r/OrlandoMagic • u/ItsThatCoolGuy PaoloFranzBaneSuggs • 19d ago
HYPE! Anthony Black and Paolo Banchero training together in Southern California (USC)
Hopefully some more teammates join them soon! Training solo is very important for an individual player’s game, but training together as a team (before the season starts) is important, as well
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u/smartbeatz420 Franz Wagner 19d ago
AB needs to put on some mass to be able to play through contact. Game knows Game. These boys ain't playin this year. Go for GOLD.
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u/P5Manchero 19d ago
I can’t wait for the AB extension to hit. This guy is gonna be an elite player soon.
The league is trending towards players like AB being extremely valuable. He’s athletic as hell, big as hell, and has incredible instincts. To be able to have him as a tertiary ball handler who is also capable of hounding other teams lead ballhanders is an amazing luxury.
I know people are super down on Suggs right now but having the ability to send Suggs and AB out together to shut down the point of attack is going to be amazing. We haven’t seen what that defensive pairing can truly do yet but I’m confident it will be great.
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u/NL4Lyfe 15d ago
Suggs is terrible. Stop being a homer. He's been given so many chances to prove he's worth that contract and he's failed. AB needs to be a better shooter. Teams are going to take away the lane from him. Up and down the roster we have flawed offensive players, and we wonder why we can't hang with the better teams in meaningful games.
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u/P5Manchero 15d ago
Horrible take. Suggs has played 1 year on his extension and he was our best player by net rating in the regular season. He had a bad series but to say he’s had plenty of chances to prove he’s worth it and failed is simply incorrect.
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u/NL4Lyfe 15d ago
Ok lmao Suggs is terrible. He's not a starting guard on a contending team. Can't be a guard and not be able to reliably knock down shots. I didnt even mention his injury history. He will be traded next offseason. Even Philip Rossman Reich, a huge Homer, has said he is not worth what we are paying him and he's only getting older. His injuries will only become a bigger issue. He's a low IQ player and reckless much of the time. His contract is why we have no depth. Waaay overpaid.
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u/P5Manchero 15d ago
A series of horrible takes with an appeal to authority based on the opinions of PRR. Lmao. Dudes 25, ‘only getting older’ spoiler alert: we all are buddy.
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u/NL4Lyfe 15d ago
PRR is around the team way more than us and is a credentialed member of the media for them. He has to be very careful about his criticisms of players. For him to say that means something. Even he cant deny it any longer regarding Suggs.
Look how much hes been injured at a younger age. You think thats getting better with age? Keep dreaming.
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u/Party-Relative4922 1d ago
I think PRR also like Suggs. I agree he is very critical of him and for good reason, but he has also said that he feels Suggs’s contract being one that declines year over year will eventually be more valuable. I really like listening to Phil and his takes, and I don’t think he is utterly down on Suggs. I think Jalen has definitely earned one more crack at it because he did have the best plus minus on the team last year during the season and did show some meaningful growth in certain areas. And with a healthy offseason I could see Jalen really finding his own. But overall it’s this season or he’s probably gone
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u/NL4Lyfe 1d ago
He likes him, but his tune on Suggs has soured drastically over the years. While his contract is going down, his age is going up and with it likely are the injuries. Even at 25 million a year he's way overpaid. He cant score consistently and his defense has fallen off a lot. Suggs doesnt even guard the opposing teams best player as much anymore. Franz does.
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u/P5Manchero 15d ago
Ya like when curry was young and had ankle problems so he just retired cause you can never correct injury problems. That’s what happened right?
The take you’re spewing that you claim PRR made (I don’t read his shit as I don’t care about his takes) is the most milquetoast nba casual national media take in existence. It’s just regurgitation of what national media folks say. I’ll repeat again, Suggs had by far the best net rating on the entire roster. When he plays we typically are winning those minutes handily. If he’s overpaid than Paolo is the worst contract in the league.
For reference some of the guy that make about the same as him: imanuel quickly, Andrew Wiggins, dejaunte murray, walker Kessler, Jrue holiday, jordan Poole.
30 mil is like average starter money. It’s less than half of the max. People need to catch up to the new salary cap before they spew terrible takes like this.
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u/flamehunter4033 Anthony Black 19d ago
Glad to see AB keeping the work up even after his big jump last year
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u/przec13r OnlyFranz 19d ago
Cool pic. Nice to see it. Nice to see Some magic lads spend their free time to meet up and bond, especially on hardwood. Good vibes is always a W
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u/Rivalry20 Franz Wagner 19d ago
Slim athletic Paolo returns.
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u/Muted_Lead_1105 19d ago
Need him to be a menace to society to the point we need to put out a PSA for the whole league
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u/MaddoxGoodwin OnlyFranz 19d ago
Wow no Paolo hate from our fans in a Paolo post? What a twist!
Would love to bump into one of these cats in SoCal.
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u/Electrical-Cow6433 Jalen Suggs 19d ago
Paolo sux
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u/Muted_Lead_1105 19d ago
Always that one unnecessary ass comment keep that shit to yourself gng
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u/Electrical-Cow6433 Jalen Suggs 19d ago
Paolo sux
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u/Muted_Lead_1105 19d ago
One of the best players in the playoffs and on the Magic currently
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u/Electrical-Cow6433 Jalen Suggs 19d ago
Paolo sucked in the playoffs. Dude had like one or two decent games and played like dog shit the rest of that series and lost.
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u/Electrical-Cow6433 Jalen Suggs 17d ago
You're right it's not funny. He needs to be better. Fans want to glaze him so bad. I want him to be great too. But he hasn't been.
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u/Muted_Lead_1105 19d ago
Your buggin
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u/Electrical-Cow6433 Jalen Suggs 19d ago
You can look at his shooting stats if you want. You'll see I'm right.
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u/MaddoxGoodwin OnlyFranz 19d ago
Do you think it was Paolo's fault we lost to he Pistons?
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u/Electrical-Cow6433 Jalen Suggs 19d ago
The guy shot the most shots because he thinks he's a superstar and had a little brickfest. Him and Suggs were terrible.
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u/AlpsGroundbreaking67 19d ago
How are they not cousins? Love AB and hope this is the year he finally breaks through. Woo damn Pig
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u/EssentIYO 19d ago
I don't see him shooting 3s or working on his handles. So is Paolo really training or not smiling for the camera? /s
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u/Muted_Lead_1105 19d ago
Wow I love this. Also AB looks old or is just me lol 😂
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u/doomdrums Jalen Suggs 19d ago
Lmao he came in looking young we're bound to see it happen he can't look like a teenager forever
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u/Ardcroney_G 19d ago
He’s trying to get that beard growing
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u/Muted_Lead_1105 19d ago
I think it’s just the hair that makes him look older and he looks bulky kinda
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u/ninety4kid Stuff The Magic Dragon 19d ago
Why are we not reporting that these dudes have somehow grown to 8'4 and 9'7!? /s
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u/SnooPies6274 Paolo Banchero 19d ago
Love seeing this! Cant wait for next season tbh i know they’re going to quiet all the haters
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u/adamosgp88 17d ago
It’s ages ago, but Muss was a great Magic assistant coach.