October 22nd - New Orleans Pelicans @ Chicago Bulls - 0-1

Ingram posted 25 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in the opener 💪

Back in action tonight!
🏀 at Bulls
🕖: 7 pm CT
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— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) October 22, 2021

Pelicans back in action, this time the road debut in Chicago which will make all the media squeal with childish joy because Lonzo exists.

Injury Report: Zion still out, Hart out, everyone else still in as far as I can tell.

Too early in the season to really do breakdowns on specific things, but I will say that we need to focus on interior scoring, and hope that Valanciunas can have an offensive return to form tonight as he missed a lot of gimmes in the debut. I also hope we get a slightly fairer whistle tonight, as we should have had several more FTs than we did in game 1.

Let's Go!

I guessing Naji starts tonight? We're going to need his defense to step up tonight against LeVine.

Bulls -6.

Fade Pelicans till proven otherwise. Every game but one this season and preseason... They have trailed by 20 points. Huge red flag

graham,,naw,,marshall,,ingram,,jonas....

graham,,naw,,ingram,,hayes,,jonas...

5mins of temple...

just give me this tonight and ill be happy...

I want to see a strong showing. Want to see the minimum of Temple and Sato and more of Herb, Trey and Naji. I don’t want them to lose their heads like we did last night. We were in the game despite shooting miserably inside the paint. Then we imploded once Sato hit the floor. Want to see more consistency tonight.

Pretty obvious the lengthy trio of Naji, Trey, Herb need more minutes and Temple/Sato need next to none.

But vet politics is a habit that dies hard among NBA coaches. So I'd be surprised if Temple doesn't start in place of Hart. Should be Naji even with a healthy Hart.

We have to bring it in defensively to have a chance since the bulls have a lot of fire power on offense.

i hope this game dont be like one of the last season games to where the bulls were 3pointing us like crazy in the 3rd..

Here's to Lonzo choking!

This is another game I don't feel confident about us winning but I'm still feeling good about the playoffs. Just looking for growth and to stay competitive, tonight.

I want less Temple and Sato, too....but with the reports of Hart being our defensive coach on the court and him being out....I'm afraid we won't see that.

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Originally Posted by PaKwAn

We have to bring it in defensively to have a chance since the bulls have a lot of fire power on offense.

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We shouldn’t eventually be they told. I mean, what’s the point of having Mike D’Antoni on the staff if our offense is just above average.

A former Pels player's first game against the Pels.

Lonzo's incoming stats:

30 pts
12 ast
11 reb
2 stls
2 blks


Nah, that's a bit much. But wow that'd be messed up.

Zion to return and drop 40

Pounds

Herb starting!!! Forget everything I said about starting 2-10....Pels going on a winning streak now!!!!

Haha. Did anyone guess Jones would start before Murphy?

Wild start to the season. Go kid!

Jones starts for defensive purposes. I thought they wound go with Trey first.

Jesus this shooting is disgusting

I see a lot of people say that "Zion will get people open shots"

Cant get more open that these shots and the guys still can't make them. Just a lack of skill on this team. A ton of high effort guys who care. Very little skill

Amazing. We?re getting all the open looks. Shots aren?t falling. We need to get inside. Get fouled.

Talent problem...

we stink right now.

This the game temple will hit five 3s lol...

Maybe it wasn't SVG after all.

So who will the new GM and coach draft next year with our top 5 pick ?

I reserve the right to go back to my '2-10 start' take. And I think thats optimistic.

Outside of Orlando, Houston, and OKC, I don't think this team has as much talent as any other team currently

This green guy for the bulls is a nice player...his defense and energy has been very impressive ever since that pre season game we played them.

Lol @ Sato and Temple on the floor together

Also bruh... what does it take for people on this team to draw fouls? Like how has this transcended multiple Stars, Coaches, GMs, and Owners?

Chicago is up by 17 and LaVine hasn't scored. UH-OHH, Boss!!!

Guys please tell me this isn’t real. This is the most unwatchable Pels team I have seen in a long time.

3 PT away from another 20 point deficit. That would be 5 out of 6 games where we had a 20 point deficit.

Well, at least Covid is over (even if we are playing like the same old Pelicans).

