Officially Official Gamethread: MAGIC @ PACERS 11/14/16

[TheNameIsOrlando 310]

Probably should have moved Vucevic in the summer. His value is dropping by the game.

 

or anytime in the near future would be nice.

[TheNameIsOrlando 310]

3 Pgs two of which can't really play defense. I thought we were getting a upgrade with Vogel?!?!

 

 

Are we sure vogel is a good coach?

[JJZFL 625]

Bold strategy trying to win the game by missing every shot

You had this game figured from the beginning. Definitely counterintuitive.

[JJZFL 625]

As badly as we played tonight, and we were horrendous, it was only a four point game at the half. I wish Biyombo would have started in the second half instead of Vuch. I was listening to the Pacers color guy on the radio and when Biyombo was taken out towards the later part of the second quarter, he was ecstatic. Biyombo was tearing them up while he was in and between him and Payton more or less kept us in it.

 

Vuch was not just terrible on offense tonight. His effort on defense was non-existent. He didn't even try to stop anything at the start of the second half, and before you know it we were down 10. Between him missing shots on the one end and failing to defend on the other, Vuch gets my "goat of the game" award for basically throwing the game away single handedly.

 

Why Vogel didn't take him out after a couple of minutes is a separate question.

[Soul Bro 1,422]

Missed the game... Good call on my part

[Miller4Prez66 545]

Idk if Vogel is a bad coach or not but we have an oddly designed roster with spare parts everywhere.

[barnettej 263]

Missed the game... Good call on my part

 

Great Call, you might of gone broke at the bar after.

[MagicNZ 0]

Sure, but then why are we bottom 3 in the league in all team defensive numbers?

 

Defense is requires hustle and effort, not a lot of that going around at the minute. Vogel has been dealt a bad hand, if we think this team is inconsistent from a fans perspective (like Ibaka ...) how maddening must it be for him!

 

3 people come out of this well (well ... as well as you can) Payton, Biz, Gordon. Can they all play together though? You would need to support them with two dynamic scorers / shooters. Do we have that on this roster???

 

There just doesn't seem to be any plan in the make up of this team, if there is one it was a single minded 'defend the paint' ...

[Franchero MVP 391]

Idk if Vogel is a bad coach or not but we have an oddly designed roster with spare parts everywhere.

 

3 coaches, same results -- you tell me

 

The factor that's constant in all this is Rob

[Orlando Magic Toaster 26]

Wow, that is one low score. I find myself googling lowest ever score in NBA this morning and I see this, last nights performance isn't far off!

 

 

The fewest points scored by one team in an NBA game since the 24-second shot

clock was introduced for the 1954-55 season

49 -- Chicago vs. Miami, April 10, 1999.

53 -- Denver at Detroit, Nov. 16, 2002.

54 -- x-Utah at Chicago, June 7, 1998.

55 -- Indiana vs. San Antonio, March 29, 1998.

56 -- Toronto at Minnesota, Nov. 1, 2003.

56 -- Miami vs. Utah, Dec. 18, 2001.

56 -- Miami at Charlotte, Dec. 20, 2000.

56 -- Utah at Seattle, Feb. 16, 1999.

57 -- Cleveland @ Los Angeles L Jan. 11, 2011

57 -- Orlando vs. Cleveland, Dec. 4, 1996.

57 -- Philadelphia vs. Miami, Feb. 21, 1996.

57 -- Milwaukee vs. Boston, Providence, R.I., Feb. 27, 1955.

59 -- Orlando vs Chicago, Mar. 19, 2012

59 -- Charlotte @ Boston, Oct. 28,2009

59 -- New York @ Boston, Nov. 29, 2007

59 -- Portland at Indiana, Feb. 27, 1998.

59 -- Cleveland at San Antonio, March 25, 1997.

59 -- Sacramento at Charlotte, Jan. 10, 1991.

60 -- Utah vs Indiana, Nov. 30,2005

61 -- Indiana at Cleveland, March 22, 1994.

61 -- New York at Detroit, April 12, 1992.

61 -- New York at Detroit, Jan. 29,2005.

62 -- Utah vs New York, Nov. 14, 2005

[Ibn Battuta 127]

Are we sure vogel is a good coach?

 

Yes. He knows what he's doing.

[fan for too long 2 535]

Yes. He knows what he's doing.

Defensively yes offense not sure remember he had Paul George to carry his team in Indiana.