Luke_FfS

Sorry, big NO for me.

I agree with CT, there're sports that leaves a lot less recover time than NBA basketball, even a contact sport like rugby that has a schedule condensed as hell. End of april, you've a full month to disconnect if you please, and then another full month to work on basics.

The second..

Garland out for 4/5 months. If we were really interested, don't know if this news affect it.

I really hope that KCP has some value still around the league (contenders) as I really see trading him as the only solution to stop the Suggs is a PG illusion (no way there're enough SG minutes for both if we keep them). KCP + fillers+picks for a PG should be our priority IMO, but I fear FO doesn't see it the same way. Suggs is the other player we would need to give up for getting something valuable back, but I fully understand it's an hard decision. The package made with our "unwanted" players (basically all the ones that doesn't perform in playoffs) with short contracts + picks would be interesting only for teams that are rebuilding or with the top priority of avoiding luxury tax and apron in the future.

Yeah, we don't really need more depth, it's years that we have way too much, we need players that are able to perform in playoffs, we don't have a lot of those unfortunately.

OKC has showed weakness a couple times already, and Indiana has been a big surpise more than a couple of times. Worth a little bet? Back to the Magic and jokes aside, everyone that has followed the playoffs should have the final confirmation (if it was really needed...) that while our defense was contender level (or maybe not, see stats below), our offense is really really far away to the necessary level to be postseason main characters. Eye test should be enough, with a lot of teams finding smart ways to beat defenses, and a lot of 3's that changed momentum and recovered big gaps. Ball movement being Key as JJZFL always remember us. It's also being a postseason lead by teams that have at least 5/6 players able to contribute on both def and offense in any given night. OKC has a single superstar, but it's the supporting cast that matters a lot. Indiana has a lot of very good players with no superstars, similar situation for NY and others. Our Franz-Paolo duo is almost useless if the supporting cast produces almost nothing. Outside the eye test, those are some stats: - Last on point made for game, 3p% (by a whole 4%), FT% (worrysome) assists (bm). - Second to last on FG%, third worst in Offensive rating, and, surprise surprise, even in Defensive rating (I know it's a small sample, but still worrysome). And even in defensive stats like blocks, steals, def and total rebouns, in the bottom 5. - Only thing that we did very well was limiting turnovers. Way to go, a lot of things to improve.

Booker seem involved to the coaching recruitment in PHO, no signals that he's leaving. He would also be another SG. That lead us to Suggs, his injury problems are not similar to Curry ones I believe, the problem with him is that he's so brave, but awkward at the same time, that the risk of injury is really high. He could improve on that too with experience obviously. If the option is to trade him or not, it's an hard decision honestly, with risks with both choices. A trade for someone that plays alongside him, in my book, need to be 100% a trade for a PG and involving KCP.

So, if we're and we've always been definitely better than Indiana, that means we're Eastern Conference Champs and finally a true contender! Congrats Magic fans! :P

So he already knows the system run by our team! A perfect fit for us! :P

A pretty good one actually, always been envious.

White was the only (serious) rumour connected to us in the last deadline, if I remember correctly. We have possibly missed that opportunity, Weltman said that the asking price was too high at that time (not about White, but it was a general consideration) and after the deadline, he played great with CHI. I'm pretty sure Cole+picks it's not enough now, maybe it even wasn't on February.

We see what it is... :) there're a lot of IF's in your feel good stories.

Even if I always loved Jrue, I agree that this is not the right move... for us. But it was a pretty good one for Boston, they won a ring with him and could have easily won another with better luck. In those situation it's worth to pay the price, and the player also deserved that after a career starting almost from scratches.

It's game 7 of the semifinals, with Porter that has never been healthy on the recent weeks, and Aaron with problems too. Their main problem IMO is ownership that refused to spend to keep players or improve with other moves, even after the title. You've a generational player like Nikola, and you're being cheap? (Or firing coach and GM 3 days before playoffs, after putting them in a difficult situation) Also, OKC has been a war machine all season, even if maybe they still lack a little playoff experience. They've made two really good moves instead of evaluating, their FA signing was the C they needed and helped them against Nikola, and Caruso has been valuable too. Actually, I'm surprised Denver reached another Game 7 in this situation.