2025/2026 General Game Thread

[JJZFL]

Well we can still go 80-2 :)

[Stinger24]

This is a badly constructed team this isn’t going to end well

[JJZFL]

2 minutes ago, Stinger24 said:

This is a badly constructed team this isn’t going to end well

Don’t think I agree with that.  We have talent at every position.  Whether or not the coaching can optimize that talent remains to be seen. I was concerned about the lack of a true point guard before the season started but I’m somewhat less concerned about that now.  

[All Eyes On Me]

Tyus Jones has the feel of one of those very short lived Magic players. Like team history trivia question longevity

[Jamesdin]

No emotional leader outside suggs. Cole could have been handy in this game. 

[Shine88]

We been getting killed by opposing teams' bench units. We gave up well over 150 points to 2nd units in three games. 

[TreyMachine]

I’ll preface by saying I didn’t watch the game (had a family conflict), but none of this is surprising to me. 

Mosley has had a lot of questions over the last 2-3 years about optiziming player abilities. He has a top 8 NBA team in terms of talent. If he can’t turn this around, i think his head is on the chopping block  

Secondly, and perhaps equally responsible, Paolo sounds like he’s playing with that mentality that he needs to “get his” in terms of points without looking for the best basketball play. He’s not a vocal leader and doesn't take responsibility when things go bad either. I was hoping for Tim Duncan leadership but Duncan was always marked by humility which I’m not sure Paolo is marked by. 
 

 

[orlandoholic]

we fckn suck right now. 

No energy, no passion outside of Suggs. We trying to win in cruise control. 

Refs being terrible adds to the frustration. Are these refs really the best the USA has to offer? It’s hard forme to imagine that these are the best officials out of such a huge country. 

[CTMagicUK]

Awful. From everyone to a man really. 

Mose better sort this out because his head is next on the block, there's no reason this amount of talent should be playing so poorly. 

[orlandoholic]

It’s hard for me to understand how we and why we defend so poorly individually. I mean Tyus is there, okay. But it seems like everyone besides Suggs has been bad on defense. 
 

AB and Franz used terrorized opponents last season, now Josh freaking Giddey is putting them on skates.. 
Never seen so many open lanes from an Orlando defense in a while. 

[Luke_FfS]

Well, not even in the worst nightmare I would have tought that all the positive sensations of such a promising summer and preseason were going to disappear so fast... 1-2 with 3 games at home, and Atlanta has lost the other two at home outside the W with us... at least against Miami there was the 40% from 3.

We just seem to go through the motion. I was expecting such a young team with big hopes for the future to be aggressive from the very start and send a message to everyone... and we seem an old team that is just coasting because they've already won in the past instead.

[flgatorsandmagic]

This is probably the worst coached team I have seen in years. Mosley has to go before this season gets away from us.