I didn't realize this team's issue was offense.Originally Posted by Kujo_Daggs
Ryno getting healthy can help us stop giving up 28 pts per 4th quarter. He is a defensive juggernaut after all.
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I didn't realize this team's issue was offense.
Ryno getting healthy can help us stop giving up 28 pts per 4th quarter. He is a defensive juggernaut after all.
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So the Pelicans should trade one of its best players for a guy who has been beaten out for his starting job by Terrence Jones? Losing Ryno to the Rockets would only make them better and the Pels situation tougher.
per Rotoworld...
Omer Asik will come off the bench on Wednesday against the Sixers.
Terrence Jones has beaten him out for the job and it seems like this is not a matchup-based move. Asik has really no game outside of five feet from the basket on either end of the floor and opponents have taken advantage. He can be cut in most leagues since he doesn't do much outside of blocks and boards to begin with. Nov 13 - 6:20 PM
He played 4:22 in an overtime loss tonight to the Sixers with a +/- of -7.
Please can we stop talking about this trade, Asik is not worth Ryno! Aminu for Asik sure, not Ryno.
Last edited by redrum; 11-14-2013 at 12:45 AM.
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And here we have a {Edited by mod-attack post, not the poster} who reads things that aren't there. Where in that post did you see me single out anything being an issue? The answer is you didn't. I'm saying Anderson is worth more than Asik is because his contract is longer, cheaper, and he's 3 years Asik's junior. We may not get the best defensive center available, but we can do better than taking Asik for our incredible steal of a big. Even with Asik, Williams would still be our coach so...yeah. And for the record, offense IS one of this team's many problems.
Since you're clearly a defensive-minded basketball genius, what say you to cutting Stiemsma and snatching up Fab Melo? Younger, already more talented, more overall upside, more athleticism, (slightly) better rebounder, good size, AND cheaper. Honestly, Idk how it hasn't happened yet.
Last edited by Kujo_Daggs; 11-14-2013 at 12:51 AM.
Asik is a true center, and putting him at PF was a horrible idea, since he isn't quick enough to guard a lot of pf's. The only reason he isn't starting for Houston is because they now have Dwight Howard...remember??
Thank you for having a brain.
I agree, but that still doesn't mean WE should take him! Let's all recall the name of this thread. Even if we pulled the trigger and got Asik (DUMB!), Williams is still our coach so the positives of that would be negated.
Personally Id rather wait and get a center like Kanter, someone young that is very physical, strong, and has a ton of upside.
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Yes I remember Dwight, so again, why do the Pelicans bail out the Rockets by giving them Ryno to fit perfect next to him? Let them keep starting Terrence Jones. You always want to get the most talented player in any trade, Ryno by far is the better player 7 footer or not.
We need more official threads
Those types of centers never switch teams unless involved in trades with bigger players involved, like Favors: Melo.
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Nah, Asik is coming off the bench because he's not a power forward, he's a center. Anderson for Asik is more than fair, if they want to go that route.
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its destiny
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Monty Williams is def. on the hot seat.
I keep hearing this, but is this based on anything factual or is it just a personal belief?
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It's all personal belief. Is there anything factual that says he isn't? No it's your opinion. And losing to a winless team with a pretty talented roster, I can't see Benson being happy about that.
Don't get so defensive. I was asking to make sure there's no reports or anything going around talk radio about Williams' job being in danger or was it just peoples personal opinions.
I'm on board. Off with him.
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I'm not defensive, the 'hot seat' is something made up by media and trickles down to fans. Without the owner coming out and saying "We need to win or our HC is getting fired" then everything is personal opinions. Geesh.
Nothing will happen to Monty until the Saints season is over and the focus be strictly on the Pels.
This sums up The Pelicans....such a tease
And why are you so headstrong on this being a bad thing?
It won't be long before the players realize their coach is a lame duck. Once that happens, he will lose this team. We have seen time and time again where interim coaches come in and all of a sudden there is a breath of fresh air and the team plays harder/better.
I think just knowing, for certain, that you will be getting a new head coach next year would be great for some of these players. Sure sure, everybody loves Monty, but guess what.... EVERYBODY loves winning more.
Monty is a teacher, a talent developer. He cannot manage a game, he cannot manage x and o's, he can't do a lot of things.
There is one thing he is great at though, standing on the sidelines and making pouty faces..... he seems to cry almost as much as EG does everytime he doesn't get a whistle.
Any chance for the great Phil Jackson? I know that MJ and Kobe shined in that triangle, but technically it is more designed for a big man or even better, a freakish talent like AD23.
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If you admit that we won't have a miracle turnaround by firing Monty, the MM's ire while abate itself.
That said, if one George Karl jumped aboard... Then immediately a first round exit would be ours!
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I would take Ayers or Gates with realistic expectations.
You going to pay for the water to get pumped from California to New Orleans?
Anyone think going to a zone defense at times would help the pelicans? We are getting killed playing man. Maybe a 3-2, 2-3, or 1-3-1. It would help guard the open 3s and not let players drive down the middle of the paint. Wanted to see if anyone else thought about this.
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