Paolo Bancherothat ‘rookie’ that amazes so much because a rookie like him has not been seen since LeBron’s time -waiting for the landing of Wembanyama-, Was Wasthat rubber giant, that literal reincarnation of his very father, Manute Bol, suffered in the fun of a O.G. Anunoby eager to find his limits -highest of the season with 32 points and a Pascal I’m sorry who claims his number in the race for the MVP (26 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds) in the Toronto Raptors 121-108 Orlando Magic.
It was a sleepless night especially for Paolo, dominated like a puppet by Siakam near his basket, unable to express himself in the face of the prodigious defense of the Cameroonian, who made him know a little better the other side of the nbafirst time the ‘5’ who stays below double figures both in scoring and shooting (9 points and 2/8 in field goals) because the Raptors center simply did not allow it. Juancho Hernangómez He left injured in the second quarter after five minutes and 1 point with an ankle sprain that, in the absence of further evidence, does not appear to be serious.
The future is partly Orlando’s if Paolo Banchero and Bol Bol, if injuries don’t interrupt him anymore, continue with their uncovering, yes, too Markelle Fultz, so hardened in tragedies the number 1 of the 2017 draft, can manifest itself without the censorship of injuries. Contrary to Banchero and Fultz (7 points), Bol, from 23 yearsoffered a generous preview of what it can become (18 goals with a 7/8 in TC and 7 rebounds), the only non-‘raptor’, who raised the decibels of a Scotiabank Arena who knows how to appreciate the good, immersed in loud whispers of admiration from the Toronto public, what if a penetration after a double step, what if a stopper to an All-Star like VanVleet, than if a savage kills a hand.
It may be a phenomenon of magnitude, but it has had the bad luck that a Victor Wembanyama behind even a few younger than him -18 years old-, and is seen, due to its similarity, as a kind of ‘anticipation’ of the French unicorn, something that annoys him. He loves being told about his legendary father, but most of all, he wants to be him. The Frenchman is who he is, rather he still has to be, but the center born in Sudan deserves respect. Who knows if a groundbreaking rivalry cannot be born from there.
His head was lowered by the prodigious Orlando couple, but sometimes it is necessary to go through hard times like this to learn, suffer from players like Pascal I’m sorrystill young the African (28 years old) but ‘old dog’ next to the tender 20 of Banchero and 23 of Bol. Like Siakam, Bol Bol and Paolo Banchero have many fundamentals but they lack the tricks They are only learned with age. And they have plenty of hazing like the ones committed by Paolo, who lost a ball as soon as he hit the baseline and had to commit a foul. Two points and an infraction to take out of nowhere.
Orlando Magic coach, Jamahl Mosleysaid in the previous one that he had insisted a lot to his pupils what not to do so as not to give the Raptors, the NBA team who scores the most after loss with almost 22 points per game. But the need of the Raptors was going to take everything ahead.
The Canadian franchise suffers a kind of Bipolar disorder, all shyness and apathy outside and all determination and energy at home. Of the extensive defeats against the Pelicans above all (126-108) and Nets (114-105), of the embarrassing 41-15 in Brooklyn in the first quarter at 36-22 against Orlando in the first quarter. It was sensed that there had been a constructive but hard reflection in the dressing room. “We have spoken, the boys have understood what is acceptable. In recent games we have had execution problems in defense and attack, where it is a matter of rhythm and space”, he warned. Nurse in the previous
The execution of his pupils could not be more precise this time. Banchero was held from the beginning, alone with Siakam when it was the Cameroonian who stayed with him, receiving 2-1 when he defended him Fred VanVleet, another more discreet game in shooting (13 points with a 4/11). The good work near the hoop of him, with the collaboration of others like Christian Clock He left part of the attack with the transitions. Of course, OG Anunoby was also involved. The inexhaustible Briton is one of those who, if his superiors don’t tell him enough, and if Nurse doesn’t retire him, who knows how far he would have gone with a Magic that was also almost exhausted after the break (64-48).
Banchero didn’t get off the ground and if he hit Siakam with something, like a fancy mid-range jump shot, the African hit him back in kind. Without Markelle Fultz Could not provide solutions in the direction or that the flashes of Bol Bol had an effect, the defense of the Magic in the 5 vs 5 also failed. The area aseems to be a good remedy to protect against the size and speed of the Raptors in the One against one, but Anunoby, with his strength in the post, is also a lethal weapon to tear down these types of defenses and the Raptors know how to rip them with cuts and Siakam’s all-seeing eyes to find the released teammate on the perimeter after drawing opponents and his mid-range shot. He also said his Scottie Barneswith a double of 17 points (8/10 shooting) and 14 rebounds.
If there were reprimands after the debacles in New Orleans and New York, Nurse this time could only eat his own with kisses. And the coach from Orlando, Jamahl Mosley, tell the attractive duo Banchero – Bol learn from experiences like this. If they do it, the future is yours.
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