Orlando Magic at the All-Star Break: Goals for the rest of the season with Jason Beede
The Orlando Magic are exiting the All-Star Break and preparing for the final sprint to the Playoffs. The team still has ambitions to make the Playoffs and earn the six-seed in the Eastern Conference. That will take some work. But the team’s goals are still in front of them to achieve.
Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel joins the show to look at the big picture for the Magic. What their inactivity at the trade deadline means and why the last 26 games will go a long way to determining what comes next for the Magic.
0:00 Intro: Orlando Magic’s goals for second half
5:36 Making the playoffs is the ultimate goal
11:13 Jeff Weltman’s approach to trade deadline
16:47 Long-term vision vs short-term fixes
22:27 Pressure on players in final 26 games
28:24 Importance of making playoffs this season
34:45 Magic must prove they belong above play-in
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11 comments
It was refreshing listening to Jason, It has been exhausting listening to the fanbase and media raising their pitchfork over the lack of trade at the deadline.
The Cavs had a super injury filled roster last season, they chnaged their coach over the off-season and now they are top of the east. And looking at the Pistons, I don't think JB was that bad of a coach, I just think he couldn't overcome the injuries.
I like Coach Mosley, I think he motivates our players and does exactly what he should be doing, but I think we need to replace whomever our offensive scheme coach is.
Yeah, yeah, yeah…
Play-in team. This is who we are without Markelle Fultz. Laste two seasons we were a wonderful team, and we are no more. 27-29 we'll finish 39-43. Last season 47-35.
We change just one player. Markelle Fultz
I think we will be fine after the break no the shooting isn’t going to change we’ve just got to accept that but we won 45 games last season playing this way eventually the wins will start coming Anthony black needs a bigger role as well he can run the offense take the ball from boogie and the beast both don’t necessarily need the ball to get buckets and be effective
Also I think paolo will be back to himself he’s way too talented and he cares way too much to continue the way he was playing coming back from injury he’s a superstar and he will remind everyone of that when the second half of the season starts for us Thursday
The Magic are talented enough to make the playoffs if they stay healthy.
The Magic may be a step behind, but they can make a deal to improve the team in the offseason
Weltman still should be on the hotseat for believing we have a great shooting team, which, in reality, we dont. The statistics dont lie. If nothing happens in the off-season to help this team specifically with shooting, Weltman has got to go. Seems like he believes too much in the draft when sometimes you have to bite the bullet and upgrade throwing money around. Not everyone is the Warriors, but even they made big moves before championship days like getting Durant. A saving move has to be done to save Weltmans career with Orlando
Suggs still shouldn't be relied on as the saving grace of this team. that's very childish of this team to think that. He is a big piece, but let's stop acting like he is Luka or Jokic, please. It should be next man up has to play that defensive snake. Pope was supposed to be, but we got the Pistons Pope instead of Denvers version
I love these collaborations. Please, have more guests in the show, Phillip.
15-11 down the stretch to get to 42 wins if my math is correct
I’m sorry but there is no way in hell a bruise kept Suggs out for over a month. Shady FO always lying to fans on injury reports.