January 24th - New Orleans Pelicans vs denver Nuggets - 26-21

Back at the blender 💪

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— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) January 24, 2023

Pelicans are at home again.

Finally got an update on BI, who has now completed 5-on-5 practice and is upgraded to 'doubtful' on the injury report. Still not sure exactly when he'll return but it should be within the next week or so. Naji Marshall is also listed as 'questionable' on the report.

Back to the blender for another L

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Originally Posted by Fedupfan

Back to the blender for another L

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Probably!

Nuggets travel to Milwaukee tomorrow, if Jokic is iffy they may prefer to have him skip tonight's game. Vegas has us as a 1 point dog, Denver's not great on the road and MPJ is definitely out tonight. This is the kind of game Jonas could get 20+ points and 15+ boards

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Probably!

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OK, so it is a probable loss, even though stranger things have happened.

However, how about the learning and development of the guys who get minutes? Is that happening? My absolutely amateur opinion is that (1) Dyson Daniels looks more comfortable out there and should be untouchable for any trade except maybe Jokic, (2) Jackson Hayes doesn't seem to be developing, (3) Devonte Graham is consistently inconsistent, (4) Trey Murphy should be more aggressive and (5) Naji Marshall has done better than anybody could have expected. Is it not possible that the Pelicans will be better in the playoffs because of this?

It’s possible that they will be better, but history of this franchise says other wise. They do not develop well at all. Especially, shooting and player roles. I still can’t tell you what half of these guys role is on offense at all. They still go to iso in key moments and rarely have a good out of timeout play. Lastly, Fred Vinson might be the biggest scam in the league. This team can’t shoot at all. On defense, I think the guards are a lost cause. Outside of Daniels who was already good at defense, I don’t expect them to develop anyone else into even being remotely capable of guarding an NBA body.

Thank God for CJ we would have been so screwed without him. He is carrying a big offensive burden for us with our two main guys out

We have to run this team. Playing half court with them is playing right into their hands.

Devontae giving us nothing again.

Nuggets extend their lead with Joker on the bench by draining threes. That does not bode well for the ultimate result of this game.

And yes, Graham is once again wasting minutes in a Pels uniform.

And down goes Dyson. The season continues to devolve.

Willie giving the why me look

This guy has called five timeouts and hasn’t made one good adjustment. He looks lost out there

This team and its injuries. They will never make it to post season at this rate. 5 loses in a row upcoming. We need our players healthy and on the court. Basically our second team against everyone else starters.

The injuries are of course awful, but this doesn’t even look competent. Especially, the vet leaders.

i guess naji is the real energy guy.. the injury bug is crazy..

the fun times will start back up for us in march..

It didn’t take long for Temple to make his presence felt

oh snap its a 5 point game

they made that king cake baby creepy on purpose, had to be

Jose is playing like Jose right now

Love the fight the team has brought in today. When the team plays like this, the injuries hurt 2x more because you know how good this team could have been.

Nice to see Jose getting his swag back

As much as I love CJ, i do not want to see him iso on a final possession ever again.

CJ does not have a clutch gene

Man this guy is costing games a lot now with his relentless bad shooting. Why would that Moron go away from the basket down one point.

CJ managed to miss the game winner twice lol. Would have been nice if coach had drawn up a way to get Jose involved since he was the guy who had the juice in the 4th quarter.

Please tell me that wasn't the play called. You're down 1 and you settle for a 3 in the corner?! How about driving the lane for a shot or a foul?

CJ sucks. I think that’s the moral of this story. He’s got to be the worst black hole since Mashburn.

CJ is back to being can't shoot MR turn-over CJ

Damn idiot wants to podcast every game but he sucks for his own team. He has everything to say about other rosters and stuff. I can’t wait for him to be gone. How can someone be so damn selfish with the ball.

CJ can't shoot all game and that's you you draw up the game-winner for SMH

billy was wide open cutting to the basket for a score to win the game or get fouled and herb passed to CJ smh...

team put up a good fight after getting knocked around in the first half..

This is what happens when someone brain washes a team. Everyone thinks this guy is a vet leader and all this. With his big dumbass words in his conferences and all that. The guy is a clown and they would be absolutely terrible if they didn’t have Zion for a lot of this year. CJ doesn’t affect winning in a positive way at all and it sucks. We are stuck with this aging ball hog for the next few seasons. Never seen someone do so little to make their teammates better but insist they are changing a culture. The lies are exhausting:

CJ as a 'catch and shoot' player...YES!!

CJ as a 'lead guard'...NO

CJ as a 'ISO Player'...ABSOLUTELY NOT

His shooting percentage is the worst it's been since his rookie year and he's committing more turnovers than any other point in his 10 year career.

It sure is tempting to think how many of these last 15 horrible games would've been won if we had Anouby or Trent Jr. I'd say minimum +3 wins either. Saves Willie from himself on playing Devonte for one thing.

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Originally Posted by As I See It

CJ as a 'catch and shoot' player...YES!!

CJ as a 'lead guard'...NO

CJ as a 'ISO Player'...ABSOLUTELY NOT

Is shooting percentage is the worst it's been since his rookie year and he;s committing more turnovers than any other point in his 10 year career.

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Because these morons constantly try to put people in the wrong spots. He’s a catch and shoot so leave him there. They think they can make this forceful clown a point guard. He doesn’t even pass so why is he the lead guard? This teams decline is mind boggling.

Between Dennis Allen and Willie Green, I think watching Three quarters should be my new norm.

That last play call coming out of a timeout was quite poor. It?s a one point game. Draw up a play with a much higher percentage than that crap.

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Originally Posted by Spec3333

That last play call coming out of a timeout was quite poor. It?s a one point game. Draw up a play with a much higher percentage than that crap.

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Yeah they need to try something a bit different.
I am not sure what its called but where the players all line up and then disperse. Much harder to defend that that **** Willy calls.

With this hard fought game, we should be tired against minny on a b2b and lose that game as well :(

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Originally Posted by Spec3333

That last play call coming out of a timeout was quite poor. It?s a one point game. Draw up a play with a much higher percentage than that crap.

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If that was the drawn up play, shame on Willie. CJ had been cold all game. Jose and Biily got us back into the game. That is where the ball should have gone. Also, shame on Herb for missing Billy wide open under the basket. Herb disappointed me with his decision making last night. In particular, he was very lazy on a pass to him that he mishandled and let Murray steal it for an easy layup.