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23 hours ago, Soul Bro said:This, along with Fultz’s maintenance, is bad on so many levels. Young guys, and young teams, need consistency. Very tired of the situation with these two specifically.
It’s just a *****in joke, and a slap in the face to fans who pay their hard earned money for this team. We’re sitting our two highest paid players who ARE NOT INJURED. what’s the pint of this crap. We need to find out if they can withstand the rigours of an NBA season, by continually sitting them out we can’t gauge that and if anything it makes them more prone to injury. At it wits end . We’re not serious about winning. Haven’t been since Welt took over if we’re being honest.
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10 hours ago, MagicMan1979 said:I am 100% with you on this fan. They shouldn’t be in the rotation unless there are major injuries.
I would seriously pull Cole from the rotation as well once we’re healthy. He’s been awful all bar first 10ish games of year. I’m ready for him to be traded. Year 4 and he is still a black hole on offense and a turnover merchant.
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I’d be inclined to not mess with that second unit. I’d start Goga. I reckon they will start Ingles but I’d love to see them go with Jett or Caleb to start. Leave Mo and Cole to wreck havoc on the second unit
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I just don’t see WCJ as part of our core? Does not protect the rim or space the floor. We need to package him up for a better center. He’s too similar toPaolo
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8 hours ago, Forumreader said:I need a magic podcast
Orlando magic HQ, sixth man show, locked on magic, court cousins. They’re all rippers
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5 hours ago, Franchise408 said:I wanna dislike JI for all his bogus anti-woke garbage, but that definitely got me hyped.
Get this crap outta here
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3 hours ago, Soul Bro said:Really impressed by Paulo’s selflessness tonight.
100%, didn’t force anything and his 12 point 5 assist game tonight was prob more important to winning than a 30 point game of his last year. He’s a monster
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How good is it to finally bring our rookie/s along slowly and not throw them straight into the fire. What Amen was tonight was what our rookies were previously. Difference between winning and losing. Shout out to Cole, I love that guy. He was put on this planet to get buckets. 13 mill a year is a bloody steal. I’m irrationally high on what this team can become as soon as this year.
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I want Whitmore /Bufkin
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The Black rumours are just smart from FO, They know Wash and Utah are desperate for him. Create a bidding war then trade down.
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Great win. What an enjoyable season, bar the first 25 games. Get a couple shooters in draft and it’s on
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How good has Fultz defense been this year. He’s unreal . Can’t believe more hasn’t been made of the fact he absolutely contested and affected those last 2 3p attempts from Portland
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Love Mo B and Cole but the time has come to move them on or keep them glued to the bench. Even if Coles shooting percentage wasn’t so bad he would still contribute to losing basketball as he is such a liability on defense. Bamba too. Chuma has regressed on the offensive end but at least he’s a great defender. Keep him.
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2 hours ago, fan for too long 2 said:Kelle is fantastic tonight. Just wish he would get rid of the waist high shooting. Sometimes he will shoot it like he used to with his hands high and it looks pure. I just don’t get it.
Me either. It’s like when he can’t think about it his shot in pure, then at free throw line or 3pt line when he’s open he goes back to that weird form. Rest of his game is insane though, we just gotta hope he keeps improving that shot. Just needs to knuckle down and nail that mid range even more.
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We’re past the small sample size for Cole now. He’s barely an NBA player, his one thing he’s meant to be ok at is shooting, and he’s one of the worst in the NBA. His defending is a liability. I think we move Him, Bamba and Ross on as we have the assets to build a roster full of good defenders. Having these players on the court just break down your defence, absolute traffic cones. Hard to watch them.
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I hope we develop Houston right. Could be a steal. Him and JIs games are prob the perfect players to pair with Franz/P. Lucky to have Paolo guys
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7 hours ago, hootie249 said:Going back to the trade when the Ibaka experiment failed, what a debacle. Henny traded for a non star on a one year contract, mistake number one.Then knowing he is probably going to lose him trades him to Toronto. While Ibaka is not a star, he is in his prime and helped Toronto win a chip.
