Orlando Magic’s defense unacceptable in loss to Philadelphia 76ers
This is Philip Frostman Reich, the host of Lockdown Magic as Orlando Magic suffer a frankly embarrassing and frankly unacceptable 136124 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. We could talk about all the host of problems that the Orlando Magic have. We could talk about all the things that they have been struggling with so far this season. None of it matters and none of it means anything if they’re going to struggle on defense like this. For the last two years, as the Orlando Magic rose to become this playoff team and this this upand cominging team that everyone was excited about, it was the defense that was the base of everything. When the Magic acquired Desmond Bane, who had an excellent game, by the way, when the Magic acquired Desmond Bane, it was done knowing that they had a top five defense to lean back on. Nothing matters if the Magic do not have this identity. Nothing matters if the Magic can’t get stopped consistently. All these other little mistakes, they do not matter if the Magic don’t get stops first because they can always recover if they get stops. And frankly, down 15 in the third quarter, they did. They made their comeback. They got so close to retaking the lead. But their defense betrayed them again and again and again for one of the top defenses in the league last year for a team that prides itself on that. And this is plainly unacceptable. This kind of loss cannot happen. And I’m going to yell about it more on Locked on Magic. The Orlando Magic fall a 1 and3 on the season. A tough game at Detroit on Wednesday. Magic have to find their defense if they’re going to go anywhere this season.
The Orlando Magic were built on their defense. This effort is unacceptable and no other problem matters but finding their defensive intensity again. The Philadelphia 76ers defeat the Magic, 136-124.
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33 comments
Give Jass starter minutes to show others that they will loose their playing time
go get claxton
too much happening at the rim with no D
the effort is good at times but the rest of the time it sucks has to be good the whole game
Why couldnt we stop Maxey? None could stop him on the magic team? Thats just sad
missing Free throws and turning the ball over 20 times a game "worst in league" btw and still worst in the league at the 3 pt game
Someone tell him it's not the Defense. It's Tyrese Maxy and Edgecomb whom will likely be an East all-star this season. If they had Embiid the score would have been outright embarrassing. 😂
New guys have a reason to struggle but the others dont
Paulo got his big money so now his mind is not in the game it's in the money every time we give players big money they regress. Can someone explain?
Suggs is overpaid. Magics management still sucks
nobody is going to hire Weltman after his tenure with the magic he's ruined his career
He's a Rob Hennigan
sniff sniff
Do you feel like we especially struggle against smaller quicker guards?
Fire the coach asap!
We need a coach. Mike Malone is probably the best candidate, but Tom Thibodeau, Mike Budenholzer, Taylor Jenkins, and Mike D’Antoni are all better than the coach that we currently have in Orlando
Orlando's defense even with the worst shooting in the NBA and injuries gave themselves to win. Now they're looking like the worst defense in the NBA! Why? How? Mike Malone?
Mosley? 👀
Where is JI????!!!
Go 6ers
I know it's been 3-4 games for most of the league, but this is why I said if you want to put the Knicks and Cavs in a tier of their own, that's fine, but that 3 seed is up for grabs.
You can tell the energy it's not the same. Frustration has taken over this team.
Forget about the fact that we are completely forgotten to play defense, which is the one thing that made us proud, but they’re not playing with any urgency. They’re not playing with any pride. How about the fact that they want to do layups all the time instead of going strong and Dunking the ball we have tall big young guys. There are no excuses. There’s something going on. I don’t understand it. There’s something going on
Fire the coach now
No back court in the league will contain Philadelphia's two young studs, be happy the magic face them early before they develop real chemistry, and of course before Joe, PG, Jared McCain, and Trendon Watford come back. The league is in trouble! The Sixers are absolutely stacked and they can play multiple styles of basketball. They can play fast, they can play slow when everybody comes back,between the Eagles and the 76ers, philly is on top!
Maxey and VJ is the best backcourt in the league
Maybe is really is a coaching issue, seems to the constant
KCP took the defense with him lol … sacrifice defense for some offense huh … welp you got what u asked for
my research has been vindicated .
The faster the pace, more turnovers.
More turnovers, more opponent possessions.
More opponents possessions, more opportunities for the opponent to score.
The game hinges on
who causes and commits the most turnovers, who gives up the least offensive rebounds, the least free throw opportunities, transition offenses and defense execution, and the least 3pt opportunities
Its the system. Go back to walking the ball up the court thus reducing turnovers and having energy to defend.
Maxey and VJ are just too good and you haven't caught up.
Look u can’t stop that Philly backcourt right now, don’t take it personally. They are a problem.
This teams way to talented to be losen like this..they best get their act together and get disciplined