New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets - Preseason - 0-1

[Pelicanidae]

We are set at Legacy Arena! 🏀

Shirts thanks to @MorrisBartLLC 💪

🏀: vs Rockets
🕖: 7 pm CT
💻: https://t.co/4QdSbs2PwA (New Orleans area)
📻: @995WRNO #PelicansGameday | @GleagueSquadron pic.twitter.com/BaPddRzWS1

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) October 12, 2023

We lost last game but it was mostly in the second half where everyone who isn't an NBA player got run. In the first half, there were ups and downs but the offense looked good and there were moments where the defense looked pretty solid too, even if that wasn't consistent.

Let's see if the team can build on those positives tonight and pick up a W.

[As I See It]

We are set at Legacy Arena! ��

Shirts thanks to @MorrisBartLLC ��

��: vs Rockets
��: 7 pm CT
��: https://t.co/4QdSbs2PwA (New Orleans area)
��: @995WRNO #PelicansGameday | @GleagueSquadron pic.twitter.com/BaPddRzWS1

? New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) October 12, 2023

We lost last game but it was mostly in the second half where everyone who isn't an NBA player got run. In the first half, there were ups and downs but the offense looked good and there were moments where the defense looked pretty solid too, even if that wasn't consistent.

Let's see if the team can build on those positives tonight and pick up a W.

With all due respect, a 41 point second quarter....a quarter in which our starters played....had a little to do with the loss, too. We were playing the Magic...not the Warriors, not that Suns, not the Celtics, not the Bucks, and not the World Champion, Nuggets. We were playing the frickin' Orlando Magic. Only two of our players came out with a will to compete on Tuesday: Herb And Dereon. Something is amiss.

...

As an aside:

Isn't it interesting that JAX is +34 in his three games with the Lakers and has made every one of his FGA's (and he has played starter minutes against Sabonis and Claxton)? And, many of us are whining about the Center position? He was ours for the taking.

But:

We'll trade an arm and a leg to get Steven Adams.... and then the next year, we'll trade more to get rid of him.

We'll trade what could have been an arm and a leg to get Davonte' Graham...and then we'll trade more, the next year, to get rid of him.

We'll traded two very serviceable younger players (one I wished we still had today) for an aging defensive liability (truly, a fire hydrant( and an always-injured undersized center.

Yes, my team has problems...and those problems go well beyond the play on the court. I swear, I hope I have to eat my words this year, but if I was a betting man.........

[Pelicanidae]

With all due respect, a 41 point second quarter....a quarter in which our starters played....had a little to do with the loss, too.

I would recommend looking up the definition of the word ''mostly''.

[Pelicanidae]

Love Ingram early here, he's looking very confident

[Pelicanidae]

Between geo-locking, dodgy League Pass, and bad internet, this is not an easy game to watch for anyone

[Pelicanidae]

BI and Zion back to back turnovers

Looking lazy out there

[Pelicanidae]

Herb now 3/4 from 3 in preseason

[Pelicanidae]

Parking Zion in the corner and not giving him a touch on multiple consecutive offensive possessions is something Green's done before, and it's never good. If you're not going to give him any shots, he doesn't provide any spacing - why even bother playing him?

[Pelicanidae]

Think that's Jonas' first touch all game

[Pelicanidae]

Rare high effort defense from Zion and BI just gets backcut anyway lmao love it

[Pelicanidae]

Theres a lot of time to figure things out but Z hanging around in the dunker while BI and CJ freestyle is exactly what they did last year when everyone was healthy, and it didn't work nearly as well as the alternative https://t.co/SXpSdWplHK

— Shamit Dua (@FearTheBrown) October 13, 2023

[As I See It]

The new look # 1 is leaving a lot to be desired early on.

[Fedupfan]

Not impressed at all with this team in either game.

[Pelicanidae]

Naji comes in, immediately turns it over

Beautiful game

[Pelicanidae]

Compare the offense this quarter to the first quarter last game, it's like a different team. Baffling.

[new city champ]

yep not signing up for league pass on top of Bally's swindle and pelicans.com link keeps bouncing me, so will have to miss this one. nice access Pels. last year this was a broadcast tv game. what a novel idea!

[luckyman]

Theres a lot of time to figure things out but Z hanging around in the dunker while BI and CJ freestyle is exactly what they did last year when everyone was healthy, and it didn't work nearly as well as the alternative https://t.co/SXpSdWplHK

— Shamit Dua (@FearTheBrown) October 13, 2023

These Zion fanboy tweets from Shamit Dummy can really stay on twitter. Or X. Or whatever it is. Let it stay there pretty please.

[Pelicanidae]

Dyson looking alright

[luckyman]

Finally get the game up on my tablet, and there is no option for full screen.

This is just plain pathetic. No reason to struggle to watch games this day and age. Preseason or not.

[Pelicanidae]

These Zion fanboy tweets from Shamit Dummy can really stay on twitter. Or X. Or whatever it is. Let it stay there pretty please.

I mean, he's right though. Would you prefer it if I'd just written out the same sentiment? Zion's our best scorer and he got 1 (one) shot in 7 minutes, meanwhile CJ was doing his best performance of the Nutcracker on multiple plays. It's an issue now, it was an issue a year ago.

[As I See It]

These Zion fanboy tweets from Shamit Dummy can really stay on twitter. Or X. Or whatever it is. Let it stay there pretty please.

LOL. Shamit has to get off his knees

[luckyman]

I mean, he's right though. Would you prefer it if I'd just written out the same sentiment? Zion's our best scorer and he got 1 (one) shot in 7 minutes, meanwhile CJ was doing his best performance of the Nutcracker on multiple plays. It's an issue now, it was an issue a year ago.

There will be moments when Zion doesnt pass the ball to CJ or BI when they have an advantage. It will also happen vice versa. They just passed Zion the ball and he fumbled it away for a turnover.

I know you and Shamit thinks Zion is the Pelicans god and the others need to defer to him 99% of the time, but it simply isn't the truth.

There is only one basketball so there is no need to yell to the world whehever those other guys dont give the ball to Zion over and over and over. But other teams prepare for that.

Plus, it's only preseason.

[ragincaucasian]

These announcers have their audio so cranked it's massively distorted. Cheapest available crew with some wal mart mics I guess.

[As I See It]

Our smallball center was no where near the goal on that Segun putback.

[As I See It]

I mean, he's right though. Would you prefer it if I'd just written out the same sentiment? Zion's our best scorer and he got 1 (one) shot in 7 minutes, meanwhile CJ was doing his best performance of the Nutcracker on multiple plays. It's an issue now, it was an issue a year ago.

While you're at it, tell me how many rebounds does he have? How about assists? How about Personal Fouls?