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Barkley's doubt ~ Orlando Sentinel

 

 

The Wizards Are Short an "Idiot" ~

 

Glen Rice Jr. shot in the leg for and caught with marijuana.

 

 

 

All 82 will be broadcasted

Retrieved this photo schedule this from FS website. Should be useful

 

 

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From Denton and Videos from Savage

 

 

We haven't discussed is who is going to be the leader of the Magic. It may be natural to assume that the most vocal will step into the role. However, they're are some crafty veterans who are of older age on the team that may have possess more esteem such as Tobias, Dedmon, Vucevic. All in all, the team isn't ready for this role to be filled because no one hasn't blossomed yet to their full capabilities to contribute to a winning tradition in Orlando. After this season, its either the leader becomes an entity of within a individual player or the entity of an this entire team motivating each other as a whole.

 

 

Article on Vucevic's defense ...............which I thought he played very well on Anthony Davis. Of course you can't stop him however, you can limit him. They mentioned how great Anthony Davis was that night but didn't mention how great Vucevic was against him on offense.

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I'm expecting Payton to have a much better assist year because the guys he is setting up will actually make shots. Wednesday can't get here soon enough.

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Elfrid Payton Season Highlights to get you pumped in the meantime:

 

 

 

Holy crap did they really need to include every layup?

 

Highlights? More like every single play Payton was involved in.

 

 

Dude making mixes like:

 

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For a team that needs a boost for their rebuilding process, Scott Skiles is an apt coach. Famously, teams usually perform leagues better on defense right away when he takes control, and Orlando has a lot of defensive potential. Oladipo has been consistently compared to Dwyane Wade, as Oladipo is a long-armed, athletic guard who picks up steals at a healthy rate. He is by no means a great defender yet, but he still has the potential. Elfrid Payton, however, has already shown a defensive acumen that’s rare for young rookies. He’ll hound opposing guards, pressuring like other pests (e.g. Patrick Beverley or Avery Bradley) Then there’s Aaron Gordon, the young forward with a body like Blake Griffin and great defensive potential. Skiles has the right material for an excellent defense in a short time.

 

Tobias Harris is the likely power forward – though he and Gordon are basically interchangeable as forwards – and while he’s no game-changer he’s a decent enough defender for a starting unit. The weak link is Vucevic. As their leading scorer and rebounder, he’s a part of the future of the team. But with a few good defenders, a good coach, and a smart scheme, a defender like Vucevic can reasonably be hidden by keeping him close to the basket, dropping back on pick-and-rolls. He’s a great rebounder too, which draws parallels with Al Jefferson in Charlotte – he can play to his strengths and stay near the rim.

 

Elsewhere, Frye isn’t a liability when healthy, but he’s a prototypical soft jump shooter. Dwayne Dedmon, a center, is their best defensive player in the frontcourt, and he’s one of the more under-appreciated players in the league. He’s the team’s best shot-blocker by far, aided by a 7’ 4” wingspan, and the Magic defended at an elite level when he was on the court, allowing 101.2 points per 100 possessions versus an awful 109.7 points when he was off the court, per basketball-reference. Given his minutes load, that’s a noisy figure that probably won’t hold up for another season, but he’s a player to keep tabs on defensively.

 

Orlando’s other players are either soft defenders or near average. Mario Henzoja, for example, has had some issues with focus and gambling on defense. But Super Mario is needed on offense because this team has structural problems there. Elfrid Payton is a future all-defense player, but he’s one of the worst shooters at point guards in recent history. Rajon Rondo’s name is brought up as a comparison for a reason, and it’s not an exaggeration: he shot 55% in the NBA from the free throw line and 26% from behind the arc; those numbers were 61% and 27%, respectively, during his three years of college. Since his rookie season has only just passed, we’re still in the honeymoon phase with him but pretty soon he’s going to receive a large chunk of criticism. It’s just too tough building around a guard whose shooting is so terrible the other team can effectively play 5-on-4 whenever the ball isn’t in his hands or even when he’s on the perimeter.

 

Oladipo made progress on his outside shot, but he’s not an ideal partner for Elfrid. Thankfully, Hezonja, Evan Fournier, and Watson are all capable shooters. Frye was supposed to be an elixir for their spacing problems, but if the ball-handler is a terrible shooter it’s much easier to defend him. Frye’s skills are magnified with a guard who can shoot too, like the synergy he had with Goran Dragic in Phoenix. Gordon has shooting problems too, sadly, and it’ll be intriguing to see how Skiles juggles the pieces and select appropriate lineups that mesh well together. There’s already a potential great partnership in Henzonja and Gordon, and they have the type of aggressive, rim-attacking style Orlando lacked in 2015. The puzzle is starting to assemble in Orlando, and the organization will have to decide which pieces they actually need.

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WOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

 

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-53-best-franchise-players-in-the-nba/

 

14. Elfrid Payton (38.0)

 

So we have bona fide stars like Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green, Blake Griffin … and then we have Elfrid Payton?!? Is this CARMELO’s version of PECOTA’s infamous Wily Mo Pena projection? Time will tell, but Payton logged almost 2,500 minutes as a 20-year-old rookie last year while flashing excellent passing and defensive skills. He can’t shoot at all yet, but one thing we’ve learned from CARMELO is that shooting skills sometimes take a few years to develop. If Payton develops some shooting touch, he could be the next Isiah Thomas; if he doesn’t, then for better or worse, he could be Ricky Rubio or Rajon Rondo.

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Holy crap did they really need to include every layup?

 

Highlights? More like every single play Payton was involved in.

 

 

Dude making mixes like:

 

highlight-in-books.jpg

 

Payton is so good everything he does is a highlight haaaa

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Very interesting, and backs up my huge optimism for Payton. Good Luck and Good Health Elf!!!

 

Call me a sour fan, but I like how Mr Howard didnt make it to the list of 53 franchise players. Lol!

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