Game Thread: Pelicans (3-2) vs. Cavaliers (2-3)

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Clip of the night

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Trade Eric Gordon. This team will be so much better when we get rid of him. I just wanted to be the 1st one to say that in this thread. Go Pels!!! (Not you Eric. Just the other Pels)

No Delly and no Dion tonight so their guard rotation is really weak tonight.

Marion starting? I like this very much so for our guards. We gotta make sure to rebound though. That's where that lineup could save the Cavs. I like our chances though.

Sooooo is Anderson Varejao just going to wear that wig his whole life...?

A game like this should be nationally televised.

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Originally Posted by UptownFuz504

Trade Eric Gordon. This team will be so much better when we get rid of him. I just wanted to be the 1st one to say that in this thread. Go Pels!!! (Not you Eric. Just the other Pels)

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Troll post?

Our guards need to attack the basket there is no rim protection or perimeter defense on the Cavs.

Thanks for the beautiful thread. Can't wait to see the media scrutiny surrounding the cavs after this game, win or lose (of course if we win there will be instant AD MVP conversations on ESPN)

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Originally Posted by 504ByrdGang

Our guards need to attack the basket their is no rim protection or perimeter defense on the Cavs.

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So basically no defense period? haha.

....And yeah that sounds about right.

Tristan Thompson is starting if our guards don't go off I'll be pissed.

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False alarm. Even though official starting lineup sheet has Tristan Thompson at C, the Cavs say Andy Varejao will indeed start

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) November 10, 2014

I really think we need to run Jrue/Reke/Davis/Ryno/Asik against these guys.

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Originally Posted by JrueDat

I really think we need to run Jrue/Reke/Davis/Ryno/Asik against these guys.

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Really is an ideal matchup.

Jrue/Kyrie
Reke/Marion
AD/LBJ
Ryno/Love
Asik/Thompson or Andy V

Is Gordon going to be guarding Marion? Ugh. Not sure I like that.

Reds again? I thought...

I didn't think we would wear our red uniforms so many times already

Tyreke can't get a layup. Also LBJ that was a total foul. I never really noticed that. Lol

Who was it that said that hopefully Cleveland doesn't "click" tonight? Yeah... I foresee bad things.:\ Trying to stay positive though.:(

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Originally Posted by Mythrol

Tyreke can't get a layup. Also LBJ that was a total foul. I never really noticed that. Lol

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Maybe don't force it inside with 3 defenders on you and you have an open shooter?


Outside of davis it has been a lot of bad shot selection to start.

We are over-passing the ball. I like that we are sharing, but we need to take our open looks!

Forcing shots when we should pass, passing when we should shoot. Yep this is still a growing team.


I like the selflessness though. But davis and then evans should have taken that shot.

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Originally Posted by N.O.Bronco

Maybe don't force it inside with 3 defenders on you and you have an open shooter?


Outside of davis it has been a lot of bad shot selection to start.

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Personally I think it's been just the opposite. They are very passive on offense and not driving hard enough.

The matrix should be easy to beat on one of those wings with our guards. He's like 45.

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Maybe don't force it inside with 3 defenders on you and you have an open shooter?


Outside of davis it has been a lot of bad shot selection to start.

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Reke has the lowest bball iq on this team

So many mid range jump shots.


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Man. If only AD could create on offense. . .

Very happy with how the team is playing right now

That offensive play was amazing... Jrue missed the runner, but that play was just beautiful.

That's what we pay Ryno for.

the flamethrower

Ryno!!!!!

Man, hopefully thats a sign ryno is about to go off this game, we need it...

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That offensive play was amazing... Jrue missed the runner, but that play was just beautiful.

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Yes it was .

That's how Ryno should be used. No dribbling, no fall always, just shooting

Flamethrower!

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Personally I think it's been just the opposite. They are very passive on offense and not driving hard enough.

The matrix should be easy to beat on one of those wings with our guards. He's like 45.

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I guess I was mostly just talking about that evans drive that was just dumb.

But hey, Ryno is on fire and ad looks like he's gonna have a huge game. Feeling good now.

Good to see Ryno off to a hot start!


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Reke's defense has been great so far.

I wonder if Ryno has a little extra juice going against Love.

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That's how Ryno should be used. No dribbling, no fall always, just shooting

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This !

AD got lost on defense there.

Tyreke needs to take the ISO fade away jumper out of his game . Even if he makes the shot it's bad a shot

Evans needs to start using his brain. You draw two defenders and take a fadeaway long range two?

C'mon man

Some of these plays are just magical. I've never seen this from Monty, and it's so great. If only our players would hit the open shots man.

there you go rivers..

Good, good, possession there. AR with the 3.

Dramatic improvement in our offensive sets in just a week .. Dramatic

Beautiful.

Reke and bball iq are not synonymous

We really needed that fire from Ryno tonight. Our offense wasn't aggressive enough.

James walked before the foul