November 22nd - New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings - 7-7

Fox has five fouls

Should have 10

Two nice back to back plays

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Originally Posted by RobertM320

Sure seems like Zion isn't getting the same calls at the rim that Sabonis is getting.

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Ya think??? NBA refs are the worst in ALL pro sports. And who in the heck in the NBA front office thinks it's fun to watch FT shooting, cause you breathe on a player and it's a foul

This is when you like to see a two man play with Zion and BI

Letting Naji close the game. He deserves it tonight.

If we can get out of this with a win, I don't care how ugly it is.

But man, this second half has been ugly. In large part due to the refs but not exclusively.

Zion makes the assist to BI, who makes the shot.

Game won.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

If we can get out of this with a win, I don't care how ugly it is.

But man, this second half has been ugly. In large part due to the refs but not exclusively.

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A fairly called game is non-existent in today's NBA

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Originally Posted by djrnno

A fairly called game is non-existent in today's NBA

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Oh sure, but it's not usually quite this bad. We've only had one other game so far this year on this level of awful officiating.

Glad they did’t call an offensive foul on Zion

Pels win. Have now won 4 of their last 5, the only loss coming to the 1 seed by a single point. All 4 of the wins have been against playoff teams in the West.

My Player of the Game?

Naji Marshall. He was +25 in his minutes. Nobody else was in double digits.

That BI last shot should have been an and1. NBA officials see "PeLiCaNs" and decide to call the worst game of their lives.

Good victory for a team still missing a lot of firepower.

Jose needs FT practice.

It was tough. Shots weren’t falling. The officials were hosing us a bit. But the one thing we did (and we did all night) was we attacked and got into our shots/sets early. We attacked and had multiple players moving off the ball to assist. That is all the difference. BI and Zion need to keep building that chemistry and learning to deal with the traps/pressure. They handled it ver well tonight. The scoreline is deceiving as we played well

Overcame a 24 point deficit in 3 point shooting

Pellie Pel Pels 1, Zebras 0.

It feels so good to win a game that you got hosed in just to spite the officiating

I need to get a Naji jersey. I've been high on the guy since day 1. He's only gotten better in his role every year.

12/6/4 with 1 steal and 1 block.

Naji is definitely my player of the game as well. Can’t be understated how much he was missed. Jack of all trades with a motor

Naji with a +25 in a close game is some serious game changing. Good job Pels! Keep the ball moving and the wins coming in!

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Originally Posted by JJackisangry

It feels so good to win a game that you got hosed in just to spite the officiating

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Pels made me proud because they usually get discouraged when the refs try to take over. Another key growth point. I was shocked they didn?t call Z for offensive foul on that BI drive at the end. Barnes did a flop and so did Sabonis. Seems teams come in with the flopping mentality cause Pels have a reputation to get screwed.

Watching the game with my dad is torture. 2 hours of him asking "where is Zion?" Nevermind that he played 35 minutes. If he's not on the court for the full 48, either Willie is clueless or Zion is soft. Oh and we have no shooters and why aren't we just feeding it down low to Zion every possession?

Some sloppy plays down the stretch. Luckly Kings were not hitting their shots. Sometimes we have to win ugly!.

This team is special. I can?t wait till CJ and Trey come back. We will have so many weapons it?s crazy. Daniels, Herb, Naji, Hawkins, and Jose have all impressed me. Stay healthy and we win a lot more games.


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Originally Posted by neworleanshoo

Watching the game with my dad is torture. 2 hours of him asking "where is Zion?" Nevermind that he played 35 minutes. If he's not on the court for the full 48, either Willie is clueless or Zion is soft. Oh and we have no shooters and why aren't we just feeding it down low to Zion every possession?

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Well you know, Wilt once played more than 48 minutes a game in a season so what's these new kids' excuses, huh?

What I don't get about "rest" for a 21 year old is, its not truly about "rest", its about avoiding injury. And you can get injured at any time, including practice. Why not play a guy 15 minutes in the second game of a back to back, if he truly needs to "rest". Fifteen minutes of Zion is far better than zero minutes of Zion all day long.

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Originally Posted by RobertM320

What I don't get about "rest" for a 21 year old is, its not truly about "rest", its about avoiding injury. And you can get injured at any time, including practice. Why not play a guy 15 minutes in the second game of a back to back, if he truly needs to "rest". Fifteen minutes of Zion is far better than zero minutes of Zion all day long.

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For what it's worth, I think we can all agree that #1 does not have a proto-typical NBA Body by any means. Since he's been in the NBA he's torn his meniscus, he's fractured his thumb, and he's had foot issues the culminated in surgery.

Now, Contrary to popular belief, heretofore, his offensive game is quite limited and predicated solely on his quickness and overpowering his opponent offensively. Because of this, his body is much more suspectable to injury than the vast majority of NBA players since his game is predicated solely his quickness and being able to absorb physical contact.

Look we all can see what he can accomplish when going in a straight line from Point A to Point B. The problem is basketball is not a game of 'straight lines'. It requires acute changes in direction that places significant stress on your joints...stress that your body isn't meant to endure. Now add in the fact that the height to weight ratio, AS A BASKETBALL PLAYER, is off the chart (in a bad way), you have no choice but to rest him as much as possible and protect him from himself.

For what he does, he's played well this season but if he continues to shoot 60% from the free throw line he can look forward to much more abuse to his body (whether the referees call it or not).

The number of games he has missed as a result of his various injuries significantly outweighs the number of games he's played in the NBA. It would be foolhardy and irresponsible for management to not rest him every chance they get.

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Originally Posted by RobertM320

What I don't get about "rest" for a 21 year old is, its not truly about "rest", its about avoiding injury. And you can get injured at any time, including practice. Why not play a guy 15 minutes in the second game of a back to back, if he truly needs to "rest". Fifteen minutes of Zion is far better than zero minutes of Zion all day long.

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I think a lot of fans have no idea what a ''rest day'' entails for players. Suffice it to say, just because they aren't playing on the court doesn't mean that they're just staying in bed all day. They usually do workouts, physio, recovery treatment, etc. It's not like the options are ''either he plays, or he does nothing''. It's about reducing the stress put on him by constant fouls, not stopping him from getting exercise.