8th November - New Orleans Pelicans VS Toronto Raptors - 1-6

AW NAW! Hell NAW! Ya'll don' up an' done it!

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

I like seeing Hayes and NAW on the field at the same time.

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Good thing just seems to happen. Makes this trip worth it for me n

Frank, NAW, Kenny, and Hayes. I could get used to that 2nd unit.

We have 3 Pels with a positive +/-.

Jax- +11
NAW - +11
Kenny - +15

Since all three took the court in this fourth, we've outscored the Raptors 13-3.

ALL HAIL THE BIG 3.

Lol, they do this ******** every game. Get blown out, then in the 4th make it look like it was a game. Its garbage time.

Looks like NAW's finding his shot. 3 of 5 from deep tonight so far.

We need him to unlock his game. He's got so much ability that we could just desperately use, on both ends.

You just have to give NAW the green light. Something tells me that Gentry told him to tone it down after game 1, but none of the shots he took were even bad shots. He is just making them tonight. He has to be given the keys to the offense.

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Originally Posted by ragincaucasian

Lol, they do this ******** every game. Get blown out, then in the 4th make it look like it was a game. Its garbage time.

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It's garbage time until you're only down 5 with 4 minutes to go or something.

Then it IS a game :hihi:

I'm confused by NAW's jump shot

It's simultaneously ugly yet textbook in form

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Originally Posted by ragincaucasian

Lol, they do this ******** every game. Get blown out, then in the 4th make it look like it was a game. Its garbage time.

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Gentry has master the art of stealth tanking

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Originally Posted by AusPel

I'm confused by NAW's jump shot

It's simultaneously ugly yet textbook in form

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It's that left hand. It doesn't need to move. I bet that's what Vinson works on with him next offseason. Assuming Vinson is still here.

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Originally Posted by AusPel

I'm confused by NAW's jump shot

It's simultaneously ugly yet textbook in form

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He's very thin and has long arms but relatively narrow shoulders, so despite the form being largely fine, it looks like his entire body is unfolding as he shoots.

Deficit's down to 11.

Gentry finally realized that he can challenge calls. Thanks dude.

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Originally Posted by Taker597

Gentry has master the art of stealth tanking

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And just outright tanking lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxPjsGxximg

That swings it. I feel like that 3 from Anunoby just guaranteed the loss.

NAW locking up VanVleet

We're now at the point of the game where OG Anunoby hits multiple contested 3s

People blaming this on Gentry are being disingenuous af...

Can someone explain why this team has any business shooting 40 3s.

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Originally Posted by HoustonPelicans

People blaming this on Gentry are being disingenuous af...

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Nah... That 2nd QT collapse was all Gentry

Just a lid on the basket now, terrible timing. We've actually run some decent offensive plays with passing and movement and it's just not happening.

We were never in this.

1 effing win and 7 losses.

Us and the Knicks are the only 1 win teams in the league.

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Originally Posted by Taker597

Can someone explain why this team has any business shooting 40 3s.

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Cause we're hitting them at a top 5 rate.

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Originally Posted by Taker597

Nah... That 2nd QT collapse was all Gentry

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Don’t bother

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Originally Posted by Taker597

Nah... That 2nd QT collapse was all Gentry

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How? It literally happened in 4 minutes

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Originally Posted by HoustonPelicans

People blaming this on Gentry are being disingenuous af...

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You're right, he didn't play a Frank-Redick-Hart-Moore-Kenrich lineup for 4 and a half minutes during the second quarter, thus meaning only one guy above 6'5 was on the court while the Raptors were playing multiple bigger guys.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

You're right, he didn't play a Frank-Redick-Hart-Moore-Kenrich lineup for 4 and a half minutes during the second quarter, thus meaning only one guy above 6'5 was on the court while the Raptors were playing Ibaka, Anunoby, and Siakam.

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Kenrich didnt even play in the first half. Favors was on the court.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

You're right, he didn't play a Frank-Redick-Hart-Moore-Kenrich lineup for 4 and a half minutes during the second quarter, thus meaning only one guy above 6'5 was on the court while the Raptors were playing multiple bigger guys.

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Please don’t bother

Play NAW, Frank, Ingram, Jax as starters every game.

We aint winning ******** this year so get these guys some experience.

If were being honest it's time to sit Redick. He's been useless outside of the occasional 3. His defense and rebounding has hurt the team

Favors just isn't working out, and Oak isn't a defensive presence at all. Melli is a terrible defender. The problem is coaching, and our bigs aren't that good.

I don't think we were seeing it because Zion covered for them.

