We close out the preseason tonight in Orlando 🏀
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) October 17, 2023
🏀: at Magic
🕡: 6 pm CT
🖥️: https://t.co/4QdSbs2PwA (in the New Orleans area)
📻: @995WRNO #Pelicans | @SmoothieKing pic.twitter.com/S6qwP17yMO
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We close out the preseason tonight in Orlando 🏀
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) October 17, 2023
🏀: at Magic
🕡: 6 pm CT
🖥️: https://t.co/4QdSbs2PwA (in the New Orleans area)
📻: @995WRNO #Pelicans | @SmoothieKing pic.twitter.com/S6qwP17yMO
They seemed to wake up mid third quarter last game. Let's see if it carries over and find out if they put that fire in the dumpster out.
pelicans win tonight...book it.
Liking the ball movement early, everyone getting touches
Defense has been alright too tbh, even with a few issues
Zion scored a layup then forces a TO and draws a foul
Another Zion finish, this time off a BI assist - good stuff.
Magic have made some tough shots so it's still all even right now, but this version of the Pels looks worlds different from the last two games.
Love how much ballhandling we're giving Herb so far
Zion gets his pocket picked, but BI gets the steal and throws a 35 foot pass to Zion for a finish on the other end to get the possession back.
Some of the best BI/Zion chemistry we've seen in a long time early this game. Haven't seen every single opportunity but many of them.
Zion gets his third steal and CJ gets the finish.
BI and Zion with back to back points
Zion gets his 4th steal and finishes with a hammer on a fast break
Zion rebounds and throws the outlet to Kira who takes a few steps around a defender to finish
Ingram with offensive board after offensive board to get that to fall. Love the effort
Completing lobs to Zion >>
— Pro Pels Talk (@ProPelsTalk) October 17, 2023
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You love to see it
Took 20 mins for the damn link to work. *sigh*
The NBA is such a damn poorly run org I swear.
dyson and herb was real active with their hands on defense....
unless something happens with injuries , i guess we are seeing willie rotation for the start of the season with dyson being first off the bench and going small ball after the first 6mins....
Green said the starters are probably going to play about 20 minutes tonight, so we've likely seen half of the minutes most of them are going to get.
More of the same tonight. Bricks and bad defense.
Second quarter is making me sad.
They just have no identity on offense at all. Defense always has someone lost. This game is absolutely no way different than the other ones besides maybe a few more effort plays.
It’s going to take this bad coach until January to figure out a smart rotation anyways.
I love how much CJ has talked about wanting to be a lead guard in the past when I wouldn't trust him to run me a bath, let alone an offense.
It’s just really ugly basketball.
Zion and BI back
rookie just cant get his shot to fall..
Dyson gets a steal, transition bucket by Zion
Spin into a jump hook for Zion from 8 feet, over 2 defenders
Give and go with BI and Zion leads to a bucket
I think Hawkins shot them into a slump and then the starters bounced back.
At least it's not an embarrassment so far. Thats progress.
Somebody finally got in Zion's arse about his defensive effort. Came out tonight with 5 first half steals and 1 block.
His first STOCKS of the entire preseason. Better late than never.
Zion 16 pts, BI 14 pts. At least the "Zion and BI will never work" talk will die off this week. Thank god.
Now if somebody would wake up CJ.
Halftime thoughts:
- Zion and BI getting a way more even split of shots tonight and it's hugely beneficial to the offense.
- When Zion's really going, no one can really stop him, it remains impressive no matter how many times we've seen it
- BI getting those midrangers within the flow of the offense instead of isolation makes him so much more dangerous
- Hawkins shot still isn't falling but the looks are actually really good. Imagining Trey in those positions is a dream.
- JV is really good when we actually use him, should do that more often.
- Herb remains Herb.
- CJ really needs to focus on being that shooter, not that creator. He's not that guy.
- Dyson chipping in well again, in another game. He's really showing that he has utility.
cj- zion- bi- jonas- herb
jose- dyson- nance-naji- trey
thats a healthy 10 man rotation that lacks size at the 4/5...
then you have...
kira- who the team has been saying good things about
hawkings- 1st rounder
liddell- backup big
zeller- backup big
willie might be going 12 deep if the team get fully healthy .....
Dyson in for Zion to start the 3rd
Love that big looping off ball motion by Herb
Ballhandler Herb giving dividends
BI with the middie
We're trading buckets now, no stops
CJ hits a three - only our second of the game
CJs offense is not nearly good enough to make up for his incredibly bad defense.
Yeah he's been bad this preseason.
Handle not nearly tight enough for what he's been trying to do, and he's not fast enough, strong enough, tall enough, or tricky enough to make up for it.
Misses passes every ten seconds. Shooting hasn't really been that convincing either.
When he's off-ball and shooting, hes looked good. All other times, no.
Ingram again with his signature game 8/16 FG; 0/1 3PT... Those kind of shots are getting us right where we dont want to be, 10th spot...