I can't watch this anymore..we don't get foul calls...team has no energy...maybe I'm the jinx tonight...so I'm going to turn the game off and watch some football...

Im looking at the west teams right now and i can only name 2 teams that im sure we are better (thunder and rockets) other than that it can be a toss up with the rest of the lower tier west teams...the wolves are healthy this season and looks better, the kings have a lot of good role players...

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Im looking at the west teams right now and i can only name 2 teams that im sure we are better (thunder and rockets) other than that it can be a toss up with the rest of the lower tier west teams...the wolves are healthy this season and looks better, the kings have a lot of good role players...

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You spend all offseason fixing mistakes only bring you back to square one not better.

Iso BI halfcourt is a problem. Same as Wed, why does no one move when he takes it up the court?

The work Lavine gives to Herb today will empower down the line.

The things he’s seeing in live action are the first time he’s seeing it. Wait till he’s played a couple years and seen these dudes repeatedly. If he ever gets a semblance of a reliable jumper, beware.

We don?t get no calls

Down by 14.....Bulls have 16 points off of TOs. This isn't a talent issue....it's a new system, missing two starters, young team issue. It will get better.

I am shocked that Kira hasn't gotten a run, yet!!! The guard play sucks.

I wanna see how the optimists spin this one. Last game it was "if not for Korkmaz...."

I am guessing this time it will be about how the Bulls had abnormal energy because it was their first home game. Or LaVine got abnormally hot. Combined with us not having Zion and Hart, of course. That will be the main reason, but I am curious about the other stuff the optimists say to try to convince us this isn't a bottom 5 team.

Graham giving me big Instant Gritz vibes right now

Herb Jones’ existence is antithetical to the moaning of same ol’ Pelsness. Y’all need to chill and find enjoyment in the little things.

Graham too. We haven’t had this kinda player since…pfft Pargo?

Value the ball. That’s all we need to do for me.

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Guys please tell me this isn?t real. This is the most unwatchable Pels team I have seen in a long time.

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I?d rather go to the dentist that watch this team right now

The 1968 New Orleans Buccaneers would crush this team

Doug Moe
Jackie Moreland
'Red' Robbins
Jimmy Jones
Larry Brown.

And the 1975 New Orleans Jazz would have destroyed them.

E.C. Coleman
Nate Williams
Otto Moore
Louie Nelson
Pete Maravich

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Originally Posted by HerbJonesFan

I wanna see how the optimists spin this one. Last game it was "if not for Korkmaz...."

I am guessing this time it will be about how the Bulls had abnormal energy because it was their first home game. Or LaVine got abnormally hot. Combined with us not having Zion and Hart, of course. That will be the main reason, but I am curious about the other stuff the optimists say to try to convince us this isn't a bottom 5 team.

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who are the optimists lurking in the dark you're talking about? And why do they irk you so much? Are people not allowed to have an opinion that veers outside of abject dismay?

JAX gets only 4:33 and Kira gets nothing?

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

Herb Jones’ existence is antithetical to the moaning of same ol’ Pelsness. Y’all need to chill and find enjoyment in the little things.

Graham too. We haven’t had this kinda player since…pfft Pargo?

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Graham dribbles the air out of the ball. A few of our dead ball turnovers last game were because he was WAY too indecisive late in the shot clock. I agree overall with your sentiment though

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Originally Posted by Funcrusher

who are the optimists lurking in the dark you're talking about? And why do they irk you so much? Are people not allowed to have an opinion that veers outside of abject dismay?

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Calm down buddy. Seem to have touched a nerve.

People were calling themselves optimists and saying things like that, so I was just repeating their words. Call them whatever you like. But this team is bad. Call a spade a spade.

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Originally Posted by Funcrusher

Graham dribbles the air out of the ball. A few of our dead ball turnovers last game were because he was WAY too indecisive late in the shot clock. I agree overall with your sentiment though

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Other much better players do the same thing. But yeah.

I don't see much more than the Bulls and other teams have their best player healthy (and in shape)...and we don't.

The talent discrepancy isn't wide. We're just incomplete. And having to rely heavily on our newest players to fit in immediately.