After the Orlando Magic’s shootaround on Friday before the game against the Philadelphia 76ers, a reporter asked coach Jamahl Mosley about Jalen Suggs’ recent shooting struggles.
Entering Friday’s games, Suggs had made only 30.4 percent of his shots and 25.0 percent of his threes to average 9.3 points per game on the four previous games of the homestand. He had 3.0 assists per game against 3.8 turnovers per game.
He was shooting 39.2 percent and 23.4 percent from three with 13.6 points per game, 4.1 assists per game and 3.1 turnovers per game since Paolo Banchero’s injury.
It has not looked great.
But Mosley gave the reporter a look. An exasperated look that seemed to say, “Did you really just ask that?” Playfully, of course.
No one can hide from some of Suggs’ struggles but Mosley has complete faith in his lead guard. And he was not going to waver from him in the face of those questions. Just like so many players on his team, Mosley believes the team is doing the right things and those open shots will fall.
“We always stay with that process. He’s taking good shots at the right time,” Mosley said after shootaround Friday. “I will never tell a guy to turn those shots down because it’s so important that we have a level of comfort in how we are approaching the game and our process and the fact that how much work he has put in. That’s part of this to keep the same level of confidence.”
Suggs did not exactly reward Mosley’s faith in Friday’s win over the 76ers. He went 6 for 16 from the floor and 1 for 8 from three—adding five turnovers against three assists for a frustrating measure.
But Mosley was right about one thing. When the moment mattered for Suggs, the Magic were right to keep their faith in him. It is perhaps Suggs’ best skill.
With the Magic up by seven late in the fourth quarter, Jalen Suggs came over to set a screen for Franz Wagner at the top of the key, ghosting it to the wing. The defenders stuck with Wagner to try to prevent him from anotehr step-back three.
Wagner dished the ball to Suggs on the wing and he took the three without hesitation or thought. That was his lone 3-point make, but it was a big one extending the lead to 10 and icing the game away.
As Franz Wagner said on the mic’d up segment on FanDuel Sports Network Florida, “That’s what you do, boy!” as the two went back to the bench after the Sixers called timeout.
The Magic’s shooting this season has required a lot of faith. The Magic feel like they have gotten plenty of good looks and shots this year. And right now, they have to keep the faith in Suggs.
It has been this way throughout his career though. When the Orlando Magic needed a big shot from Jalen Suggs, he has delivered time and time again. And the Magic had no reason to believe he would not deliver despite his apparent struggles earlier in the game.
“I really think, and I say this jokingly, the bigger the moment, the bigger the shot,” Mosley said after Friday’s win. “I said it to him after the game, ‘You have not been shooting it and you didn’t shoot it great, but you hit the one that counted and made the free throws when they counted.’ I think that’s so important for him because he understands the amount of work that he puts in. And he is going to continue to put that work in. It’s not thinking about the ones you miss, it’s thinking about the next one that you get. He stepped into that last one with the utmost confidence as if he hasn’t missed a shot before.”
That has been a part of Suggs’ play throughout his career. He has struggled with his shot at various points in the season. But he plays like every possession matters.
No one would ever question his defensive chops and ability. Jalen Suggs is getting the assignment on every team’s best perimeter player, tag-teaming with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to form one of the most potent defensive duos in the league on one of the best defensive teams in the league.
Statistically, the Magic have a 102.7 defensive rating with Suggs on the court, second among Magic starters and 0.8 points per 100 possessions better than the team’s stellar overall average.
Offensively, Suggs still has work to do. And Suggs has struggled especially since Banchero’s injury. No player has probably been affected more than Suggs since his injury.
And that is seen most especially with his shooting.
It is not just the numbers mentioned previously. Jalen Suggs is staking fewer threes since Paolo Banchero’s injury, going from 42.5 percent shooting on 8.0 3-point attempts per game before the injury to 21.8 percent on 6.1 attempts per game after.
Suggs shot 53.1 percent on 6.4 catch-and-shoot 3-point attempts per game before Banchero’s injury according to data from Second Spectrum. He is shooting 27.8 percent on 4.0 catch-and-shoot opportunities since Banchero’s injury.
Even in terms of the quality of his looks, Suggs has gone from 55.6 percent shooting on 5.4 3-point attempts when the closest defender was 6+ feet away before Banchero’s injury to 20.5 percent on 4.3 attempts per game after the injury, according to NBA.com.
Suggs has had more time on the ball and had to be a driver more. He has undoubtedly struggled in this role too with his increase in turnovers.
He has a lot of areas to improve.
But the important thing is Suggs keeps shooting and keeps the faith. That is the quality that matters most in Suggs. He never wavers. He knows his moment will come.
And he is not going to stop shooting.
“I get to watch Jett [Howard] every day. And Jett don’t ever stop shooting,” Suggs said after Friday’s game. “And he reiterates that to me, never stop shooting. I carry that mindset into my games. When the guys continue to feed you confidence, the coaching staff and players alike, it feels good. It gives you that mental strength that I’m going to hit the next one to continue shooting.”
Suggs said he is staying the court. He is not letting prior mistakes or the prior flow affect his game. Suggs has worked hard to stay in the current moment. That has been part of his evolution and settling down from last year.
Suggs still has some evolution to go this year. But the Orlando Magic have never lost faith in him. He has never lost faith in himself.
And when the moment called for it, Suggs delivered in a big way. He always does.
