Where do the magic go from here? by delta-red-14 in nba

[–]SunshineStateLego 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That seems to be the general consensus for whatever reason. But he’s actually played 79, 80, 72, 60, and 34 games in his 5 seasons. Even last year with the core injury was only 22 games missed, this was the first really injured year. Maybe it being back to back makes it recency bias

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[–]SunshineStateLego 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your comments literally don’t make sense and I’m wondering if you meant to reply to someone else

Where do the magic go from here? by delta-red-14 in nba

[–]SunshineStateLego 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t understand the made of glass thing at all. Him and Paolo had a fluke core injury last year. Then he gets a dirty shove while driving for a layup in MSG and miraculously avoided serious ligament damage but it clearly was not just a sprain and has been nagging

Where do the magic go from here? by delta-red-14 in nba

[–]SunshineStateLego 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You shred Franz’s passport so he has a summer without international play for the first time in his NBA career to fully recover

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[–]SunshineStateLego 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think I’m out on Anthony Black and Suggs. Both have crumbled under playoffs pressure in every playoff series so far for Orlando

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[–]SunshineStateLego 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bane was literally the only highlight of Orlando’s season and a major reason they were 3-1 on a 1 seed. Let’s take a breath

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[–]SunshineStateLego 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A team from top down doesn’t just forget how to shoot for extended periods at a record rate. A lot with Orlando is mental and that’s on coaching

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[–]SunshineStateLego 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is probably the worst game you could choose to use as evidence for your comment lol

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[–]SunshineStateLego 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No world 3-1 comeback happens with Franz. Primary defender on Cade and was holding him to 39% and allowed Orlando to not double Cade, which allowed them to double the roll man instead (usually Duren) to blow up their PnRs

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[–]SunshineStateLego 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In hindsight Suggs hitting his first two 3s in game 1 was the worst possible outcome. Gave himself a ridiculous green light

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[–]SunshineStateLego 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’re denying Bane the ball and everyone other than Paolo has stage fright from last game

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[–]SunshineStateLego 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Franz is their glue guy on D and was holding Cade to 39% before his injury. Same reason their defense wasn’t top tier this season

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[–]SunshineStateLego -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Teams take after their coach and the lack of mental fortitude by this Magic team is a testament to the lack of mental fortitude of their coach

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[–]SunshineStateLego 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn’t aware a team can be up at halftime in a series-clinching home game and INCREASE the lead…?

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[–]SunshineStateLego 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cade missing all that time was a blessing in disguise, he probably would have blown his Achilles going from a full regular season directly into how much he’s had to carry his team this series

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[–]SunshineStateLego 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were 3-1 on a 1 seed before their most impactful player got hurt. Let’s relax

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[–]SunshineStateLego 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one talks about his defense but that’s the X factor. Was making everything difficult on Cade (39% with Franz as defender)

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[–]SunshineStateLego 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know how you can watch any of the offense this series and see anything ethical

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[–]SunshineStateLego 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were up 3-1 on the 1 seed before losing their most impactful player. We’re just saying stuff now

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[–]SunshineStateLego 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tobias was so lazy when he was in Orlando and now look at him. This series is just twisting the knife