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    26 minutes ago, CTMagicUK said:

    I'd actually do it. Don't know if anybody else would including Vuc and the FO. 

    EDIT: not actually sure if Vuc is the backup C we really need but I always liked him as a player and person. And also it'd just cap off that Chicago trade perfectly. 

    I agree that Vuc isn't the type of backup C we need (rebounding/defensive specialist). I also agree that he always seemed like a pretty good person; but my favorite point is it really would be the ultimate capper to that trade!!! LOL!

    The scary thing is that the exact type of backup C we need, is actually Dwight Howard! Too bad he's such a head case!

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    1 minute ago, TrueMagicFan07 said:

    The entire team has crashed or hit a wall. The Magic had a six-game winning streak when they were not fully healthy. Then in the last ten games are so, it has been WLWLWL, as JJZL has pointed out, and this is with our team being fully healthy except for Isaac.

    In my opinion, Wendell should not be the starter. Yeah, he's serviceable and a backup. He is also prone to injury. We need a big-big center to match up with the Jokics, Kesslers, etc. of the NBA. We'll have to ride with Wendell until the end of the season, but I also think we should give Boga some minutes as a starter for a few of the remaining games. We won't know how it works out until we give it a try.

    GO AHEAD AND GIVE ME THE DOWN VOTES! 

    I agree we should be giving Goga some more minutes, and possibly even with trying him as a starter while WCJ is out, though I have to say Goga/Bol in together made for some pretty tough interior D. I think when WCJ is back though, you look at continuing to use Goga at backup, and use Moe more at the PF backing up Banchero. I think playing the last few minutes with Banchero being your de facto center was a HUGE mistake on the part of the coaching staff. If nothing else, you do your offensive/defensive lineup switching if you have to. Going small at the end when you've had problems containing Kessler all night was just plain dumb. 

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    24 minutes ago, CTMagicUK said:

    One theory doing the rounds is in decades previously kids didn't specialise in sports until college and played multiple sports throughout the year using different muscles and allowing others to rest but nowadays kids specialise in their sport at such an early age, playing 3 or 4 games a day at times in AAU basketball and such, that their specific muscles have got so much wear and tear on them before they even make it to the NBA. 

     

    3 minutes ago, All Eyes On Me said:

    Yeah, and then add to it the NBA season is probably too long (won’t change because of $$$) and if you’re annually making deep playoff runs when the playoffs are milked for 2 rounds, you’re basically playing competitive basketball for 8 out of 12 months every year. Quite the conundrum for the league between making cash and player health

     

    *edit - and the 8 out of 12 months is strictly on the nba calendar. Doesn’t even consider guys that play for their country in the summer

    Part of the reason I have been against both the play-in and the first round going to 7 games instead of best-of-5; sure it is only 2-3 games, but they have just kept adding games, and they all add up. The "solution" has been to shorten both training camp and pre-season in favor of the additional games that have meaning. The problem with that is that so many guys use training camp and pre-season to get in "game shape" for the season. When you shorten those and rush the process, guys get injured. 

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    1 hour ago, argentinaworldchampion said:

    who is losing? wizards won

    lets just face the fact that we are already out. 5 games distance with 16 to go, it is impossible

    The fat lady isn’t singing yet, but she’s already had tea w/lemon to clear her throat and is finishing her warm-up!

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    2 hours ago, Albert Lergier said:

    So Gradey not a SG?  I think that is "basically" the only thing he does....catch and shoot, one dribble / escape and shoot. 

    Gradey may not have the lateral speed, and the chase guys around screens ability to classify him as a SG, so we look at him as more of a SF. 

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    6 minutes ago, Albert Lergier said:

    So he is a wing player, a forward.....ok.

    What is he lacking of to be considered a SG in the NBA?

    Is he a top 7 in your rankings?

    I think when it comes to guys that play either SG or SF, a lot of it comes down to the defensive end. If a guy has the size to step outside and contest, but lacks some speed to keep people out of the paint, or chase them around multiple screens they usually get classified as a SF. If they have the speed, but may lack a little height to contest outside, they usually get classed as a SG. That's a little simplistic, but about the best I can come up with. The Thompson twins have the size of your "average" SF, the speed of your average SG, and (Amen anyway) the vision of a PG. The problem with both of them seems to be their outside shooting isn't ideal for a true wing at the moment, so it's hard to classify their positions. 

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    6 minutes ago, All Eyes On Me said:

    Much better comparison. Unreal talent, career derailed by injury after injury after injury. I’m trying to think of a comparison for someone who went through these kind of injury struggles early and was able to turn it around and all I can think of is Porzingis.

    Joel Embiid, Seth Curry

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    I think the FO will be looking at moving forward without JI. My thought is you still have him on the roster, and you hope he is back in time for training camp, but you don’t guarantee him until the last possible moment, which would be January 2024. I think if he isn’t back and playing 20+ minutes from the start of the season, you think really seriously about waiving him instead of guaranteeing him. 

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    I think the FO will be looking at moving forward without JI. My thought is you still have him on the roster, and you hope he is back in time for training camp, but you don’t guarantee him until the last possible moment, which would be January 2024. I think if he isn’t back and playing 20+ minutes from the start of the season, you think really seriously about waiving him instead of guaranteeing him. 

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    16 hours ago, fan for too long 2 said:

    This thread is for us to list your five best pure shooters the Magic have had. Here is mine:

    Dennis Scott

    Tracy Mcgrady 

    Rashard Lewis

    JJ Reddick 

    Mike Miller 

    And really that five is the only five I would say the Magic have ever had in the 34 year history of this franchise. Really telling. Also the most recent player that last played for the Magic was over a decade ago. And none of these guys were on the team for an extended period of time. 
    Let that sink in. 

    Dennis Scott played most of his career with the Magic, and the rest all played 4-5 years with us. I would possibly add Pat Garrity who had a sweet shot, and maybe Jeff Turner. 

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    On 2/27/2023 at 7:54 AM, hootie249 said:

    This is the NBA, if our picks moves up he would easily be in contention for our pick. Heck if we get number 1 he might be the pick.

    Mark it down now but i do not want Victor. If we did the impossible again like we did in the 90's trade that pick for the biggest haul in the history of sports. Guys with that build never last.

    It would be either Scoot or Miller for me at number 1 or trade down.

    I don't honestly believe that there is a single GM in this league that would not take Victor Wembanyama as the first pick. Now, would a Philadelphia or a Minnesota look to trade down and collect additional assets? Maybe, but no one is picking someone else unless he gets seriously injured between now and the draft. Even then, it might have to be a "potential" career-ending injury to move the needle. 

    On 2/27/2023 at 8:36 AM, CTMagicUK said:

    People don't want to draft the most hyped prospect in years (for good reason) but would draft a guy implicated in a murder... Go figure. 

    FWIW it doesn't matter what you think, if we get #1 we're taking Wemby. He's a WeltHam wet dream and the risk/reward is off the charts in terms of exec job stability if you don't take him. 

    This!!^^

    23 hours ago, hootie249 said:

    Yeah i'm not an internet warrior. I think it's despicable if he really stupidly brought his friend a gun to kill somebody. 

    What i am saying is we will probably never fully understand what happened and if we do i will change my mind. This is how the business of sports happens. If the guy is really good and never gets charged for a crime he will be in the NBA and be really good. No opinion will change that. Yet i respect your opinion and yes i think high character is a thing. If you don't want players on your favorite team that have question marks, especially something as horrendous as this i get it. 

    I just stand on what i said in that i watch the game, he could easily be the best player in this draft. I have watched the college and NBA game forever. There is no guarantee that Victor and Scoot will be the best of this class. Victor is a complete one of a kind player. He is not even Chet from last year, everyone knows this. Scoot has serious skills and if you put me to it, yeah he probably balls out.

    Miller is a wing with take over the game kind of skill.  He is not a guard like scoot or center who is probably not a center like Victor. If Miller was not involved in this scandal, if i had to put money on who becomes the best player i would bet that money on Miller. 

    I'm just talking hypotheticals. 

