Rest of season game thread because we suck - Pels vs Anybody - 5 - 77

[P_B_&_G]

I'm not wasting my time making any more game threads. Here is one that can work for the rest of the year. I went ahead and put in my predicted record at the end of the year.

[markid]

Thank you for your services

[msusousaphone]

The Majority Of World Of Tanks Players GIFfrom The Majority Of World Of Tanks Players GIFs

[b_l_p]

Tanking is useless when you have an organization this horrendous. Dyson was right in his cursed comments this week. Justin Verrier and Rob Mahoney were right in their comments this week about the pels just being cheap and there being a hard ceiling because every aspect of the org is great value brand.

For anyone who still has hope... Remember, in 22 NBA seasons, our New Orleans org has only won 2 playoff series, never made it to the third round EVER. If you can't admit that it's one of the worst orgs, owners, coaches, front offices in any of the four major sports, you're delusional

[JJackisangry]

They tried to run it like the Saints. We lucked out with Zion, but didn't really have a plan for him. We just brought players in and hoped that it stuck. We got great value in the Lakers trade, but they came out winning because we didn't take advantage of the pieces we acquired whereas they had a plan from the start. It's undeniable that we have had poor injury luck. But you have to build a team that can win in the regular season with and without your star/stars. We didn't build a cohesive roster that can hang in the modern game and we didn't bring in a coach that was ready to deal with the pressure of running a talented team. We made the worst decision possible and rushed the rebuild with CJ and Jonas when our coach needed more time to cook. Now we are in cap hell. Just so many head scratchers. It didn't work. Bad luck was involved- but by God we made every bad decision we could have made.

[msusousaphone]

The Pels have made two team builds in the past decade that put us into contention for crown but ultimately got derailed by injuries. The first was with Boogie. That comb of Boogie and AD was lethal and made us the hottest team in the league. It was also the type of combo that was going to get even tighter in the postseason because they were dominating by skill and not just effort. This current team really is a contender earn healthy we've seen that. Anyone denying it is being governed more by emotions than logic.

There aren't many franchises that can put together two completely different contending teams in a decade. They're doing something right. The problem really is....how in **** does NOLA keep having over a decade of both of its franchises being derailed by an abnormally larger rate of injuries than any other team has seen in both leagues?!

Something is going on that. That's what's broken. That's what needs to be fixed.

Because everyone here knows that if we had a crystal ball that with 100% accuracy told us this team would stay together next season and only have minimal injuries all year we would all be thinking championship. The team building is not the issue.

[JJackisangry]

The Pels have made two team builds in the past decade that put us into contention for crown but ultimately got derailed by injuries. The first was with Boogie. That comb of Boogie and AD was lethal and made us the hottest team in the league. It was also the type of combo that was going to get even tighter in the postseason because they were dominating by skill and not just effort. This current team really is a contender earn healthy we've seen that. Anyone denying it is being governed more by emotions than logic.

There aren't many franchises that can put together two completely different contending teams in a decade. They're doing something right. The problem really is....how in **** does NOLA keep having over a decade of both of its franchises being derailed by an abnormally larger rate of injuries than any other team has seen in both leagues?!

Something is going on that. That's what's broken. That's what needs to be fixed.

Because everyone here knows that if we had a crystal ball that with 100% accuracy told us this team would stay together next season and only have minimal injuries all year we would all be thinking championship. The team building is not the issue.

If you watched last year where we were pretty darned healthy all things considered, we weren't even close to a title winning team. If you want to argue about AD and Boogie, I think both teams had title competing rosters but clearly lacked title competing coaches. Your arguments hold just as much weight as mine. You are speaking opinions as if they are fact just like me. We disagree. It's fine.

[P_B_&_G]

The injuries are the biggest thing. I don't believe in curses but injuries like Herb had are ridiculously rare. But then you get all these constant soft tissue injuries all the time. Something has to be up with the trainers or strength and conditioning coaches. There seems to be a ridiculous amount of thigh injuries. Usually it's hamstring but even CJ was out with an adductor strain. Something is missing from the conditioning regiment.

Other than that it's the weird stuff or just straight egregious crap like Dort flopping and putting his feet in BI's landing zone. That should have been a flagrant on Dort but BI got an offensive foul instead along with the injury. It's insane! And they wonder why viewership is down.

[P_B_&_G]

Rockets tonight if anyone cares. Hawk will play apparently. Zion appears to be doiing Cirque du soliel with rubberbands so theres that.

[b_l_p]

Losers

[13 - 3]

[P_B_&_G]

Knicks at home tonight. Tank rolls on. See the post above this one for a sneak preview of the game.

[13 - 3]

[AussieHornet]

im actually watching my first game for a couple of weeks. its kind of relaxing not having any expectation at all to win. tank tank tank

[djrnno]

As long as Willie is HC there is NO DOGGONE REASON TO WATCH THIS TEAM

[Darkhorse985]

Is this team tanking on purpose? I mean we have 2 quality NBA guards, a rising nba player scoring 20+ a night in Murphy, a 1st team all defense player in jones, and the rookie center of the year. Does that team really lose by double digits every night not on purpose? If not, how can Willie Green be allowed to coach this team? This is bad…

[pr1840]

All valid points regarding the talent that is actually on the floor. A decent coach could find a way to win, or at least compete, with that talent. But at this point, I’m all on board letting Willie’s incompetence continue to drive the tank!

[JJackisangry]

Is this team tanking on purpose? I mean we have 2 quality NBA guards, a rising nba player scoring 20+ a night in Murphy, a 1st team all defense player in jones, and the rookie center of the year. Does that team really lose by double digits every night not on purpose? If not, how can Willie Green be allowed to coach this team? This is bad…

I'd wager a little column A a little column B. Willie is probably going to be allowed to see out the season particularly because he isn't good enough and it helps our tank. He probably was already given the severance package and is seeing out the season. There is no shot he is here after this year.

[13 - 3]

Another blown double digit lead in 2nd half! #Tank

[djrnno]

Willie has to have been told to tank, no HC can be this bad.

[pr1840]

Willie has to have been told to tank, no HC can be this bad.

Wanna bet?

[Darkhorse985]

Willie has to have been told to tank, no HC can be this bad.

We have to be tanking on purpose. Who routinely loses 20 point leads as easily as the Pelicans? The problem is that if we are not actively tanking, how is Willie Green being allowed to continue as the head coach for this long? This is making me question on whether or not we should fire David Griffin as well, whom I previously did not blame for this massive team downfall as he assembled the type of talent that should be a contending team in the west. Can’t blame Griff for the fact that our 2 best players are made of glass and cookie crumble.

[b_l_p]

Losers

[13 - 3]

This organization

“Zion Williamson in a familiar spot, on the bench in street clothes.”

Mike Breen absolutely bodied Zion on the call��pic.twitter.com/wmU1JgW3ZX

— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) December 23, 2024

[ml wave]

We have to be tanking on purpose. Who routinely loses 20 point leads as easily as the Pelicans? The problem is that if we are not actively tanking, how is Willie Green being allowed to continue as the head coach for this long? This is making me question on whether or not we should fire David Griffin as well, whom I previously did not blame for this massive team downfall as he assembled the type of talent that should be a contending team in the west. Can’t blame Griff for the fact that our 2 best players are made of glass and cookie crumble.

There's not a player or a coach on the team (or any team) that wants to lose. None of the players or coaches benefit from a high draft pick, only the franchise and the front office (if they retain their jobs, which, in our case, they should not).