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  1. I saw a stat that identified Jalen Suggs 40.1% three point shooting this season is equivalent to the best season Damian Lillard at the 3 at 40.1%.

    is anyone worried that Jalen is going to command a significant salary in the off-season now to go along with Franz? I guess this is why we didn't sign anyone and kept our cap space flexible. 


  2. 6 hours ago, CTMagicUK said:

    The bench playing like hot garbage and allowing the Pistons to cut the 25+ point lead to 13 only for the starters to return and restore the lead in less than a minute was unbelievable really. Starting unit was awesome, Franz a little quiet again but played great defense. Bench mostly sucked except Markelle in the first half. 

    Detroit's defense is bad bad. They had considerably more shot attempts than us and we still blew them out. 

    Vintage Evan Fournier in Orlando, 17 points and the blow out loss. 

    Let's keep going. Can't drop games now. We're 1 game back of the 4 seed and only 4.5 games back of the 3 seed. 

    I'd love to get the #3 seed so we wouldn't have to potentially face Boston in the 2nd Round. That team looks unstoppable right now. 


  3. 18 minutes ago, MAGICTIME22 said:

    Turnovers. Missed free throws. Horrible 3-point shooting. All these things led to the loss tonight. Have to shake it off and move on to the next one.

    tuned in for the last 5 minutes and have no idea what you're talking about. Paolo and Suggs have been clutch and we're playing with a fire in our bellies. Perhaps it shouldn't have been this close but this team showed out when it mattered. Learning to win in close games is certainly a necessity for teams to succeed in this league. 

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  4. On 2/22/2024 at 2:04 AM, CTMagicUK said:

    I guess my 10,000th post is thanking you for the kind words. 

    Literally didn't know such a milestone was coming up and honestly I'm wondering how much time I've spent on this board to have posted 10k times and feeling very old all of a sudden (the crazy thing is for the 10k posts there's probably another 1k posts I got half way through typing and then thought "nah this is getting too long no one will read this" or "I'm just not getting into this argument again" lol).

    On the good and bad years, I actually joined this board the summer we traded Dwight. So the good years have been slim pickings haha. I'm looking forward to them now though. 

    We're all old. lol. I remember posting about the Chris Paul / Jameel Nelson trades back in 2010. That's when I started coming here - back when the forum was actually linked on the Orlando Magic's official website. 

    Excited to be here with ya when we get that championship. I know it's going to happen one of these seasons. 


  5. 10 hours ago, CTMagicUK said:

    Yes. Jett is still getting paid his full salary. The two way guys (Queen, Harris, Schofield) make half a million a season. Exhibit 10 guys (guys who were with us for preseason and then went to the G league, so like Matt McClung etc) get a bonus that can be up to 75k from the Exhibit 10 contract and then their G league salary on top. The standard, I believe flat, G league salary is 40.5k for the 5 month season. 

    Also worth noting a lot of G league guys could go overseas and make more money (the average euro league salary is like 400+k a year but some guys make legitimately more than an NBA minimum salary) but being in the US means they can be signed to 10 day contracts which could help them get full contracts and the real money. Plus there are obviously family/culture reasons to stay in the US.

    Long story short, no need to feel sorry for them. 

    I'd just like to congratulate CTMagicUK on now having 9,999 posts. His next post gets him to 10,000, and it's a real milestone to get to 10,000 posts on any board.

    Appreciate your professionalism, your years of insight and thoughtful dialogue, and your dedication to sticking with this board - and this team - through the good and (many) bad years. Cheers to you and I look forward to up-voting whatever your 10,000th comment is here. 

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  6. 1 hour ago, All Eyes On Me said:

    Saw more insiders linking us to interest in Klay Thompson this off-season 

    I'm convinced only a select handful of people actually have "insider" information and everyone else just makes up anonymous sources. Klay will retire as a Warrior. His knees are gone and with it, his jump shot. 


  7. 10 minutes ago, orlandoholic said:

    so greatful that All Star weekend is over with.. It’s a stupid „competition“ 

     

    Everybody is complaining about how the All Star game isn’t competitive. Here is two ideas i’ll throw around. 

    1. Only who wins the All Star game 2x in 5 years is eligible for the super max. Add that to the supermax formula.. 

    Or 

    2. Make an incentive. Only who wins 2 out of 5 All Star games is eligible for a supermax ultra contract. lol

    This Ultra contract adds either another 1-2 years to the supermax or extra cash out of TV media contract. The choice should be made by the eligible player 

     

    Bottom line is we have too many Max and Supermax extensions by players that aren’t even in that tier. Hello Jaylon Brown. 

     

     

    Agreed. We've made it so that the formula for an award / Supermax is tied to the number of games you play. Now it needs to be tied to the outcome of the All-Star game. $1 million doesn't move the needle but $50 million certainly does.


  8. Scott Henderson is looking so good during the Rising Stars Game. Paolo is looking okay - clearly not taking it that seriously, at least on Defense. 

    I get that it's a fun game, but it's always nice seeing guys come out and trying to play some defense because every point counts. Paolo's team started 9-0 and got complacent to not play D and went down 17-16 which led to their loss.


  9. 3 hours ago, OnlyFranz said:

    It reminds me of how Jareth Cutestory used to post lol. 

    The forum is great for anonymity, but I'm also sad to see people like Jareth or others give so much for so many years and then leave and never come back for whatever reason. It's the lifecycle of a poster I guess. Hope that all those whom gave so much in those years have remained in good health and are happy. 


  10. 1 hour ago, JJZFL said:

    We’ve gone 5-1 past couple of weeks so they dropped us two spots this week.  I guess I don’t understand how they come up with this stuff.  

    We have one of the easier schedules. I don't get it either but our quality wins outside of Minnesota werent notable during the stretch


  11. 22 hours ago, Mauro Pedrosa said:

    That was a phenomenal Super Bowl

    it was incredibly boring but Final Quarter plus OT were stellar. As soon as SF chose to receive, I said, "You're telling me you want Patrick Mahomes to know what he has to do to win the game based on what you get done?" I knew if they didn't get a TD on that drive it was going to be over (and it was). I have hated on Mahomes but the guy is one of the most clutch QB's of all time along with Brady. It's pretty incredible to watch time and time again. 

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  12. 4 hours ago, Jay Magic said:

    Finally it begins 

    I'm really curious to know why he was down there and if he'll get any minutes on this team. It feels like maybe he could cut into the ingles minutes? But I'm assuming he'll mostly ride the pine with AB at this point and will be used as needed. 


  13. I would be SHOCKED if we made a trade at this point. Locker room culture is the key and if we're healthy, the "death lineup" is certainly scary and arguably one of the best in the league. Guys care about each other in the locker room, and I just don't think Weltman is going to change something midseason that could affect the young team's close-knit spirit. 


  14. 10 hours ago, CTMagicUK said:

    Yea, if he's not that bad from the field maybe the game doesn't go to OT and Atlanta win in regulation. 

    And I'm not going to lie, I think it says something about Dejounte Murray that in a game where Trae Young was absolutely scorching hot, Murray took more shots than him. 

    My ideal PG isn't really one who thinks "oh Paolo is absolutely cooking tonight, better make sure I get mine as well". 

    I'm not out on Murray, for the right deal id definitely do it, but that game doesn't do anything to help him in my eyes. 

    Murray definitely seems like the type of player who wants to ensure that he gets the maximum amount of money and recognition on any team he's on. I imagine it's why he got traded by San Antonio even though he had so much potential. 

    you don't want someone like that on your team if culture is important. 


  15. I'm of the slight belief we are could trade for Chris Paul before the trade deadline hits.

    His leadership and experience would serve as a stop gap at point guard before maybe Anthony Black full-time takes over while giving us a player that, while not as explosive as he used to be, can hit three-pointers at an above average clip and help our young guys with a veteran presence. Mark Fultz works better on Golden State because he's so good at blowing past his defender and finding the open man. With their great three-point shooters, it would be better overall for them too.

    we are quite literally a good starting PG away from having a scary elite starting lineup. I think when analyzing what could take us to the next level without mortgaging our future, I think it's a move for someone like Paul.

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  16. 37 minutes ago, All Eyes On Me said:

    https://x.com/davidpingalore/status/1753182060364386308?s=46&t=O_48d3F9zIM7WbaIMp7sdQ
     

    uhh.. this guy is actually pretty tied in with a good track record of getting things right in the LA market. Called Kawhi to the Clippers for example.

    We’re obviously not gonna make a move for LeBron, but if there’s a chance he’s on the move at all I’m strapped in for the deadline and won’t become unstrapped until next Friday 

    Hahahahahahahaha - Pingalore!!!


  17. 4 hours ago, CTMagicUK said:

    Paolo about to be on the JJ Redick podcast. 

    I said this today to a friend - he's never been a coach, but I feel like JJ would be an incredible head coach in this league. Knowledge is super high, conviction is deep, and motivator/leader is very high. I would love to see him as our coach if Mose really plateaus. 

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