Zion Williamson’s step-father, Lee Anderson, says on the Off the Bench radio show in Baton Rouge that Zion is "excited about the prospect of getting down there and getting settled” in New Orleans & added that returning to Duke “is not something that we have even considered."
— Jeff Duncan (@JeffDuncan_) May 16, 2019
Anderson also told @JordyCulotta & @TBob53 in his interview that he has already spoken to Pelicans director of basketball operations David Griffin and coach Alvin Gentry and that they are excited about the prospect of joining the @Pelicans.
— Jeff Duncan (@JeffDuncan_) May 16, 2019
End of Zion to Duke/Unhappy discussions
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05-16-2019, 08:32 AMRaisingTheBarEnd of Zion to Duke/Unhappy discussions
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05-16-2019, 08:51 AMMistaWhoDat
Now tell the butthurt new York and Los Angeles media to stop crying [emoji24]
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05-16-2019, 08:58 AMDarkHornet
They even broke into Golic and Wingo a little while ago to share this soundbite. Really good to put this foolishness to rest quickly.
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05-16-2019, 08:58 AMkinglio21093
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH SUCK IT WINDHORST!!! SUCK IT COWTURD!!!! SUCK IT TO ALL THOSE WINDBAGS WHO TRY TO TEAR DOWN THIS FRANCHISE!!!
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05-16-2019, 09:21 AMTinmanNow, thats not nice ��������������������Quote:
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05-16-2019, 09:43 AMkinglio21093Attachment 6411Quote:
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05-16-2019, 09:55 AMChris
Nice to have this nonsense finally squashed.
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05-16-2019, 09:57 AMmsusousaphone
The whole lunacy may have even been a warning shot to Zion of the stupidity he would have faced from the NY and LA media for years had they gotten the pick.
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05-16-2019, 10:06 AMButtersThat's funny!!!Quote:
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05-16-2019, 10:36 AMUNO Gracias
Somebody needs to check on Cowherd and Windhorst and see if they are alive. It shouldn’t be hard to find them as they are probably taking a bath together at Steven a Smiths house.
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05-16-2019, 10:44 AMTinmanI am sitting on my couch at 10:45am, waiting for that cup of pus to come on at 11 !Quote:
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05-16-2019, 10:47 AMPilot172000
I earnestly think that this is a bunch of attention hogs looking to cash in on major NBA news. They plugged it in so nicely to keep the Knicks and Laker fans in the discussion.
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05-16-2019, 10:50 AMHoochican
Sources: Zion Williamson met in Chicago with the New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies, the top two teams in the Draft lottery. Williamson had a positive meeting with New Orleans and prior to lottery, he cited Pelicans as a targeted team to start career.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 16, 2019
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05-16-2019, 11:04 AMda ThRONe
Anybody without any media agenda knew this was never a "thing".
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05-16-2019, 11:20 AMKevinDavis1022
I love how Colin Cowherd is backtracking and saying "oh trade with the Knicks to get Barrett and you can pair him with Zion to make things exciting" and "Kuzma, Ball, and Ingram are damaged goods" when JUST YESTERDAY he said "Trade Zion to Philly for Simmons, and trade AD. You can have an exciting group with Simmons and an Ingram and a Kuzma" :hihi:
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05-16-2019, 11:28 AMTinmanOh my Lord- That was the most blatant CrabWalk Segway Evahhhhhhhhh !Quote:
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05-16-2019, 11:31 AM13 - 3
Cowherd is just a shock jock fellas. Can’t believe how worked up people got about this, including myself.
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05-16-2019, 11:32 AMTinmanAnd this was all an Echo Chamber based on the facial expression of an 18yr old kid. Groupthink is a LaZy convenient Way to have folks perceive "Wanted narrative" as Truth!Quote:
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05-16-2019, 11:55 AMMythrolYep. When the video surfaced of Zion during the actual announcement he didn't look upset at all. Shocked, sure, but he was laughing with his buddy.Quote:
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05-16-2019, 12:03 PMUNO Gracias
I saw on the YouTubes that 2 days ago Cowherd had a segment about how no team should trade the #1 pick (Zion), then yesterday’s segment was about how Zion should sit out. Today it’s Barret should be traded to New Orleans and that would help the organization sell tickets.
This dude is clueless as ********.
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05-16-2019, 12:15 PMmsusousaphone
Can you imagine? Somewhere at some point Windhorst and Cowherd were some poor fanbase's MM. We always get the satisfaction that ours is just a troll that never amounted to anything better than a forum poster.....their's actually became something.
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05-16-2019, 01:03 PMTaker597A large market panderer... Pandering to large market fans and advising deals that only benefit large market teams. Shocking...Quote:
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05-16-2019, 01:42 PMKevinDavis1022
What I love is how now everyone is backtracking and saying, "Oh we're not saying he will, BUT he does have the option to threaten to go back if he wants to go somewhere else *NY or LA*".
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05-16-2019, 02:06 PMUNO GraciasI listened to MM on the last Bourbon Street Shots podcast, and it was a good listen.Quote:
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05-16-2019, 02:17 PMPelicanidaeThis was my thought. The rumours that he looked ''like he had been hit by a truck'' when New Orleans get the #1 pick were just straight up lies. Whoever started that narrative invented out of thin air. If you watch the video, as you obviously have, he looked pretty happy. Nervous, sure, but that's to be expected, but he was smiling and talking to his friends. No stone face, no frown, no going still, no weird silence. He looked fine.Quote:
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05-16-2019, 02:24 PMDroopyDawgCliffs notes version? Or a link to the pod?Quote:
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05-16-2019, 02:26 PMDroopyDawgBruh I thought I missed something. I saw that video and he was smiling, but EVERYBODY in the media said he looked "devastated" lol. Cmon man.Quote:
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05-16-2019, 02:31 PMMythrol
When I heard the report originally about him looking, "devastated" I was slightly nervous. Not because I didn't think we'd draft him but because more like, "here we go again."
