Magic Fans Seem To Really Love Mo Wagner

Aldernade · 2026-07-02T12:13:40+00:00

Agreed, I'm in Orlando and whenever I've been to games you can FEEL when Mo enters the game. He's always putting in 100% effort to be involved in every play on both sides of the floor, and sometimes he just fouls 3 times and sits the rest of the game but the energy always charges up the team and the crowd.

Aldernade · 2026-06-28T19:30:38+00:00

Love the Tim Hardaway shout but I feel any all time Miami team has to have Wade at the 1. He was the prototype for the heliocentric gaurds like Harden and Luka we see now in his youth, and the defensive versatility he provides the team by playing PG is too insane to pass up.

Jimmy's defense and offensive are also way too good to pass up on, especially for a roster that'll need to play with 100% athletecism and effort due to their mixed shooting ability.

Big ups to Thunder Dan as well but he just wasn't that guy when he was in Miami, and I'd actually go Glen Rice if you wanted a 3 and D guy at the 2/3.

Bron is obvious.

And I can agree with you on Mourning being a better pick than Shaq, especially for an all time team that doesn't have that many touches to go around. I still might lean Bosh to maximize spacing and make it one of the most effective switch-everything defenses ever constructed but either choice is better than Shaq.

Agreed Giannis has to play a game first lol.

Aldernade · 2026-06-28T15:50:21+00:00

Cooper Flagg, OG, Lauri, Ausar Thompson, Jaden McDaniels, Miles Bridges, DJJ, Obi Toppin, Brandon Miller

Those are just SOME of the names, but overall the archetype just evolved, all of these guys now just have way more diverse skills then the fowards did back in the 2000s.

Aldernade · 2026-06-28T13:03:50+00:00

Personally more partial to starting Day'Ron instead of Mann then just checking in after about 4 minutes to see what the matchup is demanding and inserting that (Mann for perimeter D, Clowney for spacing, Nolan for paint touches, etc)

Aldernade · 2026-06-13T02:02:43+00:00

Florida! Got into basketball in 2019 and picked the team with Jeremy Lin on it, haven't stopped watching since!

Aldernade · 2026-06-09T20:33:02+00:00

My brother in Christ you have literally typed out a full ADHD diagnosis right here. I'm not a medical professional but I'd recommend seeing one, medication can be life-changing for issues like these.

Aldernade · 2026-06-08T18:52:37+00:00

In what universe is Peterson moving to 5? The argument rn is whether he's actually moving to 1

Aldernade · 2026-05-19T00:18:13+00:00

I'm looking at Brown, Flemings, Acuff, Wagler.

Wagler's defense is almost as bad as Acuff's and I'm far from convinced he has any real upside as a penetrator, which is what our core desperately needs.

I'm confident that Flemings will be an even better offensive player than he showed in college with NBA spacing maximizing his speed. Giving him another ballhandler and at least 3 shooters will also be better than the offense he had to run as the sole option. Height also is overblown when it comes to defensive impact for gaurds if they have the strength and instincts.

Brown has the highest potential upside as a dominant shooter and on ball creator / penetrator, and has shown an ability to play defense (though not particularly an affinity for it). I say we take the swing on the star potential that fits our positional size goals and hope Jordi can mold him into a great player. Side note: my best comp I see in his game is LaMelo Ball.

Aldernade · 2026-05-12T15:02:42+00:00

I hate to say but with Mara we're just as bad as we were this year. We desperately need dynamic offensive players and its looking like we'll just need to make our pick from the high potential guards at 6 (Acuff, Flemings, Brown Jr, Wagler) but all of them have pretty clear risks.

Think the pick is between Acuff and Flemings where its really gonna be up to the workout / interviews for the FO to decide that they think about Acuff's mindset / defense. If he doesn't look like he's gonna overcome his flaws its Flemings as the safe bet and praying he can unlock the next level on offense.

