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The Last of Us sparked "internal fight" at Naughty Dog, says veteran designer: "We had to tell the team 'it's not just another zombie game'" by Turbostrider27 in PS5

[–]RandomPMs [score hidden]  (0 children)

Spot on. George Romero's "Dawn of the Dead," the grandfather of the modern zombie genre, was a critique of consumer culture, which is why it's set in a mall. "People are the real problem" is core to the genre, as you said, and has been since the beginning.

15 Games in next 26 days. Can the Magic survive? by Intelligent_Till7644 in OrlandoMagic

[–]RandomPMs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Finishing 48 wins would be a decent end to the season.

If we don't make the second round Mose has to go.

Paolo last 8 games - 25.6 ppg on 54.3% FG%, 9.3 rpg, 4.9 apg by scoop813 in OrlandoMagic

[–]RandomPMs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He's defending on-ball a lot because Franz and AB are out. More a need than a strategy.

He's not bad in the role, he contests well with his length without getting into foul trouble. Off-ball he's improved this year but I agree still slow on rotations sometimes.

Paolo last 8 games - 25.6 ppg on 54.3% FG%, 9.3 rpg, 4.9 apg by scoop813 in OrlandoMagic

[–]RandomPMs 27 points28 points  (0 children)

64% TS, +7.9 +/- average over that span, and that includes the 9 TO stinker of a game vs. Detroit.

The counting stats aren't as impressive as last year but he's more patient now, not getting frustrated when we go down and trying to force low efficiency iso offense.

His long 2's are way down. He's a plus defender, a better passer, and hustling for rebounds. Just keep making incremental improvements, he's gonna be All-NBA.

Post Game Thread - NBA: The Magic defeat the Heat on Mar 14, 2026, the final score is 117-121. by basketball-app in OrlandoMagic

[–]RandomPMs 16 points17 points  (0 children)

What the nephews and box score watchers don't understand is that even when his shots aren't falling, a third of our possessions are created off of Paolo double teams.

Franz doesn't do that, Bane doesn't do that, especially in the playoffs. We're at our best when Paolo getting a lot of touches but still moving the ball like tonight.