7th December - New Orleans Pelicans @ Dallas Mavericks - 6-16

Alvin has been begging to be fired. I’m not sure what else he has to do. He has purposely ran them into the ground.

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Originally Posted by JJackisangry

That is the shot that will get Alvin fired

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Be ******* correct about that. I damn near pee'd myself laughing after that shot.

They need to do something because this bad basketball is rubbing off on NAW.

He is just jacking jump shots and 3s and we do want to groom him that way.

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Originally Posted by SeapeaNOLA

Please smack us by 60. Maybe that will get Gentry fired.

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I'm thinking the same. I dont want us to cut into this lead. Mavericks need to push this as high as possible.

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Originally Posted by luckyman

They need to do something because this bad basketball is rubbing off on NAW.

He is just jacking jump shots and 3s and we do want to groom him that way.

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That is what I am worried about. I don’t want this leaking into next season

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Originally Posted by JJackisangry

That is what I am worried about. I don’t want this leaking into next season

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This is why I don’t want Zion to play a minute under Gentry.

I just think it’s crazy that we have given up an insurmountable lead going into the 4th. We still have another quarter to go and we were down abar 40 points. Outrageous

If they don’t want to fire him, just move him somewhere off the floor.

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Originally Posted by Fedupfan

This is why I don’t want Zion to play a minute under Gentry.

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I don’t think it’s Gentry’s fault that Zion got injured, but Gentry’s attitude about basketball probably rubbed onto Zion when he went for that stupid inbound grab where he slammed his knee. These guys definitely need a father figure rather than a buddy buddy coach like Gentry.

We are wreckless, unorganized and unwatchable.

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Originally Posted by JJackisangry

I don’t think it’s Gentry’s fault that Zion got injured, but Gentry’s attitude about basketball probably rubbed onto Zion when he went for that stupid inbound grab where he slammed his knee. These guys definitely need a father figure rather than a buddy buddy coach like Gentry.

We are wreckless, unorganized and unwatchable.

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The majority of it is reckless. They run full speed to do absolutely nothing.

In a way, this extended absence of Favors and Zion being out really unmasked how bad it is.

You shouldnt be getting thumped like this only missing those two. But it exposed very bad coaching philosophy.

Either Griffin must REALLY have unlimited faith in Gentry, Gentry has dirt on Gayle, or the nepotism virus has not left the FO yet.

Hayes is one of three players on the team that should be untouchable in my opinion. However, defensively, save for the occasional block shot into the upper deck, he is a nightmare. I believe he needs to improve significantly on the defensive end to just be inept (and adequate is at least two years away).

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Originally Posted by SeapeaNOLA

Either Griffin must REALLY have unlimited faith in Gentry, Gentry has dirt on Gayle, or the nepotism virus has not left the FO yet.

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They just like Alvin personally. I get it. I like Alvin as a person. He is a standup guy with a good sense of humor. You can’t let that affect organizational decisions though. Griffin should have been given permission to clean house.

50 points. Christ

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Originally Posted by JJackisangry

They just like Alvin personally. I get it. I like Alvin as a person. He is a standup guy with a good sense of humor. You can’t let that affect organizational decisions though. Griffin should have been given permission to clean house.

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They should probably move him in a FO position then. His personality I agree is great but he cannot coach. This is the product they have on the court. Having Zion is not going to help this.

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Originally Posted by As I See It

Hayes is one of three players on the team that should be untouchable in my opinion. However, defensively, save for the occasional block shot into the upper deck, he is a nightmare. I believe he needs to improve significantly on the defensive end to just be inept (and adequate is at least two years away).

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Thats been obvious. But Ive been told his "defensive rating" is way above our other bigs. Despite how often Hayes gets lost on basic pick and rolls.

But at least he can learn on the job now.

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Originally Posted by SeapeaNOLA

They should probably move him in a FO position then. His personality I agree is great but he cannot coach. This is the product they have on the court. Having Zion is not going to help this.

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I’m aboard the fire train at this point. Worst loss in Pelicans history. It’s not bad for us to tank this year, but I’d like to develop the right way. This is not it.

I legit believe Gentry should be fired after this...

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Originally Posted by Mythrol

I legit believe Gentry should be fired after this...

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Probably not happening, much to our collective dismay.

A whole 7 of Ball's 9 shot attempts were 3s. And he was 0-7.

No coaching staff should allow that of their 6'6" point guard.

Thats just bad.

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Originally Posted by luckyman

A whole 7 of Ball's 9 shot attempts were 3s. And he was 0-7.