So what does he get? Well first the Raptors have two first round picks in the next draft. So Henny gets the later pick. It was later traded away by Welt/Ham. The rumor is they didn't want to pick anyone in that spot because OG Anunoby was already gone. Picked two spots earlier by those pesky Raptors who wouldn't give us that first for Ibaka.
Then he gets to negotiate a player in return. We got Ross, who at the time had the same player profile he does to this day. Streaky shooter who doesn't pass,rebound or defend. Look it up it's on his draft profile and player comps.
Players we didn't get; Pascal Siakam.....a player i remember a ton of people on this forum wanted. And he was a rookie.
Norman Powell, another guard that at least developed into a better player. His best years were much more consistent then Ross. I think i wanted him, hard to remember.
Jacob Poeltl. We were trading them Ibaka, a small ball center. It stands to reason we could have gotten a center back. Oh but we had two already thanks to that awful Biyombo signing. Who became a free agent after his epic run in the playoffs.....in Toronto. They let him go because they had Jonas and Poeltl. Those two were involved in the trades for Gasol and Kawhi. Maybe if we had got Jacob back we never draft Bamba and go for a point guard instead.
Speaking of point guards we still had ***** all for one on that team. Meanwhile Toronto had three of them and then got an undrafted player named Vanvleet. Sure Corey Joseph and Delon Wright would not have changed the buddy ball team much, but honestly would have been better. Ross was great on that one playoff team as a 6th man, but he didn't allow Gordon or even Vucevic to develop. Wright and Delon are still kicking it in the league. Meanwhile Ross has been useless since 2019 and DJ had that one good year and has been useless or out of the league.
To make it short, Toronto's Gm took us to school. Ross sucks. Too many games he has had to show anything the last two years, he could be on a playoff team but can't even bother to have one or two good games.
Rant over.
Great post. 100% bang on. I just can’t watch him anymore, he must suck to play with. He’s the worst type of vet to have with a young developing team, doesn’t pass, plays zero defence and jacks up the worst shots early in the shot clock. People been asking to trade him for years, but I don’t think any team has been willing to trade for him. And why would they? He’s in “the worst player in the league” territory now. TBH he prob has been since 2019. Just get him off the team in any way possible please Weltham.
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We gotta waive T Ross right? He is deplorable out there. It’s hard to watch
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Cason Wallace and Jalen Suggs would be a filthy backcourt. Wallace can shoot, both play Elite defense. Would be incredible. Reckon we nab him with Bulls pick. That Vooch trade wowee
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Coles gonna be fine. He’s a bull in a China shop at times but that’s part of a sixth man role in weird way. He just needs to find that mid range pull up. That’s money for him.
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I’m so *****in happy. Admiral Schofield woweee. We all suffered through Dwayne Bacon, Fournier etc we bloody deserve Paolo! LFG
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The biggest thing for me during this winning streak is Bamba actually playing like a Big man. He’s a cheat code against second units playing like this. If this is the kind of improvement he keeps up, he’s a keeper. Still has a lot to learn and grow. Now let’s get the rest back and shake this eastern conference tree. Full strength were in this
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3 hours ago, Luke_FfS said:Absolutely. He would be a huge liability on a playoff series, but he's so fun to watch...
Maybe? Maybe not? But we need to do all we can to develop this man and improve his defensive side. His offensive prowess is almost unmatched in the league. It’s amusing that there is still some negativity on Bol, he’s basically a rookie. He has his warts sure, but what if he was a good defender? He would then be a better Giannis right? Let’s ride the bumps with him because if he keeps improving he can be a legit big 3 with Franz and Paolo. Then we also going to have former top 5,6 picks etc as role players off the bench. It’s wild when you think of it. We’re about to be loaded as hell as soon as next year.
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2023-2024 General Game Thread
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Mate he has to go. I can’t even watch him anymore.