A Pró-Reitoria de Inovação e Tecnologia (Proint) da Ufac e o Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas do Acre (Sebrae-AC) realizam o Startup Day-2026, em 21 de março, das 8h às 12h, no espaço Sebrae-Lab, Centro de Convivência do campus-sede. O evento é dedicado à inovação e ao empreendedorismo, oferecendo oportunidades para transformar projetos em negócios de impacto real. As inscrições são gratuitas e estão abertas por meio online.
O Startup Day-2026 visa fortalecer o ecossistema, promover a troca de experiências, produzir e compartilhar conhecimento, gerar inovação e fomentar novos negócios. A programação conta com show de acolhimento e encerramento, apresentações, painel e palestra, além de atividades paralelas: carreta game do Hospital de Amor de Rio Branco, participação de startups de game em tempo real, oficina para crianças, exposição de grafiteiros e de projetos de pesquisadores da Ufac.
Com a aceleração da transição para uma economia de baixo carbono e a reestruturação do setor elétrico em diversos países, cresce a discussão sobre como a infraestrutura digital pode sustentar, no longo prazo, a evolução da economia verde. Nesse contexto, a plataforma de energia baseada em blockchain Thryqenon (TRYQN) vem ganhando atenção por propor uma estrutura integrada que combina negociação de energia, gestão de carbono e confiabilidade de dados.
A proposta da Thryqenon vai além da simples comercialização de energia renovável. Seu objetivo é construir uma base digital para geração distribuída, redução de emissões e uso colaborativo de energia. À medida que metas de neutralidade de carbono se tornam compromissos regulatórios, critérios como origem comprovada da energia, transparência nos registros e liquidação segura das transações deixam de ser diferenciais e passam a ser requisitos obrigatórios. A plataforma utiliza registro descentralizado em blockchain, correspondência horária de energia limpa e contratos inteligentes para viabilizar uma infraestrutura verificável e auditável.
A economia verde ainda enfrenta obstáculos importantes. Existe descompasso entre o local e o momento de geração da energia renovável e seu consumo final. A apuração de emissões costuma ocorrer de forma anual, dificultando monitoramento em tempo real. Além disso, a baixa rastreabilidade de dados limita a criação de incentivos eficientes no mercado. A Thryqenon busca enfrentar essas lacunas por meio de uma estrutura digital que integra coleta, validação e liquidação de informações energéticas.
Na arquitetura da plataforma, há conexão direta com medidores inteligentes, inversores solares e dispositivos de monitoramento, permitindo registro detalhado da geração e do consumo. Na camada de transações, o sistema possibilita verificação automatizada e liquidação hora a hora de energia e créditos de carbono, garantindo rastreabilidade. Já na integração do ecossistema, empresas, distribuidoras, comercializadoras e consumidores podem interagir por meio de interfaces abertas, promovendo coordenação entre diferentes agentes do setor elétrico.
O potencial de longo prazo da Thryqenon não está apenas no crescimento de usuários ou no volume de negociações, mas em sua capacidade de se posicionar como infraestrutura de suporte à governança energética e ao mercado de carbono. Com o avanço de normas baseadas em dados e reconhecimento internacional de créditos ambientais, plataformas transparentes e auditáveis tendem a ter papel relevante na transição energética e no financiamento sustentável.
A Ufac inaugurou a campanha internacional Banco Vermelho, símbolo de conscientização sobre o feminicídio. A ação integra iniciativas inspiradas na lei n.º 14.942/2024 e contempla a instalação, nos campi da instituição, de três bancos pintados de vermelho, que representa o sangue derramado pelas vítimas. A inauguração ocorreu nesta segunda-feira, 9, no hall da Reitoria.
São dois bancos no campus-sede (um no hall da Reitoria e outro no bloco Jorge Kalume), além de um no campus Floresta, em Cruzeiro do Sul. A reitora Guida Aquino destacou que a instalação dos bancos reforça o papel da universidade na promoção de campanhas e políticas de conscientização sobre a violência contra a mulher. “A violência não se caracteriza apenas em matar, também se caracteriza em gestos, em fala, em atitudes.”
A secretária de Estado da Mulher, Márdhia El-Shawwa, ressaltou a importância de a Ufac incorporar o debate sobre o feminicídio em seus espaços institucionais e defendeu a atuação conjunta entre universidade, governo e sociedade. Segundo ela, a violência contra a mulher não pode ser naturalizada e a conscientização precisa alcançar também a formação de crianças e adolescentes.
A inauguração do Banco Vermelho também ocorre no contexto da aprovação da resolução do Conselho Universitário n.º 266, de 21/01/2026, que institui normas para a efetividade da política de prevenção e combate ao assédio moral, sexual, discriminações e outras violências, principalmente no que se refere a mulheres, população negra, indígena, pessoas com deficiência e LGBTQIAPN+ no âmbito da Ufac em local físico ou virtual relacionado.
No campus Floresta, em Cruzeiro do Sul, a inauguração do Banco Vermelho contou com a participação da coordenadora do Centro de Referência Brasileiro da Mulher, Anequele Monteiro.
Participaram da solenidade, no campus-sede, a pró-reitora de Desenvolvimento e Gestão de Pessoas, Filomena Maria Cruz; a pró-reitora de Graduação, Ednaceli Damasceno; a pró-reitora de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação, Margarida Carvalho; a coordenadora do projeto de extensão Infância Segura, Alcione Groff; o secretário de Estado de Saúde, Pedro Pascoal; a defensora pública e chefe do Núcleo de Promoção da Defesa dos Direitos Humanos da Mulher, Diversidade Sexual e Gênero da DPE-AC, Clara Rúbia Roque; e o chefe do Centro de Apoio Operacional de Proteção à Mulher do MP-AC, Victor Augusto Silva.
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