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[quote]Mason's here now?[/quote] Every now and then - don't worry, won't bother y'all too much...

I check into this forum about once or twice a month, and while I may disagree with some (definitely not all) of the basketball takes here, most usually come from a solid amount of Pels passion/knowledge. Nothing wrong with that; given the current trajectory of the team, any sort of passion should be...

Just my personal opinion, but every year is different, so I think it's better to be forward-thinking than backward-looking. The Pelicans are 1-11 right now, so to finish above .500, that means they have to go 41-29 the rest of the way, which is about a 48-win pace over an 82 game season. The next...

[quote]Gentry might want someone other than Ryno.[/quote] Maybe, but he helped a lesser player in Channing Frye get a pretty nice contract with Orlando. Maybe he helps Anderson in a similar way & the Pels move him at the deadline? Or maybe they keep him. Too soon to know. Also, @tgr4ever - tha...

Apologies, didn't mean to be misleading. Thibs & Monty are tied for 4th longest active coaching gig. Just pointing out the short list of coaches more tenured of him....

Throwing my quick two cents into this discussion - I still don't understand why Monty won't even try the Jrue-Tyreke/Gordon-Anderson-AD-Asik lineup out there for spurts. The zone D with that lineup seemed okay in the preseason for periods at a time, and doing so would limit the need for [link=(http:...

Agree with that take entirely (and I even think I mentioned somewhere in the column that his height/wingspan gives him the ability to play further off of his man than what would be considered normal for other more typical wing defenders)....

Thanks for sharing, and I hope y'all enjoy it. Looking forward to hearing people's thoughts about not just the column itself, but the feasibility in general of those five guys playing together....

[quote]you hearing any whispers about possible EG deals or is it just a pipe dream?[/quote] Haven't heard anything, and while I would certainly bet on a Rivers deal if I had to guess who gets moved between he and Gordon, I don't think trading Gordon is completely unrealistic. ...

After the Asik deal is completed, I may be able to answer this. I asked a similar question earlier today to someone familiar with the process, but I can't get any details until everything is finalized with the trade....