City Edition Debut 🤩
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) January 6, 2023
🕡: 6:30pm CT
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City Edition Debut 🤩
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) January 6, 2023
🕡: 6:30pm CT
📺: Bally Sports NO/ ESPN
📻: @995WRNO#Pelicans | @SmoothieKing pic.twitter.com/aH4RJ5a32E
Billy has been added to the injury report
I actually don't mind it when we are the under dogs, makes wins even better. I also think we play harder when the big guns are out.
I might be one of the few, but I'm actually excited to see us in the City Edition uniforms tonight! I just want to see the young guys play well, win or lose.
to me thats the wild part about this team.....back in the days when stars were out, we may loose and expect it....now this team has expectations leveled to where if our star players are out and we win it like wow and if we loose its like its ok and no meltdown because the backups play hard and have the mindset of they expect to win....
on a side note...early fans all-star voting is in lol smdh...
West guards
1. Stephen Curry, Warriors: 2,715,520
2. Luka Doncic, Mavericks: 3,388,502
3. Ja Morant, Grizzlies: 915,507
4. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder: 911,774
5. Klay Thompson, Warriors: 514,104
6. Russell Westbrook, Lakers: 448,224
7. Damian Lillard, Trail Blazers: 314,158
8. Devin Booker, Suns: 224,961
9. Austin Reaves, Lakers: 144,520
10. Jordan Poole, Warriors: 138,392
West frontcourt
1. LeBron James, Lakers: 3,168,694
2. Nikola Jokic, Nuggets: 2,237,768
3. Anthony Davis, Lakers: 2,063,325
4. Zion Williamson, Pelicans: 1,924,222
5. Andrew Wiggins, Warriors: 1,123,898
6. Paul George, Clippers: 955,896
7. Lauri Markkanen, Jazz: 466,988
8. Draymond Green, Warriors: 405,245
9. Kawhi Leonard, Clippers: 303,477
10. Kevon Looney, Warriors: 245,985
the lottery lakers have 4 players in the top 10....
you have players who have been injure most of the season...
warriors players dominating the list for now...
the fans count for 50% but this is bad on the first count...
Based on these numbers, it's very possible the Pelicans will have no representation in this year's ASG. I desperately want to see the Pelicans claw their way back to the number one seed by February 6th, so Willie and his staff will coach the team. Can you imagine...a number one seed with no player representation.
Vote Naji....Vote often!!! LOL
Both Trey and Naji should have more all-star consideration than Austin Reaves. But all star voting is a joke and always will be.
Hope they can pull this game off tonight. I'm not totally fooled by the Nets just yet. Their schedule has been pretty soft.
Woot woot.
Durant is having an MVP year. Who is going to stop him?
Looks like only Ingram and Zion will be out. We should have a good shot at this at home. As long as KD doesn't go ballistic...
Najimania - Naji the Knife!!!
Just two months ago, most of the brainiacs in here were including Naji as a throw away in every 'God-Foresaken' trade suggestion they made, and/or blasted Willie for daring to play him at all (not Lucky on Me). Now, he's almost indispensible to the success of the team. LMAO
Jose with 13 points and causing havoc. I bet Kira would have had doubled the points already
As I type the two leading scorers for the Pelicans (13 apiece) are Naji and Jose'. Neither were drafted, huh?
Just Sayin'!!
Pels 10-17 from 3pts at the half. Lead by 11. More made 3s than made 2s.
I wonder if it is that the front office is just picking the right players, or if the coaching, and development of players skills is so good. I can only say that it is all of those things.
Come on Willie if you wanna put Hayes in.
Val gets too cute and soft most of the time when he gets close
That last shot by val where he bodied claxton is what he needs to do more
Need to get that energy and intensity back to get the crowd involved as well.
Why Green persists with those defensive lineups for so long, I have no idea. If DG isn't hitting then take him out for TMIII for GODS sake.
As I write (6:29 left in fourth) we have only one player in starting lineup with a positive +/-. Any guesses?
The Nets are way too handsy on the defensive end. Kind of hard to compete when the officials let that go all night.
Is Dyson Daniels hurt? Why is he getting such little burn compared to some of these others?
Game over....on to the next! Nice try though
It was a good effort. Easily could have won. Herb really has to work on that 3 pointer. It really holds us back in games where we need him on the floor defensively.
Devante cannot shoot...please try to trade him before the deadline.
No worries, McCollum got his 28 to go with his game high -16 differential (+/-). I wonder if his three consecutive misses at the free throw line in the fourth quarter could have made a difference in the game's outcome?
This was a very winnable game. On to Dallas.
OBSERVATIONS
** It's funny. All year I hear about gravity, and playing downhill. And, yet, the one player in the starting lineup who 'plays downhill' (and is having a career night) is conspicuously on the bench when the game's on the line in the closing minutes.
** 3M3 is a specialist and nothing more at this stage of the game. He's got a long way to go. 15 rebounds in his last six games? That's almost inexcusable.
** Why play JV if you are not going to let him eat.
** A certain player is very servicable when he doesn't play ISO-Ball. Otherwise, he detracts from the team
** This team is only as good as the sum of it's parts (especially now). 'Hero Ball' is reserved for Superstars and, even then, there are no 'givens' on any given night.
** Willie is still a work in process.
Oh well they tried. If Brooklyn is missing KD and Kyrie they get stomped.
Dallas is playing like complete crap right now and they are missing a few key players...so I'm saying there's a chance.
good game but coming out slow to start the 3rd quarter and not matching KD early energy cost us and put the nets back in the game among other things we did bad in the second half.......we have to clean some of the crazy stuff we do in the second half of games when we are up double digits....
Do they feed the team sleeping pills at halftime? I mean this happens all the time. Tired of the lazy third quarters.
Herb's lack of offense is KILLING us. Really want to see Dyson and Trey get more offensive opportunities.
All in all, a super entertaining game. Great atmosphere in the arena.
We need Trey to be more aggressive on offense, he's got to start looking for is shot and start taking to rim. Willie has to empower him to do so.
Yes ,We fought but loss i a loss. Up to the next one. But without Z and BI it’s gonna be very hard stretch of games …
Jose got smacked in the three times and T-boned another, with no calls in his favor. Nets got the Celtics/Jazz treatment, allowing them to reach and press all night on D with few calls.
Jaxson needs to look at Claxton as an example of how to play. Always around the basket, impacting shots and making blocks while under control, moving to the right spots.