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ThePistol
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This team has to get shooters. They came out and played hard last night. They were doing a lot of good things initially. Zion was was very good and aggressive. However, as the game moved on they just lost the math game Portland became less and less concerned with literally everyone other than Zion. Clingan and Williams simply did not care about their man and guys like Peavy, Poole, Fears, Jose, McGowans, and Hawkins just weren’t able to make shots. At one point we were 3/20 and they were 14/35 from 3. It is impossible to win like that. We need competent shooting in the worst way. It is unbelievable that we have not attempted to surround Zion with competent shooters for this long.
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Wait, we are mad at Zion about that close? Zion scored our last 6 points, didn’t miss a shot in the last 3 min, and hit his fts. Cant be mad at Zion because the first action to Trey wasn’t open and he did a dribble handoff with Poole to reset and Poole decides to take an all time bad shot with 7 seconds left. Poole’s last few games in the last 2 min have been abysmal.
re: Jordan Poole
Posted by ThePistol on 12/26/25 at 11:53 pm to 3PieceSpicy
I was at the game tonight, did anyone else notice when Booker got the tech for hitting the ball out of bounds, Pool ran to the ft line. Trey looked at him like “what the hell are you doing?” It was a weird moment. Did they say anything about it on the broadcast?
The Pelicans are 14/61 from 3 over the last two games. That is why they have lost. Not coaching, not Zion, not effort. They won’t win games if they can’t even shoot 25% from 3.
re: Pels vs the only team dumber than us
Posted by ThePistol on 11/21/25 at 10:14 pm to Peytonknows
I don’t get the hate for anyone other than Dumars. This team can’t shoot well enough to win in today’s NBA. Zion had 22 points on 10 fga and Trey had 25 points on 14 fga. The bench was 2/11 from 3. Basketball is a very tough game when you are the worst 3 point shooting team in the league.
re: Pels vs Nuggets
Posted by ThePistol on 11/19/25 at 9:34 pm to supe12sta12z
I don’t know why it’s so negative in here tonight. The team is so much better with Zion on the court. He was a team best +14 on the night. His presence allowed for Trey and Queen to be so much better. If they can keep up that level of play, then Zion will start actually having space.
The glaring issue with this team is the absolute lack of shooting. If they just shoot 30% from 3 they win the game. Overall, tonight was encouraging.
The glaring issue with this team is the absolute lack of shooting. If they just shoot 30% from 3 they win the game. Overall, tonight was encouraging.
re: Is there a way that Zion and Queen can co-exist?
Posted by ThePistol on 11/10/25 at 8:31 am to LSU4ever2002
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Future is no Zion and Queen at the 4
Queen has played almost exclusively at the 5. I'd like to see what Zion and Queen look like together (preferably with a new coach).
Willie is killing us with no Jose down the stretch. I said it last night, if we want to win, Jose has to play.
I really wouldn't mind seeing Queen playing with Zion a lot more over the next few weeks. We have to see if they can play together. Queen and Zion can both pass which could make for some interesting 4/5 pick and roll actions. Queen's passing ability forces him to be guarded away from the goal even though he isn't much of a shooter. Plus, I think Queen is our best rebounder. I really see no reason to start Yves next to Zion instead of Queen.
It was also nice to see Jose closing. Jordan Poole is not a winning player. If we want to win, Jose has to play more.
It was also nice to see Jose closing. Jordan Poole is not a winning player. If we want to win, Jose has to play more.
re: Pelicans vs Hornets
Posted by ThePistol on 11/4/25 at 9:37 pm to Chalkywhite84
I'll say it again, if this team wants to win games, then Jose has to be a big part of it. Jose didn't see the floor in the first game against Memphis. Unbelievable.
How bad has Poole been to start this game? I can’t believe I started to buy into he wasn’t a loser.
re: Pelicans vs Clippers
Posted by ThePistol on 11/1/25 at 12:33 am to whatiknowsofar
A couple of things about tonight:
We waited until the 4th qtr to involve Zion in the offense consistently. It’s mind boggling. He had 3fga and 0fts at half. He wasn’t involved at all in actions with Trey or Poole. I just don’t get it. Our offensive efficiency skyrockets when he is involved consistently.
Our center position is terrible. We get killed constantly. Yves had two huge fumbles where he just couldn’t catch.
Trey Murphy has to be better. Kawhi killed him in the fourth. Now, I would have put Zion on Kawhi and Trey on Zubac. But Willie gonna Willie.
We waited until the 4th qtr to involve Zion in the offense consistently. It’s mind boggling. He had 3fga and 0fts at half. He wasn’t involved at all in actions with Trey or Poole. I just don’t get it. Our offensive efficiency skyrockets when he is involved consistently.
Our center position is terrible. We get killed constantly. Yves had two huge fumbles where he just couldn’t catch.
