r/OrlandoMagic • u/TheO-TownBeat • 5h ago
HYPE! Franz plotline
Franz, sans 4th quarter heroics against New York, hasn’t been himself to start the season.
I’m not one of those “fans“ who practically celebrates the injury of Banchero because they believe that Franz is better than P5, or that even sillier, they should trade one because they don’t mesh well with one another.
But if Franz didn’t get hurt last year he almost certainly was headed for an all star selection.
I truly believe that once the rust from having a true offseason (he neglected to play for Germany this summer), he is going to display some serious name recognition amongst the talking heads in the next few months.
With AB poised to have an entire season to piece together the flashes of brilliance he had to start last year before slightly returning to earth, the pair of them promise some real fireworks. Once Bane finds his rhythm (remember he started last season slow) and allows the floor to stretch out a bit, Franz can get back to what he does best- slicing up interior defense with the precision of a surgeon.
We’re injured, sure. But we’re going to find that groove that found the league noticing Franz all over again, sooner than you might think.
And if we don’t I’ll just delete this, don’t @ me