~O~ 565 Report post Posted October 2, 2018 The free throw differential is very telling. The Magic can't effortlessly guard this team in a exhibition game. Currently, this preseason is to judge what will carry over and I for sure hope we're not fouling 7 to 12 times a quarter because the team isn't competent enough to guard or play team defense. The Magic team defense was...yeah. Too many players were out of position and at moments, two players were running at one shooter. Vucevic is going to have to match up with Embiid and..he's going to have to play.......you know..that forbidden word? De.,......*clears throat*..........Dee......fense? Bamba is overmatched against legitimate 5 players....elite 5 players. He'll have to play the 4 on these type of nights and he's going to have to be confident on both ends as the four player. I love how he took the ball over embiid. Its unfortunate that he doesn't have to strength, power, and size to dunk emphatically on players yet. DJ Augustin getting trapped and forced to pass over length just makes my stomach feel like its being stoned. They're placing him in situations in which he'll surely turn the ball over. Iwundu and Grant need to make themselves seen because I barely can tell them apart thus far. Fournier hasn't done a thing........and has -17 on the court (the worst), 0-5 on shooting and 2 turnovers. 0 impact. Seeing that Philly was trapping the Augustin and Vucevic pic and roll and that both are defensive liabilty, they have been liabilities on the court. Vucevic has -16 and Augustin has -13. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted October 2, 2018 Just now, ~O~ said: The free throw differential is very telling. The Magic can't effortlessly guard this team in a exhibition game. Currently, this preseason is to judge what will carry over and I for sure hope we're not fouling 7 to 12 times a quarter because the team isn't competent enough to guard or play team defense. The Magic team defense was...yeah. Too many players were out of position and at moments, two players were running at one shooter. Vucevic is going to have to match up with Embiid and..he's going to have to play.......you know..that forbidden word? De.,......*clears throat*..........Dee......fense? Bamba is overmatched against legitimate 5 players....elite 5 players. He'll have to play the 4 on these type of nights and he's going to have to be confident on both ends as the four player. I love how he took the ball over embiid. Its unfortunate that he doesn't have to strength, power, and size to dunk emphatically on players yet. DJ Augustin getting trapped and forced to pass over length just makes my stomach feel like its being stoned. They're placing him in situations in which he'll surely turn the ball over. Iwundu and Grant need to make themselves seen because I barely can tell them apart thus far. Fournier hasn't done a thing........and has -17 on the court (the worst), 0-5 on shooting and 2 turnovers. 0 impact. Seeing that Philly was trapping the Augustin and Vucevic pic and roll and that both are defensive liabilty, they have been liabilities on the court. Vucevic has -16 and Augustin has -13. Embiid might be the only NBA player that Bamba has trouble with. Not a ton of power game centers anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
~O~ 565 Report post Posted October 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, ?4thewin said: Embiid might be the only NBA player that Bamba has trouble with. Not a ton of power game centers anymore. Excellent situation for us and the rest of the league. If Bamba is able to put on muscle, he'll be fine in this league, otherwise he'll have to play a game with semblance of Durant or Antetotkounmpo. Great showing after coming out of the lockroom thus far. Augustin and Vucevic has gotten the Magic back into the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DirtDan2012 201 Report post Posted October 2, 2018 No JI to start the 2nd half... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted October 2, 2018 Just now, DirtDan2012 said: No JI to start the 2nd half... We probably just want to isolate his minutes with Bamba. Not going to play him big minutes tonight so need to be funky with the rotation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mack1085 57 Report post Posted October 2, 2018 1 minute ago, DirtDan2012 said: No JI to start the 2nd half... Any word? These sixers broadcasters aren’t very good so I doubt I’m going to hear on the broadcast Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ML6 520 Report post Posted October 2, 2018 I don’t see him on the bench either though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ML6 520 Report post Posted October 2, 2018 R ankle sprain. Will not return. You’ve gotta be *****ing kidding me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted October 2, 2018 Just now, ML6 said: R ankle sprain. Will not return. You’ve gotta be *****ing kidding me. Lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted October 2, 2018 Well so much for that theory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
~O~ 565 Report post Posted October 2, 2018 Looks like Fournier is getting "bad shot" happy. Jonathan Isaac is nowhere to be found. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DirtDan2012 201 Report post Posted October 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, ML6 said: R ankle sprain. Will not return. You’ve gotta be *****ing kidding me. So typical. Looks like we see his biggest nemesis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites