October 11th - New Orleans Pelicans VS Utah Jazz - Preseason - 2-0

[Pelicanidae]

After a successful two game road trip to start the season, the New Orleans Pelicans return to Louisiana to make their home debut against the Utah Jazz.

Here's the injury report:

Jrue Holiday (left quadriceps contusion) is out for tonight's game vs. Utah.

— Pelicans PR (@PelicansPR) October 11, 2019

With no Jrue (although word is that this is just precautionary and he's pretty much fine), I would suggest starting NAW. I get the feeling they won't do that, because they hate me, but it is what they should do.

Tonight we take on the Jazz. They are 1-1, having won their first game by 52 against the Adelaide 36ers of the NBL, and then having lost their second game by 34 to the Bucks. So for them, there have been no close games so far. I would personally like to keep it that way, with us delivering them their second consecutive blowout loss tonight in New Orleans.

Their main guys are pretty obviously Donovan Mitchell, Mike Conley, and Rudy Gobert, although I have no idea how many of them will play tonight. Possibly all of them, but also, any one of them could be missing and I can't be bothered with trawling through the Utah injury reports: we will know 30 minutes before tip off, when the Jazz announce their starting lineup.

This should be a fun one. Hopefully some of you guys are in the SKC tonight to watch the pre-season home debut, before the Pels head off on the road again.

Let's go, get this win! #WBD

[JJackisangry]

After a successful two game road trip to start the season, the New Orleans Pelicans return to Louisiana to make their home debut against the Utah Jazz.

Here's the injury report:

Jrue Holiday (left quadriceps contusion) is out for tonight's game vs. Utah.

— Pelicans PR (@PelicansPR) October 11, 2019

With no Jrue (although word is that this is just precautionary and he's pretty much fine), I would suggest starting NAW. I get the feeling they won't do that, because they hate me, but it is what they should do.

Tonight we take on the Jazz. They are 1-1, having won their first game by 52 against the Adelaide 36ers of the NBL, and then having lost their second game by 34 to the Bucks. So for them, there have been no close games so far. I would personally like to keep it that way, with us delivering them their second consecutive blowout loss tonight in New Orleans.

Their main guys are pretty obviously Donovan Mitchell, Mike Conley, and Rudy Gobert, although I have no idea how many of them will play tonight. Possibly all of them, but also, any one of them could be missing and I can't be bothered with trawling through the Utah injury reports: we will know 30 minutes before tip off, when the Jazz announce their starting lineup.

This should be a fun one. Hopefully some of you guys are in the SKC tonight to watch the pre-season home debut, before the Pels head off on the road again.

Let's go, get this win! #WBD

They will start Moore just to give me an aneurism.

[Pelicanidae]

They will start Moore just to give me an aneurism.

I would hate it, but I would accept it as long as they upped NAW's minutes to compensate. Start Moore for the sole purpose of keeping NAW as the backup PG, if you want, but give him 20 minutes instead of 10 or 12. I think he got 15 last game, he's earned more, and with Jrue out there's no reason not to give him 20 or 25 like Zion, Lonzo, Ingram, and Favors get.

[Pelicanidae]

We encourage fans to arrive early to tonight's game due due to inclement weather approaching!

The Dixie Beer Garden outside the @SmoothieKingCtr for tonight's pregame has been canceled

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) October 11, 2019

Don't know if anyone on this board is attending the game in person, but if you are, here is the warning. Figured I might as well post it on the board just in case you don't check twitter.

[smcgull]

I think seeing Zion play is the reason most people are going. But keeping the team as healthy as possible is important.

[Pels4Life]

I want to see favors posterize go-bert. Who's riding with me..::dances::

[Pelicanidae]

I want to see favors posterize go-bert. Who's riding with me..::dances::

I'd love to see it, but I don't think it'll happen

Favors hasn't been that aggressively offensively so far, and Gobert really is good at his job.

[Pelicanidae]

Pels starting a game of 21 to warm up pic.twitter.com/f1slO182lj

— Andrew Smith写真家 (@DruProductions) October 11, 2019

[Pelicanidae]

Jax just BODIED Bigby on an alley oop dunk

— Andrew Smith写真家 (@DruProductions) October 11, 2019

[Pelicanidae]

.@Zionwilliamson arrives at the Smoothie King Center for his first #Pelicans home game pic.twitter.com/5WNcFtMCGG

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) October 11, 2019

[luckyman]

They'll likely start Redick. Whos been used to starting lately anyway. Which is a good choice.

[Pelicanidae]

With Jrue Holiday out, Pelicans will start Josh Hart in his place according to Alvin Gentry.

— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) October 11, 2019

Not what I think any of us were expecting

[Pelicanidae]

With Jrue out, 100% of the Pelicans' starters in their only home preseason game are players who were not on the team last season. https://t.co/ud2BuLGV50

— Mason Ginsberg (@MasonGinsberg) October 11, 2019

Wild.

[Pelicanidae]

Jahlil Okafor (knee) could play some minutes. Won’t be extended like how he played the entire fourth quarter vs. Bulls.

— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) October 11, 2019

Okay so, with Favors only playing 20-25 minutes tonight because it's preseason, and Okafor playing limited minutes due to knee issue, do we see Hayes a little tonight?

Not expecting him to play 20 minutes or anything, but do we get 10 minutes of Hayes? Please?

[Pelicanidae]

#Jazz starters: Conley, Mitchell, Bogdanovic, O’Neale & Gobert.

— Trevor Ritchie (@ritchietmr) October 11, 2019

Jazz are playing the whole squad

[Pelicanidae]

Black and red Pelicans t-shirt for sale in the gift shop.

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— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) October 11, 2019

Pelicans are coming out to Everybody Get Your Roll on.

Someone give @dg_riff a raise.

— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) October 11, 2019

[Pelicanidae]

Jaxson Hayes with a laid back between the legs dunkn in warmups pic.twitter.com/GHyqoQTG4I

— Will Guillory (@WillGuillory) October 11, 2019

pic.twitter.com/HwYhdgTIhK

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) October 11, 2019

[HartOfaPelican]

With Jrue Holiday out, Pelicans will start Josh Hart in his place according to Alvin Gentry.

— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) October 11, 2019

Not what I think any of us were expecting

I’m actually very excited about this. Hart is very underrated. He plays really good D and will run with the team. He played well last game with the 3 ball dropping.

I like it!

NAW will get his shot in due time. He’s too good not to! I can’t wait for NAW to ball out.... this is true based on the amount of NAW signed rookie cards I’ve bought lol.

[Pelicanidae]

SKC looks absolutely empty on the stream. Hopefully that's not representative of actual attendance.

[new city champ]

is game blacked out locally? how did i miss that. where are folks watching?

[Pelicanidae]

Some fans buy Zion jerseys.
Some fans make their own. pic.twitter.com/NPuw50falL

— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) October 12, 2019

[Pelicanidae]

Okay so now the SKC looks full. Took about 10 minutes of screen time for the whole place to fill out

[Pelicanidae]

That was a good defensive possession from everyone. That foul they just called on Zion was nonsense.

[Pelicanidae]

Love the way Favors is defending Gobert right now. Absolutely ruining his night.

[Pelicanidae]

Wonderful read by Royce O'Neal there. Hate to see it, he ruined the highlight, but that was all ball.

Comes after a nice defensive possession again though, Ingram flashed outside the restricted area very nicely and Lonzo read the passing lanewell