Bianchi: Hey, Magic, the Pistons just punched you in the mouth! How are you going to respond?
The Orlando Magic told us not to believe the hype. They told us themselves. “Don’t drink the Kool-Aid,” Paolo Banchero said after that stirring Game 1 victory; a message that echoed Nick Saban’s famous warning about “rat poison” – the kind of praise that can derail a team faster than any opponent.
And yet, here we are. One game later, after a sobering 98-83 loss to the Detroit Pistons in Game ...
The Orlando Magic told us not to believe the hype. They told us themselves. “Don’t drink the Kool-Aid,” Paolo Banchero said after that stirring Game 1 victory; a message that echoed Nick Saban’s famous warning about “rat poison” – the kind of praise that can derail a team faster than any opponent.
And yet, here we are . One game later, after a sobering 98-83 loss to the Detroit Pistons in Game 2, it sure looks like the Magic didn’t just sip the Kool-Aid; they chugged it. Because what we saw Wednesday night inside Little Caesars Arena wasn’t the poised, resilient, connected team that stole Game 1.
It was the same maddeningly inconsistent group that has defined this season; a team capable of brilliance one night and total collapse the next. And now the only question that matters is simple, unavoidable and looming over this series: How are you going to respond? How are you going to respond, Orlando Magic?
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