25th February - New Orleans Pelicans @ Los Angeles Lakers - 25-32

[Taker597]

Ingram and Jrue both just completely ignored Zion being guarded 1v1 under the rim by Caruso lol

Free flowing all you can do buffet offense in vintage form.

[Eman5805]

And you guys want to see a garbage 4 game sweep of this in April. Please... Give me a lottery pick instead.

No one in this draft we're likely to get at like 10th overall is much better than who we'd get a 18th.

Give me Zion and company with a taste of the playoffs.

[Pelicanidae]

Which makes a 10th-15th pick even more valuable. It's a total crapshoot.

Not at all. Draft's devoid of top tier talent but has plenty of ''should be a good NBA player'' depth to it. Means that tanking for a lottery pick adds pretty much no value, whereas going for the playoff spot has value because the 19th pick is as likely to be solid as the 10th, so why not get that post-season experience for your youth?

[13 - 3]

Which makes a 10th-15th pick even more valuable. It's a total crapshoot.

James Wiseman could be dropping to 10

[As I See It]

Difference in the game? Rebounds....especially offensive rebounds
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[Pelicanidae]

James Wiseman could be dropping to 10

If the GMs do their jobs right, Wiseman could be dropping to 20

[Taker597]

Not at all. Draft's devoid of top tier talent but has plenty of ''should be a good NBA player'' depth to it. Means that tanking for a lottery pick adds pretty much no value, whereas going for the playoff spot has value because the 19th pick is as likely to be solid as the 10th, so why not get that post-season experience for your youth?

I see the well drying up at 17th in this draft.

[Chris]

We really calling a timeout?

[13 - 3]

Lmao

[Excelsior88]

We really calling a timeout?

Working on the experience? Who knows what Gentry's thinking.

[sterlr]

Too many low IQ plays with this team. Ingram is money against bad teams but craps in his pants against the good teams. We need some more 3s on this team...Pelicans should have known this from the beginning. Gentry ball will never win a championship if that is the true goal of the Pelicans. Jackson Hayes did not see this game whatsoever which is a sin by coaching. Dude needs time.

[donato]

Holiday killing us with these high shot volume, low FG % games. 5-19.

[Taker597]

Holiday killing us with these high shot volume, low FG % games. 5-19.

Playing like Harden, but making shots like Rubio in tight games. So, weird. Never can depend on him to show up when you need him outside of like a handful of 4th QTR

[Speakthetruth]

Holiday killing us with these high shot volume, low FG % games. 5-19.

Jrue was awfultonight, but he should of never be on lebron,

[Pelicanidae]

Oh well.

Bad game from Jrue, bad game from Favors, bad game from Hart, bad game from Redick, bad game as a playmaker for Ingram, Zion's least efficient game since Milwaukee, Melli scared to shoot half the time, bad decision making from Lonzo for the entire second half.

Single digit loss on the road.

[Pelicanidae]

Playing like Harden, but making shots like Rubio in tight games

Correction: playing like Harden, making shots like Harden, but not getting FTs like Harden

[Pelicanidae]

I see the well drying up at 17th in this draft.

Well... uhh... I don't, so I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.

[As I See It]

Leading Rebounders: Ball (8); Ingram (7)

[Taker597]

Correction: playing like Harden, making shots like Harden, but not getting FTs like Harden

That’s true too lol. Just had to put my disdain for Rubio out there.

Edit: if I'm not dissing Weedplate or Rubio. Something isn't right

[sterlr]

Holiday killing us with these high shot volume, low FG % games. 5-19.

Don't forget the turnovers. Jrue is so inconsistent at times but can't blame him too much.. Gentry having 4 sub 6'5 players on the court most of the time didn't help either.

[Fedupfan]

I need to hear the explanation of Jrue on Lebron and Hart on AD.

[Nichols]

Too many low IQ plays with this team. Ingram is money against bad teams but craps in his pants against the good teams. We need some more 3s on this team...Pelicans should have known this from the beginning. Gentry ball will never win a championship if that is the true goal of the Pelicans. Jackson Hayes did not see this game whatsoever which is a sin by coaching. Dude needs time.

Aside from turnovers Ingram actually had a good game.. Nice try though.

[sterlr]

I need to hear the explanation of Jrue on Lebron and Hart on AD.

Ditto. Gentry needs to be fired just for that unforgivable strategy.

[Pelicanidae]

End Game Stats

Zion: 29 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal. 8/18 shooting (44.4%). 3 turnovers, 2 fouls.
Ingram: 34 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals. 12/20 shooting (60%), 3/9 from 3. 7 turnovers, 2 fouls.
Jrue: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals. 5/19 shooting (26.3%), 1/5 from 3. 4 turnovers, 5 fouls.
Favors: 8 points, 3 rebounds. 4/5 shooting. 4 fouls.
Lonzo: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists. 4/11 shooting (36.4%), 2/6 from 3. 2 turnovers, 2 fouls.


Bench

Redick: 3 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists. 0 FGs made.
Hart: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist. 1/4 shooting
Melli:11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists. 5/8 shooting, 1/3 from 3.

[As I See It]

Back to another thread. It would have been nice to have a Christian Wood to turn to in this game.