Pelicans vs Grizzlies Gameday Thread 10/24/2025

Pregame show starts at 6:30p on FOX8/GCSEN with Wesley Johnson and myself, we'll check in with @JoelMeyersNBA + @adaniels33 at FedEx Forum, get the latest from @_Andrew_Lopez and preview the season opener between your new look #Pelicans and Memphis! https://t.co/2ALkj9Hehy

— Erin Summers (@ErinESummers) October 22, 2025

Queen will supposedly be available for opener. Crazy how Murray won't be back until New Years.

Keen to see how our bench rotation works today- do we go 11 deep? Do all 3 rookies get a run in game 1?

I just want to remind everyone that it is illegal to get excited about a New Orleans Pelicans team. We have started well though.

Can't feel Zion presence on the court thus far.

Fears looking good

Fears has looked like a legit ROTY candidate. We may have struck gold with that pick. If we can clean up the consistency, we can be pretty decent this year. We do not have many toys for Willie to play with so maybe he will finally start to luck into good rotations.

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Originally Posted by JJackisangry

Fears has looked like a legit ROTY candidate. We may have struck gold with that pick. If we can clean up the consistency, we can be pretty decent this year. We do not have many toys for Willie to play with so maybe he will finally start to luck into good rotations.

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I doubt it. He?s atrocious. He let them go on a 16-0 run before a timeout. It?s not just his rotations, it?s everything he does that is bad. I think Fears is Willie proof though, so he may not get taught bad basketball and how to lose like the rest of these guys.

Zion's numbers were good, but it seemed like he kind of had a ********ty game. Skinny Zion seems a lot more blockable than thick Zion.

Zion was Hella sluggish. He has those games every now and again where his handle forsaken him and he kind of questions every move he makes. I still think Willie is ultimately the problem, but I am not too crushed about that loss. We should have lost and we gave ourselves every chance to win it. Yves going down was probably the nail in the coffin at the end, but Queen didn't look too much out of place and Fears looks a real ROTY candidate. I was shocked at how solid he looked in his first NBA game and he may actually be the zone buster we are looking for. We have to be a consistent 3 point making team. Maybe Queen can work on his 3 and potentially become a situational stretch 5. I really like his handle and think it will cause a lot of matchup problems off the bench. As of now, our bench looks promising if not a little top heavy. The 5 is a big concern.