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05-16-2019, 02:31 PMPelicanidaeIt's kind of funny, some ESPN dude reported that he was ''whisked off' immediately after the lottery positions were announced, but in reality he was just taken to the next room to do an ESPN interview that we literally watched at the same time as that guy was tweeted.Quote:
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05-16-2019, 02:38 PMkinglio21093Jake has his own podcast now. Locked On Pelicans. Does one every day.Quote:
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05-16-2019, 02:54 PMPelicanidae
Breaking: Zion Williamson’s high school coach (Lee Sartor) just joined us live and said Zion will not be returning to Duke nor will he ask for a trade.
— Marc Ryan (@MarcRyanOnAir) May 16, 2019
In communication with Zion’s family, they’ve said Zion will be honored to be drafted by the @PelicansNBA.
More sources agreeing. We've already had Zion's step-father coming out to say it's bunk, now we've got Zion's high school coach coming out to say it's bunk.
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05-16-2019, 03:44 PMbahmamambafrom some they did but some are still using the video of how he looked "bummed" as evidence it's really dumbQuote:
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05-16-2019, 03:48 PMPelicanidaeColin Cowherd and Brian Windhorst would rather explode than ever apologise, but a part of me does kind of think they should admit that they blew up nothing into something.Quote:
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05-16-2019, 03:54 PMbahmamambathat be way too easy it mean doing actual reporting instead of pulling things out of thin air to create the narrative they wantQuote:
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05-16-2019, 04:09 PMKevinDavis1022
https://youtu.be/NbUZ-2sK3lU Now he tries to bring up negatives in Zion. I don't know how he does it lmao. And of course Cuttino shuts him down quickly
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05-16-2019, 04:11 PMKevinDavis1022
I love how media people are like, he should go back, but ebery person who's played in the NBA says, just go out there and get paid to ball. Your brand is your brand no matter what
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05-16-2019, 04:17 PMPelicanidaeThere are some players who rely on their franchise to give them a brand. A good example of that is Demar Derozan. He was basically given sainthood in Toronto, and his profile has dipped dramatically since going to San Antonio, largely because he has no personality of his own.Quote:
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Other players bring their brand with them wherever they go, either because of their game, their personality, or a mixture of the two. A good example there is Giannis: he's in Milwaukee, and he's still one of the faces of the league because of his incredible game, his likeable personality, his love for his city, and his consistent winning.
Zion is more like Giannis than Derozan. He has the freakish athleticism, he's got the out-of-this-world ability, he seems nice and humble in interviews, and as long as he buys into the city, I can easily see New Orleans buying into him back. He's got the brand coming straight out of college, and he'll get that huge shoe deal wherever he goes. He'll get those commercials like Westbrook does, even in a small market.
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05-16-2019, 04:42 PMbahmamamba
wilbon just went off on kournhizer (sp) basically said watch ad be here in 2 years
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05-16-2019, 06:07 PMWildlifeAirGrpContrition? You mean like 'the Pels will be moving to Seattle' contrition? They won't stop until we start plowing teams into submission. Then they will here all of the time saying how great we are.Quote:
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05-16-2019, 06:11 PMboot318
At least I won't be tossing and turning tonight! Last two nights sucked thinking about taking a AD and Zion L. :hihi:
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05-16-2019, 06:17 PMSmontySwilliams
When person A reports what person B has said or done, Person A is reporting news. When person A reports what Person B has thought, will think, wants to do, should do, without personal knowledge of or communication with person B, Person A is a gossipy ************bag no one should pay attention to. I don't understand how people watch the NETWORKS. Sports, politics, it's all the same nonsense.
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05-16-2019, 07:24 PMluckyman
When ESPN reported that, it was strictly from the blabbering mouths of their reporters. No video and some random still image. Thats red flag #1.
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05-16-2019, 07:28 PM13 - 3
Kind of off topic but Odell put Cowterd in his place today.
https://www.barstoolsports.com/newyo...l-over-twitter
Baker
Why would I listen to you instead of just reading the quote? That’s exactly what you do when you go on air... skip all the details and important stuff, then go for the irrational opinion for clicks.
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05-16-2019, 07:45 PMSmontySwilliams
When person A reports what person B has said or done, Person A is reporting news. When person A reports what Person B has thought, will think, wants to do, should do, without personal knowledge of or communication with person B, Person A is a gossipy ************bag no one should pay attention to. I don't understand how people watch the NETWORKS. Sports, politics, it's all the same nonsense.
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05-16-2019, 11:07 PMkinglio21093Some people dislike him, but I've always appreciated Wilbon. He's a Chicago homer, no doubt. But he always tells it like it is. So, good on him.Quote:
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05-16-2019, 11:09 PMPelicanidaehttp://www.bourbonstreetshots.com/20...n-the-lottery/Quote:
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05-16-2019, 11:47 PM13 - 3I’ll LMAO if Davis goes to Chicago. Wait till he finds out the HC is a drill sergeant that conducts 3 hour practices.Quote:
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https://deadspin.com/bulls-give-anot...s-e-1834512959