\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFans of the Orlando Magic are reacting with a mix of disappointment, gratitude and frustration after the organization fired head coach Jamal Mosley following a season that fell short of expectations.While some fans said the change was necessary to push the franchise forward, many also expressed appreciation for Mosley\u2019s leadership and development of the team\u2019s young core. \u201cI think a lot of fans, myself included, kind of saw this on the horizon for several months,\u201d said fan and podcast host Jonathan Osborne.Osborne is the cohost of “The Sixth Man Show” podcast. He and Peter Fleetwood, host of “Magic Wired,” both weighed in on the move. \u201cThe majority of the fan base has a lot of gratitude for Coach Mosley and the job that he did for this franchise,\u201d Osborne said.\u201cI think he’s a great head coach when it comes to building a young team, but when he’s in game management, he’s not really great at it,\u201d Fleetwood said.Several fans described the year as \u201cpainful\u201d and \u201cone of the most disappointing seasons in Magic history.\u201dOthers pointed to unmet expectations after preseason optimism and a postseason exit that left fans wanting more.\u201cI would say painful,\u201d said fan Shalissa Pereira. \u201cIt\u2019s sad to say that it ended this way.\u201dDespite the disappointment, many fans said their loyalty to the franchise remains unchanged.\u201cI\u2019m not going to leave this team. I\u2019m always going to be with them,\u201d Pereira said.Some fans also emphasized that Mosley\u2019s impact on the organization went beyond wins and losses.\u201cWhenever anyone had anything to do with Magic basketball, they would point to Jamal Mosley,\u201d Osborne said. \u201cIt\u2019s still a sad day. You hate to see anyone lose their job.\u201dNow, attention turns to the future of the franchise and who will lead the next chapter of Magic basketball. Fans are hoping this team will finally deliver a championship contender to Orlando.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Fans of the Orlando Magic are reacting with a mix of disappointment, gratitude and frustration after the organization fired head coach Jamal Mosley following a season that fell short of expectations.<\/p>\n
While some fans said the change was necessary to push the franchise forward, many also expressed appreciation for Mosley\u2019s leadership and development of the team\u2019s young core. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think a lot of fans, myself included, kind of saw this on the horizon for several months,\u201d said fan and podcast host Jonathan Osborne.<\/p>\n
Osborne is the cohost of “The Sixth Man Show” podcast. He and Peter Fleetwood, host of “Magic Wired,” both weighed in on the move. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe majority of the fan base has a lot of gratitude for Coach Mosley and the job that he did for this franchise,\u201d Osborne said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he’s a great head coach when it comes to building a young team, but when he’s in game management, he’s not really great at it,\u201d Fleetwood said.<\/p>\n
Several fans described the year as \u201cpainful\u201d and \u201cone of the most disappointing seasons in Magic history.\u201d<\/p>\n
Others pointed to unmet expectations after preseason optimism and a postseason exit that left fans wanting more.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would say painful,\u201d said fan Shalissa Pereira. \u201cIt\u2019s sad to say that it ended this way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the disappointment, many fans said their loyalty to the franchise remains unchanged.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not going to leave this team. I\u2019m always going to be with them,\u201d Pereira said.<\/p>\n
Some fans also emphasized that Mosley\u2019s impact on the organization went beyond wins and losses.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhenever anyone had anything to do with Magic basketball, they would point to Jamal Mosley,\u201d Osborne said. \u201cIt\u2019s still a sad day. You hate to see anyone lose their job.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, attention turns to the future of the franchise and who will lead the next chapter of Magic basketball. Fans are hoping this team will finally deliver a championship contender to Orlando.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fans of the Orlando Magic are reacting with a mix of disappointment, gratitude and frustration after the organization…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":258373,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[111998,111997,102670,109882,19188,11761,31102,112000,7269,1736,1536,139,141,1239,140,111999,112001,11273],"class_list":["post-258372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-coach-mosley-firing","tag-disappointing-season","tag-disappointment","tag-expectation","tag-fan","tag-franchise","tag-gratitude","tag-head-coach-jamal-mosley","tag-leadership","tag-lot","tag-organization","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-magic","tag-orlando-news","tag-osborne","tag-peter-fleetwood","tag-team"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}