re: Official 2018 Pelicans Offseason Thread

I want the Pels to make a run at McCaw. I’d happily cut Diallo, guaranteed deal and all. Can pick up another big later

We could always find a team that thinks they can use Diallo, ala. Hawks, and have them use some cap space to sign nd trade McCaw to us for Diallo and a non guaranteed...

He maybe turning down GS simply because he thinks he can get more playing time somewhere else also

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One Team, One Stat: New Orleans Pelicans take it to the paint

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Last season, the Pelicans were the league's most improved shooting team, with an effective field goal percentage of 54.1 percent (fourth in the league), up from 50.4 percent (19th) in 2016-17.

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all kinds of good shite in this article

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Don't like the Achilles tendonitis for Mirotic. Remember that Cousins had that when he came to NOLA.

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Didn’t get to watch the game tonight, but just got home nd checked the box score and Niko coming off Achilles soreness played 37 minutes in a meaningless preseason game against the Knicks?????? WTF?

anyone concerned that they have been boat-raced in 3 games by the dregs of the eastern conference? coughing up turnovers like they all grew hooves in the offseason? Paper thin interior defense?

No - just like I wouldn't be any more excited if they were blowing everyone out. Preseason is for experimenting

But what I am concerned about is Solo. I helped out hope he would be 'Not terrible'

I haven't checked the stats but eye test tells me he is awful. I would ONLY play him at the 4 this year. He'd be my backup 4, with Randle or Niko as my backup 5. Diallo would also get DNP's. Okafor, occasional minutes depending on matchup

I need Hill and Diallo gone yesterday and a decent or better wing in their place

I haven’t had a chance to watch much of the three games and I know it’s preseason, but this was three crappy teams you didn’t do well against. It’s not something I would worry about to much, but I’d expect the starters to not have negative +/- against a crappy knicks team.

I’ll chalk it up to those young teams having more to prove, even in the preseason and us just trying to not get hurt.

If you watched the games, you would see the defensive intensity is at like a 25 (out of 100)

Its slightly higher than an All Star game

Or give more to Miller, give Diallo or Jah some minutes --- yes. If Hill sucks out the gate, I would do that for sure.

For me, him and Frank are on probation and if they struggle, they lose their spots

By "power forward" I mean that I would never have him on the court with two bigs. There were quite a few minutes last night where he was on the court with Diallo and AD. No thanks.

But, when the Knicks have a guy like Knox playing "the 4", then yes I have Solo out there at the 4. Instead, the Pels had him at the 3 and defending Trier, who was so much quicker.

I actually like Hill as a P&R handler and he can use that if there is only one other big on the court.

Obviously, against a traditional 4/5 like an Aldridge/Gasol - no thanks. But if you are playing Memphis and JaMychel Green is at the 4, I am fine with Solo getting those minutes