February 8th - New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets - 21-32

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Originally Posted by DarkHornet

Let me just say how nice it is that we were able to go into a game that we are supposed to win, be missing some of our key guys from recent games because of the trade, have the distraction of the trade, and still beat the Rockets comfortably. This is looking like a team that is figuring out how to take care of business.

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What I took from the game is we have some players that were buried on the bench and had no business being there.

Great team win!

CJ McCollum and Tony Snell are expected to make their debuts for Pelicans tomorrow night ��

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— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) February 9, 2022

Snell isn’t actually going to play, right? Between him and Temple, the CJ excitement will be out the window right away, if those two see the court in the same game. That’s like Solo and Twaun reincarnated.

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Originally Posted by Fedupfan

Snell isn’t actually going to play, right? Between him and Temple, the CJ excitement will be out the window right away, if those two see the court in the same game. That’s like Solo and Twaun reincarnated.

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Think about how hard Green pushed Temple, and for how long. Now he has a new old guy to play. I would be shocked if Snell didn't see at least some minutes - Naji is going back to benchriding imo.

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Originally Posted by Fedupfan

Snell isn’t actually going to play, right? Between him and Temple, the CJ excitement will be out the window right away, if those two see the court in the same game. That’s like Solo and Twaun reincarnated.

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i think green has seen the light....we are playoff mode and the young guys are doing their part keeping temple at limited mins.....temple will get about 5-7mins as a glue guy willie trust...

im putting it out in the universe lol....

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Think about how hard Green pushed Temple, and for how long. Now he has a new old guy to play. I would be shocked if Snell didn't see at least some minutes - Naji is going back to benchriding imo.

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I don't know what Naji has to do to prove himself. He is a younger version of Josh Hart with more athleticism. The Pelicans will probably never get any credit for developing Hart (his Laker Numbers were nothing of note), but if the team did have anything to do with his development...Naji is in good hands.

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Originally Posted by As I See It

I don't know what Naji has to do to prove himself. He is a younger version of Josh Hart with more athleticism. The Pelicans will probably never get any credit for developing Hart (his Laker Numbers were nothing of note), but if the team did have anything to do with his development...Naji is in good hands.

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Hopefully Naji has been humbled. His SL play made him think he could be an offensive star and it affected him a little early in the season. If he continues to play under control, he could be a valuable defender.