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Who says no to this trade?

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No way LAL will trade Hayes, Knecht, Kleber and 1st for Missi, Jose and Looney.
They won't trade them even without the pick probably.

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Good lord Herb can’t shoot

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Yeah we need to trade Herb while we can. That contract is going to turn horrible

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Good lord Herb can’t shoot

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Herb is horrible

Legitimately 7 straight bricked 3s in 7 straight possessions

That’s a losing player if i ever saw one

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Borrego has some Willie in him

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The Poole trade might’ve been worse than giving up an unprotected 1st.

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Herb needs to be traded with Zempic

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Can the Jose experiment please be over? This guy is not a nba player

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Herb is absolutely horrible
I don’t know what people see in this guy

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And so on and on from the first few pages.

I really don't understand why lots of the people here are fans of Pelicans and are even posting in this forum.

It's one thing to be so negative, because of Willie, but to be so dramatic right now, after every missed shot or that we're losing to Houston at half-time is nonsense.
It's obvious that only for a month JB have changed a lot, forming some identity, shaping the future roster (it's clear we are building around Fears and Queen) and the games are fun to watch again. And with more practices we are only going to get better. 20 wins, 30 wins, 40 wins... it's irrelevant for this season. The unprotected pick is irrelevant too, because we have our rookies, so .....just root for them.
And root for:
Herb, because he is most definitely not done (ask Curry and Durant). And he is actually shooting his normal 34% from 3;
Jose, who have finished more game in a month under JB than the whole Willie's tenure;
Trey - he seems perfect for Fears and Queen;
Zion, who still helps the development of the rookies by simply being on the floor and attracting attention (and we need to build some sort of a value)
Poole - same as for Zion. And we most definitely won this trade, as Bey is awesome
Karlo, McGowens, Missi, Peavy - all are developing as a nice pieces from the bench.

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besides maybe defend?

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Kobe is 9 time All-Defensive FIRST team (12 in total) vs 0 for Durant and you are saying maybe...
I guess you have never watched him playing to say such nonsense.

KD is great scorer, Kobe was a winner.

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People actually think Kobe is better than Durant ? Lol

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I see KD is very active from his burner accounts today.

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I don't think DET or GSW would be a problem at all, that helps both teams. That's a pretty solid trade for all 3.

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How exactly it helps DET?
They didn't extend Ivey (and Duran) because they want more flexibility, and Harris is expiring, but you think they will want to pay Poole and Horford (who is barely playing) for one more year?
And how will Missi help the old GSW?

And where have you read that LAL wants Zion?

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No it isn't.

Even if we were having a great season and were going to be a playin or playoff team, it will still be a stupid arse trade. A stupid arse trade that still has nothing to do with how good or bad Derik Queen is

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Please enlighten me what is the meaning to bring it every day? The trade is done, so what exactly will change if someone keeps writing what a stupid trade it was and how we don't have a pick for this great draft class.

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Joe Dumars is an idiot who was blasted by every person with a functioning brain in the media, and even by those without a brain. Of course he came out and tried to make himself not look as stupid as he was.

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He might be an idiot, but he has achieved way more in his life than you and all those geniuses from the media, so thus that make you also an idiot?
And if he was lying why none of the teams from 9 till 12 denied that they received the very same offer?

At the end of the day it's completely meaningless to keep bringing up the no protection part on a daily basis in multiple threads

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Awww did I hurt your feelings by making fun of Borrego?

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Yes, I am crying inconsolably because of your meaningless statements about James Borrego who is like a father to me and I will defend him to my last breath.

You must be one very sad and pathetic person who has nothing else to do besides typing on his keyboard the same sh.t every day.

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More posts where people think Borrego had zero input in the multiple seasons as the lead assistant.

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Another female post... complaining without saying anything meaningful.
There is a big difference between having zero input and providing input which is completely or at least partially ignored. And there is even bigger difference to be part of something and to be actually the one calling the shots.
I can say from my own working experience that a manager can receive lots of feedback from his team and completely to ignore it because he is delusional and believes he is the one. And this is extremely destructive and takes time to recover after such a person is gone.

Therefore I prefer to look at the positives - increased tempo, better rebounding, rotations, ATOs, more effort, etc. Also the growth of the players, not just Fears and Queen, but Peavy, McGowens, Karlo, even Hawkins.
JB might not be the coach of the future, but at least he is laying some foundations and building some positive habits for those players.
And Fears and Queen are simply enjoyable to watch. Now we don't have to rush it and try win now moves, but get some assets for Zion (if possible) and Herb this year and then DM, Poole and perhaps Bey next year. I would keep Trey for at least two more years as he is the perfect 3rd option.

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This team just folds when it matters

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At least this time they got the shots they wanted, but simply no one could made a layup and Bey and McGowens missed open 3s.