December 11th - New Orleans Pelicans vs Minnesota Timberwolves - 12-11

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Originally Posted by donato

In a way it’d be nice for Zion to get 40. But he needs the keep working and earn that 40.

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I'm pretty content with 36 on 80%TS tbh. 40 would have been nice, but I'm cool with it.

Pels get absolutely washed by Lakers in Vegas, Zion spends the next 72 hours getting raked across the coals by everyone and their mother.

Pels come out against the No. 1 seed in the West, best defense in the last 5 years of the NBA (yes, missing their top guy but still very well equipped to win a game) and we win by 14.

Zion has 36 on 80.8%TS, only 1 foul and 1 TO - team best +26
CJ goes from 4/14 from the floor to 8/15 tonight and hit 4 threes.
JV goes for 14/13/4 after not even hitting 5 rebounds last time out.
Herb has 7/10/5, +20
BI gets 20 points and compensates for a mediocre shooting night (5/13) with 8/9 from the FT line.

That's how you respond.

Did Z look kinda PO'd in the post-game with Jen Hale? No smiles, maybe that means he's focused

This was a much needed win. It doesnt completely wash the taste away from getting blown out of the semi finals tournament game but at least we aren't still in a skid

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Originally Posted by hornetsrebirth

This was a much needed win. It doesnt completely wash the taste away from getting blown out of the semi finals tournament game but at least we aren't still in a skid

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Can you even call it a skid? We lost one game.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Can you even call it a skid? We lost one game.

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It was the semi finals. Getting ran out of the gym and folding under pressure in that kind of scenario is worse than losing one game. It would be better to lose consecutive meaningless games than to do what we did.

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Originally Posted by hornetsrebirth

It was the semi finals. Getting ran out of the gym and folding under pressure in that kind of scenario is worse than losing one game. It would be better to lose consecutive meaningless games than to do what we did.

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Maybe, but that doesn't make it a skid imo. I feel like a skid refers to a losing streak, not just a bad loss.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Maybe, but that doesn't make it a skid imo. I feel like a skid refers to a losing streak, not just a bad loss.

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Not really interested in arguing semantics

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Originally Posted by hornetsrebirth

Not really interested in arguing semantics

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Not looking for an argument, just wondered if I had missed something. Apparently not.

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Originally Posted by djrnno

So Trey takes the SAME charge lbj does and a NO CALL SMH

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lol....i was in my seat and yelled.. yall gave lebron that call lol...

"If it comes from a great place [where] they just wanna see me do better, thank you. If it comes from anywhere else, everyone is entitled to their opinion. Can't control that"

-- Zion Williamson on Shaq and Charles Barkley's recent comments on his shape pic.twitter.com/uPAItSI723

— Pelicans Film Room (@PelsFilmRoom) December 12, 2023

"The main goal for myself was to help my team get a win." pic.twitter.com/9J49XDo4to

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 12, 2023

"I can't control what no grown man do... Lock in on myself, my teammates, coaches, everybody with the Pelicans, and the city."

-- Zion Williamson on recent media criticism pic.twitter.com/wfLwjK3ILl

— Pelicans Film Room (@PelsFilmRoom) December 12, 2023

"Home is where you're loved. If you love this city, which I very much do, it'll love you back... I'm gonna do my best not to let y'all down."

-Zion pic.twitter.com/SGW4L8hHtO

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 12, 2023

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Originally Posted by hornetsrebirth

Not really interested in arguing semantics

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Semantics? 1 game is not a "skid" in any universe.

Next 4: Washington, San Antonio, Charlotte and Memphis.
If we want to make playoffs we have to win all 4.
However considering our history against tanking teams we will go 2-2 at best.

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Originally Posted by hornetsrebirth

It was the semi finals. Getting ran out of the gym and folding under pressure in that kind of scenario is worse than losing one game. It would be better to lose consecutive meaningless games than to do what we did.

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No, it is still one game.

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Originally Posted by Mrakar

Next 4: Washington, San Antonio, Charlotte and Memphis.
If we want to make playoffs we have to win all 4.
However considering our history against tanking teams we will go 2-2 at best.

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Memphis will be a little tougher than expect as Ja will be back. However, I agree we need to win the winnable games and stop playing down to competition.

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Originally Posted by Mrakar

Next 4: Washington, San Antonio, Charlotte and Memphis.
If we want to make playoffs we have to win all 4.
However considering our history against tanking teams we will go 2-2 at best.

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This board is just full of joy juice. Always fun to come here after a ridiculously impressive win just to see people urinate all over any optimism.

Also - we definitely don't HAVE to win all four to make the playoffs. It's a loooong season. We're nowhere near must-win territory and we'll definitely drop some games we're supposed to, because that's a thing that happens to literally every team in the league.

Feels like someone disappeared from this thread.. weird how that works.

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Originally Posted by neworleanshoo

This board is just full of joy juice. Always fun to come here after a ridiculously impressive win just to see people urinate all over any optimism.

Also - we definitely don't HAVE to win all four to make the playoffs. It's a loooong season. We're nowhere near must-win territory and we'll definitely drop some games we're supposed to, because that's a thing that happens to literally every team in the league.

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I learned that joy and Pelicans dont go together sadly.
It is ofc not must-win, but if we keep droping these, we will make play-in and then hope we have good 1 or even worse 2 games.
We still dodnt have Ingram or Zion injury. That is comming. In order to survive that we have to win these games and we already dropped 3 of them

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Pels get absolutely washed by Lakers in Vegas, Zion spends the next 72 hours getting raked across the coals by everyone and their mother.

Pels come out against the No. 1 seed in the West, best defense in the last 5 years of the NBA (yes, missing their top guy but still very well equipped to win a game) and we win by 14.

Zion has 36 on 80.8%TS, only 1 foul and 1 TO - team best +26
CJ goes from 4/14 from the floor to 8/15 tonight and hit 4 threes.
JV goes for 14/13/4 after not even hitting 5 rebounds last time out.
Herb has 7/10/5, +20
BI gets 20 points and compensates for a mediocre shooting night (5/13) with 8/9 from the FT line.

That's how you respond.

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Exactly how they needed to respond. They should be proud and motivated to build on this win.

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Originally Posted by hornetsrebirth

Not really interested in arguing semantics

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words matter

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

"Home is where you're loved. If you love this city, which I very much do, it'll love you back... I'm gonna do my best not to let y'all down."

-Zion pic.twitter.com/SGW4L8hHtO

? New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 12, 2023

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So apparently Stephen A Smith and his Stepdad had a long talk on the phone this morning. Smith doubled down on his comments on First Take

Zion needs to prove Smith wrong and his family wrong.

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Originally Posted by 13 - 3

So apparently Stephen A Smith and his Stepdad had a long talk on the phone this morning. Smith doubled down on his comments on First Take

Zion needs to prove Smith wrong and his family wrong.

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Stephen A Smith is a blowhard who has made a career out of hyperbole and fabrication.

Zion needs to prove the general opinion wrong, but he doesn't need to pay SAS any attention whatsoever - and neither should you. Dude is a clown.