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2023-2024 Regular Season Game 74: Memphis Grizzlies (24-49) at Orlando Magic (42-31) - 7pm

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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 74: Memphis Grizzlies (24-49) at Orlando Magic (42-31) - 7pm 

Post#221 » by RookieStar » Sun Mar 31, 2024 1:31 am

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Bensational wrote:Fultz is a 33% 3pt shooter post ASB after tonight.

He was 0% before tonight :rofl:
His turnaround story continues in epic fashion


Redemption arc.

If this was Japanese Anime this is where Fultz finally gets it together and elad his team to a championship
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Post#222 » by Optimus_Steel » Sun Mar 31, 2024 2:06 am

I almost felt sorry for Memphis…then they showed Ja Morant sitting on the bench…
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 74: Memphis Grizzlies (24-49) at Orlando Magic (42-31) - 7pm 

Post#223 » by KillMonger » Sun Mar 31, 2024 2:15 am

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Next Stephon Marbury

I felt bad for writing that but I bet he gets a way bigger payday over there than trying to stick in the NBA.
Either way kelle already made plenty, his career earnings close to 100 million

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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 74: Memphis Grizzlies (24-49) at Orlando Magic (42-31) - 7pm 

Post#224 » by ChosenSavior » Sun Mar 31, 2024 2:16 am

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eyriq wrote:Probably Mosley's fault


Whose energy do you think Fultz stole in order to go 2-3 from 3 tonight? There's probably some burning locks of AB hair in Fultz's locker.


So who stole Franz mojo? Thats a bigger story then Fultz sudden 3pt ability..


Agreed. May need Magic Twitter (X) to mean tweet him next to snap him out of his funk.
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 74: Memphis Grizzlies (24-49) at Orlando Magic (42-31) - 7pm 

Post#225 » by thelead » Sun Mar 31, 2024 2:34 am

Franz Wagner has hit 12.9 percent of his threes in his last 10 games... we're going the wrong direction. Damn.
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Post#226 » by Rainwater » Sun Mar 31, 2024 2:57 am

JF5 wrote:Suggs needs to relax, my girlfriend is right next to me SMH


What!?!? Lol
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Post#227 » by Knightro » Sun Mar 31, 2024 2:59 am

thelead wrote:Franz Wagner has hit 12.9 percent of his threes in his last 10 games... we're going the wrong direction. Damn.


Paolo is 4/24 from 3PT in his last four games as well.
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 74: Memphis Grizzlies (24-49) at Orlando Magic (42-31) - 7pm 

Post#228 » by Knightro » Sun Mar 31, 2024 3:29 am

8 games left. 43 wins in the bank.

Feels like a 4-4 finish will give the Magic the division and keep them above the play in.
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Post#229 » by FFBlitzace » Sun Mar 31, 2024 3:33 am

It may have been said, but with win number 43, this is now officially our best season post-Dwight.

And honestly I'm just not worried about Franz or his shooting. It hasn't been a great stretch of games for him, and it hasn't been a good year shooting threes. But I don't actually believe he's a garbage 3pt shooter. He's had a bad year shooting it, but I'd be very confident in predicting this will be the worst year he ever has in his career in 3pt%. I mean, he was better than this as a rookie, and then improved from that in year 2. I really don't think he just "lost it" and that's it's gone forever now. Bad shooting can be contagious, and we're a bad shooting team.
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Post#230 » by eyriq » Sun Mar 31, 2024 3:33 am

Knightro wrote:8 games left. 43 wins in the bank.

Feels like a 4-4 finish will give the Magic the division and keep them above the play in.
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Post#231 » by SOUL » Sun Mar 31, 2024 3:51 am

Knightro wrote:8 games left. 43 wins in the bank.

Feels like a 4-4 finish will give the Magic the division and keep them above the play in.


43 wins against bad teams :wink:
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Post#232 » by FFBlitzace » Sun Mar 31, 2024 3:57 am

It's true that we've beaten up on bad teams for a lot of our wins. But hey, part of being a legitimately good team is consistently winning against teams you should beat. If you're not doing that, then are you really better than those teams? So, we are good enough now to take care of business against lesser teams, but not good enough to win consistently against good teams. But that's okay because we're still a work in progress.
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Post#233 » by thelead » Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:08 am

eyriq wrote:
Knightro wrote:8 games left. 43 wins in the bank.

Feels like a 4-4 finish will give the Magic the division and keep them above the play in.
Great time to be alive

If we go 4-4, Miami would have to go 7-2 to tie us and win the division. Here are their remaining 9 games:

@ WAS
vs NYK
vs PHI
@ HOU
@ IND
@ ATL
vs DAL
vs TOR
vs TOR

It's not impossible for them to go 7-2 if they have Butler. Maybe not likely but it is definitely possible if they stay healthy. This could turn out like the IST if we're not careful.
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Post#234 » by JF5 » Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:17 am

Rainwater wrote:
JF5 wrote:Suggs needs to relax, my girlfriend is right next to me SMH


What!?!? Lol


It's okay my doll has a name and everything :lol: :wink:
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Post#235 » by RookieStar » Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:20 am

thelead wrote:
eyriq wrote:
Knightro wrote:8 games left. 43 wins in the bank.

Feels like a 4-4 finish will give the Magic the division and keep them above the play in.
Great time to be alive

If we go 4-4, Miami would have to go 7-2 to tie us and win the division. Here are their remaining 9 games:

@ WAS
vs NYK
vs PHI
@ HOU
@ IND
@ ATL
vs DAL
vs TOR
vs TOR

It's not impossible for them to go 7-2 if they have Butler. Maybe not likely but it is definitely possible if they stay healthy. This could turn out like the IST if we're not careful.


I only see 6 teams there that have something to fight for. The 2 TOR games though... we cant rely on it. We need to determine our destiny. Cant let the IST scenario happen again qhere we depended on other teams to be able to get in.
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Post#236 » by SOUL » Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:23 am

Miami and Pacers playing each other is important.
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Post#237 » by Rainwater » Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:44 am

JF5 wrote:
Rainwater wrote:
JF5 wrote:Suggs needs to relax, my girlfriend is right next to me SMH


What!?!? Lol


It's okay my doll has a name and everything :lol: :wink:


Dumb lol
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Post#238 » by The-Stallion70 » Sun Mar 31, 2024 5:47 am

Grizzlies didn't have their guys but we washed them by 30 as a clearly better team would.
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Post#239 » by eyriq » Sun Mar 31, 2024 6:13 am

We are the best at not playing with our food, right? That has to count for something
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Re: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 74: Memphis Grizzlies (24-49) at Orlando Magic (42-31) - 7pm 

Post#240 » by TheChaser » Sun Mar 31, 2024 6:39 am

FFBlitzace wrote:It's true that we've beaten up on bad teams for a lot of our wins. But hey, part of being a legitimately good team is consistently winning against teams you should beat. If you're not doing that, then are you really better than those teams? So, we are good enough now to take care of business against lesser teams, but not good enough to win consistently against good teams. But that's okay because we're still a work in progress.


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