All Eyes On Me 1,210 Report post Posted January 10, 2023 Cole was a -34 tonight… Woof Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrueMagicFan07 674 Report post Posted January 10, 2023 6 minutes ago, All Eyes On Me said: Bol is great as a gadget player and he serves his purpose well when he can play in the right role, we’ve just been forced to use him more inside than I’d like. He’s a great shot blocker, but he’s a horrible defender. I think he’s perfect as a 7th/8th man off the bench that you can ride when he gets hot and take advantage of matchups but you have an option to pull when he’s having one of his bad games. 7th or 8th man off the bench? Oh come on, Bol is not a center anyway. He can play center in a pinch, but he is mainly a power forward. Edit: Remember when Shaq was the center and Horace Grant played power forward for the Magic, Shaq was the rim protector, not Horace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrueMagicFan07 674 Report post Posted January 10, 2023 11 minutes ago, All Eyes On Me said: Cole was a -34 tonight… Woof Mosely created that by allowing Cole to play an extraordinary number of minutes over other players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ball junkie 277 Report post Posted January 10, 2023 10 minutes ago, All Eyes On Me said: Cole was a -34 tonight… Woof I was just coming here to post that …nobody else on the team close to that …and he got the second most minutes …TrueMagicFan07 and you are up to something Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrueMagicFan07 674 Report post Posted January 10, 2023 I know you all think that I'm a Cole hater. It's nothing personal, but Cole is not a good defender. He gets lost on the defensive end. Edit: In my opinion, Cole played a lot of minutes tonight because he is being showcased for a trade. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harley 61 Report post Posted January 10, 2023 Love Mo B and Cole but the time has come to move them on or keep them glued to the bench. Even if Coles shooting percentage wasn’t so bad he would still contribute to losing basketball as he is such a liability on defense. Bamba too. Chuma has regressed on the offensive end but at least he’s a great defender. Keep him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CTMagicUK 1,483 Report post Posted January 10, 2023 If a team hits 23 3s you lose. End of story. On to the next one. RollerColestar rumbles on. He either has a terrible game or a great game. I'd honestly settle for just 10 points and 4 assists on solid efficiency more often. That's always going to be the problem for a guy who was the #1 prospect in the country and then the number 1 option in college, he's always going to believe he can be more, be the hero etc. It's going to be a huge test of Cole's mentality (should he remain here long term - although honestly wherever he goes he'll need to face this) to accept that he's not that guy. On this team, there's no way he should take the most shots in any game (unless he's really got the hot hand). 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke_FfS 248 Report post Posted January 10, 2023 But we're letting them hitting 3's a little too much, as other members pointed out in the past days/weeks. Also, conceded 40+ points in first quarter again, that's another big issue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Magic 1,248 Report post Posted January 10, 2023 7 hours ago, JJZFL said: Sorry you stayed up to watch it Haha thanks...i went to sleep at halftime though. Last night was abysmal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soul Bro 1,419 Report post Posted January 10, 2023 4 hours ago, CTMagicUK said: If a team hits 23 3s you lose. End of story. On to the next one. RollerColestar rumbles on. He either has a terrible game or a great game. I'd honestly settle for just 10 points and 4 assists on solid efficiency more often. That's always going to be the problem for a guy who was the #1 prospect in the country and then the number 1 option in college, he's always going to believe he can be more, be the hero etc. It's going to be a huge test of Cole's mentality (should he remain here long term - although honestly wherever he goes he'll need to face this) to accept that he's not that guy. On this team, there's no way he should take the most shots in any game (unless he's really got the hot hand). I hope we clean up this roster at the trade deadline. It’s clear Franz and Paulo are the guys we need to build around. The rest need to find their roles around them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All Eyes On Me 1,210 Report post Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Soul Bro said: I hope we clean up this roster at the trade deadline. It’s clear Franz and Paulo are the guys we need to build around. The rest need to find their roles around them. Yeah, some guys got way too long of a leash. When Cole is on, he’s the perfect 6th man. When he’s off, he’s unplayable. The kicker there is part of being the perfect 6th man is consistency. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All Eyes On Me 1,210 Report post Posted January 10, 2023 9 hours ago, TrueMagicFan07 said: 7th or 8th man off the bench? Oh come on, Bol is not a center anyway. He can play center in a pinch, but he is mainly a power forward. Edit: Remember when Shaq was the center and Horace Grant played power forward for the Magic, Shaq was the rim protector, not Horace. Shaq and Horace also weighed about twice what Bol does lol… there might have been confusion in my initial post, I typed Bol as the 7th/8th man off the bench, I meant 7th/8th man in the rotation, so 2nd/3rd off the bench. By no means am I trying to say Bol is a bottom of the bench guy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites