February 6th - New Orleans Pelicans @ Houston Rockets - 20-32

[SeapeaNOLA]

It's bittersweet seeing Jaxson Hayes playing well

[13 - 3]

At this rate look who we may play in the play in game .

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— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) February 7, 2022

Winner gets hosed by Monty in first round.

[PELSGIRL]

At this rate look who we may play in the play in game .

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— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) February 7, 2022

Winner gets hosed by Monty in first round.

I wouldn't count us out. We started 3-16. Also, if we get Zion back after the All Start break, who knows. I know it's a big if but who knows.

[13 - 3]

I wouldn't count us out. We started 3-16. Also, if we get Zion back after the All Start break, who knows. I know it's a big if but who knows.

Who said Zion is coming back this season? Did I miss a Griff update?

[Taker597]

At this rate look who we may play in the play in game .

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— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) February 7, 2022

Winner gets hosed by Monty in first round.

And loses their draft pick.

[PELSGIRL]

Who said Zion is coming back this season? Did I miss a Griff update?

I'm not saying he is or he isn't but if he does it's another big boost for the team.

[DaFranchise80]

One game at a time. Hoping we finish 4-3 or 5-2 on this stretch before the All Star break.

[RobertM320]

And loses their draft pick.

If we were to knock the Lakers out, they'd end up in the lottery, and we'd have a good chance of getting their pick though.

[Funcrusher]

]Jax haters are going to explode from all the crow.[/B]

And I was told BI had "plateaued" defensively. He has to be named the all star replacement for Green.

Seeing Jax develop feels so good man. And it shuts up the dum dums who never gave the pick a chance since day 1

[Funcrusher]

It's bittersweet seeing Jaxson Hayes playing well

Why's that?

[Pelicanidae]

Jaxson Hayes over the last 4 games:

17pts, 8rbds, 1ast, 1stl, 2blks per game on 93.1% from 2pt range (27/29 in that span). +4 BPM over those 4 games, playing 29.6 minutes a night.

And if you double the sample and look at his last 8 games, just to get a slightly wider picture, its:

13/6/0.5/1/1 on 81% from 2pt range, +2.8 BPM, in 23.9 minutes a night.

What that adds up to is that on the season his EPM is now basically neutral, and is 6th on the team after Jonas, Ingram, Herb, Hart, and Devonte'.

He's been pretty damn good this year whenever he's got major minutes. Things are coming together.

[Creative]

At this rate look who we may play in the play in game .

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— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) February 7, 2022

Winner gets hosed by Monty in first round.

Say what You want but I like it! This team has heart and with 1-12 start now they earn My respect. It’s always better to play for something - and I don’t mean tanking xd

[P_B_&_G]

Say what You want but I like it! This team has heart and with 1-12 start now they earn My respect. It’s always better to play for something - and I don’t mean tanking xd

They need experience. Playoff experience will move them to another level. The fact that the team is moving into position without Zion is exactly what they need to do. It's like people expect them to jump into the top 3 seeds suddenly and then dominate everyone in the playoffs without experience.

This is a process. Especially with such a young team.