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re: Pels Game 41

Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:18 pm to
Posted by ghost2most
Member since Mar 2012
6734 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:18 pm to
I'd say Ingram has to be injured but we know his bitch arse wouldn't be playing if he had a hangnail.
Posted by GOP_Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
18100 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:20 pm to
A lot of people had a hand in this loss. Everyone's talking about BI and Naji, but:

- Trey with missing two straight FTs late in the game
- Jonas with allowing Lively to dominate him on the glass
- Zion with shooting 6-11 from the FT line, which is why Dallas intentionally fouled him.
Posted by AboveTheRim
Member since Sep 2020
478 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:21 pm to
The emotional swings of this board back and forth from game to game never cease to amaze me .

This is a good team with good players . Not 1 great player which is what’s prevented the next step.

A good team with “closers” that are extremely flawed which is why we repeatedly struggle down the stretch .

Ingram had rough go of it today . Zion scored but had 6 less rebounds than the smallest guy on the court and didn’t make FTs when it mattered . Naji was bad . Jonas looked like was running on fumes .

Willie had one of those games that makes you wonder .

Game was decided by the best player on the court understanding he had to win. And he did.


Posted by TeddyPadillac
Member since Dec 2010
25986 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:21 pm to
Have to get a 3, no Hawkins on the court, and Trey just sits in the corner without moving.

Maybe if both of those guys are running around trying to get free, then BI gets a wide open set shot for 3 instead of an off balance pull up 3, assuming neither Hawkins or Trey were open.

BI played bad today. Zion played great, but Zion missed 2 of 3 free throws in the last minute and a half of a 2 point game, and Kidd basically punked him putting him on the line down 2 on purpose.
Posted by pleading the fifth
Member since Feb 2006
3898 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:22 pm to
I mean some games are like this. You expect Kyrie and Luka to drop 40 on you but Hardaway Jr.? When he was splashing contested 30 footers you knew it wasn’t gonna be a good day.
Posted by England_Pelican
England
Member since Apr 2018
3803 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:22 pm to
This team makes me so fricking angry sometimes.

Losing is fine… but losing in gobsmackingly dumb fashion… REPEATIDLY is fricking infuriating.
Posted by Pels_Yaz
Member since Apr 2023
9327 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:22 pm to
quote:

Willie had one of those games that makes you wonder .


Thats every close game we’ve had this season. Hes not learning and its a major problem.
Posted by lsu_baseball11
Member since Nov 2021
672 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:22 pm to
BREAKING: The New Orleans Pelicans are trading Brandon Ingram, Naji Marshall, Dyson Daniels, Kira Lewis Jr., Jonas Valanciunas, Willie Green, David Griffin, and Gayle Benson to the Los Angeles Lakers for LeBron James.
Posted by AboveTheRim
Member since Sep 2020
478 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:23 pm to
Zion scored and had exciting moments .

He wasn’t great .

11 for the mavs was great . There’s a difference
Posted by lsu_baseball11
Member since Nov 2021
672 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:24 pm to
0-7 (!!!) in games decided by 3 or less
Posted by kpop1
Member since Jan 2018
1653 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:25 pm to
That would surely make me give up on the NBA forever. Would allow me to spend more quality family time.

Posted by Pels_Yaz
Member since Apr 2023
9327 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:25 pm to
Kyrie and Hardway played 40 plus.

CJ and Zion rested last game and played 29 and 32.

Again is it more important for guys like Naji to get minutes or to play our stars whatever minutes needed to win a game? This game was close throughout- no need to get everyone like Naji minutes.
Posted by England_Pelican
England
Member since Apr 2018
3803 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:25 pm to
So many completely avoidable losses.

Aaaaarrrggghhh!
Posted by LSUCOLLEGECHAMPS
Member since Apr 2020
2517 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:26 pm to
All Trey wants to do is stand in the corner and take 50-foot shots like he's Steph Curry, Reggie Miller, or Ray Allen. When he makes the shot, he just stands there and does the pose. He needs to tighten up.
Posted by AboveTheRim
Member since Sep 2020
478 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:27 pm to
It’s really bad .

There’s no clean hands.

Willie has to be better .

That doesn’t happen to Stars/Great players .



Posted by Pels_Yaz
Member since Apr 2023
9327 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:28 pm to
Players need to have a better understanding of their roles. Its becoming a problem. I’ll ask you guys who’s the best player on this team and do we constantly play through that guy and ride him in games?
Posted by LSUCOLLEGECHAMPS
Member since Apr 2020
2517 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:29 pm to
I'd rather have Liddell than Naji. Naji's a player who doesn't know what he's supposed to do and does things he shouldn't. He's a bit of a selfish player. Just look at me, a type of player.
Posted by Pels_Yaz
Member since Apr 2023
9327 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:31 pm to
quote:

He's a bit of a selfish player. Just look at me, a type of player.


Hes even admitted hes just trying to play for a big contract. Lot of players do but he will always look for his first and his basketball IQ is just low.
Posted by mhasen1
Texas
Member since Feb 2008
1740 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:32 pm to
quote:


Zion scored and had exciting moments .

He wasn’t great .


He also ran the offense flawlessly. 95% of the possessions ran through him ended with excellent shots.

2/3 of the possessions that he didn't touch the ball ended in extremely difficult shots.
Posted by LSUCOLLEGECHAMPS
Member since Apr 2020
2517 posts
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:33 pm to
Brandon pushes Grant off the three-point line and allows him to make layups when the scouting report says Grant doesn't shoot well from the three-point line. Low IQ basketball.
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