@DanielEade
@NBACobwebs
Yeah, ESPN came out with an awesome follow-up story a few days ago. Basically MJ behind the scenes demanded that the guy get paid.
If your first thought in seeing what’s going on with this Magic-Bucks game potentially being boycotted is ‘do the Magic earn a win via forfeit?’, just take a step back and reset your brain. Then try thinking again.
Jonathan Isaac starts and plays 8 minutes in the first half and we’re up 16 at the break.
JI sits out the entire second half and we collapse.
Magic fans:
Just a good reminder:
Shaq won his first playoff series in his 3rd NBA season (‘95 Finals run, that Horace signing was everything).
Dwight won his first playoff series in his 4th NBA season (‘08 Raptors, Rashard acquisition was massive).
Paolo did all of this in his 2nd season.
HOLY SHIT ORLANDO WINS IN DENVER AGAINST THE CHAMPS! UNDERMANNED AND ILL! MAGIC ARE 20-15 HEADING HOME! PAOLO TRIPLE-DOUBLE! PLAY THE SONG!!!
#LetsGoMagic
You can tell Doris Burke has been wanting to talk Orlando Magic basketball for a long time. Just rifling out info/analysis. If you don’t like Doris, I question your judgement.
The next American born NBA MVP resides in Orlando.
Not in Minnesota.
Not in Memphis.
Not in OKC.
Not in LA or L.A.
Not in Boston.
Not in Phoenix.
Not in Indy.
Not in Cleveland.
Not in Miami.
Not in NY.
It’s going to be Paolo. It’s just taking folks longer to figure that out.
The Magic finished their 3rd consecutive month .500 or better.
December: 8-7
January: 7-7
February: 6-5
I believe that’s called progress. Can’t worry about the 5-20 start now (which we can all agree injuries had an enormous role in that), be encouraged by the above.
#LetsGoMagic
MAGIC WIN! WE TAKE DOWN THE CHAMPS! ORLANDO IS 10-5! 5-GAME WIN STREAK! IF YOU COME IN OUR BUILDING THEN GET READY TO RUMBLE! PLAY THE SONG!
#LetsGoMagic
The state of Orlando sports media is bad. It was only Magic employees in that Mosley postgame presser. There’s no one there to ask a deep/tough question. Not as problematic when you’re winning but that can’t last forever.
BAANNNNNGGGGGG!!
ESPN makes it official. Their A-team will be on the call for Sunday’s Game 7, including Mike Breen and JJ Redick 😎
#MagicTogether
#EverybodyIn
Franz Wagner could stop playing now (he’s played every game) and he’s a lock for the all-rookie 1st team. In March he’s 14.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.7 apg, 56.8 TS%, 47.2 FG%, 41.9 3PT%, and 85 FT%. That’s with his usage ticking downward since December. Kid is efficient as fuck.
If I see Paolo Banchero not getting into the All-Star Game, but Barnes and/or Young do, we are going to have a serious discussion about how royally wrecked and in the tank national basketball media is. There is zero logical reason Paolo doesn’t have a better case than those two.
Want to thank Nikola Vucevic (
@NikolaVucevic
) for his entire Magic tenure. Great man and interview. He was never meant to be the
#1
guy in Orlando, but for nearly a decade and two front office regimes, Vooch persevered through all of the shit to succeed and be a 2-time All-Star.
ESPN Sources: USA Basketball is finalizing its 2024 Paris Olympics roster with Steph Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Devin Booker, Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards, Jrue Holiday, Bam Adebayo and Anthony Davis. Team may initially keep one open spot.
Three voting groups determined the starters:
▪️ Fans (50%)
▪️ NBA players (25%)
▪️ Media panel (25%)
Complete voting results here:
Below are the overall scores for the top finishers at each position.
You can stand the losing. But Mosley making bad rotation decisions combined with us getting out-rebounded, out-hustled, and showing lack of discipline offensively is what makes you bash your head into a wall.
…and NEW SOUTHEAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS! YOUR ORLANDO MAGIC…WIN! WE BEAT THE BUCKS! MAGIC FINISH THE SEASON 47-35! WE’RE IN THE PLAYOFFS! PLAY THE SONG!!!
#LetsGoMagic
#ChangeTheFont
Whatever happens today and in the coming days, I just want the Magic to go for it now. The money won’t be there in a year, you either have to go now or by the trade deadline. Do it now so we have training camp to gel. No more conservative Jeff can be tolerated. Make your mark.