22nd January - New Orleans Pelicans VS San Antonio Spurs - 17-27

[Nichols]

This is one of those games that separates people who watch games and people who just watch point totals.

Some people are going to try and tell us Ingram played well tonight because he had 22 points.

Those people cannot be worth anyone's time.

I don't agree.. You can look at his FG% and see he didn't have a good shooting game. Anyone can see that.

[Pelicanidae]

To the front office... This is just one game. I understand what they mean, but it still a trash mindset

It is just one game, but here's my issue with it.

1) It's one game against a team we're competing with for the 8th seed, so the game has double value.
2) We were told Zion didn't have a minutes restriction and it would be based on how he was feeling/playing: he's playing great, so pulling him looks like a minutes restriction kicking in. So either it was a lie that there was no restriction, or Gentry really does just have foam for brains.
3) It's a home game. You've gotta win your home games against sub .500 teams.

[UNO Gracias]

Gentry is a ********ing chump.

How do you pull Zion after he was leading the team like he was. He literally sucked with oxygen right out of the fire.

[msusousaphone]

It was unrealistic to expect Zion to play more than he did.

[Creative]

TERRIBLE finish... Jesus Christ we lost to the Spurs? If You want to be in the Playoffs You MUST win games like this. End of story.

[Fedupfan]

What a pathetic coach. Can anyone imagine this team with a smart coach? He has cost them at least 15 games

[Pelicanidae]

I don't agree.. You can look at his FG% and see he didn't have a good shooting game. Anyone can see that.

Some people don't care about that. He had 22 points: that's enough for them.

It's like when people praise Westbrook for scoring and completely ignore the efficiency.

[gobulls]

Any reason you guys didn't play Redick late in the game?

[Taker597]

Zion rewrote the history book on day one.

[Pelicanidae]

It was unrealistic to expect Zion to play more than he did.

How?

We were told there was no minutes restriction, and that his minutes would be based on how he was playing and feeling.

He was playing fantastically, and he had only been in for a few minutes at that point so it wasn't like anyone was asking him to play 12 straight or anything.

So why is it ''unrealistic'' to expect him to play another 3 minutes?

[Nichols]

Some people don't care about that. He had 22 points: that's enough for them.

It's like when people praise Westbrook for scoring and completely ignore the efficiency.

Yea we can agree to disagree.. but yea it's pretty obvious from the box score that it wasn't a good night.. Even for the avid Ingram fan.

[Pelicanidae]

Any reason you guys didn't play Redick late in the game?

Same reason we pulled Zion despite him single handedly putting us back in the game, the same reason we played 12 guys tonight, and the same reason Zion didn't share the court with Redick for even a single minute.

Alvin Gentry is a dolt.

[Taker597]

What a pathetic coach. Can anyone imagine this team with a smart coach? He has cost them at least 15 games

Franchise longest 13 game losing streak with some of the franchise historical worst Ls tells it all.

[Fedupfan]

How?

We were told there was no minutes restriction, and that his minutes would be based on how he was playing and feeling.

He was playing fantastically, and he had only been in for a few minutes at that point so it wasn't like anyone was asking him to play 12 straight or anything.

So why is it ''unrealistic'' to expect him to play another 3 minutes?

Exactly. Not only did he bring them back, but he would have no doubt won that game. The coach put in a bunch of dead bodies right after the Zion explosion. Completely destroyed momentum.

[luckyman]

If I'm the coach, I read this team the riot act. A 19 year old rookie that hasn't played in 3 months damn near saved the game for you, then the ones thats been playing just ***** the bed.

And here we go with hot/cold 4-11 Jrue.

Only Lonzo and Hart showed up besides a Zion that probably needs 3 or 4 more games to find his breath.

And this is a classic example of a bunch of beta males that showed no emotion to go win that game.

[UNO Gracias]

We should have seen more Zion. There was absolutely no reason on gods great goodness to sit him.

[Taker597]

Gentry is a ********ing chump.

How do you pull Zion after he was leading the team like he was. He literally sucked with oxygen right out of the fire.

That’s not his call.

[luckyman]

No they should NOT have brought Zion back in. He did what he could. He's not in shape yet.

The rest of the team just couldnt handle the spotlight.

[BIG_CITY_BOI]

Gentry just bow down to the media

[AUSSIE_PELICAN]

Look....number one priority for this team is to stay healthy, mesh as a team with the remainder of the games that are left to be ready for next season.
Top 8 is gravy.

[Nichols]

Gentry needs to learn to send help on the box.. he just lets guys get abused down their. It makes no sense.

[Taker597]

It is just one game, but here's my issue with it.

1) It's one game against a team we're competing with for the 8th seed, so the game has double value.
2) We were told Zion didn't have a minutes restriction and it would be based on how he was feeling/playing: he's playing great, so pulling him looks like a minutes restriction kicking in. So either it was a lie that there was no restriction, or Gentry really does just have foam for brains.
3) It's a home game. You've gotta win your home games against sub .500 teams.

Really believe Griffin is stealth tanking. The mindset all season has been its just one game. Half the season is about over. It'll be the playoff Elimination game and it'll be just one game...

[boot318]

Any reason you guys didn't play Redick late in the game?

He doesn't get used alot in the last 8 minutes of the 4th quarter unless we need a shot. Coach just like the other guards who have better defense/rebounding during that time.

Not sure if it is a good or bad thing not having him on the floor. It has gotten us on this winning streak. We can't get mad at something that has worked for us after that 13 game losing st

[UNO Gracias]

There was no reason to sit him.

He isn’t on a minutes restriction (or so we were told). Either Griff is a liar, or Gentry is an idiot. Your call.

[Nichols]

No they should NOT have brought Zion back in. He did what he could. He's not in shape yet.

The rest of the team just couldnt handle the spotlight.

I saw this too..