2016-2017 Season Discussion Thread

[Fultz4thewin 2,464]

Again I think Gordon, Ibaka and Biz make an awesome core. At this point, I think they're worth building around and represent the culture Henny and Vogel are trying to instill. Unless we're getting a stud back, I wouldn't trade these guys.

 

you wanted to trade all three of these guys on like Sunday morning or something like that. And this morning you said everyone on the team was average.

 

Inconsistent play is making us all Schizophrenic. We're in the middle of a rough stretch of 8 games in 12 days and its screwing with our evaluation abilities.

[Fultz4thewin 2,464]

Brian K. Schmitz ‏@MagicInsider · 18m18 minutes ago

 

Magic coach Frank Vogel said the club has discussed sending swingman Mario Hezonja to D-League. Will monitor his situation.

[Air Gordon 156]

Brian K. Schmitz ‏@MagicInsider · 18m18 minutes ago

 

Magic coach Frank Vogel said the club has discussed sending swingman Mario Hezonja to D-League. Will monitor his situation.

Wow..

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Wow..

 

What Vogel actually said was, when asked if they consired sending Mario to D-league, he said "Sure we considered it, but we want him here for now".

[Fultz4thewin 2,464]

Wow..

 

might be good for him to get shots up in a setting that isn't garbage time.

[Fultz4thewin 2,464]

What Vogel actually said was, when asked if they consired sending Mario to D-league, he said "Sure we considered it, but we want him here for now".

 

oh really, do you have a link to that quote?

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oh really, do you have a link to that quote?

 

Last part of the video from todays shootaround - http://www.nba.com/magic/videos/frank-vogel/orlando-magic-charlotte-hornets-preview-20161209

[Fultz4thewin 2,464]

Last part of the video from todays shootaround - http://www.nba.com/magic/videos/frank-vogel/orlando-magic-charlotte-hornets-preview-20161209

 

Good job.

[Jason Funderburker 111]

I still say tank

[The Neighborhood Bully 266]

Harkless has emerged as Portland's most dependable wing beyond the star tandem of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum. He's shooting a tidy 37 percent from deep on a career-high number of attempts, and playing with a palpable confidence. He doesn't need an acre of space to launch from deep anymore.

 

When Lillard and McCollum swing the ball to him, Harkless is attacking off the bounce with zero hesitation. He's even posting up smaller players, and he's been so good at it, the Blazers will look for him down low in a favorable matchup. He has a new mean streak to his game.

 

Harkless is 15-of-25 on post-ups so far this season after going 20-of-47 combined over his first four seasons, per Synergy Sports.

 

Harkless is a solid defender prone to blips of hazy confusion, but he does not look out of place as a heavy-minutes starter on a solid team. Not bad for a wayward soul Portland swiped from the Magic for free.

http://www.espn.com/...-10-things-like

 

Maybe we should swipe their player development coaches.

[Magicman28 295]

Last part of the video from todays shootaround - http://www.nba.com/magic/videos/frank-vogel/orlando-magic-charlotte-hornets-preview-20161209

 

We want him here with us means we want to get him recalibrated fast so he can get out there and contribute.

[Fultz4thewin 2,464]

Here's what I think about the Hezonja situation.

 

If he's not playing because of defensive rotations then we need to keep him around the team to continue practicing with the team.

 

If he's not playing because of just the way the minutes are shaking out and Vogel will continue the practice of "Fournier sucks, play meeks and Augustin more at SG (or Green with Gordon/Fournier) then we might as well get him some in game experience.

 

Right now Hezonja is stuck in purgatory. Green has played well enough to keep getting minutes. Mario is stuck in that 10th-11th man role where he's one injury away from getting minutes so we need to have him around.