REALITY CHECK: Orlando Magic’s trade deadline moves can’t FIX EVERY ISSUE
The Orlando Magic made the deal everyone expected when they dumped Tyus Jones on the Charlotte Hornets to get under the tax. Time will tell if the Magic do more ahead of the trade deadline to try to bolster their roster.
But the Magic cannot fix all of their problems at the deadline. There are big issues to resolve as the season winds down and the team looks ahead ot the offseason.
The fact that this is evident already gives the season the feeling of a lame-duck season. The questions about coach Jamahl Mosley continue to dominate the conversation. Can the Magic possibly move forward with the future of their coach seemingly inevitable? Can the Magic still finish the season strong?
We will find out in the next 12 games whether the Magic can rescue their season. This four-game homestand in particular will be vital to the Magic rescuing their season and making a climb up the standings.
00:00 Magic’s Issues Beyond Trade Deadline
07:08 Magic’s Struggles Despite Max Player
13:22 Orlando Magic’s Championship Window?
22:05 Lessons in Growth and Expectations
27:54 Magic’s Critical 12-Game Stretch
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10 comments
Still a very young team with lot of year left.
I hope they make a trade tomorrow, they need to honestly.
salary dump Tyus as expected.
The fact that Mosley still has a job is disgusting! So what…. they plan to wait until the end of the season, esentially just throwing away any hope left in this season??????? Or worse they still dont have any plan to fire Mosley. EVERYONE around the league, all the smart people recognized preseason this group has enough TALENT to compete for a championship. But the RESULTS are clearly…. VERY, VERY VERY ***** CLEARLY A PROBLEM OF COACHING. How the ** this guy STILL has a job is disgusting. The fact they are too scared to toss him out now… Its disgusting as a fan. If they are so apathetic of the clear problem as to let Mosley drive this season into the ground…. then I am absolutely apathetic as a fan. Im tuning out. I can watch them when they are losing because the talent level of the team is low, but I CANT WATCH SUCH A TALENTED TEAM PLAY SO ABSOLUTLEY BAD AS THEY STAND BY ALLOWING COACH MOSE DRIVE IT INTO THE GROUND. I CANT ANYMORE. DISGUSTING
Trade J I 🙏🏽 and Wendell
Phil .., you never have the same energy when you’re questioning the players when you in interviews with them you talk so humble and soft. You never ask anything tough no reality questions you ask only the things that we can all see already so that says a lot about you. You don’t ask individual players why they don’t hold themselves accountable. #Facts ,
I mean, do we even have a front office? Do we have a general manager because we don’t hear about him doing anything or them? Just sitting on their hands all they want is the playoffs sell tickets for the playoffs and that’s all they want. They’re not trying to win a championship.
Too much of mediocrity 😢
TRADE WELTMAN AND MOSLEY FOR CASH CONSIDERATIONS
This team's playing worse and worse and the main goal was to get under the tax. That's why they're losers, and they'll always be losers. Your competition became better and your only goal was to save money.
SELL THE TEAM IF YOU DON'T CARE