re: Has everyone gotten over their emotions from last night?

Last night aside, I think I've seen enough to feel confident that BI and the money he's gonna get on his next contract is going to kill any chance this team has of being a contender. I'd love to see him somewhere else before next season starts, or even before the trade deadline if the right deal comes up. He shows he can be a great second option on a championship team about a quarter of the games he plays in and the rest of the time he reverts back to his comfort zone with horribly inefficient shots. Doesn't really do enough defensively to make up for it either. Just hope we can get something good enough in return and Zion works harder and finally reaches the superstar potential we all know he has.

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They’re either constantly hurt/injured or can’t work together.

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If they got hurt this year then yep we'd all say it's over. They aren't this year. The can't work together shite is hilarious. We're the 5th seed. It's working to some extent.

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We’re meanwhile waiting here just waiting for them to go through a regular season/playoffs healthy together

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Yes, and if they can't this year. It's over.

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I’m sorry but after 5 years they need to put up or shutup

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Yes, I agree, by literally being allowed to complete the season and play in a playoff series.

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They honestly don’t deserve anything when you see much younger stars like Shai, and Ant taking over the West.

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What on earth have they taken over? OKC hasn't made the playoffs in 3 years, and hasn't won't a series on 8.

Ant has exactly as many playoff series wins as Ingram and Zion: zero.

But because they're 3.5 and 6 games better than the Pels this year after 45ish games, the pels don't deserve anything and they're "taking over the league"

Prisoner of the moment take man.

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Last night aside, I think I've seen enough to feel confident that BI and the money he's gonna get on his next contract is going to kill any chance this team has of being a contender

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This all day

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We're the 5th seed. It's working to some extent.

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With the talent we have on this team and how deep this team is, working “to some extent” is not even close to where we need to be.

We are at a point where one or two of these bad losses could have us in the 8th/9th seed where one bad showing and we’re headed home with another lottery pick at 14.

frick this talk of “it’s only been 45 games”. BI and Zion have been together for 5 years, that’s plenty enough time to figure it out even with the injuries.

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basically you’re ok giving them four years of getting healthy and when they’re healthy you’re thinking it’s somewhat working because they’re a 5 seed in the west. Sure, thats a lot of patience but ok.

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We have no choice but to be patient, so yes. Our star player this year has played more games than the past two seasons combined, and again, you seem to be forgetting that I've said if it doesn't work this year you have to rebuild.

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You’re acting like someone was stopping them from completing a season and playing in the playoffs

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You're definitely acting like you already know the results of our season.

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Ok so if

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Ah nope. You can't do the whole what if thing with this. You said they're taking over the league, they haven't won a playoff series. You're overreacting to how well they're doing.

But since you had to

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if the pelicans were the number 1 or 2 seed in the west, they were constantly beating good teams in the west, and either Zion/BI were MVP candidates- you would completely dismiss that and say oh pels have done nothing in playoffs

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You think there wouldn't be anyone that would say that on this board? We'd all be excited yet pensive until the playoffs. And ant isn't an mvp candidates btw.

Catastrophe syndrome has eroded this boards mentality. I'm just pointing that out. This season isn't the past season or the past 4.

It feels like a lot of people here said "pels have to make it out of the first round with z and Ingram playing games for me to see another year of the same squad", we're literally in the middle of it, but we lose to the Clippers and Nuggets on the road and the Suns at home and its over. Doesn't matter that we're the 5 seed with over 30 games to make up ground for a top 4 seed. Doesn't matter that the pels have a winning record against teams over .500. Nope.

Take the blinders off.

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Take the blinders off.

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Please apply to this to all your posts moving forward. Thanks.

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Please apply to this to all your posts moving forward. Thanks

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You get proven wrong about your points (again) and this is what you got. Ok. Got it. Done with you again kid.

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We have no choice but to be patient, so yes. Our star player this year has played more games than the past two seasons combined, and again, you seem to be forgetting that I've said if it doesn't work this year you have to rebuild.

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You always have a choice. You don’t have to wait 5 years for it to work- frankly most NBA teams dont. I didnt forget you stated to rebuild- I agree with you- why I didnt mention it.

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You're definitely acting like you already know the results of our season.

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You still didn’t answer why you’re stating your response like the respinsibility of Zion/BI staying healthy and making the first playoffs was on them? You just redirected.

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Catastrophe syndrome has eroded this boards mentality. I'm just pointing that out. This season isn't the past season or the past 4. It feels like a lot of people here said "pels have to make it out of the first round with z and Ingram playing games for me to see another year of the same squad", we're literally in the middle of it, but we lose to the Clippers and Nuggets on the road and the Suns at home and its over. Doesn't matter that we're the 5 seed with over 30 games to make up ground for a top 4 seed. Doesn't matter that the pels have a winning record against teams over .500. Nope.

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No one stated it doesn’t matter- you’re taking criticism into assuming thats what people are saying. People have higher expectations- that doesn’t equate to people don’t care about their current success.

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You get proven wrong about your points (again) and this is what you got. Ok. Got it. Done with you again kid.

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Because you think you’re right- doesn’t mean Im proven wrong. Must be nice to have that mentality, kid. But go ahead keep replying to everyone else and assume you’re right and everyone else on this board is wrong.