Game Day: Magic (12-9) @ Suns (9-13), Wed 12/9/15

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Game Day: Magic (12-9) @ Suns (9-13), Wed 12/9/15

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Time: 7:00 pm AZ (6:00 pm PT/9:00 pm ET)
Place: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
TV: FSAZ, NBALP

These are not the same old Magic. They have won 6 out of their last 7. Suns need to take care of home court and build on their last win.

Go Suns!!!

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I would take Aaron Gordon for Markieff.

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pickle wrote:I would take Aaron Gordon for Markieff.
No shit hahah

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Ring_Wanted wrote:
pickle wrote:I would take Aaron Gordon for Markieff.
No shit hahah
I'd even take Channing Frye off their hands for our trouble... but yeah, I'm just dreaming.

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Believe or not, the Magic are not unhappy with Frye this year. Team is improving, he is doing what he was signed for and his contract is not horrible anymore.

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I was reading Zach Lowe's quarter-season report where he claims the Magic's recent hot streak is catalyzed by moving Oladipo to the bench in a Ginobili-esque super sub role, to separate him from Elfrid Peyton in the starting lineup (because both of them are bad shooters). They are also playing now-healthy Channing Frye more, and both of these moves add up to better spacing and shooting.

I still like the way we have played the past 2-3 games without much Kieff in the lineup. Hopefully Coach keeps our hard-working and sharp-shooting players on the floor like he's done in the past few games.

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Orlando's lineup changes were mentioned in an around the league news thread. Indeed, Fournier+Frye's shooting instead of Dipo+Gordon's athleticism are paying off so far.

You can get away with Gordon, but pairing Dipo and Payton is a suicide. Neither cracks 40%FG, 80%FT or 34%3pt.

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A lot of these teams that decided to go with "length" and "athleticism" are falling on their faces. In particular, Milwaukee's experiment seems to be a total flop. The trend today is to get a bunch of great 3-point snipers and space the floor. Not athletic idiots running around like chickens with their heads cut off.

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http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/n ... /77055360/
Coro wrote:Morris missed today’s shootaround with a sinus infection, ...

Officially, Morris is considered questionable to play tonight
I wonder if something is in the works.

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I hope so. The alternative explanation is that the poor guy really is suffering from a sinus infection, and I wouldn't want that.

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Something is definitely cooking. Ever since he was a voluntary DNP PD for the Pistons game, he has fallen completely out of favor. However, he does not seem overtly unhappy. I am assuming that a trade has been agreed upon and he knows about it.

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Cap wrote:I hope so. The alternative explanation is that the poor guy really is suffering from a sinus infection, and I wouldn't want that.
I love you cap.

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Re: Game Day: Magic (12-9) @ Suns (9-13), Wed 12/9/15

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https://twitter.com/paulcoro/status/674746958855036928


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Either way the Suns are better off without him.

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Sinus infection?! What? Could they be more transparent?? :D

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Thought Markieff was more of a Pepsi guy. Makes sense now.
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OE32 wrote:Sinus infection?! What? Could they be more transparent?? :D
They could have said he has the sniffles.
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Re: Game Day: Magic (12-9) @ Suns (9-13), Wed 12/9/15

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I wish Pj didnt think he was Magic Johnson. Ewww.

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Can Len wear receivers gloves?

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Mirza is a way better player than I gave him credit for.

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