Soul Bro 1,325 Report post Posted March 12 54 minutes ago, CTMagicUK said: Did somebody nuke the draft thread? Or have I got issues viewing it? I think it's fixed. I simply merged a new poster's post into the draft thread, and it seemed to freeze the system. Either way, it looks good now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ball junkie 203 Report post Posted March 13 Out of Suggs, Fultz and Banchero …who will finish the year with the highest 3 point percentage ? …Here’s where they stand at the moment … https://www.espn.com/nba/team/stats/_/name/orl/table/game/sort/threePointPct/dir/desc Having asked the question Suggs and Banchero shoot way more 3’s than Fultz …each take about 4 a game …Fultz about 1.5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke_FfS 231 Report post Posted March 13 Harris has to shoot more 3's, other players should find him more often. Bamba and Ross weren't clearly solutions long term, but losing them we lost even more ability beyond the arc. 30% for Fultz is acceptable, given his history. 40% for Isaac is great but small sample. Considering the "rule" that rookies should focus on improve mainly one thing every offseason, Paolo has two choices: 3pointers or defense? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke_FfS 231 Report post Posted March 13 On 3/11/2023 at 2:51 PM, CTMagicUK said: All Star is one meaningless, low intensity game for a handful of players that comes with a week off. A tournament would be several mid season games that would presumably have some reward or meaning assigned to them and would only add more games to the calendar. I don't know if you follow European basketball from UK, but almost every league has a tournament that includes the best teams of the first half of the season. All of them plays in a single location and the tournament last just a few days, usually thursday-sunday. That would not add a lot in the calendar, just changing the useless All-Star Game. Arena are usually filled with mixed fanbase that travels for those games and there's a lot of interest on it. But I know that the NBA projects are different from those. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MagicMan1979 51 Report post Posted March 13 4 hours ago, ball junkie said: Out of Suggs, Fultz and Banchero …who will finish the year with the highest 3 point percentage ? …Here’s where they stand at the moment … https://www.espn.com/nba/team/stats/_/name/orl/table/game/sort/threePointPct/dir/desc Having asked the question Suggs and Banchero shoot way more 3’s than Fultz …each take about 4 a game …Fultz about 1.5 Out of the three I would say for his game it is most important for Suggs to become a better three point shooter. Paulo will always be a good one on one player who draws double teams. Therefore he will continue to generate a lot of open looks for Suggs in the corners. I wish Fultz would develop it like he did in college as it’s his only obvious weakness holding him back. If all three can get to 33% next year I would be very happy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MagicMan1979 51 Report post Posted March 13 2 hours ago, Luke_FfS said: Harris has to shoot more 3's, other players should find him more often. Bamba and Ross weren't clearly solutions long term, but losing them we lost even more ability beyond the arc. 30% for Fultz is acceptable, given his history. 40% for Isaac is great but small sample. Considering the "rule" that rookies should focus on improve mainly one thing every offseason, Paolo has two choices: 3pointers or defense? Paulo’s defense hasn’t been as bad as I thought it would be. I think he is serviceable there and will improve with experience. He does need to get his 3 pt percentage up of course though. Historically all players have their worst shooting year their first season as they get adjusted to The NBA. There has never been a Magic rookie I am less worried about than Paulo Banchero other than Shaq. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrueMagicFan07 609 Report post Posted March 14 MAGIC UPDATE - Monday, March 13, 2023 Magic's Franz Wagner: Uncertain to play Tuesday Rotowire 5 HRS AGO Wagner is listed as questionable for Tuesday against San Antonio with a right ankle sprain. Wagner picked up the injury in Saturday's win over the Heat and was unable to return. Jalen Suggs has been trending up and could see an expanded role if Wagner is unable to play. The Magic should provide an update on Wagner's status following their morning shoot around Tuesday. Magic's Caleb Houstan: Assigned to Lakeland Rotowire - MAR 12, 2023 The Magic assigned Houstan to the G League's Lakeland on Sunday. Magic's Caleb Houstan: Hits five three-pointers Sunday Rotowire 8 HRS AGO Houstan recorded 17 points (6-11 FG, 5-10 3Pt), five rebounds, two assists and one block across 28 minutes during Sunday's 119-95 win over the Go-Go. Houstan has bounced back and forth between the NBA and the G League several times over the last two months, but he ultimately came off the bench for Lakeland on Sunday and knocked down a game-high five shots from beyond the arc. The 20-year-old guard is currently averaging 16.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game across 11 appearances with the G League Magic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mauro Pedrosa 989 Report post Posted March 14 8 hours ago, Luke_FfS said: I don't know if you follow European basketball from UK, but almost every league has a tournament that includes the best teams of the first half of the season. All of them plays in a single location and the tournament last just a few days, usually thursday-sunday. That would not add a lot in the calendar, just changing the useless All-Star Game. Arena are usually filled with mixed fanbase that travels for those games and there's a lot of interest on it. But I know that the NBA projects are different from those. Yeah. Usually called a cup and also quite popular in Football/Soccer. I like the idea of the tournament to see who’s best in a 1 game series like March Madness. Just make the pointless regular season shorter. Win-win Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke_FfS 231 Report post Posted March 14 21 hours ago, MagicMan1979 said: Paulo’s defense hasn’t been as bad as I thought it would be. I think he is serviceable there and will improve with experience. He does need to get his 3 pt percentage up of course though. Historically all players have their worst shooting year their first season as they get adjusted to The NBA. There has never been a Magic rookie I am less worried about than Paulo Banchero other than Shaq. Maybe not absolutely terribile, but 115.4 def rat is still 404 out of 507 NBA players (with enough minutes played) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MagicMan1979 51 Report post Posted March 14 6 hours ago, Luke_FfS said: Maybe not absolutely terribile, but 115.4 def rat is still 404 out of 507 NBA players (with enough minutes played) He is second among rookies in defensive rating. Not saying he is great just not as bad as I feared when he was drafted. He doesn’t do anything eye opening like block shots either. Zach Lowe talked about him not being a bad defender on a recent Pod Cast as well. https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/best-defensive-rating-by-a-rookie-this-season Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CTMagicUK 1,304 Report post Posted March 14 6 hours ago, Luke_FfS said: Maybe not absolutely terribile, but 115.4 def rat is still 404 out of 507 NBA players (with enough minutes played) Jared Vanderbilt is 450ish in this stat and he's a terrific defensive player. It's not necessarily a great stand alone indicator of defensive ability. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke_FfS 231 Report post Posted March 14 Sure, but that was in addiction to the eye test, and I've seen him disinterested in the def side too many times. What's a good indicator in your opinion btw? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
