***NEW! OFFICIAL 2024 PLAYOFFS GAME THREAD: ROUND 1: GAME 2, CAVS. VS MAGIC

[KCmagicFAN]

6 minutes ago, Soul Bro said:

Our shooting is so bad. Why?!?!?!

They just aren't good outside shooters. Harris is really the only one who is a decent outside shooter and he's streaky. We also don't really move the ball well and don't have a real ball handler. Banchero and Franz are just one on one guys who just try to drive into the paint. They're good at that but if that's all your offense is, you're gonna have a lot of 83 point performances like we've just seen the last 2 playoff games. 

[Time2GetSerious]

Now we have to listen to Dante and Coach Hill rehash the main reason why we lost tonight...POOR SHOOTING! It's like a broken record.

[Sumike4ya]

1 minute ago, KCmagicFAN said:

They just aren't good outside shooters. Harris is really the only one who is a decent outside shooter and he's streaky. We also don't really move the ball well and don't have a real ball handler. Banchero and Franz are just one on one guys who just try to drive into the paint. 

Yep. Watch how many times we pass the ball around the key and find a cutter or make an extra pass that leads to a made shot. It’s very rare, most of the time is drive and get doubled and either TO or pass it out to someone else who drives and gets doubled and then maybe we pass it to a shooter who then bricks and we give up a fast break 3.

[KCmagicFAN]

2 minutes ago, Time2GetSerious said:

Now we have to listen to Dante and Coach Hill rehash the main reason why we lost tonight...POOR SHOOTING! It's like a broken record.

What? 17/72 from three the last 2 games isn't good enough for you? 

[JJZFL]

1 hour ago, Soul Bro said:

Our guard deficiency is one of the most glaring deficiencies I’ve ever seen in the history of the NBA.

It was visible to most of us at the trade deadline.  

[Shine88]

16 minutes ago, Soul Bro said:

Our shooting is so bad. Why?!?!?!

Weltman.

[JJZFL]

6 minutes ago, Sumike4ya said:

Yep. Watch how many times we pass the ball around the key and find a cutter or make an extra pass that leads to a made shot. It’s very rare, most of the time is drive and get doubled and either TO or pass it out to someone else who drives and gets doubled and then maybe we pass it to a shooter who then bricks and we give up a fast break 3.

Been posting about lack of ball movement for what feels like a very long time.  100% agree.  

[Shine88]

It's hard to watch our game and then turn on the Sixers/Knicks game and see what Maxey is doing. You kind of have to ask yourself, do we even have a true starter at the guard position on our roster.

[TrueMagicFan07]

1 hour ago, Soul Bro said:

Allen has owned Isaac on the glass. Not sure JI starting is playing to our advantage.

My suggestion was to start Goga at center to guard Allen, and have JI start at PF to guard Mobley.

[Soul Bro]

16 minutes ago, TrueMagicFan07 said:

My suggestion was to start Goga at center to guard Allen, and have JI start at PF to guard Mobley.

We could try that

[Soul Bro]

Cole Anthony… Magic killer. 0 points tonight off the bench. Unplayable.

Together our guards tonight off the bench (Cole, Kelle, Joe and Caleb) had 3 total points.

An epic failure on the part of Weltman. Either we stayed the course so our young guys like AB could develop, which isn’t happening in the playoffs, or we stayed the course and bet wrong, especially on Cole and Kelle. Either way, what a mess at the guard position.

[All Eyes On Me]

2 minutes ago, Soul Bro said:

Cole Anthony… Magic killer. 0 points tonight off the bench. Unplayable.

Together our guards tonight off the bench (Cole, Kelle, Joe and Caleb) had 3 total points.

An epic failure on the part of Weltman. Either we stayed the course so our young guys like AB could develop, which isn’t happening in the playoffs, or we stayed the course and bet wrong, especially on Cole and Kelle. Either way, what a mess at the guard position.

 

I just don’t understand how you can defend Mosley’s rotations at this point. He even finally benched Kelle in the 2nd half, just to play Caleb Houstan critical 4th quarter playoff minutes when we’re trying to make a comeback. Mose has been almost as bad this series as our 3 point shooting