MagicMan1979 108 Report post Posted December 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Heffernan said: NBA is moronic when it comes to things like this, always have been. We will just have to come together and get through it as unscathed record wise as possible. Still feel a playoff spot can be had with this group. And hey, first post here. Magic fan from North Carolina. Looking forward to joining in :) Welcome to the party! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All Eyes On Me 1,217 Report post Posted December 30, 2022 The auto suspensions for leaving the bench are stupid, but they are what they are, the league is very by the book on that rule and always has been. My biggest issue is Hayes. Only 3 games for him after that BS is ridiculous, thought he deserved 8-10 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke_FfS 251 Report post Posted December 30, 2022 Just now, All Eyes On Me said: The auto suspensions for leaving the bench are stupid, but they are what they are, the league is very by the book on that rule and always has been. My biggest issue is Hayes. Only 3 games for him after that BS is ridiculous, thought he deserved 8-10 This Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmmagicfan 302 Report post Posted December 30, 2022 19 minutes ago, All Eyes On Me said: The auto suspensions for leaving the bench are stupid, but they are what they are, the league is very by the book on that rule and always has been. My biggest issue is Hayes. Only 3 games for him after that BS is ridiculous, thought he deserved 8-10 Mo Wagner is a journeyman making the league minimum - now if Hayes had sucker-punched an All-Star to the back of the head, it would have been 8-10 games. That's how this league works for those type of suspensions. If it had been Lebron, Hayes would be out for the rest of the year! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJZFL 623 Report post Posted December 30, 2022 4 hours ago, Heffernan said: NBA is moronic when it comes to things like this, always have been. We will just have to come together and get through it as unscathed record wise as possible. Still feel a playoff spot can be had with this group. And hey, first post here. Magic fan from North Carolina. Looking forward to joining in :) Welcome aboard! Always glad to have new people join the discussions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJZFL 623 Report post Posted December 30, 2022 3 hours ago, All Eyes On Me said: The auto suspensions for leaving the bench are stupid, but they are what they are, the league is very by the book on that rule and always has been. My biggest issue is Hayes. Only 3 games for him after that BS is ridiculous, thought he deserved 8-10 I think they should make an exception for incidents that occur at one teams bench because of how intrinsically asymmetric that situation is. It’s really not what they had in mind when they created their policy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mauro Pedrosa 1,033 Report post Posted December 30, 2022 Kevin Clark (Magic fan) just recorded with Zach Lowe on the latter’s podcast Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All Eyes On Me 1,217 Report post Posted December 30, 2022 1 hour ago, JJZFL said: I think they should make an exception for incidents that occur at one teams bench because of how intrinsically asymmetric that situation is. It’s really not what they had in mind when they created their policy. I agree, and hopefully they revisit this rule based on this circumstance when the off-season gets here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soul Bro 1,422 Report post Posted December 30, 2022 6 hours ago, Heffernan said: NBA is moronic when it comes to things like this, always have been. We will just have to come together and get through it as unscathed record wise as possible. Still feel a playoff spot can be had with this group. And hey, first post here. Magic fan from North Carolina. Looking forward to joining in :) Welcome aboard! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soul Bro 1,422 Report post Posted December 31, 2022 Haven’t watched the last three games. Has Paulo hit a wall or what’s happening? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJZFL 623 Report post Posted December 31, 2022 51 minutes ago, Soul Bro said: Haven’t watched the last three games. Has Paulo hit a wall or what’s happening? Good for you for not watching! Whole team looks out of sync, now aggravated by the suspensions. The four day Christmas layoff really seems to have messed us up; we were cruising until then. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All Eyes On Me 1,217 Report post Posted December 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Soul Bro said: Haven’t watched the last three games. Has Paulo hit a wall or what’s happening? It’s weird with Paolo over the last few, he’s not getting any of the foul calls he was getting earlier in the season and he’s getting called for ticky tack everything. I think the foul that cost us the ATL game is in his head and affecting his confidence, and I think the league sent the refs a memo saying to start treating him more like a rookie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
