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Shine88

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  1. 19 minutes ago, ball junkie said:

    Seriously …all this optimism about AB …I can promise we ain’t making no playoffs with a backcourt of heavy minutes from Suggs and AB …it’s still college football season for me so I only watched the 1st quarter …on every possession there was nobody within 10 feet of AB …this was your typical NBA game where the Magic came out with loads of energy cause the Lakers thought it was gonna be a cakewalk with us missing our backcourt 

    Well, you should try watching the game before you comment, because the kid balled out. Knocked down the open shots, played great defense and made some really nice passes. He looked WAY better  than Wallace did in his first start, too.  

    Also, he looked more poised than Cole and Suggs, too. Those two can get outta control, whereas Black let the game come to him. The moment isn't too big for the kid. I liked the kid coming out of the draft. I thought he was the best player in the Maui Tournament (back to back 25 point game), and was clearly the best player UConn faced on their Championship run.

    Now, we need Jett to bump Ingles outta the rotation. Kelly Oubre would of been a much better fit, too. The Sixers are paying him under $3 million. Bargain!

     

     

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  2. 20 minutes ago, J Roc Baby said:

    At this point Isaac is a defensive specialist and anyone who can rival him puts him out of a job

    You know you're allowed to have more than one defensive specialist on your team, right? Isaac is a 4/5, Black is a 1/2 and occasionally the  3. The two have nothing to do with one another. Like I said, he's more of a threat to our other guards. Fultz is in a contract year, and Suggs will be eligible for a rookie extension this summer. Black gives AP and Welt a little leverage if they can't get nothing done with those guys. 

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  3. 8 minutes ago, J Roc Baby said:

    It might be time to start asking whether AB is going to make what would be a very difficult decision to move on Jonathan Isaac easier. I AM NOT under any circumstances saying do that right now. I'm saying the Magic can't afford to wait for another setback to resolve

    For what? AB is more of a threat to Fultz and Suggs than Isaac.


  4. 1 hour ago, All Eyes On Me said:

    I just don’t think his skillset fits our starting 5. Paolo and Franz should be primary ballhandlers and distributors and we need a guy at the “1” who can stay on the floor and isn’t afraid to shoot a jump shot.

    Franz and Paolo both have shaky handle at this point, especially Franz. I mean look at all the turnovers we have when they are the primary ball handlers. Also, Franz seems to force thing and play too much hero ball for me to play that role. He hardly looks for his teammates, unless it's his brother.


  5. 14 minutes ago, CTMagicUK said:

    AB might be the smartest player on this team as a rookie. 

    True. If Suggs and Cole had his poised and IQ, they would both be borderline All Stars.

    The kid just has a natural feel for the game. I loved the pick when it was made, and love it even more now.

    Now, we just need Jett to take Ingles spot in the rotation and will be set.


  6. This team lack of shooting is depressing. It's hard to watch this team in half court sets. I feel we would've been better off signing Becky Hammon. Moses' a helluva defensive coordinator, but he's in over his head as a HC.

    Also, Weltman seat should at least be warm because he been here for a while now, and we still have the same needs every year.

    I'm excited about Parker, though. Hopefully he has final say on some of the decision making.


  7. The spacing with the starting unit is still an issue. Hopefully, Franz and Suggs could shoot close to 40% from 3 this season, to open up the floor for Paolo and Fultz. 

    Also, Wendell needs to take more shots in the paint. He gets a bit 3 happy. Markelle threw him a nice dime for an open 15 footer, he decided to step back for the three and brick it. I remember his name was brought up to KG, and KG said, "he shoots to many 3s for me" and I couldn't agree more. Don't get me wrong, I like him taking the open 3, but he does get carry away a lot of times.


  8. 2 hours ago, fan for too long 2 said:

    This^. AB is a good defender and that’s it. A very bad pick early in the first round. 

    Relax. Let the kid play first. He was the best player available at our pick. He's pretty raw, being that he just starting playing basketball full-time 3 years ago, but he has a ton of potential.

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