes also been a great team leader. So far through two games in these playoffs, though, he looks like a player with zero confidence in his game. It’s disappointing. He got cooked on defense multiple times last night within the first couple of minutes after Suggs went down. Mosley made the right call not bringing him back in. I’ll admit that I was happy we didn’t change our roster at the deadline with a move for someone like Murray, and I stand by that. I don’t think he is the player we need long term. Would he help in this series? Sure. More than Fultz for sure. I wish Black was developed more during the second half of the year. His confidence always seems high, from the very first minute he stepped on an nba floor. I do think we have good shooters on this team. I don’t think Gary Trent or someone like that would be a huge improvement over Gary Harris for example. We just need to play better offense and make shots. We’ve done it all year. We won almost 50 games this season. That shouldn’t be disregarded because of two bad road playoff games. We’re young. Let’s see how they respond. This series has been tough so far. They jumped on us twice both games on the road early and we’ve shot the ball like dog****, and that has been the difference. Our defense is our calling card and it’s been there outside both first quarters. They’ve played well, and we’ve played bad. Let’s see what happens Thursday. I’m not ready to call this season over yet. I think we have some fight left in us, and certainly some shot making.

Some good, some bad from Saturday. Somebody wrote that the rotations need to at all times include Paolo and/or Franz on the floor, and I couldn’t agree more. I loved Moe’s playoff intensity. If Wendell isn’t ready to match that, I’d rather have Moe out there. I’d like to see JI stay in the starting lineup. He was a little undisciplined at times early on Saturday. They got some easy buckets because he was jumping at everything and Paolo struggled to give him any help on that end. I think he’ll settle in for this game and Cleveland won’t have anymore 33 point quarters. We need to take care of the ball, and make shots. We can take control of this series tonight! Let’s go!! Got my overpriced nosebleeds for game 3! Make it 1-1 tonight boys!

You crack me up dude. Really enjoy your work. Love winning ugly on the road. Glad it was Paolo that hit the winner after struggling. This is a big team building win for the boys.

I guess the confusing part for me with Fultz is the term “injury maintenance.” That seems a bit misleading if he’s missing multiple games in a row. Maybe just bad comprehension on my part. But yes, great news no concussion for Suggs.

AB has put in a pretty damn good shift too for me.

Agree! The second unit playing like this is what made us so difficult to beat early in the season. Hoping they got their mojo back and we see a whole lot more of this down the stretch and into the playoffs!