Warriors vs Pelicans Gameday thread 4/12/2024

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Amen

[Pelicanidae]

Welcome back Dae

Hey there

[6warddude]

good win...road warriors for sure....this is a good thing for the playoffs going in other teams houses 4 times...

[Pelicanidae]

Zion just told Retro Pels to hit the anthem in his postgame interview

HIT THAT DAMN ANTHEM!!���� pic.twitter.com/R2nZIVepCe

— retroPels (@retro_pels) April 13, 2024

Gotta do it

[ragincaucasian]

Zion just told Retro Pels to hit the anthem in his postgame interview

HIT THAT DAMN ANTHEM!!���� pic.twitter.com/R2nZIVepCe

— retroPels (@retro_pels) April 13, 2024

Gotta do it

Dae, where the hell have you been? I need answers....

[msusousaphone]

Fun night.

[Pelicanidae]

Dae, where the hell have you been? I need answers....

Had my transfer panel for my PhD at the same time as work picked up heavily and I tore my achilles, so I basically lost any and all free time for a while. Once some of that cleared up, I was so out of touch with the season I had to spend a bit of time catching up on some games I'd missed and understanding where we actually were in the year. Mostly back to normal for now though.

Mostly. No promises.

[neworleanshoo]

ARGH freaking Suns. Still gotta beat the Lakers. Dammit dammit.

[msusousaphone]

I bet the TWolves smoke them but yeah, best we win, too.

Crazy log jam for seed 1 - 3. I don't recall seeding ever being this unpredictable before.

[6warddude]

ARGH freaking Suns. Still gotta beat the Lakers. Dammit dammit.

damn kings did that for payback for last night lol..

[ragincaucasian]

Had my transfer panel for my PhD at the same time as work picked up heavily and I tore my achilles, so I basically lost any and all free time for a while. Once some of that cleared up, I was so out of touch with the season I had to spend a bit of time catching up on some games I'd missed and understanding where we actually were in the year. Mostly back to normal for now though.

Mostly. No promises.

How did you tear an achilles?

[Pelicanidae]

How did you tear an achilles?

I wish I could say something cool, like that it happened in the middle of a furious game of pickup or in the course of saving someone from a burning building, but actually I just stood up with a dead leg and immediately turned my ankle twice in quick succession as I tried to get it back under me, before tripping on my nephew's toy truck and turning it again. It was audible and painful, and happened on my birthday. What a memory.

[msusousaphone]

Hope it's healing well for you, man.

[Pelicanidae]

Yeah it's progressing alright thanks. Was the worst for the first two weeks or so when it was at its most painful and immobile.

[Fedupfan]

So proud of these guys. They are taking care of business. Lets roll!

[Fedupfan]

I wish I could say something cool, like that it happened in the middle of a furious game of pickup or in the course of saving someone from a burning building, but actually I just stood up with a dead leg and immediately turned my ankle twice in quick succession as I tried to get it back under me, before tripping on my nephew's toy truck and turning it again. It was audible and painful, and happened on my birthday. What a memory.

Oh no. That?s not good. Hope you are feeling better brother. The Achilles is a tough one.

[JJackisangry]

The guys have to be applauded for finishing strong. One more very important game. Take care of this and put behind all doubt. I take it Phoenix has the tiebreaker? We potentially need one more win to be safe methinks.

[Pelicanidae]

Oh no. That?s not good. Hope you are feeling better brother. The Achilles is a tough one.

Thanks, man, I appreciate it

[Pelicanidae]

Fun fact: 4 of our current players are top 12 all time in Pelicans win shares.

Which tells you how historically thin the Pelicans have been on talent, but also how good our roster is.

6th all time - BI with 22.7 WS in 286 games
7th all time - Zion with 21.7 WS in 183 games
9th all time - JV with 20.3 WS in 234 games
12th all time - Herb with 15.1 WS in 219 games

Trey Murphy has 14.8 WS in 197 games, so he'll be in the top 12 next year assuming no injuries too.

The best Pelicans of all time are on the squad now.

Edit:
Top 5 for reference:

1st - CP3 with 76.4 WS in 425 games
2nd - AD with 72.0 WS in 466 games
3rd - David West with 47.0 WS in 530 games
4th - PJ Brown with 29.6 WS in 315 games
5th - Jrue with 28.5 WS in 415 games

[jben_net]

As an Aussie it's nice to see Dyson getting some recognition in local press:

https://www.news.com.au/sport/basket...6eced883baa465