Four straight losses, next two games on the road. Dawkins on verge of losing the team.
Yeah seasons over. Need a coach with swag that could recruit. I wouldn’t be opposed to a guy like Dan Majerle that played in NBA.
Good and bad news. Next year it will be a completely different team.
Are any former Magic players in coaching besides Penny?
No...please....we don't need another finish like last year. I hope this isn't the best that Johnny can be as the HC at UCF. Two years in a row where we win some games early and raise expectations and then we fall off the bed. Makes you scratch your head. BTW, Jamille Reynolds (yes, the same guy who, after 2 years at UCF, left us after last year's debacle) had 16 points and 5 rebounds in 21 minutes against us today and is averaging double figures this season. That's after averaging 3 ppg for us last year. Seems there's something wrong with this picture.
Yeah last year I thought Reynolds played lazily. Today played well. Hendricks plays sluggishly a lot too. Today had 6 points in 40 minutes. Seems to be the offense we run.
Hendricks is playing big minutes. He’s great. Don’t get me wrong. It’s just a different level of play and he might be hitting the wall a little.
Could be true but between High School and travel/aau teams, kids play all year around. I don’t really see a will to win from him. Talent is great but heart wins games. He needs to show heart.
The level of play (and practice) each and every night is way more physical than high school/AAU. Going to school, training, classes, away game travel, living away from your old support network and finding a new one. How to fit into a team when you are used to being "the man". Maybe being a more vocal and on-court leader is part of what this year is as well. All things a young guy is grappling with. It all takes a physical and mental toll. He'll grow from it, though. He probably also dominated most nights in AAU, whereas guys may not be as gifted physically but they know how to play the game better and make him work harder. It's not abnormal for this to happen to a freshman. Same goes for rookies in the NBA.
He gets the ball and doesn’t create a shot. Just passes it.
