February 21st - New Orleans Pelicans VS Boston Celtics - 12-17

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Not sure if this is the worst game of Zion's career thus far, at least a scorer, or if last year's Milwaukee game was worse. Roles are different so it's hard to compare.

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Not his fault..

Hart never seems to want to pull the trigger on the 3. Same with Bledsoe.

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Originally Posted by Nichols

Not his fault..

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Never said it was, but the reality is still the case.

If basketball was a perfectly officiated game, which we all know it isn't, even with the flaws in the offense he'd still have like 2 guys fouled out and have shot 12 FTs by now. That's not helping him either.

But it is what it is. Not his best game *shrug*

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Whereas I'm feeling rather flattered :D

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...and should,

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Originally Posted by Freyfamilyreuni

Hart never seems to want to pull the trigger on the 3. Same with Bledsoe.

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Hart's got some good things going for him. One is the hustle, particularly on the boards. Another is the intensity; he generally seems like he's trying.

The things that go against him include his complete lack of feel about 65% of the time and his D- tier decision making.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Whereas I'm feeling rather flattered :D

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Which makes it even funnier to me given you have him muted and never respond directly to any of his posts :hihi:

I now count 5 wide open threes Hart has had (I mean literally nobody within about 8 feet) that he's passed up for no good reason.

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Originally Posted by Funcrusher

Which makes it even funnier to me given you have him muted and never respond directly to any of his posts :hihi:

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Not never, sometimes I do. Just rarely.

Yea, our guards can’t shoot and can’t defend, not a good combo.

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Originally Posted by Funcrusher

I understand Boston is packing the paint on Zion, but honestly I'd be more comfortable with giving Zion the opportunity to try to learn to counter that strategy then I am with Ingram making haphazard decisions and throwing errant passes every other possession. Like, I like Ingram and think he's a max player, but I think at this point we should all realize he's just not suited for the role of primary playmaker. If we're gonna lose regardless, I'd rather use this game to try and foster Zion's furthered development. But that's just me.

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i understand that but zion frustrated and not getting the calls..the refs may give him a offensive foul or non call or he could have scored but my thing is, adapt and try to find other players to put the points on the board and regroup for the second half...

God, these commentators are dreadful

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Originally Posted by Freyfamilyreuni

Yea, our guards can’t shoot and can’t defend, not a good combo.

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Worse combo: our guards can't shoot and some of them *won't* defend. Like they can but they just don't wanna.

Calling: Eric Bledsoe.

Zion, and Ingram have warts.. In regards to facilitating. With Zion you can play 4 feet off and clog paint while he's ball handling. Some defenses can exploit this issue with him. As of late Ingram hasn't been reading the floor as well as we are accustomed to seeing him.

Bottom line is they're both our best options to orchestrate the offense. Ingram actually does this well when he's reading the floor. Zion also does fine in that regard, tonight he's just facing a team that's guarding him well.

# 1 = -22, but the problem today is BI.

CLASSIC!!

How come Kira isn’t getting any minutes this half?

Like I said Mr. Nesmith...enter JJ!!

I feel like I've said this 40 times over the last few games, but why don't we try running the Zion/JJ 2 man game a bit and seeing what happens?

lol@ the foul calls on the Pels.. While again.. Zion and Ingram are getting touched on drives with no call.

Okay Zion, a couple of buckets there, we like to see it. He's hit 3 straight, getting back into some rhythm.

Wait. Zion knows how to Euro step?

Zion euro also lmao

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

Wait. Zion knows how to Euro step?

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He does now.

Much much much better 2nd half from Zion so far, good to see.

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— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) February 21, 2021

More of this pls

did jj wanted to get tossed out lol..

Redick got ejected for that?

Really?

Oh Good. Redick has been ejected.

These refs are garbage

naw please keep attacking the rim.

Lonzo started off this game so hot but has been lowkey terrible since the first quarter.

Lonzo 1st quarter: 3/3 from the floor for 8pts, 4rbds, 2asts, 2TOs
Lonzo since: 2/7 from the floor (1/3 from 3) for 5pts, 0rbds, 0 asts, 4TOs

Edit: and 3 fouls

When Lonzo goes cold he goes ice cold. As much as he’s improved his shooting he’s never going to be a true NBA shooter.

Zion is 5/5 from the floor in the 2nd half with 7 rebounds, no turnovers.

Noice

"ZION UP HIGH!" pic.twitter.com/HGmZLBWK32

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) February 21, 2021

Lmao this is just ridiculous

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Originally Posted by As I See It

# 1 = -22, but the problem today is BI.

CLASSIC!!

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:hihi::hihi::hihi:

this unit is playing swarming defense lol...

They murdered our Vibes

— Earnest Cs Fan Man �� (@Riffs_Man) February 21, 2021

For context: RiffsMan is a huge Celtics fan

Melli leading us back into the game?

Melli the living, breathing proof that plus minus can be misleading

Win or lose I just want to see this team give some effort on both sides of the court.

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Originally Posted by Freyfamilyreuni

Melli the living, breathing proof that plus minus can be misleading

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If someone cites single game plus minus seriously, rather than just as a minor curiosity, it's pretty safe to just ignore them imo.

i think those 2 offensive fouls has robbed lonzo of his confidence on offense lol..

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Originally Posted by 6warddude

naw please keep attacking the rim.

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He's so much better when he's simply playing confident. All the tools are there, just needs to trust himself. Hopefully that confidence gets transferred to his jumper lol

I love how in this second half Zion has just kind of realised ''oh wait, I'm Zion'' and proceeded to be cool again.

What’s up with these fouls?

The defensive pressure in the last 12 minutes or so, roughly, of game time has been totally different. Much much much improved.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Lonzo started off this game so hot but has been lowkey terrible since the first quarter.

Lonzo 1st quarter: 3/3 from the floor for 8pts, 4rbds, 2asts, 2TOs
Lonzo since: 2/7 from the floor (1/3 from 3) for 5pts, 0rbds, 0 asts, 4TOs

Edit: and 3 fouls

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Edit of the edit: in fairness to him, his defense over the last few minutes has been very good.

...wait. Is Melli a better defender than I give credit for?

Melli is playing decent perimeter defense

Wow they answered

LEEETSSSS GOOOO!!!!!