GT: Magic vs. Rockets

[Rocketswin2013]

aaannd the defense is shit

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aaannd the defense is shit
don't worry, orlando will look ok earlier then turn to utter trash after half time.

[Rocketswin2013]

Orlando reminds me of the 14 suns

so fcking explosive

[Rocketswin2013]

don't worry, orlando will look ok earlier then turn to utter trash after half time.
:oldlol: we'll see

Dwight with the hard foul

Gordon can leap but I don't think he would've dunked on him

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:oldlol: we'll see

Dwight with the hard foul

Gordon can leap but I don't think he would've dunked on him

Howard usually gets out of the way of those these days, think he was banking on that or drawing the foul.

[Rocketswin2013]

8 man rotation so far

weird

[buddha]

Vuc tears his acl and he's down for like 5 minutes before the trainers come because the nba trainers are so used to nba players being bishes and just laying on the floor for a bruise.

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oh **** that didn't look good. Knee? Vucevic was doing so much better on defence this season.

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Vuc tears his acl and he's down for like 5 minutes before the trainers come because the nba trainers are so used to nba players being bishes and just laying on the floor for a bruise.
he was walking don't think it's an acl looked more like his knee jarred or popped.

[Rocketswin2013]

hope he's alright

[buddha]

he was walking don't think it's an acl looked more like his knee jarred or popped.

yeah my stream was bad, on the second viewing he should be fine.

maybe a slight mcl tear.

vuc's reaction made me think acl.

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Vucevic has a sprained right knee. Phew not serious

[FKAri]

Vuc is so underrated.

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I like how Gordon has done when defending Harden, stays in front of him and covers with his length. It's not easy to cut him off with out fouling

[Jameerthefear]

gordon has done a phenomenal job on JH

[Bosnian Sajo]

So glad I picked up Fournier and Thornton in my fantasy league before they started going off, killing it for me.

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Gordon's shut down Harden down the stretch now he's got 17 points with out even having plays run for him.

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yulp let's just have payton take jump shots and oladipo iso and drive constantly to close out the game. Don't bother running some plays i'm sure that'll work guys :facepalm

[Rocketswin2013]

I never liked Brewer

Always out of control and erratic

hasn't shot FT's well since the playoffs

[Smook A.]

****ing Brewer's piece of shit ass can't ****ing make free throws!

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Fournier, the man we decided NOT to extend....

I'll reserve my serious anger though considering we don't know what his agent was asking for.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Dwight butter fingers.

[Jameerthefear]

EVAN with the game tying FTs!! OT!!

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Also Evan "never google my surname" Fournier has a good nickname

[ArbitraryWater]

Hot game of the minute right now.. lets get it Magic, be of help with this monaay

[Rocketswin2013]

hopefully they just run the offense

spamming harden clear outs will lose this game

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Orlando were a 25 win team last season and so far this year we have lost by 1 to washing, double OT with OKC, 5 pts to bulls, beat pellicans and now OT with houston. We're improving.

[Smook A.]

hopefully they just run the offense

spamming harden clear outs will lose this game
McHale's ass can't draw plays for shit, so expect lousy threes and same old layups

[Smook A.]

Gotta give major props to Dwight today. 10/10 from the field :applause:

[aj1987]

That was a disgusting call! **** Harden!

[aj1987]

Harden, this season, is averaging 20 FGA's a game which include ~11 3's a game. Still getting 11 FT's a game.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Why did Gordon ***** away from Dwight? Could have dunked on him.

[Jameerthefear]

Should have just dunked on his ass Gordon. Harden gets the most bullshit calls

[SwishSquared]

Orlando were a 25 win team last season and so far this year we have lost by 1 to washing, double OT with OKC, 5 pts to bulls, beat pellicans and now OT with houston. We're improving.You guys are playing a lot better than I expected from the jump. Legit thought that it would be December before we saw the typical Skiles bump. With so many young guys in the rotation, losing close games to legit squads is definitely welcome progress for you guys imo. Especially so early in the year.

Hopefully Vuc is ok. Saw that it was possibly a sprain, I think.

