MartinVanNostrand

no way he thinks they can turn this around. Last year to just get in the play in, it took 46 wins. For the pels to achieve this they would have to go 41-11 down the stretch, which would be a 64 win pace. Even if .500 was enough, they’d need to win at roughly a 57 win pace. Either way it exceeds even the wildest expectations you could have for this team.

If they suddenly morph back into the team they were last year and win at the same pace, they’d be 36-46, which would probably get us the 10th pick in the draft. It’s just mathematically impossible for this team to turn it around at this point

I still like a lot of the players on the roster but they should probably trade BI and CJ

Also, I don’t get why they held the ball for so long, they were acting like they were holding the ball for the last shot, but instead they initiated offense way to late

I think Ingram should be traded, it’s really unfortunate because of how he seems to like it here, but the fit isn’t there.

I really wish Griffin were in on the Porzingis sweepstakes this past offseason, he would have been perfect, the Celtics didn’t give up a crazy amount to get him. Could you imagine a CJ, Hawkins, Murphy, porzingis, Zion lineup? Teams wouldn’t be able to pack the paint at all. I do think the pelicans need a stretch 5, Myles Turner, maybe?

I wouldn’t write off Cade York or even Grupe for that matter. They are both obviously very talented but just going through a rut (although I generally trust York more since I’ve watched him kick clutch kicks at LSU). Both of them can turn it around, just need to learn to deal with the pressure and get consistent

That being said, if you can’t trust them, then they shouldn’t be kicking in games for you. But as someone on the practice squad, why not have him to challenge Grupe

Not the biggest fan of black on black uniforms, but I do think the black alternate helmets would look best with the black on black uniforms

Definitely 1 and 2.

When you look at the successful coach hires in the last decade or so, it’s mostly successful up and coming offensive coordinators plucked from teams. (Although there is definitely a fair share of failures here too) 9/14 playoff teams last year had offensive minded head coaches

If you look at most of the defensive coordinators hired, their defense ends up being good but the team is mediocre due to lackluster offense, coach then blames it on the offense which buys you a year or two at least.

Of course, you could have a defensive minded head coach that is still successful, but they have to be great leaders and be able to instill a team culture. (Also, able to fill a staff) Dennis Allen doesn’t really fit this mold.

There’s a reason why you see a lot of defensive coordinators that are retreads from the head coach discard bin

It’s how they lost to the bucs on Monday night football last year when they were up 16-3 with 8 minutes left

I’m ok with giving up Zion or BI at this point, with this new CBA, teams have to be more selective with who’s their top 2 guys

It will only haunt us if we don’t make the playoffs, although it’d be nice to be tied for 6th right now. Although, it’s kinda silly to point the finger at Dyson Daniels when Zion has missed most of the season and BI missed nearly half of it. That’s what actually haunts us

he should just let CJ start, play the first few minutes and then sub out and then pretty much give him second unit minutes until the fourth where he’d finish. This way he wouldn’t need to catch flack for not starting CJ