January 16th - New Orleans Pelicans @ Golden State Warriors - 21-23

Gentry has a strange habit of going away from lineups in the 4th quarter that worked for him throughout the game.

Seriously though, does anyone know why Gentry is just resolutely refusing to play Elfrid in the 4th now?

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Seriously though, does anyone know why Gentry is just resolutely refusing to play Elfrid in the 4th now?

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My guess is if he was asked he would say for spacing reasons. Which seems like BS to me.

This is the worst coach I have ever seen. He is coaching his players to allow the other teams to come back. He is an absolute atrocious coach. How do you allow your team to give up 2, 16 point or greater leads?! No player in the league can help this guy manage a rotation or make adjustments. “Don’t worry guys. It’s going to be an up and down game.” Just expecting to get out coached every single night.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Seriously though, does anyone know why Gentry is just resolutely refusing to play Elfrid in the 4th now?

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Maybe, and this is just a guess, they play a bit harder in the 4th and he's just not ready go all out, yet.

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Originally Posted by msusousaphone

Maybe, and this is just a guess, they play a bit harder in the 4th and he's just not ready go all out, yet.

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As someone who has watched the fourth quarters, and indeed all the quarters, of all these games, I can say definitively that we do not play harder in the 4th.

Review this game in one word - #Pelslife

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Originally Posted by msusousaphone

Maybe, and this is just a guess, they play a bit harder in the 4th and he's just not ready go all out, yet.

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Are you kidding?! A bit harder? These guys are the worst 4th quarter team in the league in crunch time. Outhustled consistently.
If you mean the opponent then you are right

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Originally Posted by P_B_&_G

Great half, lets see if we can continue it in the second. Might need to score 150 to win

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Originally Posted by Fedupfan

Are you kidding?! A bit harder? These guys are the worst 4th quarter team in the league in crunch time. Outhustled consistently.
If you mean the opponent then you are right

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Supposed to.

Don't read much?

My last four posts have been about how we're not clutch.

Go home, MM.

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Originally Posted by msusousaphone

If we played like this all the time we'd be in at least 4th place.

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No we wouldn’t. We gave up 147 points and refused to rebound in the 4th.

147 to the best offensive team in the NBA. And also scored 140 on them. Get a few of those missed rebounds we win this. I don't think they should hang their heads on this loss. We could have won but gave it away to the defending champs. No shame in that.

6 offensive rebounds in the 4th that lead to 9pts for GS that put them in control of the game......

green making 3s and it would be against us lol..


offense score 140....defense gave up 147.....

its the defense thats keeping us from being a top 4 seed right now....so who do you blame?..coaches or players?...AD and jrue are top defensive players....moore play good defense...the blame has to go somewhere and those people need to be held accountable ...

If the Pelicans team that played tonight played like that every night they could beat every team in the nba in a 7 game series, except for the Warriors.

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Originally Posted by Cheaney

147 to the best offensive team in the NBA. And also scored 140 on them. Get a few of those missed rebounds we win this. I don't think they should hang their heads on this loss. We could have won but gave it away to the defending champs. No shame in that.

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This. Not mad or upset. Lost, but we played in a way that was encouraging. The first three quarters had everybody engaged, on both ends of the floor. Yes the warrior scored a lot, but they are the warriors, so they will always score against almost anyone. We did absolutely fine, it's just that we're not deep, so we gave it away at the end because everyone was exhausted. We play that way against Portland, or against Utah, or against Indiana, or against anyone else in our remaining road games, and we blow them out. It just so happens to be that the warriors are arguably the best team that's ever played.

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Originally Posted by Cheaney

147 to the best offensive team in the NBA. And also scored 140 on them. Get a few of those missed rebounds we win this. I don't think they should hang their heads on this loss. We could have won but gave it away to the defending champs. No shame in that.

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#Pelslife

How many seasons are going to go by with these moral victories? No way should they have lost this game. No excuses

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Originally Posted by Fedupfan

No we wouldn’t. We gave up 147 points and refused to rebound in the 4th.

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You pulled that from the 3rd quarter.

Go home troll.

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Originally Posted by Fedupfan

How many seasons are going to go by with these moral victories? No way should they have lost this game. No excuses

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Oh come off it. There are games to be upset and games not to be. I was upset when we lost to Brooklyn for no good reason. This loss is a lot easier to digest. I'll let you guess why.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Oh come off it. There are games to be upset and games not to be. I was upset when we lost to Brooklyn for no good reason. This loss is a lot easier to digest. I'll let you guess why.

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And that's the difference between elite teams and the Pelicans. They settle for moral victories. No way you give up 2 16 pt leads that quickly. I mean for FFS Gentry was a coach on GSW and he should know before Curry's 2nd consecutive 3 to call a time out or something to stop the flow.

I want him gone.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

This. Not mad or upset. Lost, but we played in a way that was encouraging. The first three quarters had everybody engaged, on both ends of the floor. Yes the warrior scored a lot, but they are the warriors, so they will always score against almost anyone. We did absolutely fine, it's just that we're not deep, so we gave it away at the end because everyone was exhausted. We play that way against Portland, or against Utah, or against Indiana, or against anyone else in our remaining road games, and we blow them out. It just so happens to be that the warriors are arguably the best team that's ever played.