Is AG gonna begin to start? I really want to see him play extended mins with Orlando's best players. However, Super Mario & AG are a nice bench duo I guess.

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should of went at him like he did earlier in the game when he got the flagrant

[Rocketswin2013]

McHale's ass can't draw plays for shit, so expect lousy threes and same old layups
guy is useless

people back him by saying players love him and are comfortable with him


it's believable to me

guys do ridiculous things on this team that would have them bench on others

players like Brewer and Beverley leave their roles so often

absolutely no discipline at all

[aj1987]

Man, this is the Dwight who won 3 straight DPOY's. Dude is a beast when he's healthy and aggressive. I hope he wins 2 or 3 more before he retires.

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You guys are playing a lot better than I expected from the jump. Legit thought that it would be December before we saw the typical Skiles bump. With so many young guys in the rotation, losing close games to legit squads is definitely welcome progress for you guys imo. Especially so early in the year.

Hopefully Vuc is ok. Saw that it was possibly a sprain, I think.

Is AG gonna begin to start? I really want to see him play extended mins with Orlando's best players. However, Super Mario & AG are a nice bench duo I guess.
Fournier's a big part of the offence so far, Oladipo and Payton have struggled. Someone needs to sit dipo down and tell him he isn't a super star and can't iso so much and needs to pass before taking contested jumpers

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Rockets have the worst ****ing offense. I don't know how anyone can watch Harden dribble for 16+ seconds and then take a stepback 3 over and over again.

[aj1987]

Rockets have the worst ****ing offense. I don't know how anyone can watch Harden dribble for 16+ seconds and then take a stepback 3 over and over again.
If they run plays for Howard though, you get to see some AMAZING footwork and post play.

/sarcasm

Good D from both teams.

[Jameerthefear]

napier killed this game

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good game houston.

[SwishSquared]

Fournier's a big part of the offence so far, Oladipo and Payton have struggled. Someone needs to sit dipo down and tell him he isn't a super star and can't iso so much and needs to pass before taking contested jumpersFournier seems like he's primed for a big year- I think he'll earn himself some money next summer with his play.

Would you consider starting AG in place of Harris and use Tobias as a catalyst off the bench? I honestly have barely watched Orlando this year but trying to maximize burn for AG haha.

Can't speak about Dipo since like I said I haven't watched much. I'll take your word for it though!

[Rocketswin2013]

GG

[Jameerthefear]

seriously the refs killed us that game. and the napier sub for skiles :facepalm

[Fallen Angel]

good game houston.
cry little girl

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Fournier seems like he's primed for a big year- I think he'll earn himself some money next summer with his play.

Would you consider starting AG in place of Harris and use Tobias as a catalyst off the bench? I honestly have barely watched Orlando this year but trying to maximize burn for AG haha.

Can't speak about Dipo since like I said I haven't watched much. I'll take your word for it though!

I'd like to see this starting line up:
Payton
Fournier
Gordon
Harris
Vucevic

Dipo has a lot of talent but he keeps taking bad threes and trying to be a hero.

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cry little girl
lol wtf? I'm saying it was a good game. I'm surprised we took it to OT considering it's a back to back on the road for us against a play off team. I'm not crying I think we did well to stay in it but after vucevic went out and dedmon was on 5 fouls I wasn't expecting much.

[SwishSquared]

I'd like to see this starting line up:
Payton
Fournier
Gordon
Harris
Vucevic

Dipo has a lot of talent but he keeps taking bad threes and trying to be a hero.That's an interesting lineup- should space things out a bit better. Man does Dipo have that many bad habits? Give it time- Skiles wil work it out of him bro

[Fallen Angel]

lol wtf? I'm saying it was a good game. I'm surprised we took it to OT considering it's a back to back on the road for us against a play off team. I'm not crying I think we did well to stay in it but after vucevic went out and dedmon was on 5 fouls I wasn't expecting much.
cry little girl

[Jameerthefear]

I don't think Dipo has bad habits as much as he's just not making his ****ing shots. It's not really habits. He had 2-3 good looks down the stretch and missed all of them

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That's an interesting lineup- should space things out a bit better. Man does Dipo have that many bad habits? Give it time- Skiles wil work it out of him bro
yeah I wouldn't give up on him but if we want some wins now I'd like to see how that line up plays out. Payton's struggled too though but I don't think you could go back to Oladipo starting as a point guard. Dipo's defence has been good this year though, just needs to learn.

