Cole Anthony on lack of playing time: 'I've been playing like dogs***'

As he usually is when talking about himself, Cole Anthony was candid when discussing his play on the court to start the season. “I’ve been playing like [expletive],” the Magic guard said inside Orlando‘s locker room after Wednesday’s 102-99 loss against the Bulls. It’s this reason why Anthony believes he didn’t see the court at Chicago despite being the backup point guard.

Source: Orlando Sentinel

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The decision, of course, came from Magic coach Jamahl Mosley, who talked with Anthony about it ahead of the game. “It’s not really that much to it,” Anthony said. “[I] wasn’t playing that well. Me and Mose had a conversation. He keeps it a buck with me. I’m going to keep it a buck with him. “This is what happens,” he added. “It’s a business, man.” -via Orlando Sentinel / November 1, 2024

Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony left Archbishop Molloy in Queens for Oak Hill Academy in Virginia. Detroit Pistons forward Taj Gibson left Brooklyn for Stoneridge Prep in California. Philadelphia 76ers center Mo Bamba left the Bronx for Westtown School in Pennsylvania. “There are still players that come (out of) New York, but the problem is so many of them leave,” said Ron Naclerio, the head coach at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Queens and the all-time winningest public school coach in New York history. “I hate that it’s happening,” he added. -via New York Times / September 5, 2024

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