     

    His whole defense seems to be that he didn't know it would be used to shoot someone, and that he never touched the gun. Regardless of whether you believe it or not (the police do seem to, as he has not been charged with anything), the fact that he knew it was in the car when he went to pick up two friends who he knew had been drinking shows a woeful lack of judgement at the very least. For me that is a knock on both his character, and worse, his judgement. Does he have the potential to be the best (or even second-best) player from this draft? That is possible. Would I want to take that chance? It would take a lot of background investigation, in-person interviews, and a ton of convincing before I made that pick - but I do trust that WeltHam would do the same. Even then, I might do a trade-down for a (slightly) lower pick and some additional assets. 

    I do look at the level of competition that draft picks are playing against, and that is part of what makes the draft so difficult to project. Someone playing against France's top professional league (Wembanyama) vs. playing against G-League (Scoot), vs. playing against NCAA Div 1 (Miller) vs. playing against a mixed bag (Thompsons) vs. playing against Australian pros (Rupert). How do you rate the talent they are playing against, and how have previous players from those systems fared when they reach the NBA? I do think that Miller might be the best college player right now, though I'm excited to see Nick Smith, Jr. now that he is off the injured list and playing again. I really wish the Thompson twins had opted for the G-League instead, as I just can't give as much weight to their quality of opponents, so I might be a little lower on them than they deserve, but it's hard to tell since there is no history with prior draft picks. 

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    I have to admit, I don't get the MCW signing at all. The man hasn't played an NBA game in a couple of years, and has been a poor-to-mediocre offensive player every year other than his rookie season. I will be very surprised if his defense is up to his past, because again, hasn't played in a couple of years. I don't see him having much credit in the locker room as a "veteran presence", so I'm just not sure what the point of bringing him back is?!? There had to be better backup PG options available, even some G-League guys on a couple of 10-day contracts. God knows he can't shoot well enough to play Ross' backup SG/SF type minutes. 

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    23 hours ago, JJZFL said:

    I can’t imagine we would draft him under any circumstances.  

     

    11 hours ago, Jay Magic said:

    I would 

    I would be in complete shock if we draft Miller. I think the DeVos family would have some serious input against that. They’ve been pretty hands off since the whole Martin issues from the last rebuild; but I’m thinking that would get them pretty upset, and might prompt front office change(s).

    In fact, if Miller continues to rise in the rankings, and we get the third pick in the draft, I think we will listen to trade options. I could see a smaller version of the Hardaway deal, with us trading down a few places for a different player and some future assets.

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    41 minutes ago, CTMagicUK said:

    He's a 35% 3 point jumper away from being a legitimate starting SG for the next decade and possibly all defensive team guy (without the jumper he probably wouldn't play enough minutes to get noticed).

    I still have faith in the jumper coming around. He needs to not lose confidence in it, his form looks solid just needs to keep working on it. 

    I tend to agree, though his helter-skelter energy does worry me a little. I think it is what leads to his injuries. I'm hoping that as the game slows down for him, he will be able to maintain the defensive energy with a little more control, so he can stay on the floor, healthy.

    4 minutes ago, Soul Bro said:

    Dude also just needs to learn to play within himself (and the team) on offense. I rewatched last night’s game today and Suggs is just a mess on the offensive side of the floor right now. I wish he’d just mimic Harris’s game the rest of the year.

    I think it is beginning to come around a little, it's more a matter of when the game slows down for him. His game should be like G. Harris' pre-injuries. As CT said, a reliable outside shot and he has a legitimate shot at becoming a long-term starting SG for us. 

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    16 hours ago, O_SteveO said:

    I realize how good he still is, but I’d really rather not have the LeBron show here. Imagine him trying to pressure the FO into trading some of our young guys for some washed up bum 

     

    15 hours ago, Jason Funderburker said:

    I don’t imagine he would sign long term. I feel like he’s said he wants to play a season with his son before retiring. And outside of AD, he hasn’t really pushed for any of his “friends” in LA. Don’t think any of the guys they acquired at the trade deadline would qualify as washes up bums.

    in any case I don’t think Weltman would give in to sacrificing the long term like that. 

    (Tho really I think the only thing that Lebron would need to push for is the exact thing that we all know we need - shooting and a 2)

    I am not really a LeBron fan either, but having said that, a starting line-up of Fultz/Franz/Lebron/Paolo/Wendell, with Bronny/Suggs/Houstan/Isaac/Moe coming off the bench and Anthony/Okeke and two 2023 1st rounders filling out the team doesn't sound bad to me. 

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