They are all young and there's no experienced leader so they need time.

[Fallen Angel]

so many excuses

take the loss like the girls you are

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I don't think Dipo has bad habits as much as he's just not making his ****ing shots. It's not really habits. He had 2-3 good looks down the stretch and missed all of them
closing out regulation he had a few possessions where he just dribbles out and tries to go one on one. It's like what harris used to do. He's been doing it the last few games. Stats wise if his threes were falling he'd be putting up good numbers but his on court play stagnates things at times.

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so many excuses

take the loss like the girls you are

This is a basketball forum. We are discussing a basketball team. No one is making excuses. Houston are a better team than Orlando at this point. They are a play off team and borderline contender, we are an 8th seed at best. Move on. Nothing to troll about in this thread.

[SwishSquared]

yeah I wouldn't give up on him but if we want some wins now I'd like to see how that line up plays out. Payton's struggled too though but I don't think you could go back to Oladipo starting as a point guard. Dipo's defence has been good this year though, just needs to learn.

They are all young and there's no experienced leader so they need time.Even when Dipo gets subbed out that could be an interesting lineup.

My thought is you just let the young guys figure it out and they'll be better off from it when they eventually make the playoffs. No reason to not give them development time. They'll get there eventually. Team's def on the up :cheers:

[Jameerthefear]

closing out regulation he had a few possessions where he just dribbles out and tries to go one on one. It's like what harris used to do. He's been doing it the last few games. Stats wise if his threes were falling he'd be putting up good numbers but his on court play stagnates things at times.
true, but he makes that wide ass open 3 and that easy floater and the isos don't really matter. he's really just missing shots. i dont think he's a closer.

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Even when Dipo gets subbed out that could be an interesting lineup.

My thought is you just let the young guys figure it out and they'll be better off from it when they eventually make the playoffs. No reason to not give them development time. They'll get there eventually. Team's def on the up :cheers:

Why didn't Harrell play today? I really like his game, great pick up for where he went.

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true, but he makes that wide ass open 3 and that easy floater and the isos don't really matter. he's really just missing shots. i dont think he's a closer.
Maybe, I'd just like to see that line up. I guess Oladipo shot 40% from three through pre season so if he can get his threes to fall more it won't be such an issues. Just looks bad with him and payton not being able to spread the floor at the moment. Don't get me wrong though, he's still one of my favourites but I'm just keen to see how Gordon does as a starter and I think that line up works more at the moment than taking out Fournier or Harris. Dipo's defence has been legit this season though.

[Jameerthefear]

Jesus Skiles is going to burn Evan out. 46 minutes today. He had +40 last night

[Jameerthefear]

Maybe, I'd just like to see that line up. I guess Oladipo shot 40% from three through pre season so if he can get his threes to fall more it won't be such an issues. Just looks bad with him and payton not being able to spread the floor at the moment. Don't get me wrong though, he's still one of my favourites but I'm just keen to see how Gordon does as a starter and I think that line up works more at the moment than taking out Fournier or Harris. Dipo's defence has been legit this season though.
Trust me, as a Dipo fan it's frustrating as hell to see him miss all these easy ass shots. It's like hes doing EVERYTHING better, rebounding, passing, not turning the ball over, block shots, defense, but the shots are just not close

[Jameerthefear]

On a good note 19/8/1 from AG tonight.

[SwishSquared]

Why didn't Harrell play today? I really like his game, great pick up for where he went.I didn't know he was out actually. Is it b/c Dwight played normal mins and McHale went super small? I watched like 3 mins of this game lol.

I agree- dude was a steal at that spot. Shocked he slid to the 2nd round.