December 31st - New Orleans Pelicans @ Memphis Grizzlies - 23-12

FFS Trey

Learn some defense

HELL YEAH BOYS here we come!!

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Originally Posted by AusPel

FFS Trey

Learn some defense

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He was pretty good on d for a rookie last year too. This year it just seems to be a bit of sophomore slump, which is fine honestly. Gotta get the teething issues out at some point, no matter how frustrating it can be at the time.

Zion barrels towards the basket like a rino and then has the softest touch to finish, its such a contradiction

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

He was pretty good on d for a rookie last year too. This year it just seems to be a bit of sophomore slump, which is fine honestly. Gotta get the teething issues out at some point, no matter how frustrating it can be at the time.

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From what I can tell his struggles arent in one on one iso situations, but rather in understanding how to move in the scheme, who to pick up and when to do it. Which indicates that he does have the ability of a good defender but his defensive IQ hasnt gotten there yet.

Timeout crowd dancing to get on TV in the NBA is wild to me

You would never see this in basically any other league in the world

Yanks are nuts

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Originally Posted by AusPel

Timeout crowd dancing to get on TV in the NBA is wild to me

You would never see this in basically any other league in the world

Yanks are nuts

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I feel you, m8

We bring it close, then make a series of weird/absurd plays which compound with some unfavourable calls in the worst moments and the deficit balloons again. It's rinse and repeat at this point.

Herb just did it twice in a row! Stole the ball from Morant and got a bucket, then forced an up and down by getting in the passing lane. Thats why this guy gets to play despite bricking his 3 pointers

Ja Morant is really good, like really really good. I dont think you can double team him either because he will find the open guy. Just have to hope Dyson and Herb can slow him down.

Letting Morant to shoot 3s seems to be the move. He is 0 for 5 from the arc.

That's a good TO

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Originally Posted by hornetsrebirth

Letting Morant to shoot 3s seems to be the move. He is 0 for 5 from the arc.

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That's it. The way to defend Morant is to make him shoot jumpers

If we could string together like, 3 minutes of legit play we could go up 10 pretty easily :hihi: far easier said than done

CJ replies to a stepback 2 with a stepback 3 lmao

What a time for him to make his first 3 of the game

zion with the turnovers....willie should have taken him out earlier to give him a rest....and call some plays for other players to get get looks to score....

Grizz lead is 4 going into the 4th.

On paper, that's a very competitive game, but we just cannot seem to get it over the hump. Always ''closing'' the gap, never quite being able to close that gap. Very frustrating

This one-on-one bs that CJ reverts to drives me nuts.

I say this every time, but I hate it every time. The way we do the final possession where everyone stands around and watches CJ dribble around then throw something up. It almost never works!

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Originally Posted by hornetsrebirth

I say this every time, but I hate it every time. The way we do the final possession where everyone stands around and watches CJ dribble around then throw something up. It almost never works!

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It's so annoying particularly because he was winning people back over during the last few weeks, and then he starts doing again in the most egregious way now :hihi:

Cj McCollum says ''It's CJ time''

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

It's so annoying particularly because he was winning people back over during the last few weeks, and then he starts doing again in the most egregious way now :hihi:

Cj McCollum says ''It's CJ time''

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the other guys weren't moving off the ball either though. Its like everyone agrees to stand around while CJ jacks up a shot

You get the game close going into the 4th and then immediately give up a 7-0 run. Come on, guys.

Memphis struggling against us on our back end of a back to back ....hope we can find the energy in the 4th to pull the win off...

Wow the Pelicans came out looking like garbage. A super close game is suddenly a double digit lead with 9 straight from the Grizzlies to open the 4th quarter.

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Originally Posted by hornetsrebirth

the other guys weren't moving off the ball either though. Its like everyone agrees to stand around while CJ jacks up a shot

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Sure but, as has been said a million times by a million players over the years, it's hard to motivate yourself to move when you know you're not going to get passed the ball.

That's not to knock CJ as a passer, he's very willing and capable most of the time. But when he gets into his little dribble sequences you just know that shot's going up, why bother running about?

That?s game. Had to keep it close until Zion came back in the game and couldn?t pull it off. Jaren Jackson?s banked-in three was a lucky dagger for the Grizz.

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Originally Posted by Spec3333

That?s game. Had to keep the game close until Zion came back in the game and couldn?t pull it off. Jaren Jackson?s banked-in three was a lucky dagger for the Grizz.

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There is an entire quarter left to play wtf are you talking about

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

CJ replies to a stepback 2 with a stepback 3 lmao

What a time for him to make his first 3 of the game

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And then turn it over twice in a row ,Man

No way an 11 point game is ever "game" with a whole quarter left to play in the NBA.

Big Jonas foulded out, that's a problem. He got a lot of ticky tack calls this game. All 5 guys on the floor are going to have to make a point of rebounding and boxing out now.

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Originally Posted by neworleanshoo

No way an 11 point game is ever "game" with a whole quarter left to play in the NBA.

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Are you watching the same game I am? We have been playing uphill all game; that takes a toll. Just calling it like I see it.

This is a very 2015-2020 Pels game, man

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Originally Posted by Spec3333

Are you watching the same game I am? We have been playing uphill all game; that takes a toll. Just calling it like I see it.

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Also, we're now no longer down 11 with a quarter to play, we're down 15 with 7 minutes

I feel like we need to go big here, we have lost control of the paint without Jonas. Maybe Jax, Zion, and Willy all 3 on the floor

I hate NBA refs, most inconsistent officials in all of sports

The energy just isn?t there tonight. No biggie. Hopefully we come prepared for Philly

Just sit the starters, Willie. Pack it in for tonight. No use racking up useless minutes on guys on a b2b if we're not in it.

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Originally Posted by JJackisangry

The energy just isn?t there tonight. No biggie. Hopefully we come prepared for Philly

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idk man. This is our main competition in the conference. Its a little more concerning than no biggie. We need to come up with an answer for this team, immediately.

Graham against Ja is just asking for trouble. Dyson should be in there right now.

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Originally Posted by hornetsrebirth

idk man. This is our main competition in the conference. Its a little more concerning than no biggie. We need to come up with an answer for this team, immediately.

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We have played them 3 times so far this year, counting tonight. Won by double digits at home, lost the road games. While it's true that winning on the road is important - nobody denies that - it's also common parlance for people to say that a series doesn't even start until someone loses at home. Winning at home is what you're supposed to do.

I'm not worried about Memphis. In the playoffs you don't play b2bs, you certainly don't play home/away b2bs, and if we're still missing Ingram and Nance by the postseason we're probably not in for a great time anyway.

To me it’s not a good sign when the players are falling on their ****** all night. We are tired.

Also - I know this has been said before - but Trey needs to shoot more. Guy is a legit monster shooter, I cannot stand when he has games with 2 or 3 attempts from deep. Guy needs to be shooting Klay Thompson volume, 7+ every night.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Also - I know this has been said before - but Trey needs to shoot more. Guy is a legit monster shooter, I cannot stand when he has games with 2 or 3 attempts from deep. Guy needs to be shooting Klay Thompson volume, 7+ every night.

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I agree, but this depends a lot on the coaches and the playmakers. We need to set trey up for some catch and shoots.

Hayes is looking like the closest thing we have to a spark right now.

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Originally Posted by hornetsrebirth

I agree, but this depends a lot on the coaches and the playmakers. We need to set trey up for some catch and shoots.

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Yeah. He needs to be more of a focus for plays. I don’t think it’s all on Trey (albeit he passes up looks).

Its been a while since Jose Alvarado's impact has been felt in a game. I hope his ribs are ok, because that injury marked the last time he was electric in a game.

Honestly Griffin should have played Garrett Temple every minute of the game and called up 4 scrubs from the practice squad for this game. Is Sato available for a 1 day contract?

It's New Years Eve. A back to back should not be on the table, but this is the idiotic NBA.

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Originally Posted by JJackisangry

Yeah. He needs to be more of a focus for plays. I don’t think it’s all on Trey (albeit he passes up looks).

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It's a combo, definitely. Sometimes he doesn't get plays, but sometimes he does and just refuses the shots anyway. It can be either on any given possession, which is frustrating. People his size with his shooting acumen and range need to both get and take shots.

Junk time Jax beasting

Hopefully we see Brandon Ingram in 2023. He's been gone for too long we miss him.