No coaching staff should allow that of their 6'6" point guard.

Thats just bad.

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It’s just disappointing because he was stellar in that 2nd half last night. Reverted back to poor decision making.

If there was a way to fire players, I'd like Lonzo to get it too. Ball was the biggest hype man I've seen since Don King with the way he conned his son all the way up to getting drafted 2nd.

Is this rock bottom? Hate to see much worse!

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Originally Posted by Mythrol

If there was a way to fire players, I'd like Lonzo to get it too. Ball was the biggest hype man I've seen since Don King with the way he conned his son all the way up to getting drafted 2nd.

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Mehhhh... Lonzo needs a development
Coach instead of vet dead weight coaches like Walton and Gentry. His biggest problem is not being coached up..

All his problems are coach able, but Gentry want players like Rondo where he doesn't have to coach up.

Ball needs a structured offense with accountability for his shot selection. This offense clearly enables and encourages him to shoot.

Yeah keep that Lonzo faith alive. Nothing is his fault. It's all on the coaches that he just has to take a ton of 3s and not drive to the basket...

There was a game today?

Huh.... *checks score*

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA....

Whatever.

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Originally Posted by JunkHead

There was a game today?

Huh.... *checks score*

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA....

Whatever.

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Yeah, at the beginning of the season many of my friends were pumped for Pels games, and game days were always talked about on twitter and Facebook, now those same friends DGAF.

This team is leaking fans and goodwill.

It was a brain dead move to keep Alvin in the first place. He has been a weak link everywhere he has been.

I don't want our young guys ruined by a useless 'never was'. Cut the dead weight now, before Zion comes back and gets us to .500 and saves this guys job.

Oh well. What more can we say? The team is bad.

Gentry supporters are awfully quiet now.

Don’t worry about this . If you want to watch winners watch LSU vs Georgia football right now.

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Originally Posted by Mythrol

Yeah keep that Lonzo faith alive. Nothing is his fault. It's all on the coaches that he just has to take a ton of 3s and not drive to the basket...

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If people can have faith in Rubio taking 5 season to learn how to shot. Ball can be given some leeway for another season.

I still. believe this leg day skipping, manufactured hype got enough potential to be a solid 6th man guard to run the benchoffense

And I didn't like Ball as a prospect in college.

Meanwhile Joe Burrow is going to get his own statue, and he deserves it.

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Originally Posted by Taker597

If people can have faith in Rubio taking 5 season to learn how to shot. Ball can be given some leeway for another season.

I still. believe this leg day skipping, manufactured hype got enough potential to be a solid 6th man guard to run the benchoffense

And I didn't like Ball as a prospect in college.

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A 2nd pick shouldn't be capping out as a 6th man. What good does it even do us if it takes him 5 seasons to develop then we are stuck either paying him or letting him walk. The idea is you get SOMETHING from your no. 2 overall. Lonzo has been garbage so far.

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Originally Posted by 13 - 3

Gentry supporters are awfully quiet now.

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They will continue to make excuses for this man. Yeah the coaches are not on the court and these are grown men but cmon this is terrible basketball. Yea we have injury problems, we have been killed by injuries even with Monty. At least we gave an effort on D.

Okay so I honestly just fell asleep and didn't catch this game. Just woke up. Checked the score.


Jesus christ

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Okay so I honestly just fell asleep and didn't catch this game. Just woke up. Checked the score.


Jesus christ

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It was even worse than the score indicates.

It would be one thing if the players were learning a system and looked to be progressing. Instead it looks like the players are regressing, and have no idea what they are doing. Nobody has any faith in this guy's "system".

Yea visually saw the team quit at about roughly first 3 minutes in the 3rd.

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Originally Posted by ragincaucasian

It was even worse than the score indicates.

It would be one thing if the players were learning a system and looked to be progressing. Instead it looks like the players are regressing, and have no idea what they are doing. Nobody has any faith in this guy's "system".

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I get the feeling that it's not even really worth watching.

Nobody on our team had a particularly impressive statline. Hell, nobody on Dallas did either because they didn't even play their main guys very long; Luka logged 26 minutes and then sat. Porzingis didn't hit 15 points. Boban Marjonovic had a double double.

Down 12 at the half, down nearly 40 after 3.

That's just depressing. We've now lost 8 straight, and several of them have been big, big, ugly losses. Alvin can't sustain more of this, surely?

Can We please fire or trade someone ?? Anyone...??
What a mess...