Orlando Magic lack urgency in another frustrating loss | The Playoffs have begun
The Orlando Magic again lacked urgency and intensity in a late-season game as they took a bad loss to the Houston Rockets. They did not play their style of game and that makes their Playoff future look much bleaker. Orlando still controls its own destiny, but the Playoffs have begun for them as they face repeated must-win games.
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35 Comments
Magic are a .500 team with fluff wins nothing more then that !!
when they need to prove they loose
When it matters they fade
Paolo looks bad lately cant hang onto the ball he's turning into a turnover king every time he gets the ball I'm scared
I want to believe, but magic always loose when it matters sorry beating Chicago at home is not that big of a deal. So far what i have noticed with this magic team is when it really matters they loose most of the time. Loss to Brooklyn first tournament game, Loss series to The Heat in state rivals, Lost Shaq jersey retirement game, Lost New Kia Center game. All the games that mattered the most they lost. Only thing they did this year different from last year is beat the sub .500 teams up to when they matter which is now and they are dropping them now How can we believe when they play like they don't.
Its time for this team to show us who they are NOW!! And what i am seeing is a team that doesn't believe in themselves and that is not good !!
This game is one of a few lately that management need to use for player evaluations at seasons end. Missing key player and who stepped up ? NO ONE!!
VanVleet the player who has burned magic year after year could have been playing for us but …… Instead we roll with broken Fultz and a rookie and here is where Cole Anthony can shine since we just signed a contract with him and he has faded.
Wendall Carter Should have been dominating but yet he's playing passive instead
Gary Harris should be draining 3's for us but instead he's passing up open 3's and barly scoring when Frantz is out ?
Paolo should be dominating but instead is turning the ball over
Ingles who's suppose to be the Vet is fighting on the court with a rookie ?
3rd string group is bad ? Where is Caleb Houston ? Why does he even have a place on the roster? What does he do ? Should be draining 3's but didn't even attempt one ?
This roster is way flawed sorry.
Don't kid yourself this bench is not that good!!
Starting to wonder if this magic system of play is going to work. Never seen a team that wins games when it really doesn't matter and looses games when it does. I call that FLUFF!!
And that is why the League doesn't recognize them or respect them !!! When they need to play hard and show who they really are they loose!!
The effort was horrible and now when all these games mean so much they play like they want an early summer vacation instead.
Where's the focus ? I see the focus when i watch the other teams but when i watch the magic that spark they use to have is not there anymore.
And that why staying staying Pat at trade deadline was a bad decision. Need to break this group up !!
We need more selfish players who can lift the rest of the team to play better. No competition between the magic roster means no one is accountable and that's not going to work !!
That is the Orlando Magic broken down to a nutshell !!
Teams that back into the playoffs usually gets embarrassed in the playoffs they need to show up these past 3 games
robert bujnowski drank too much
magic number is 48 wins to avoid play in…. magic play bucks 2 gms with no giannis those are must win and if they fail thats on them
I understand we were without boogie last night but this is the problem with the magic there’s some games where they just look disinterested in even playing coach Mosley has to do something about this because this has become a reoccurring theme who’s to say we don’t get to the playoffs and do the exact same thing 4 games in a row
Felt less like lack of effort and more like lack of heads up play. Sloppy play.
We got 3 games to prove we're a playoff team. If we don't, I love Jamal, but I've said it last summer. This roster is playoff material. If we don't make it, Jamal should leave. He's made enough critical mistakes and had enough bad coaching games. We need someone with experience to clear these young guys' heads.
I hate this offense. It's so slow and plodding. When you're not getting stops, that slow offense will never win you a game.
I want to see more AB and Jett.
Suggs coming back in the 4th quarter with under 4 minutes of game time left is ABSOLUTELY unacceptable!
ACCOUNTABILITY!! I said this much earlier in the season Paolo is killing is with horrible turnover and now his shot selection is really becoming an issue. Mosley has to send a message and yank him out when he has another one of those careless turnovers or jacks up another stupid 3 pointer. Paolo is too good to be getting away with being allowed to be that bad.
You’ve been saying all year this year is not for this year you are right you can’t shoot our offense, very stagnant defense can do so much
Philip, I think you could work for the magic front Office with a statement lol. No offense, but saying the future doesn’t matter right now is exactly why we have the team that was performing so well this season with serious flaws.
Lets get the next one! Go Magic!