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Seen the Pelicans get dusted in like 10 National games

2 all stars
Coaching change
Bledsoe and Lonzo
Veteran presence Steven adams with the extension before the season lol

they definitely were expected to make the playoffs

JJ Redick said y’all not about to fuck me out of the playoffs again so trade me
At one point when I was tracking their national games record (after a decent sample size), they were hovering near .500. How were they getting dusted in ten of them that you "watched".
 
Pelicans going to be one of the most interesting teams to watch during off season

I think Griff did a really good job with AD and Holiday trades and the asset play but has pretty much fucked up ecerything else

You're 3 best players by far are Zion, BI and Zo...they make a combined 45 Mil....that means you have like 85 mil in dead money on your roster not really giving you any consistent production

James Johnson make 16 Mil
Trading a pick for Steven Adam's and then extending him while hes already making 27 mil was absolutely absurd
Bledsoe was pretty close to a disaster making 16 mil

Jaxson Hayes played better which was good

I like NAW and Hart, Kira Lewis might be something

Now New Orleans may not have any premium picks but they do have plenty of ammo to make kind of a desperation win-now type move if they choose to do so

And I'll just say this...my opinion...I cant put my finger on it but it's some weird stuff going on with Zion behind the scenes
Y'all keep talking about the Adams extension in a vacuum. There have been a few posts that I've made in here about what the thought was when it happened.

But I agree with most of what you said though
 
At one point when I was tracking their national games record (after a decent sample size), they were hovering near .500. How were they getting dusted in ten of them that you "watched".
Let me go down the list

You guys are 1-7 through your first 8 national games

Let me see the rest..

Edit: you lost 10 national games before I even got out of February...
 
What type of weird things?

Like unhappy to be there or what?

I’m genuinely interested in your take on this

Just feel like there's more beneath the surface

Cleary he isnt happy with how things have gone...I think he loves the city of New Orleans but doesnt trust the franchise itself

Left the bubble under weird circumstances

Him and JJ Reddick have the same agency and we know Reddick feels like he was done wrong and publicly criticized Griff

The way he was gushing over the Knicks..., that would've made me very uncomfortable as a Pelicans fan

Teams defend their players all the time but what Griff did with calling out the refs about how they officiate Zion was ridiculous and seemed more like a play to show Zion and his people that they're willing to fall on the sword for him

Their is real (growing) chatter that Zion doesnt want to be there and I think the Pelicans are terrified of that being true
 
Pelicans going to be one of the most interesting teams to watch during off season

I think Griff did a really good job with AD and Holiday trades and the asset play but has pretty much fucked up ecerything else

You're 3 best players by far are Zion, BI and Zo...they make a combined 45 Mil....that means you have like 85 mil in dead money on your roster not really giving you any consistent production

James Johnson make 16 Mil
Trading a pick for Steven Adam's and then extending him while hes already making 27 mil was absolutely absurd
Bledsoe was pretty close to a disaster making 16 mil

Jaxson Hayes played better which was good

I like NAW and Hart, Kira Lewis might be something

Now New Orleans may not have any premium picks but they do have plenty of ammo to make kind of a desperation win-now type move if they choose to do so

And I'll just say this...my opinion...I cant put my finger on it but it's some weird stuff going on with Zion behind the scenes

Lmaoooo. No they not fam.

Nothing bout the pelicans is interesting.
 
Just feel like there's more beneath the surface

Cleary he isnt happy with how things have gone...I think he loves the city of New Orleans but doesnt trust the franchise itself

Left the bubble under weird circumstances

Him and JJ Reddick have the same agency and we know Reddick feels like he was done wrong and publicly criticized Griff

The way he was gushing over the Knicks..., that would've made me very uncomfortable as a Pelicans fan

Teams defend their players all the time but what Griff did with calling out the refs about how they officiate Zion was ridiculous and seemed more like a play to show Zion and his people that they're willing to fall on the sword for him

Their is real (growing) chatter that Zion doesnt want to be there and I think the Pelicans are terrified of that being true
Interesting pov
 
I like how after practically a year and a half, there is word Zion doesn't want to be in NOLA. That's so funny to me. He's not even in his second deal but wants to play for another team.

And was the feeling the same when LeBron was gushing over playing at MSG? I honestly don't remember.
 
Y’all win a few games and y’all think y’all cool.

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I wanted Thibs in NOLA though. But y’all closed me.

On the real, a Thibs system cannot exist with a player like Zion.

Thibs shit is all about hard work and effort. Everyone buys in. And the best players play the most minutes.

You add a player like Zion to that, whose play time and effort has to be managed seperately from the rest of the team and the shit falls apart.

You saw what Randle was doing against the Lakers? Everytime Randle shot a free throw, the Lakers had AD wait under the other basket. Soon as Randle shot the 2nd freethrow, he sprinted full speed back to guard AD so that they couldnt throw a full court pass to him.

It takes your best player doing shit like that for a Thibs system to work.

Zions body would break down with that type of effort. This aint no disrespect to Zion. Your body is your body. But that slow strut he does to get back on D would not work under Thibs.

So yea, Thibs coaching Zion will be doomed to fail.

All that said, having Zion on your team >>>>> Thibs. Shit we'll throw Thibs in the trade package to make it happen.
 
Lavar said ZO don’t like it there

it’s not a stretch to me Zion and BI don’t want to be there long term

BI a max player and still ain’t got a consistent role

Griffin was a overrated hire by people who shouldn’t be involved in the NBA and to prove it, he hired an out of date coach

I ain’t mad niggas fired Gentry but you fired him for SVG after they outed Demps for fucking David Griffin

fuck the pelicans as a staff, record label and crew. players cool though except Bledsoe
 
Lavar said ZO don’t like it there

it’s not a stretch to me Zion and BI don’t want to be there long term

BI a max player and still ain’t got a consistent role

Griffin was a overrated hire by people who shouldn’t be involved in the NBA and to prove it, he hired an out of date coach

I ain’t mad niggas fired Gentry but you fired him for SVG after they outed Demps for fucking David Griffin

fuck the pelicans as a staff, record label and crew. players cool though except Bledsoe
I gave you feelings
 
On the real, a Thibs system cannot exist with a player like Zion.

Thibs shit is all about hard work and effort. Everyone buys in. And the best players play the most minutes.

You add a player like Zion to that, whose play time and effort has to be managed seperately from the rest of the team and the shit falls apart.

You saw what Randle was doing against the Lakers? Everytime Randle shot a free throw, the Lakers had AD wait under the other basket. Soon as Randle shot the 2nd freethrow, he sprinted full speed back to guard AD so that they couldnt throw a full court pass to him.

It takes your best player doing shit like that for a Thibs system to work.

Zions body would break down with that type of effort. This aint no disrespect to Zion. Your body is your body. But that slow strut he does to get back on D would not work under Thibs.

So yea, Thibs coaching Zion will be doomed to fail.

All that said, having Zion on your team >>>>> Thibs. Shit we'll throw Thibs in the trade package to make it happen.
How Rj and Randle got in phenomenal shape Zion would too dammnit lol. Thibs demands a lot but you see how the team responds they show heart every night aside from Payton punkass.
 
How Rj and Randle got in phenomenal shape Zion would too dammnit lol. Thibs demands a lot but you see how the team responds they show heart every night aside from Payton punkass.

Im definetly not doubting Zions effort. To me he'll try hard as fuck. Just not sure if his body can handle it.
 
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