25th February - New Orleans Pelicans @ Los Angeles Lakers - 25-32

LOL Laker fans are losing patience on Davis injuries

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Originally Posted by kidjock24

Melli not having a good game, just back to back bad plays

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Don't know what more you could want from him. But okay.

We got a ref call

Put Zion back in . Anyone got griffs phone number?

Zion's in

Well its anybody's game here

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Originally Posted by As I See It

Don't know what more you could want from him. But okay.

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not a step back 3

Lol game over.

Yea it's over

We got gave lebron his season high

That is it

Ingram with his 6th turnover

The defense is pretty poor. They badly need wing defenders

And you guys want to see a garbage 4 game sweep of this in April. Please... Give me a lottery pick instead.

Not even guarding Lebron. How stupid is Alvin Gentry

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Originally Posted by Taker597

And you guys want to see a garbage 4 game sweep of this in April. Please... Give me a lottery pick instead.

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Sunday at the blender if you want to see this again

No foul???

This is awful

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Originally Posted by 13 - 3

Not even guarding Lebron. How stupid is Alvin Gentry

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As much as I've watched the game, I haven't seen any help defense on Lebron.

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Originally Posted by Speakthetruth

The defense is pretty poor. They badly need wing defenders

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We need wing defender, big defender, and in clutch situations. A guard defender.

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Originally Posted by Taker597

And you guys want to see a garbage 4 game sweep of this in April. Please... Give me a lottery pick instead.

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In a terrible draft

Ingram and Jrue both just completely ignored Zion being guarded 1v1 under the rim by Caruso lol

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Originally Posted by Speakthetruth

In a terrible draft

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Which makes a 10th-15th pick even more valuable. It's a total crapshoot.

For the most part a good game. We're still ahead of where we should be. We'll still make the 8th spot.

We hung in there for the most part and it let's the young guys get a taste of what it will feel like in the postseason.

Someone kick Davis in the nuts. At least try to play d

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Ingram and Jrue both just completely ignored Zion being guarded 1v1 under the rim by Caruso lol

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Free flowing all you can do buffet offense in vintage form.

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Originally Posted by Taker597

And you guys want to see a garbage 4 game sweep of this in April. Please... Give me a lottery pick instead.

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No one in this draft we're likely to get at like 10th overall is much better than who we'd get a 18th.

Give me Zion and company with a taste of the playoffs.

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Originally Posted by Taker597

Which makes a 10th-15th pick even more valuable. It's a total crapshoot.

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Not at all. Draft's devoid of top tier talent but has plenty of ''should be a good NBA player'' depth to it. Means that tanking for a lottery pick adds pretty much no value, whereas going for the playoff spot has value because the 19th pick is as likely to be solid as the 10th, so why not get that post-season experience for your youth?

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Originally Posted by Taker597

Which makes a 10th-15th pick even more valuable. It's a total crapshoot.

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James Wiseman could be dropping to 10

Difference in the game? Rebounds....especially offensive rebounds
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Originally Posted by 13 - 3

James Wiseman could be dropping to 10

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If the GMs do their jobs right, Wiseman could be dropping to 20 :hihi:

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Not at all. Draft's devoid of top tier talent but has plenty of ''should be a good NBA player'' depth to it. Means that tanking for a lottery pick adds pretty much no value, whereas going for the playoff spot has value because the 19th pick is as likely to be solid as the 10th, so why not get that post-season experience for your youth?

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I see the well drying up at 17th in this draft.

We really calling a timeout?

Lmao

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Originally Posted by Chris

We really calling a timeout?

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Working on the experience? Who knows what Gentry's thinking.

Too many low IQ plays with this team. Ingram is money against bad teams but craps in his pants against the good teams. We need some more 3s on this team...Pelicans should have known this from the beginning. Gentry ball will never win a championship if that is the true goal of the Pelicans. Jackson Hayes did not see this game whatsoever which is a sin by coaching. Dude needs time.

Holiday killing us with these high shot volume, low FG % games. 5-19.

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Originally Posted by donato

Holiday killing us with these high shot volume, low FG % games. 5-19.

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Playing like Harden, but making shots like Rubio in tight games. So, weird. Never can depend on him to show up when you need him outside of like a handful of 4th QTR

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Originally Posted by donato

Holiday killing us with these high shot volume, low FG % games. 5-19.

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Jrue was awfultonight, but he should of never be on lebron,

Oh well.

Bad game from Jrue, bad game from Favors, bad game from Hart, bad game from Redick, bad game as a playmaker for Ingram, Zion's least efficient game since Milwaukee, Melli scared to shoot half the time, bad decision making from Lonzo for the entire second half.

Single digit loss on the road.

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Originally Posted by Taker597

Playing like Harden, but making shots like Rubio in tight games

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Correction: playing like Harden, making shots like Harden, but not getting FTs like Harden :hihi:

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Originally Posted by Taker597

I see the well drying up at 17th in this draft.

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Well... uhh... I don't, so I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.

Leading Rebounders: Ball (8); Ingram (7)

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Correction: playing like Harden, making shots like Harden, but not getting FTs like Harden :hihi:

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That’s true too lol. Just had to put my disdain for Rubio out there.

Edit: if I'm not dissing Weedplate or Rubio. Something isn't right

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Originally Posted by donato

Holiday killing us with these high shot volume, low FG % games. 5-19.

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Don't forget the turnovers. Jrue is so inconsistent at times but can't blame him too much.. Gentry having 4 sub 6'5 players on the court most of the time didn't help either.

I need to hear the explanation of Jrue on Lebron and Hart on AD.

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Originally Posted by sterlr

Too many low IQ plays with this team. Ingram is money against bad teams but craps in his pants against the good teams. We need some more 3s on this team...Pelicans should have known this from the beginning. Gentry ball will never win a championship if that is the true goal of the Pelicans. Jackson Hayes did not see this game whatsoever which is a sin by coaching. Dude needs time.

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Aside from turnovers Ingram actually had a good game.. Nice try though.

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Originally Posted by Fedupfan

I need to hear the explanation of Jrue on Lebron and Hart on AD.

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Ditto. Gentry needs to be fired just for that unforgivable strategy.

End Game Stats

Zion: 29 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal. 8/18 shooting (44.4%). 3 turnovers, 2 fouls.
Ingram: 34 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals. 12/20 shooting (60%), 3/9 from 3. 7 turnovers, 2 fouls.
Jrue: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals. 5/19 shooting (26.3%), 1/5 from 3. 4 turnovers, 5 fouls.
Favors: 8 points, 3 rebounds. 4/5 shooting. 4 fouls.
Lonzo: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists. 4/11 shooting (36.4%), 2/6 from 3. 2 turnovers, 2 fouls.


Bench

Redick: 3 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists. 0 FGs made.
Hart: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist. 1/4 shooting
Melli:11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists. 5/8 shooting, 1/3 from 3.

Back to another thread. It would have been nice to have a Christian Wood to turn to in this game.