Mad Scientist26

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Look at this team with Zion on the court and Zion off the court… And ignorant people still want to trade him? You have to figure out the health, it’s the only chance of this team to actually compete.

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You can’t rely on Zion going to be healthy. You have to let that go! If 6 years hasn’t shown you then I don’t know what is.

You have to let Zion play for a stretch in order to build up his trade value then trade him in order rebuild around Fears and Queen and.

I didn’t know Queen and Zion can play so well together. That was great to see. Also, it helped Trey out too!

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Don't get me wrong, Dumars sucks and we knew he was going to suck. Griffin sucked before him. Willie is not a good coach and Gayle is a non-existent owner. Zion deserves a HUGE portion of the blame for the space that we're in. Dude was supposed to be a perennial 1st Team All-NBA freak of nature. He was drawing Lebron comparisons heading into that draft. Had he lived up to those, admittedly hella lofty, standards it covers up a lot of a franchise's shortcomings, both on and off the court. Zion turning into a worthless loaf of a basketball player destroyed this era of the franchise.

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I totally agree with this statement! Zion is just as guilty as Griff, Willie, Dumars, and Gayle. His lack of professionalism crippled the franchise for years. They’ve built teams around him and he’s never available. My only hope is that he comes back for a stretch and plays well enough to be drafted for draft picks. I will be excited to build a team around Queen and Fears. They’re young but at least they give a damn.

It’s a way of life as a Pels fan!!

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As a reminder, our best lineups this season have had Zion and Queen on the floor together

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That’s a small sample size and it’s not sustainable. They basically play the same position as an undersized big. Except Zion is always injured and ball dominant with no jump shot and Queen is not as explosive but has better vision and has a jump shot.

I fully agree with that original post and would only add to find a better coach.

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Pelicans beat two teams without their star player. Can't really get excited because the team still looks terrible. Plus they continue to look like shite after halftime

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At this point, I’ll take the wins anyway we can

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Trade Zion for a pick or 2 and another young piece. Let Fears and Queen be the guys and take their lumps. Zion is in year 7 and still isn't a winning 1, in this league. Time to prioritize others. Team is much more interesting and easy to root for when the oft fat/oft injured malcontent is out of the picture.

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Amen brother! I’m with you on this!

I’m not surprised

Throw in trade Zion to recoup some draft picks and I’m for it.

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If he is embarrassed by the LSU AD wait thill he sees the Pelicans. Since the State runs the arena it’s time to tell the owner to make changes. End of story.

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I’m 100% sure that’s not how it works! Also, what happened to both “wanting a smaller government” and “separating sports and politics”?

I’m before you come at me. I’m not a democrat.