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    18 minutes ago, All Eyes On Me said:

    Just saw a mock that had us getting Barnes at 5 and Kuminga falling to us at 8. It would be hard not to get excited about that 

    Saw the same thing:

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.foxsports.com/stories/nba/jalen-green-cade-cunningham-evan-mobley-nba-mock-draft-3

    I could live with this.  Use 2nd round pick and maybe trades (Harris, Ross, MCW) to get another pick.

    5.  Barnes

    8.  Kuminga

    33.  Weiskamp

    Trade:  Josh Christopher, Jericho Sims, and/or Luka Garza

     

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    On 7/2/2021 at 6:17 PM, ML6 said:

    Wasn’t Mosley the defensive guy for Dallas who had consistently bad defenses whereas Unseld was the defensive guy for Denver who had pretty good defenses with Jokic as a centerpiece?

    What are we making our assessments based on here? 

    Edit: for the record, I am not saying Unseld would be better than Mosley. I just don’t get how one could be a horrible hire while being better at the assigned task than the guy ranked #1.

    I appreciate that stance. 

    My initial thought is Atkinson would be best choice. 

    The reason think Mosley should be first choice is, honestly, his connection to USA basketball.  The connection might give us connections in FA down the line and if Pop sees him worthy to be part of his coaching staff then I’m bought in.

    As far as Unseld is concerned, I don’t see how you would bring back any part of Vaughns coaching staff—if he was a developer of talent and leader then we wouldn’t have been as god awful with the talent that roster (looking back) had.   

     

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    21 minutes ago, Jay Magic said:

    If we can move up by not giving up 8 that be fantastic

    I actually hope they find a way to use 8 to live up—even if it means including future picks… I think this draft has 6 players at the top that will be reminiscent of Lebron draft… 

    3.  Green

    5.  Kuminga 

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    17 minutes ago, CTMagicUK said:

    Indiana says no to trade 2.

    Trade 3 is just a strange one where I'm not sure anyone is super motivated to do that trade. Except maybe Sacramento if they want rid of Bagley. 

    Also acquiring Lauri means we'd have to pay him 15m+ a year in free agency which we can't afford to do. 

    I took out Portland trade.  Tried something to dump Aminu and get a home town guy.

    I think he’s worth the investment.

    Modified original post, let me know. 

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    There are three names out there that just I think the Magic should target—we’ve been left hanging for years, why not chase them all...

    Brogdon, Markkanen, and Smart

    Everything works and we continue to tank this year (play who we can) and then land a star in draft and sign some fillers.

    Trade 1:

    Boston gets:  Fournier

    Orlando gets: Part of TPE

    Trade 2:

    Orlando gets:  Malcolm Brogdon, Marcus Smart, and Lauri Markkanen

    Boston gets:  Aaron Gordon

    Chicago gets:  Mo Bamba, Aaron Nesmith, Future Orlando 2nd Round Pick

    Indiana gets:  Terrence Ross, Chuma Okeke, Gary Clark, Future Boston 1st Round Pick, Future Orlando 1st Round Pick (Lottery Protected until 2024)

    Vucevic/FA/FA

    Markkanen/Aminu

    Isaac/(Cunningham or Barnes)/FA

    Brogdon/Smart/Bacon

    Fultz/Anthony/MCW

     

     

     

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    The biggest take away for me tonight was that Clifford MUST go!  There was a stretch where Anthony had it going and instead of pouring  confidence into the rookie and seeing if you can’t find a diamond—he has him give up the ball... This league is built on stars and talent first and we have a coach that hinders and days that growth... 

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    I do think it’s funny how WE all get so optimistic and excited sometimes... This team is flawed and until we get new ownership we won’t escape mediocrity... I will say that the decision to not go out and sign shooters (Korver? Crawford?) will kill this team... Playing Fultz, Bacon, MCW, Gordon along side Vuc is a front office and coaching failure... It’s comical... Anyone remember the year Ross started and we got off to that hot start?  I hate that I’m so invested in this team and a diehard fan... Clifford needs to go though... Old school, fundamental coaching is great but you have to have some of a modern mindset and willingness to be innovative...

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    8 hours ago, JayMac said:

    All his hate looks a bit incoherent after leting MCW be on the court for  28 embarrassing minutes... More than twice the time he gave to Chuma... Bone and Mane didn’t even got to play... that’s bad coaching imo...

    This is spot on... MCW is a great roster guy, but should only be a matchup play (for defense) or a spark guy... His inability to shoot anything past 5 feet is crippling to the offense... I’m hoping this is only due to injuries/restrictions... 

    Fultz/Anthony 

    Fournier/Ross

    Ennis/Bacon

    Gordon/Okeke

    Vucevic/Birch (hopefully Bamba salvages at least the ability to return something in trade)

    Leaves MCW, Aminu, Clark, and Birch/Bamba outside the rotation—yes please.

     

     

     

     

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    2 minutes ago, Fultz4thewin said:

    Clifford is an objectively good coach who rates really well in all facets of the game. 

    We can talk about rotations but every fan base complains about their coaches rotations. Coaches use the regular season to test lineups out. They need a thorough sample to know if lineups work or not. This is something every coach does when they're trying to figure roster fit. 

    I don’t think he’s a bad coach, I think he’s foolish in his assessment of how to coach this teams offense...  Testing lineups is one thing, but this hasn’t been a one time thing—this has been routine and you yourself said the numbers are bad... I don’t have a suggestion for a better coach that comes to mind, but I think it would be wise for him to turn the offensive coaching over to someone else... It’s flawed...

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    17 minutes ago, Fultz4thewin said:

    This actually isn't true

    Completely disagree... Markelle Fultz should be used like he was in college and it’s ridiculous that 75% of the time the offensive play call has him giving up the ball as soon as he crosses half court and never touch it again... The lineups with DJ at point with Markelle at the 2 are ridiculous and I’m sure the offensive efficiency is horrid... I’d be curious how many catch and shoot threes Ross has taken this year...?  The down screen with a flare out turn and shoot is not what I mean either—it’s predictable and Ross is horrible once the ball is in his hands and he’s not shifting... He should be on an opposite side of PR that creates spacing for Fultz or even Fournier to drive... The team isn’t being put in a position to score and ultimately win...

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