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Originally Posted by HoustonPelicans

If were being honest it's time to sit Redick. He's been useless outside of the occasional 3. His defense and rebounding has hurt the team

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This is the same reddick that was in philly . His defense was always a complaint

I'd also start NAW over Ball, and make him earn his starting job back if he can.

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Originally Posted by Nichols

Favors just isn't working out, and Oak isn't a defensive presence at all. Melli is a terrible defender. The problem is coaching, and our bigs aren't that good.

I don't think we were seeing it because Zion covered for them.

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Zion might have to play center

Or tank for wiseman

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Originally Posted by Speakthetruth

This is the same reddick that was in philly . His defense was always a complaint

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Okay. But he's not playing with Simmons and Embiid to cover his mistakes. We're a smaller team. He cannot be on the court.

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Originally Posted by Nichols

Favors just isn't working out, and Oak isn't a defensive presence at all. Melli is a terrible defender. The problem is coaching, and our bigs aren't that good.

I don't think we were seeing it because Zion covered for them.

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Favors has struggled particularly. It is what it is. I think this team is bereft of confidence at this point.

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Originally Posted by ragincaucasian

Play NAW, Frank, Ingram, Jax as starters every game.

We aint winning ******** this year so get these guys some experience.

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Agreed, and when Zion gets here do the same. These are the only 5 guys worth building around.

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Originally Posted by HoustonPelicans

Okay. But he's not playing with Simmons and Embiid to cover his mistakes. We're a smaller team. He cannot be on the court.

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He will have trade value though and that's on the front office know what players you sign

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Originally Posted by Speakthetruth

He will have trade value though and that's on the front office know what players you sign

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He's a good locker room presence. Not a good fit on court. Bad signing giving what we paid.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Cause we're hitting them at a top 5 rate.

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That is with 6 games of analytics. We were never gonna be a great 3pt team.

Gotta feel particularly bad for Ingram.

He wasn't our worst player tonight (Lonzo, for example, had a worse night, and so did Okafor in many ways) but his stats are going to take a pretty big hit from this.

27 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block doesn't sound too horrible.

But 10 of 25 shooting (40%) is not good. 3/10 from deep (30%) is not good. Led the team in fouls with 5, was second only to Ball in turnovers with 3, and had a team worse -25 +/-.

Not a great night in the box score for him.

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Originally Posted by Taker597

That is with 6 games of analytics. We were never gonna be a great 3pt team.

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I don't disagree with you, I have a bunch of problems with our offensive tendencies.

But if the question is ''why are we shooting so many threes'', then ''cause we hit a lot of them'' seems to be the answer right now.

Another 70 games like this, and we'll be picking whichever elite player we want.

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

Another 70 games like this, and we'll be picking whichever elite player we want.

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ALL ABOARD THE TYRESE MAXEY TRAIN!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Gotta feel particularly bad for Ingram.

He wasn't our worst player tonight (Lonzo, for example, had a worse night, and so did Okafor in many ways) but his stats are going to take a pretty big hit from this.

27 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block doesn't sound too horrible.

But 10 of 25 shooting (40%) is not good. 3/10 from deep (30%) is not good. Led the team in fouls with 5, was second only to Ball in turnovers with 3, and had a team worse -25 +/-.

Not a great night in the box score for him.

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I don't feel bad for him, his stats for the season won't take much of a hit considering how well he's been playing. And I don't think anybody cares about +- when the team is playing like crap. He actually had an okay game.

I just want to see a Pelicans roster with a good coach. Is that too much to ask for? Every year it’s this player and that player sucks and all this. These losses are on the coach. He is trying to run a scheme that doesn’t fit his personnel. It’s really that simple

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Originally Posted by Nichols

I don't feel bad for him, his stats for the season won't take much of a hit considering how well he's been playing. And I don't think anybody cares about +- when the team is playing like crap. He actually had an okay game.

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I mean, like I said, he didn't have the worst game on the team. But any game where you shoot 10 for 25 in barely 31 minutes, and 3 of 10 from deep, and almost foul out, and have a less than 1 AST:TO ratio isn't exactly a game I'd describe too positively.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

ALL ABOARD THE TYRESE MAXEY TRAIN!!!!!!!!!

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He looks like he gives more than a damn. That's better than most players on this team.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tdciJgfUYk

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Originally Posted by Fedupfan

I just want to see a Pelicans roster with a good coach. Is that too much to ask for? Every year it’s this player and that player sucks and all this. These losses are on the coach. He is trying to run a scheme that doesn’t fit his personnel. It’s really that simple

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What in his scheme isn't working?