Trey Murphy has to be better. Kawhi killed him in the fourth. Now, I would have put Zion on Kawhi and Trey on Zubac. But Willie gonna Willie.
Our center position has now cost us two wins. 2-3 is a lot different than 0-5. We really do have the worst center rotation in the NBA.
His fate was sealed when he decided to start Fears and Jordan last night. You could tell the team was not behind those decisions.
re: Herb is nothing more than a situational defender
Posted by ThePistol on 10/20/25 at 9:45 am to Townedrunkard
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I guess all the guys whose career it is to cover the nba and the gms around the league that think DD is the best perimeter defender in the league are wrong
You do realize that Herb was first team all defense the year we traded Dyson? He was the only non big defender on that all defense team literally making him the best perimeter defender in the league. It's like Herb got injured and some people forgot what he is capable of.
It was impossible to play Herb and Dyson together for long stretches because they are both limited offensively. Herb was under contract and is now extended at literally half of what Dyson will want on his next contract. Dyson was always going to get traded. From a team building standpoint, keeping the $15 million All Defense perimeter defender makes much more sense than the $30 million one. If you want to complain about the return, especially with the injury, that is a different argument.
Didn’t get to watch tonight. Some observations from the box score:
Zion seems to have played well, 18pts on 9/11 with 5 rebounds and 6 assists in 22min.
Trey shot the ball well. 4/8 from 3 and 7/14 overall.
Poole seemed to have a good night. Got to the ft line and had 22 points.
Zion and Trey combined for 25 fga and 0 fta. How is that possible?
Zion, Trey, Herb, and Poole all had positive +/-. Herb was -11. Jordan Hawkins unsurprisingly was a team worst -21.
We shot sub 30% again from 3. We also shot 15 less fts than the Magic. Can’t win games like that.
Hopefully, Zion, Trey, Poole continue to build on tonight. We need Herb to get back to himself, we may be putting too much ball handling responsibility on him. We have to shoot better to be a winning basketball team. We also have to get to the ft line more. Can’t survive many games with Zion and Trey getting zero fta.
Zion seems to have played well, 18pts on 9/11 with 5 rebounds and 6 assists in 22min.
Trey shot the ball well. 4/8 from 3 and 7/14 overall.
Poole seemed to have a good night. Got to the ft line and had 22 points.
Zion and Trey combined for 25 fga and 0 fta. How is that possible?
Zion, Trey, Herb, and Poole all had positive +/-. Herb was -11. Jordan Hawkins unsurprisingly was a team worst -21.
We shot sub 30% again from 3. We also shot 15 less fts than the Magic. Can’t win games like that.
Hopefully, Zion, Trey, Poole continue to build on tonight. We need Herb to get back to himself, we may be putting too much ball handling responsibility on him. We have to shoot better to be a winning basketball team. We also have to get to the ft line more. Can’t survive many games with Zion and Trey getting zero fta.
re: Gameday Thread: Pelicans vs Rockets 7:00PM
Posted by ThePistol on 10/15/25 at 11:04 am to Dantheman504
I think you are underrating Jose and greatly overrating Peavy. Jose has been a net positive player from day 1 and has had real interest from playoff teams (Milwaukee just last year). Peavy is an unproven mid second round pick. I would say he has no value other than being a throw in to a deal. If last night is any indication, he will not be in the rotation to begin the season. Hawkins is terrible and should not be in the NBA. He has no value other than his contract.
re: Gameday Thread: Pelicans vs Rockets 7:00PM
Posted by ThePistol on 10/15/25 at 8:24 am to Dantheman504
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Once Murray comes back and Fears develops further then there really isn't much space for Jose.
If we want to win games this season then Jose will be important. Fears was not good in the first three quarters when the real NBA guys were playing. He had a stretch in the third quarter when he was on the court with both Zion and Trey and the game was still competitive. He had a bad shot where he did not make a pass and then back to back awful live ball turnovers allowing Houston to score six straight points. To his credit, he did play well in the fourth quarter against the guys that will not be on the court once the regular season starts. Jose will be relied on to help us win games this year. Once Fears develops and becomes a consistently positive player then one of Jose or Dejaunte will need to be moved to balance the roster.
This officiating is awful. The Rockets have shot 22ft's and we have shot 8fts. We have outscored them in the paint. That's fun.
re: Gameday Thread: Pelicans vs Rockets 7:00PM
Posted by ThePistol on 10/14/25 at 8:39 pm to ShamelessPel
We simply don't have enough shooting if other teams are going to hit 3's.
re: Gameday Thread: Pelicans vs Rockets 7:00PM
Posted by ThePistol on 10/14/25 at 7:55 pm to Peytonknows
Again…Hawkins should never play over Jose. Hawk plays like he’s 6’ tall anyway.
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