2024/2025 General Game Thread

[CTMagicUK 1,574]

8 hours ago, flgatorsandmagic said:

Silva has star potential.  He looks much better than Howard and Black did last year.

He looks much better because they were 19 and 20 and he's 23 years old. Da Silva is older than Franz Wagner. He's a good pick. He's the guy I wanted us to draft. But he's likely not going to be a star.

[CTMagicUK 1,574]

This team is officially too good to get dragged into dog fights by scrappy teams that lack talent. Those teams win by playing harder than you. We used to be one of those teams. Except we outwork those teams even still and we have the better players. 

Keep this mentality and win again on Sunday. 

[Jay Magic 1,294]

We play the Nets at 8.30pm UK time that's 3.30 est guys so about 1 hour from now 

[CTMagicUK 1,574]

This is the definition of a trap game. We literally just beat them and Schroder is back.

[Phil4Real 67]

It is important to win all the games that we can against bad teams while Paolo is out. More so if they also have key players injured (Cam Thomas).

Buuuuuut it wouldn't be a tragedy to lose this one on the road either, after winning the important one on Friday.

Let's go Magic anyway (!)

[Mauro Pedrosa 1,043]

Goga is damn good

[Jay Magic 1,294]

1 minute ago, Mauro Pedrosa said:

Goga is damn good

Really is a good player 

[Phil4Real 67]

Goga is solid and Franz is finding him everytime. WCJ, on the other hand, looks lost in defense, he left his man open 2 times at the perimeter (a 3pt made and a 3pt foul)

[Phil4Real 67]

Chippy, physical game. Ugly to watch.

We are getting too much into arguments and fights with the referees. That lack of concentration and Brooklyn's pressure cost us 12 turnovers and too many personal fouls. If these guys can calm down and execute better, we have a good chance of taking this one too.  Both teams are shooting horribly and both seem more concerned with perimeter defense. If any of that changes in the second half, it could dictate the outcome of the game.

[Crazyhorse81 251]

Can this officiating crew be fired?  From a cannon?  Into the sun?

[Crazyhorse81 251]

This is absolute garbage.  Can't go more than a minute without a dang whistle.  Can't help but think that favors the Nets.

[orlandoholic 174]

10 minutes ago, Crazyhorse81 said:

This is absolute garbage.  Can't go more than a minute without a dang whistle.  Can't help but think that favors the Nets.

The Nets do foul a lot. A lot of those fouls aren’t even called. Refs doing a bad job here. Letting them get a away with a lot and sometimes they call it..At the same time they flop a lot. 

I dislike them so much