Game Thread: Orlando Magic @ Atlanta Hawks

[Catalina Maria 64]

we've never played that lineup.

 

Interesting.

[jec 427]

Yeah but still...Tall PF who moves well with an outside shot and an uber long reach?

 

I'd take Pau over Dirk any day. Such an underrated defender.

[Mauro Pedrosa 1,031]

I'd take Pau over Dirk any day. Such an underrated defender.

Not in their primes though

[Ryan the Magic Fan 253]

Bench Harris ...let him light up the other team's bench.

 

The Magic can't keep moving the teams best offensive options to the bench just so they can go against the other teams second fiddle. Doing it for one player is fine. Taking out two of the top 4 scoring players and putting them on the bench to go with the second unit isn't smart basketball.

[Fultz4thewin 2,464]

The Magic can't keep moving the teams best offensive options to the bench just so they can go against the other teams second fiddle. Doing it for one player is fine. Taking out two of the top 4 scoring players and putting them on the bench to go with the second unit isn't smart basketball.

 

I think he meant just Harris and move Oladipo to the starting line-up

[Ryan the Magic Fan 253]

I think he meant just Harris and move Oladipo to the starting line-up

 

Wouldn't that then create the same problem of burn out for Dipo we were seeing before though? Victor was looking good off the bench not having to go against the other teams best perimeter players.

 

I guess I just feel like if we keep having to shuffle the lineup and nothing is coming out of it, then maybe the quality of players needs to be addressed, not the lineup.

[Fultz4thewin 2,464]

Wouldn't that then create the same problem of burn out for Dipo we were seeing before though? Victor was looking good off the bench not having to go against the other teams best perimeter players.

 

I guess I just feel like if we keep having to shuffle the lineup and nothing is coming out of it, then maybe the quality of players needs to be addressed, not the lineup.

 

I think the Oladipo starter/bench issue from early in the season had more to do with him just sucking than any lineup specific issue.

 

He actually played much better as a starter than on the bench this year.

[Franchero MVP 391]

I think he meant just Harris and move Oladipo to the starting line-up

 

Yes I did

 

I'm all for Dipo back in the SL...

[Jay Magic 1,232]

How do you know they are considering that? Putting Gordon in the SL?

 

The reporter asked him...

[jec 427]

Not in their primes though

 

Arguable. Pau spent most of his prime as a second option so his scoring ability wasn't as showcased.

[Mauro Pedrosa 1,031]

Arguable. Pau spent most of his prime as a second option so his scoring ability wasn't as showcased.

I'll take the guy that destroyed the Heatles in the finals