The Spurs at the Magic on Wednesday night

Vuecic is out guys. 

what are your toughts?

I'm no expert, but I have noticed that sometimes a team performs better without their key players/ starters.

Minus star effect and the line only shift 1.5 pts, he’s worth more that 

A scholar and a gentleman! Always a pleasure when you bless us with your presence Mr. Bator, much respect to you and love the play on the Magic. Happy holidays to you 

What do you think, packersbackers?  Can Bamba handle the load for one night?  He plays 17 minutes per game vs. Vucevic's 31 or so.  So Vucevic is with his wife and their newborn baby, or their about-to-be-born baby.  I haven't been this annoyed by a newborn since my youngest nephew was born in the middle of the NBA Finals seven years ago and now every year I have to leave town during the Finals!  Think I'm kidding?

 Alright, I'm kidding (kinda)

Tbh, without Vuc, this is a true stay away for me...however there are plenty of examples where a team steps up for one stand alone game and rallies around each other when their star player is missing for personal reasons...and the birth of a child is always well received and respected among teammates...if anything, Orlando comes out and wants to play even harder for Vucs little bundle of joy....and yes, this could be a monster game for Bamba if hes given more minutes...at home, hes playing better each game, his confidence is high...it could indeed be a career game for Mo tonight vs a Spurs team who suck playing D on the road.

all this crying abou vuecic being out... have you read what Bator is saying... Line moving to further plus territory is a gift

In all the years I've been on Covers there is no one more amongst a few others, I have much respect for then Mr. Bators bar none one of the best on Covers to follow his write ups which are incredibly knowledgeable in reading indeed. 

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to you & yours Mr. Bator

Wiz ML +500 along with the pts are almost too tempting to pass up, especially the way the nba zig zags following a result like they had getting embarassed in Atlanta in their 4th Q meltdown...not many think Houston will lose this game...i actually see them finally laying a home game egg here...the Ariza angle is real

He's confirmed out by SI.... btw, thanks for posting.

Okay guys, here's the very latest.  I just contacted the Magic beat writer for the Orlando Sentinel and he confirmed that although the baby was born locally, Vucevic is nonetheless skipping tonight's game.  I then asked him if Mo Bamba is up to the task of playing twice his usual minutes and this was his reply...

That's a great question, and he better be.  My opinion is that Mo has underachieved to this point, but maybe this will get him going.  He needs to be more assertive.  I can understand letting the game come to him at the initial stages of his rookie season, but it's time to step up, get aggressive and take over, on defense especially.  He's relying too much on what got him by in college.  This is the NBA.  He's having trouble blocking shots even with an 8-foot wingspan.  He needs to rethink his approach.  It's a whole new ballgame up here. 

What do you think about Toronto  and Sacramento  , Mr Bator  ?

Lifelong magic fan I like bamba but don’t think he’s ready

Mr. B good to see your around happy holidays to you and your fam...good luck tonight

so are you taking the Magic or not???

Yes.  

Line is still climbing would you suggest to lock it in now or wait