re: Pels vs Spurs: the Wemby Problem

May be in the minority but I think the offense should have ran through Fears in OT.

I thought Trey had a very solid game...except for that defensive lapse.

It’s amazing just how un-clutch this team is. Missed free throws galore. Also Jose get a Tech while checking into the game because his jersey isn’t tucked in giving the Spurs a crucial point. You can’t make this stuff up. They have to fire Willie but they won’t.

I didn't have a problem with Poole. Poole's game will always come with some questionable decisions but he has been fine overall. What we can't have is Herb having games where he can't hit the ocean.

CJ is having an awful season.

I just know Willie is going to drop a “give those guys credit” during the postgame.

Why does it seem that other teams are more poised down the stretch than the Pelicans? The Pelicans seem to freak out at the end of games.

Finished with 9. Unreal lol.

Exactly!!!
And yet the majority are still speaking about how we gave up a top 3 pick of 2026 loaded draft.
Wembi killed AD and Lively and everyone was expecting a blow out last night, but Queen really made him work hard for every basket, battled for rebounds against him and Kornet, and still was efficient in attack.
And Fears continues to play with 0 FEAR, so we should really hope that both keep developing instead of constantly moaning and bitching about the "worst" trade.
And it seems that our best minutes were with both of them playing alongside Zion (which was supposed to be a disaster).
If Missi keeps developing as well we have a very good young core.
And for those who are saying Zion should learn how to make free throws, he made 8 in a row before the final miss, so that was not the problem.
Perhaps it won't be so bad if we lose against Boston by blowing up another lead and 2-3 more games, if this will lead to getting rid of the biggest problem. Because those two games showed the same old weaknesses of Willie.
Even though he made some progress by giving big minutes to the rookies (who are more than deserving them), it's still inexcusable how he is not finding a way to stop crucial runs.
We gave up a 19:0 run against Memphis in 3:17 min and he called a time out only after the 14th point. And yesterday it was a 14:0 run in 2:30 min and he called the time out ..... after the 14th point.
And if he was a proper coach he would have shouted to the guys not the allow a 3 pointer at the end at all cost (i know everyone is blaming only Trey, but he had played 41 min till that moment, so perhaps he shouldn't have even been for that last play).