January 6th - New Orleans Pelicans VS Oklahoma City Thunder - 4-3

This team is not gonna lay down for us.

Our bench is 3/11 for 6 points in 31 minutes so far.

Not great!

Take a jump shot Zion ffs

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Originally Posted by Funcrusher

This team is not well coached on Offense rn. It's just obvious.

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We don’t put any pressure on their defense. Screen and get the mismatch!!!

Also, we clearly can’t shoot. We need to move quickly up the court. It really shows when Zo isn’t in the game.

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Originally Posted by PeliKhan

Take a jump shot Zion ffs

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I approve this message!

will we ever see kira unless its garbage time?

:hihi: We're playing a lineup of midgets with Ingram on the bench and we can't play through Zion somehow smdh

We're so much better when Adams is on the floor, man

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Originally Posted by Funcrusher

:hihi: We're playing a lineup of midgets with Ingram on the bench and we can't play through Zion somehow smdh

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It's one of the most frustrating things about this team early in the season. Zion is usually an afterthought on offense. Tons of possessions where he gets parked up in the corner and never touches the ball every game.

BI and Zo are the only two players that are able to take advantage of an Adam’s screen.

Everyone else is terrible at it... including Zion.

NAW is Austin Rivers 2.0

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

It's one of the most frustrating things about this team early in the season. Zion is usually an afterthought on offense. Tons of possessions where he gets parked up in the corner and never touches the ball every game.

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Zion need to learn how to take a jump shot once ever 3 games. He’s too predictable.

Zo and Ingram defense makes such a difference.

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Originally Posted by AusPel

NAW is Austin Rivers 2.0

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True, but right now the alternative (JJ) is shooting 3's like Mark Eaton.

we just leave people wide open from 3pt every play..

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Originally Posted by HartOfaPelican

Zion need to learn how to take a jump shot once ever 3 games. He’s too predictable.

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He's literally not getting the ball until the 2nd or 3rd action of every play. Inexcusable.

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Originally Posted by Funcrusher

He's literally not getting the ball until the 2nd or 3rd action of every play. Inexcusable.

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Also, taking one jump shot every 3 games would have literally zero impact on how teams played him, even if he shot 100% on them.*

*Of course if he shot 100% on jumpers he should take more than 1 every 3 games, but that's not the situation being discussed.

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Originally Posted by PelicanNation

we just leave people wide open from 3pt every play..

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I think part of that is the scheme, in some respects we play similar to the Bucks defensively.... which I'm not sure is a good thing, particularly for a young, inexperienced team.

Ingram feasting off of.... checks notes.....

Adam’s
Pick and roll from
The perimeter.

Rocket science.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Also, taking one jump shot every 3 games would have literally zero impact on how teams played him, even if he shot 100% on them.*

*Of course if he shot 100% on jumpers he should take more than 1 every 3 games, but that's not the situation being discussed.

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Yeah, I mean, before we can focus on Zion taking a whopping jumper a game, let's focus on actually getting him the ball and seeing what he does with it consistently.

Zion will take J's when he's ready to take them.. It's that simple.. I remember arguing with Laker fans on a different board about Ingram not taking more 3's. When these guys are comfortable taking those shots they will take them.

Zion will develop that aspect of his game I'm sure. Until then he should continue to do what he does well.

Switch to ESPN at half and check out the Heat's Uniforms.

No, there's nothing wrong with your flat screen.

need to take more advantage of Bledsoe when he has it going....

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Originally Posted by As I See It

Switch to ESPN at half and check out the Heat's Uniforms.

No, there's nothing wrong with your flat screen.

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its probably just me, but I could get used to them....

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Originally Posted by AusPel

OKC have more new players than us, a new coach and way less talent but they are kicking our ******

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We're definitely coasting on talent right now. I think our defense has had some patches but has overall been promising, mostly just from internal growth from our young guys. It's the offense that's really concerning, we need to employ more motion/off-ball movement, guys need defined roles, and to be put in the best position to succeed. Less ISO-ball (particularly at the end of games), more Zion-centric stuff, less Bledsoe/JJ in general, more NAW/Kira (even though NAW sorta sucks rn). It's easier said than done, I get that, but at a certain point Stan's going to have to make adjustments.

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Originally Posted by As I See It

Switch to ESPN at half and check out the Heat's Uniforms.

No, there's nothing wrong with your flat screen.

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Big downgrade from last year, oof.

Lonzo is so careless with the ball, jeeeeez

Next man up...

KIRA!!!!!!

Giving up an 11-0 run to start the third lol

Pathetic stuff but hey, Pels

man, literally what are we doing?!?!

Mac called this one over an hour ago

Did he forget we're the Pels

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Originally Posted by Funcrusher

Big downgrade from last year, oof.

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if your court is going to look like that, why not the uniforms too?

Cant even blame SVG..this team has a lot of problems

BAZELYYYY??????

Absolutely no movement offensively!!

wow I miss gentry ball now at least we scored

just lol

man,the defense better pick up if the offense is going to look like this....

Jesus Christ Zion play some defense, please.

bazely made zion stumble back 20 feet

Zion's footwork on D is pretty, pretty bad

All we are doing is clearing out for # 14 and # 1!!

Adams has to play high post and let Zion work down low

WHAT IN THE HELL ARE WE DOING ON OFFENSE????????

NOT EVEN ONE PERSON MOVING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yea zion is out of control right now

You gotta move your feet Z!!!

Zion getting roasted rn

pelicans are getting exposed :hihi:

No JJ! Will we see Kira? I doubt it, but if JJ misses some time he will have to play some

Zion never learned fundamental defense. He needs more work there than he does on his FTs.