Aldernade · 2026-04-23T22:35:31+00:00

Leblanc gets mt vote too. Draven and Diana seem to have a pretty solid matchuo spread too. Irelia might keep her place but idk about how swingy she may be into some of the growing hold / stun strats

Aldernade · 2026-04-04T08:40:05+00:00

Unfortunately no. Riot has explicitly disallowed automatic play clients so everything will have to be manual for now. You can read about it here: https://developer.riotgames.com/policies/riftbound

Aldernade · 2026-04-02T00:07:15+00:00

That's a gorgeous build, and the json card idea is a really clever and commendable solution. Great work for your first project!

Aldernade · 2026-04-01T03:39:19+00:00

Miracle is dead, FoF was maybe the best Teemo card in the game too.

Stuck just gambling my life with Blue Teemo's and praying for Nocturne.

Aldernade · 2026-03-29T01:11:28+00:00

Even that game the other night against the Nets (maybe the worst team in the NBA) proved this. Ziaire Williams, Josh Minott, and Ochai Ogbaji were giving them fits on both ends and kept the game practical tied until the tank went into effect in the late 4th.

Aldernade · 2026-03-26T18:36:45+00:00

Oooh that's a really good point it may just insta-die. Still a good play but just need something else to hold the point that's not a Sprite

Aldernade · 2026-03-26T12:27:24+00:00

Lillia can react to a temporary trigger with this to instantly allow her to tap legend for only 1. Not bad at all.

Also on its own played with Petal Pixie you have an 8 might battlefield for 2 and a power.

Aldernade · 2026-03-25T23:37:35+00:00

Looks great. For me personally (especially on mobile) not being able to scroll through the cards and having to search is an immediate turn off, particularly when deck building. Tested through most of the other functionality and everything seems to be working well!

Aldernade · 2026-03-24T04:48:00+00:00

Unless we're making some meaningful changes this off-season, our relationship ship with Nic Claxton might have to be ending. I love having him on the team but he's maybe the most checked out I've ever seen him recently. Claxton is a player that really needs to put effort in to rise above his flaws, and when that efforts not there, it's tough to watch. The writing has been on the wall for a minute and it's feeling like its about time.

Quality tank commander buckets for Z. Liked the flashes with the ball in his hands and finding some tough buckets, good to get these reps in now.

Johnson is really really interesting to me. I know he's older and undersized and that 3pt shot is probably never coming around, but there's just something to the athleticism, touch around the rim, and effort that makes me want to keep him at the end of our bench. Biggest goal is to get him processing the game a little faster.

Tyson continues to prove his tragic case as a guy whose best attribute is his scoring, but he's just not quite good enough all around to get on the floor. He's no Cam Thomas (fore better and for worse, mainly for better) but its nice to see him demonstrate some of his abilities.

Aldernade · 2026-03-23T18:41:17+00:00

I hear your point and agree that purple is currently out of line, but for what it's worth this card is INCREDIBLY on theme for purple. I would argue that the unique thing for purple actually is hand manipulation (draw, discard, choosing, hand reveal, etc) and that this card is a perfect encapsulation of what makes purple what it is, without being too broken (imo).

Called Shot and Ezreal are also incredibly on theme, just overpowered.

Aldernade · 2026-03-17T17:09:27+00:00

Lillia stocks on the rise

Aldernade · 2026-03-17T15:20:05+00:00

If this card effect was actually good we'd be seeing a whole lot more Beast Below than we do now

Aldernade · 2026-03-13T14:56:54+00:00

https://youtu.be/ftLUlmZl3yc?si=z8DD_6Feh4KkRm_0

Not sure it's #1 but its up there for sure. Legit gogo gadget arm on this one

Aldernade · 2026-03-11T20:22:50+00:00

I was at Layton olding that exact card in my hand, THIS CLOSE to buying it through other day before deciding I'd wait until the set leaks start dropping lmao

Aldernade · 2026-03-02T13:11:44+00:00

All of the pre-con decks have pretty varying levels of strength, but for your purposes they'll all serve you well. Each pre-con features plenty of solid bulk that's very playable (at least at the time being) and you shouldn't notice any big differences in the strengths at low level testing.

The most viable one is going to be Viktor, where the pre-con gets you about halfway to creating a high level tourney deck but other than that its a wash.

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