South_Aussie_Magic 90 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Jay Magic said: Very poor performance tonight. The soone we are at full strength the better Rookies definitely had some rookie nights. Also, I've been looking at box scores for nearly 3/4 of my life now and it just seems like the rotations for preseason are the longest they've ever been. Without any semblance of the regular rotation looking at preseason box scores for me has never felt more depressing or pointless. Unfortunately I am at work during most games and can't watch. Hooray. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Babir_9 93 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 F Wagner vs Pelicans 0p,0r,2a,1s,0b, 0/4 FG (-24 +/-) in 20:42 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OnlyFranz 290 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 36 minutes ago, Babir_9 said: F Wagner vs Pelicans 0p,0r,2a,1s,0b, 0/4 FG (-24 +/-) in 20:42 Yeah he isn’t looking very good right now. He’s too weak to play with these grown men. He always gets cut off on his drives and out muscled by any defender that gets physical with him. He’s definitely going to be a project and I wouldn’t expect much from him this season. Let him get a full year of strength and conditioning at the NBA level and things will get easier for him and hopefully the game slows down for him as well. His shot is nonexistent right now and he’s not getting to the rim to draw fouls and shoot free throws to gain that in game confidence. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mauro Pedrosa 1,031 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Babir_9 said: F Wagner vs Pelicans 0p,0r,2a,1s,0b, 0/4 FG (-24 +/-) in 20:42 hahahhahahh Meanwhile, Scottie Barnes and a few other rookies are looking good as hell. I might have to cry myself to sleep for a few years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJZFL 619 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Mauro Pedrosa said: hahahhahahh Meanwhile, Scottie Barnes and a few other rookies are looking good as hell. I might have to cry myself to sleep for a few years In fairness, we weren’t getting both Barnes and Suggs. However, there have been a number of alternatives to Wagner who were drafted later on who’ve been discussed. I guess time will tell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mauro Pedrosa 1,031 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 1 hour ago, JJZFL said: In fairness, we weren’t getting both Barnes and Suggs. However, there have been a number of alternatives to Wagner who were drafted later on who’ve been discussed. I guess time will tell. I was a little puzzled by the Franz pick because he's relatively similar to Chuma and Isaac. We also have other offensively challenged players like Fultz so I don't know why we didn't go for a pure shooter / scorer. We never seem to... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FanSinceTmac 6 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 I mean we took Cole Anthony last year and he definitely seems like the scorer type. I'm gonna give Franz 30 games before I make my judgements. He's only 19. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Magic 1,239 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Mauro Pedrosa said: I was a little puzzled by the Franz pick because he's relatively similar to Chuma and Isaac. We also have other offensively challenged players like Fultz so I don't know why we didn't go for a pure shooter / scorer. We never seem to... I think Franz is gonna be good MP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJZFL 619 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Mauro Pedrosa said: I was a little puzzled by the Franz pick because he's relatively similar to Chuma and Isaac. We also have other offensively challenged players like Fultz so I don't know why we didn't go for a pure shooter / scorer. We never seem to... It was definitely a hotly discussed topic. I would not have been upset with going for the best shooter either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TreyMachine 395 Report post Posted October 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Mauro Pedrosa said: I was a little puzzled by the Franz pick because he's relatively similar to Chuma and Isaac. We also have other offensively challenged players like Fultz so I don't know why we didn't go for a pure shooter / scorer. We never seem to... There are certain guys you need on a championship winning team. You certainly need an alpha scorer, but you also need guys surrounding those one or two scorers who can make the right decision, play great team defense, and make open shots. Franz is that type of guy. We have to remember he’s still super young, as well as really lean, and perhaps without a killer mentality, it will take him a little while to gain confidence in his game. he showed in college he has a lot of the head game and feel for the NBA. Give the guy more than two preseason games to adjust. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Babir_9 93 Report post Posted October 8, 2021 22 hours ago, TreyMachine said: There are certain guys you need on a championship winning team. You certainly need an alpha scorer, but you also need guys surrounding those one or two scorers who can make the right decision, play great team defense, and make open shots. Franz is that type of guy. We have to remember he’s still super young, as well as really lean, and perhaps without a killer mentality, it will take him a little while to gain confidence in his game. he showed in college he has a lot of the head game and feel for the NBA. Give the guy more than two preseason games to adjust. Yes, we have so many potential superstars, alpha dogs, that we can use number 8 pick for a guy who might be a good role player in a couple of years… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Franchero MVP 391 Report post Posted October 8, 2021 Franz was an absolute terrible pick at 8 considering what was available 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites