November 10th - New Orleans Pelicans @ Houston Rockets - 4-4

We really miss Alvarado. Energy and ballhandling is what we are missing the most. Doesn't look good...

this team is lost without a map.

Two numbers that sum up that experience for us:

5 total assists tonight

2 made threes total tonight.

The fact we're still in it is a miracle. Just a lot of ISO - which was fine early when it was working but the Rockets just decided to go full on pack-the-paint mode and we had no adjustment.

Need to come out in the 3rd with a mindset towards generating and taking threes, and getting some off-ball movement going.

Hawkins making a three hopefully helps him. Seeing the lid come off the hoop

And there's another one, so I think it did

And Hawkins with another

BI gets to the hoop

Okay, it's starting to go again

Yes, that was a foul. You're not allowed to just shove people on drives, I know it's hard to believe Fred

Dyson has been lowkey very very good this game.

I respect the hustle Zion but you gotta flop on the charge or they don't call it. You gotta hit the deck

I like JRE.

Okay, I like JRE but I meant instead of Nance, not WITH him

That was a bogus call tbh

This ref crew is extremely hot and cold. They won't call anything on multiple drives to the basket and then all of a sudden they're calling you for breathing on someone, like, is it a foul or not?

Ingram's had a good game in a lot of ways tonight but as he goes 1/6 from 3, he's now 4/25 on the season. 16%. What has happened to his 3 ball?

JRE is making Nance expendable.

Refs have called at least 5 things wrong in the last few minutes, all for Houston. Looking rough out here.

So, Willie doesn’t challenge the ball obviously going off Dillon’s leg in order to save a possession and retain his challenge, then he makes an unsuccessful challenge right afterwards. Learn how to use your challenges, Willie!

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So, Willie doesn’t challenge the ball obviously going off Dillon’s leg in order to save a possession and retain his challenge, then he makes an unsuccessful challenge right afterwards. Learn how to use your challenges, Willie!

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Impossible to use them correctly in this game. Refs are deciding what is and isn't a foul based entirely on the vibes they get from certain tea leaf patterns.

Nice pass from BI to a trailing Zion

Zion's had at least two awesome passes this game that haven't turned into assists because Houston just slaps people and the refs are like, nah. No call.

Ingram hits his 2nd three - this is his first game with more than one made three this season.

Very clearly Ingram's best game of the season thus far btw

That is exactly why you challenge an OBVIOUS wrong call like the Brooks one.

There are certain players - Draymond, now Dillon Brooks - who literally just dare the refs to foul them out and the refs almost always back off. It's insane to see.

Sengun just completely tackling Dyson's legs out from under him

Oh come on, that was obviously a charge

Nance turns it over, rockets turn it over, Zion turns it over, next possession down, Ingram turns it over, it's all turnovers for everyone

Zion block but VanVleet hits the 3 next time anyway, we're down 1 with 40 seconds ish left

Brooks pushed BI, BI falls down, no whistle. The refs have been screwing us the whole 2nd half.

This is going to be a painful loss

I HATE NBA REFS I HATE NBA REFS I HATE NBA REFS I HATE NBA REFS

Once again the pels did everything they could to lose the game. I hope they're happy.

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Originally Posted by SeapeaNOLA

Once again the pels did everything they could to lose the game. I hope they're happy.

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Pels clearly did themselves no favours, but give the refs a little credit! They tried really hard to get this outcome, they deserve kudos

It is what it is at this point

Lol..well deserved loss

Zion not even remotely involved in any of our final possessions?

I get that he's got 5 fouls but what, you saving him for the 5th quarter?

The collective IQ of this team is so low. We don’t have a timeout to advance the ball, yet Larry makes the 2nd free throw.

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The collective IQ of this team is so low. We don’t have a timeout to advance the ball, yet Larry makes the 2nd free throw.

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Better question - why was Larry even on the floor?

He's been awful almost every minute he's played so far this season. Looks like a shell of himself. He's also not a big rebounder, he doesn't get FTs, and he can't shoot threes.

So whys he on the court in the clutch?

Willie Green has brainrot.

Every pels coach ever has brainrot. I'm sick of this.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Better question - why was Larry even on the floor?

He's been awful almost every minute he's played so far this season. Looks like a shell of himself. He's also not a big rebounder, he doesn't get FTs, and he can't shoot threes.

So whys he on the court in the clutch?

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That's just willie being willie.. he'd put temple in tonight if he was still with us. I do like what i see in JRE, hopefully willie will see that and give him Larry's minutes instead. But that might be next season though lol

Straight up chokejob

This teams upcoming schedule is brutal

Mavs twice

Nuggets

Timberwolves

Kings

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Zion not even remotely involved in any of our final possessions?

I get that he's got 5 fouls but what, you saving him for the 5th quarter?

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To do what? Blast into the lane to miss the layup or turn it over again?

Outside of the 1st quarter he was pretty much muted by Houston.

Herb out
CJ out
Trey out
Jose out

Now throw in how much Larry sucks now and it all makes sense.

JRE needs all his minutes.

Looking at the schedule nov 20 against the kings might be are next winnable game if fox is still out.. we would be 4-9 by the time we face them.

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To do what? Blast into the lane to miss the layup or turn it over again?

Outside of the 1st quarter he was pretty much muted by Houston.

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I'm not debating the merits of Zion with you, since we're never going to agree, but note that I never said that he needed to be taking the shot. But if he's not even going to touch the ball on offense, why have him out there? That's what I mean.

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Herb out
CJ out
Trey out
Jose out

Now throw in how much Larry sucks now and it all makes sense.

JRE needs all his minutes.

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This is every damn year.

At what point does someone lose their patience and take a molotov cocktail to it?

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

I'm not debating the merits of Zion with you, since we're never going to agree, but note that I never said that he needed to be taking the shot. But if he's not even going to touch the ball on offense, why have him out there? That's what I mean.

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He was involved and made some bad passes. Especially the one that gave VanVleet that 1st three.

He wasn't very good in the 2nd half. Simple as that.

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Originally Posted by PaKwAn

That's just willie being willie.. he'd put temple in tonight if he was still with us. I do like what i see in JRE, hopefully willie will see that and give him Larry's minutes instead. But that might be next season though lol

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Willie Green is the slowest learner alive.

Willie Green is slow.

Fixed that for you. He hasn't learned anything and never will.