OnlyFranz

In all honesty Clifford is a good assistant coach for the knowledge he brings on the defensive side of the ball. He clearly lacks making those in game adjustments and always sticks to his system regardless of the outcome. If we could get an actual good head coach and keep Clifford as an assistant on the defensive side this team would be faring much better this season. His lack of creativity on the offensive end combined with the fact he uses guys the wrong way is half the reason why we are in this mess. The other half is on the players who have been asked to do more than what they are capable of doing. For example I would never put the ball in Fournier's hands for as much as he currently has it. Evan would be a lot more useful coming off screens for good looking 3’s and slashing to the basket to draw the contact and get to the line. He is an above average finisher around the rim yet we have him running around the perimeter pounding the air out of the basketball for a crazy off balanced shot or dump off to Vuc. Just one of the many examples I could come up with on how this coaching staff is incorrectly using our players. Point being both sides are at fault but it starts with the Coach to set the expectations and hold players accountable when they are playing like trash and to also put the players in the best position to succeed based on their strengths and weaknesses.

Brick city should be our mantra moving forward

Lol exactly how I feel during every Magic game.

Yup I agree with this wholeheartedly! Need to start somewhere and that’s a much nicer looking foundation than what we currently have . Hayward gives us that go to scorer we desperately need and gives us another strong piece to this unfinished overall product. Just because we trade for Hayward doesn’t mean we have to settle and stop there. I’m ready for change and so should this Magic team.

I wouldn’t call Kyle Korver or JJ Reddick athletic but I’d take them on my team in a heartbeat because they keep the defense honest. You don’t need athleticism if you’re an elite shooter. That’s what we need to fix these poor offensive sets and pull us out of this rut.

Thanks bro! Just don’t understand how management hasn’t seen this when it’s so evident.

Peja Stojacovic is another one who could shoot lights out and could hardly jump over a piece of paper. Or just look at Duncan Robinson from the Heat who always lights us up from beyond the 3. Point being you don’t need to jump out of the gym to be a good basketball player but you do need to score points to be one.

Because you don’t need athleticism to shoot the ball well. The ones with athleticism try to do too much sometimes while the ones who can only shoot usually have high basketball IQ. Something we sorely lack.

I want us to draft the most unathletic pure shooter in the draft. I’m tired of drafting for length and athleticism when we can’t put the basket in the hole which is the whole point of the game. This front office sucks for putting this sorry excuse of a team together.

3 free throw line curls with good screens and 3 straight bricks from Fournier. This offense is really trash and it all starts with the coach.

Same boring basketball. Vuc and Evan doing what they do best. No effort from the duo and yet they have full command of this offense. It’s maddening to watch this garbage.

This doesn’t even resemble a team anymore. It’s sickening...

It’s like watching these games on replay. Leave it to Vuc and Fournier to lose us another game yet again.

This is what we get for resigning old reliable Vuc different day same story.

Wow I’m fearing the worst with that injury right there. I hope JI is alright...

It’s a philosophy problem at this point. We have management resigning guys who have no business still being here. Bottom line. Either way this team needs a change and we are just nitpicking on different subjects when it’s all a problem.

As an organization we view ourselves as more than what we are and make moves based on those assumptions. It leads to poor personnel decisions and the Magic always continuing to be the laughing stock of the NBA. I believe we can play a better brand of basketball with our current roster. Just need a smarter offensive coach who knows how to make in game adjustments. Even our defense in shambles and that’s supposed to be our identity.

I agree with you here that barring a trade we are doomed for mediocrity and I’m calling we resign Fournier when it’s all said and done. Typical Front Office move by the Medicore Magic which is unfortunate.

Sure we would lose some games but nothing would be changing. We may have that first player option on the team already but will never know if we don’t give those other guys the reps. Vuc is trash in the playoffs and Fournier will regress to the mean and disappear in the playoffs as well, if we even make it this year. What’s the point of riding those guys anymore? Doesn’t make sense.

There’s nothing wrong with admitting you’ve plateaued as a team and need to hit the reset button. There is something wrong with trying to keep the same core of guys who clearly can’t get you over the hump but you resign them anyways just to say you made the playoffs. That’s how you become a mediocre team in the NBA and it’s crazy how we haven’t learned this by now.

No not right now but he can give you more than 10 points a night which is what he is currently averaging. I also think we wouldn’t go into such large deficits during games if we get him going early. It forces the defense to draw into the paint which gives our other guys easier shots/looks. Same thing could be said for JI.

I couldn’t disagree with you more here. Fultz has out of this world court vision we just have guys who can’t catch or finish inside. Also his mid range game is coming around nicely. I’d much rather watch that repeatedly all game than what we are currently forced to watch.

That’s funny because isn’t that what we are already doing? I’d much rather lose games and see growth than watch the same vet players lose the games for us.

I agree with you we need a go to scorer but we still have good players on this team not being used in the right way. Also Clifford let’s certain guys shoot the team out of games and it’s insane he doesn’t hold them accountable.

I agree he has plenty to learn still but I feel like we don’t use our players the right way half the time. If we would just play to our strengths instead of trying to be a team we are not we would play a better brand of basketball and actually resemble an NBA team and not a squad at the Y.