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Soli Deo Gloria. Christian/Reformed. Husband. Basketball. Fishing. Smoking Meats. Mainly talk about Orlando Magic on here.

Brisbane
Joined May 2010
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I finally made it! From Brisbane, Australia to Orlando. Let's go Magic!
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Magic should just trade for Luka. The dude is an offensive juggernaut. That will solve everything, right?
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Just remember, we have an amazing NBA cup record. Lost 2 games in total since its addition to the season. We can still walk away with some hardware this season! 😉
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I'm telling you right now if Franz or Paolo got traded to another team, they'd be stars elsewhere and we'd regret very second of it. Heck, they'd probably win a championship too. I'm sure we can figure this out. There are solutions and trading one of them isn't it!
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I'm just not sure Garland is the answer.
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Orlando Magic X is like a wound that is about to turn septic. Luckily, tomorrow night we can snap the red hot Warriors 6 game win streak to help clean that wound out.
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I'll be honest, I decided to go fishing instead of watching Orlando Magic play basketball today. Considering the zone I went to, the weather, the fish caught, I do not regret that choice. It's sad, but it's just where we are at the moment. Things will change though 🤞
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FACTS!
There’s no way to sugar coat this …. It just feels like some of these guys (not all) have phoned it in until the rest of the roster returns. Unfortunately, when that finally happens, it’ll be too late. Margins are razor thin in the East. Wake me up when these guys start trying, & playing smart basketball… otherwise Paolo/Suggs/Penda are going to be returning to a black hole that’s impossible to climb out of. I expected so much more out of some of these guys, very disappointed. This is the “easy” part of the schedule btw, and tonight was after 2 days rest… embarrassing.
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I'm going to try be a doomer for once... Booker will erupt for 50+ tonight. Brooks will injure Franz. Gillespie will grab 12+ for a career high RBs Green will turn into the leagues best player. How did I do?
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Wasn't on my bingo card to watch Raul Neto last night. He was so solid for the Bullets in only one half of action. The dude can still hoop. But what a game. Great atmosphere & GREAT win. I'll be going to more games, I know that!
RAUL NETO, THAT IS RIDICULOUS 👀 Have we just witnessed the best assist of NBL27? 😳 Catch the Ignite Cup action live on ESPN 📺
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Its hard to overreact about Orlando Magic basketball because of two main reasons: 1. New coach 2. Heath Hopefully we're healthy soon which will allow Sweeney to get this team where it needs to be. Until then, I really cant say too much. Just need to wait it out, unfortunately.
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My 2 cents: -Franz is being asked to do too much because of injuries -Rushed shots late in the clock because injuries -Losing winnable games due to injuries -Hard to get into a rhythm because of injuries I'm tired of the injuries. Last game really showed we're lacking personnel
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If Jase is guarded by Trae and visa versa, he may be in a for a good night tonight. We're kinda going to need someone, that we don't expect, to step up, especially on the 2nd night of a back to back.
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Franz probably has a triple double tonight, hit 2-4 3pt shots, leads us to a win, so that the haters have to sit quiet for another couple days.
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When's TDS due for a contract extension? His value will explode if he keeps this up & I do hope he keeps it up. He's been such a bright spot in the roster this year. Love seeing him take a massive leap under Sweeney.
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I'd love to see Jase back up his soild performance against the Raps tonight against another good team in the Celtics.
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I'm not sure Magic can afford to get into the shootout with the Celtics. I think we'll need to make the game physical without committing silly fouls with the intention to disrupt their offensive rhythm. Make Celtics uncomfortable & we can walk away with a win.
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With doing that, we will need a couple things on our end: - We need to box out and limit 2nd change points - Limit turnovers, limits more Celtic possessions. - Franz + AB creating the opportunities for others. - Bane will need to ignite the flamethrower
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The Orlando game is on at 6:30am local time, for me. I kinda wished it was 4am local time, it's not like I wasn't awake and could have at least watched it before I start my day.
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Is it too early to put the Christmas tree up? Wife seems to think not.
55%Yes, wait till December
45%No, get it up!
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You're probably going to hear me say this a lot this season, but.... I LOVE HAVING SEAN SWEENEY AS OUR HEAD COACH. This guy is changing Magic basketball one game at a time, very impressed so far.
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