Tag: Victor Oladipo

Ouch. Heartbreaking loss for the Magic, who took one of the best teams in the league down to the wire. Almost isn’t good enough, not this time, and now, thanks to Steph Curry, Victor Oladipo’s great performance this game has been entirely invalidated. 27 points might seem good on paper. But basketball games aren’t played…

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The Orlando Magic have tanked so well that they have reached an unenviable position of having too many young players to properly develop them all. Andrew Nicholson and Devyn Marble might as well just stay in their beds all day for the amount of minutes Jacque-Off Vaughn will give them. But the guard situation is…

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Who would’ve thought that the most exciting game of the night would be a matchup between a disappointing Knicks team and a tanking Magic team? I bet you looked at that Suns-Spurs game and thought “Wow two high-powered west offenses, should be cool, I think that will be the game I watch tonight”. How stupid…

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Earlier in the season Michael Carter-Williams seemed to be running away with the ROY race. But he’s hit the fabled “rookie barrier made of bricks”, and has been playing pretty badly lately. I’m not saying Oladipo should win rookie of the year; I’m just saying that it’s not as clear-cut as it was previously. Although…

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For a person who engages in a competitive endeavor, Victor Oladipo sure has a great name. “Victor”. It gives him that extra little “oomph” before a game even starts. The subconscious effect on the opposition cannot be understated. They look at the opposing roster, see the name “Victor Oladipo”, and a little part of their…

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Are the Magic still tanking? Because I can’t figure out why they’d want to start Jameer Nelson over Victor Oladipo. I mean, yeah, Nelson is a former All-Star, but he’s not exactly on the upswing of his career. Oladipo is young and spry and can probably play all 48 every night. The downside to that…

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