Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted March 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, ML6 said: Not sure. The first 18 minutes of the game sure felt like the team knew the stakes and wasn't ready for them. I kept thinking about how nervous they looked, how much they were overthinking certain actions, etc. Every (and I mean EVERY) loose ball in the first half went Miami's way because I think we were just too amped up for a big game and couldn't even squeeze the leather. And then they just kind of settled in. They didn't get discouraged by the big deficit. In some ways I feel like the Memphis comeback was huge for this team and carried a lesson into Miami. Memphis is worse than Miami obviously but by winning that game, where a bad offensive team is playing at its zenith and seemingly nothing is going right, the Magic showed themselves that they can will themselves to a win by just giving effort and refusing to lose. This game felt similar. And honestly, it seems ridiculous to say, but I think a big part of this team's current culture/identity comes from the 2 way guys and the subs. Jefferson, Caupain, MCW, Wes, Frazier, Briscoe are ALWAYS cheering and encouraging the main guys. They don't let them get down and it's been contagious. When was the last time we had a bench that was this engaged? I hadn't even considered the bench. A vocal bench is important. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrueMagicFan07 651 Report post Posted March 27, 2019 15 minutes ago, ML6 said: And honestly, it seems ridiculous to say, but I think a big part of this team's current culture/identity comes from the 2 way guys and the subs. Jefferson, Caupain, MCW, Wes, Frazier, Briscoe are ALWAYS cheering and encouraging the main guys. They don't let them get down and it's been contagious. When was the last time we had a bench that was this engaged? Not since Chris Duhon along with others on the bench. Remember that thing Duhon use to do? Was it the air guitar or Chuck Berry? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted March 27, 2019 48 minutes ago, TrueMagicFan07 said: Not since Chris Duhon along with others on the bench. Remember that thing Duhon use to do? Was it the air guitar or Chuck Berry? Was it duhon or qrich who did the travel dance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ML6 520 Report post Posted March 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, ?4thewin said: Was it duhon or qrich who did the travel dance Duhon. Etched in my memory forever. Game 1 vs Pacers that year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted March 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, ML6 said: Duhon. Etched in my memory forever. Game 1 vs Pacers that year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrueMagicFan07 651 Report post Posted March 27, 2019 1 hour ago, ?4thewin said: From what I can tell, the fans behind him, from my view on tv, didn't pay him any attention. I cracked up every time he did it. He looked like a wobbly duck to me. Back in the day, there was a clown that appeared to be lowering himself into a trunk. That's was what Duhon reminded me of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mauro Pedrosa 1,028 Report post Posted March 28, 2019 11 hours ago, ?4thewin said: Was it duhon or qrich who did the travel dance Duhon. Edit: I see that it has been answered already Share this post Link to post Share on other sites