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The Warriors are a darn cheat code.

Are all of you so upset because

A) we lost
B) we lost on the road
C) we lost on the road to the best team in the NBA
D) we lost on the road to the best team in the NBA while scoring 140 points?

Me thinks no other team in the NBA would have been as close if the Warriors play that exact same game against any other team.

They are a measuring stick and we are getting closer.

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Originally Posted by P_B_&_G

Are all of you so upset because

A) we lost
B) we lost on the road
C) we lost on the road to the best team in the NBA
D) we lost on the road to the best team in the NBA while scoring 140 points?

Me thinks no other team in the NBA would have been as close if the Warriors play that exact same game against any other team.

They are a measuring stick and we are getting closer.

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As the 12 seed?

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Originally Posted by AUSSIE_PELICAN

And that's the difference between elite teams and the Pelicans. They settle for moral victories. No way you give up 2 16 pt leads that quickly. I mean for FFS Gentry was a coach on GSW and he should know before Curry's 2nd consecutive 3 to call a time out or something to stop the flow.

I want him gone.

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100% my thoughts.

The coaching has been a big issue. It sucks how bad this team is underachieving. This game was over as soon as Ian Clark came in.


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Originally Posted by msusousaphone

You pulled that from the 3rd quarter.

Go home troll.

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The third quarter? The game was over. Lol

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Originally Posted by Pelicans78

The coaching has been a big issue. It sucks how bad this team is underachieving. This game was over as soon as Ian Clark came in.


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why did he put Ian Clarke in? I jist watched the game and I'm so confused as to why he did that

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defense,,,coaching,,,,green coming alive against us smh,,,,getting out hustle for those 6 offensive rebounds that lead to 9 GS points,,,coaching,,,defense...

if we play some defense, we beat alot of these teams...

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Originally Posted by 6warddude

defense,,,coaching,,,,green coming alive against us smh,,,,getting out hustle for those 6 offensive rebounds that lead to 9 GS points,,,coaching,,,defense...

if we play some defense, we beat alot of these teams...

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I just really want to see this roster play with a complete coach. I think it will go a long way.

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Originally Posted by Silverfoxx

As the 12 seed?

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I should have qualified my statement, we are getting close when healthy.

Should have taken advantage of how poorly Golden State started the game.

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Originally Posted by JJackisangry

Should have taken advantage of how poorly Golden State started the game.

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I mean... we did. We got up to a 17 point lead. Twice. We were up almost 17 points again when Curry hit 5 threes in 3 minutes. That's the curse of playing Golden State: even if you DO take advantage, and do almost everything perfectly (which we did for the first 34 minutes of the game, basically) you're still at risk of losing because any one of their flamethrower players can just explode.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

I mean... we did. We got up to a 17 point lead. Twice. We were up almost 17 points again when Curry hit 5 threes in 3 minutes. That's the curse of playing Golden State: even if you DO take advantage, and do almost everything perfectly (which we did for the first 34 minutes of the game, basically) you're still at risk of losing because any one of their flamethrower players can just explode.

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Blowing a 17 point lead in a few minutes is not taking advantage

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Originally Posted by JJackisangry

Blowing a 17 point lead in a few minutes is not taking advantage

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Well, you tell me how to stop Curry hitting contested fall away 28 footers, and I'll concede the point. You might wanna sell that secret to the 29 head coaches in the league who haven't figured it out yet either.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Well, you tell me how to stop Curry hitting contested fall away 28 footers, and I'll concede the point. You might wanna sell that secret to the 29 head coaches in the league who haven't figured it out yet either.

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There comes a point where you have to manage the game. We consistently go on droughts and allow the crowd to get back into the game. More often than not, poor shot selection or a turnover led to their scoring possessions.

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Originally Posted by JJackisangry

There comes a point where you have to manage the game. We consistently go on droughts and allow the crowd to get back into the game. More often than not, poor shot selection or a turnover led to their scoring possessions.

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Yes, but that wasn't the case last game. We only had 10 turnovers. We shot efficiently. Most of our shots were good, and of the ones that weren't, we often didn't let it impact the next possession. We went on a drought, so did Golden State. It's the nature of the game. The difference is that they have 3 allstars and we don't.

Steph Curry shoots 7/14 instead of 9/14 last game, and the refs call that kicked ball, we win. It sucks that we lost, but it wasn't our fault. For once.

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Originally Posted by JJackisangry

There comes a point where you have to manage the game. We consistently go on droughts and allow the crowd to get back into the game. More often than not, poor shot selection or a turnover led to their scoring possessions.

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Did you watch the game? There are some things that no matter how well you play, you cannot avoid. It is not like they were playing Memphis. There is no shooter in the NBA, maybe ever, that can shoot like Curry. When he gets hot, not matter how well you try to manage the game, he will get his 3 pointers. Unless you expect the team to match him shot for shot, there is not a way to beat that.

Getting rid of Erman should be an option. I agree with SVG. Our Defense is crud. Focus on a better defense and we dramatically improve! We beat GS if we play defense.

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Originally Posted by JJackisangry

There comes a point where you have to manage the game. We consistently go on droughts and allow the crowd to get back into the game. More often than not, poor shot selection or a turnover led to their scoring possessions.

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Exactly!