Lost the entire bench rotation minus Jose, but I like the new pieces. lost big Val but willie limited him anyway. I think we should have a better offensive identity so I think that’ll make us better overall
@@Rpt3not really we guys that’s ready to take that role we Jordan Hawkins that’s gonna bring value Trey Murphy min gonna increase and cj McCollum might be on the bench or herb so we’re good
I think they’re waiting to see if BI is willing to change his game and shoot more 3’s. With the cap increase next season, I can see CJ getting traded next offseason and BI getting a max offer. I think the Pels want to see how this core plays together 💯💯
You're absolutely right about the organization wanting to see Ingram shoot more 3s, and that's why they're trying to get rid of him Ingram is 26 years old,the same age as Jason Tatum, and Tatum surpassed him by a mile. Tatum is not injury prone like Ingram,he wants to shoot the three, unlike Ingram, not wanting to the 3, and he's just an all-around better player than Ingram. The Pels have seen enough from Ingram and they are trying to see if Trey Murphy can be a starter with Zion because Trey is willing to stay out of that paint area with Zion and shoot that 3 at a high percentage. Ingram is too selfish, pertaining to not sacrificing that middy. On a Sidenote, Zion is injury prone as well, and Zion refuses to rebound defensively and shoot a face-up/3 point shot. The Pels are going to be mediocre again because the franchise subconsciously thinks that their one player away from championship 🙄 which is bullcrap and also they low key have overpaid,lazy,selfish players that supposed to be the leaders of the team.
As a fan that only missed ONE single game this season for a concert, this is the best case scenario. CJs numbers look unreal, they look fantastic, but day in and day out he would crumble in the second half, take the most unrealistic shots after wasting the clock, chuck up hail marys that have no business going in, and sometimes outright refuse to pass the ball. No member of the team has broken my heart more consistently at the ends of these games than CJ McCollum. Maybe he has great locker room maturity, but to say he has maturity on the FLOOR is not realistic. He may not be a big complainer or foul baiter, but his style of play feels amatuerish at times, which is a real shame considering how excited I was being a fan of CJ and Dame back in the day when we traded for him. Hopefully BI makes the right playstyle change, as much as I adore the mid range, with DJM, BI needs to and has the opportunity to play a more efficient game. Looking forward to that, and hopefully seeing more progress on the defensive end again, both him and Z made huge strides on D going into last season.
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If Zion is healthy and on his a game and Brandon is healthy and on his a game? I can't see the pelicans not being.a treat to go crazy next season. I mean they have a Truckload of not just talent but really good talent That compliment one another. They are loaded
As a pels fan, im simultaneously excited and terrified. Im really hopeful that Daniel Theis can give us 25 ish center minutes. Aside from that im hoping Karlo Matkovic can pick up maybe 15 minutes as the backup 5, and then in the closing minutes of each half im hoping we play small. Ideally id love to see a closing lineup of DJ, Herb, Trey, BI, Zion. Probably running Herb or Trey at the 5 depending on how the early season experiments go.
Let's see how it goes with Ingram Cj, Murray , Zion, and any one of our centers, I'll take that any day ....bench deep too , jose, messi, herb, trey, etc . If healthy we got this
Karlo Matkovic could be an important piece aswell. They drafted him in 2022 and let him develop in Europe. Judging from his performance in Summer league and his experience against professional players in Europe, he might even start..
karlo and missi are not ready to play real nba minutes. that much i know. i want them to succeed and develop; they just aren't ready for that. they are step behind that nba gear speed of the game. especially missi; his sense of game flow is simply not developed enough yet
@@ElijahSchoonover First of all I wouldnt compare MIssi to Karlo. Missi only has college experience. Karlo played Summer League and overseas. Besides that, Dereck Lively is the perfect example of an athletic, lobcatching, shotblocking Center that transitioned perfectly into the NBA (ofc Luka played a role in that). I think Karlo could match that.
@@BlackInfinity0 frankly; i think missi matches derek lively WAY more in terms of skillset. i think karlo is going to need a three point shot if he wants to see legit minutes. that will force defenses to not just collapse around him (or god forbid him AND zion). he just isn't a polished enough rim protector, nor point of attack defender yet. he looks like summer league is too fast paced for him; let alone the nba. key to note the only game where looked like he could be a productive player, he was stretching the floor.
You're absolutely right about the organization wanting to see Ingram shoot more 3s, and that's why they're trying to get rid of him Ingram is 26 years old,the same age as Jason Tatum, and Tatum surpassed him by a mile. Tatum is not injury prone like Ingram,he wants to shoot the three, unlike Ingram, not wanting to shoot the 3, and he's just an all-around better player than Ingram. The Pels have seen enough from Ingram and they are trying to see if Trey Murphy can be a starter with Zion because Trey is willing to stay out of that paint area with Zion and shoot that 3 at a high percentage. Ingram is too selfish, pertaining to not sacrificing that middy. On a Sidenote, Zion is injury prone as well, and Zion refuses to rebound defensively and shoot a face-up/3 point shot. The Pels are going to be mediocre again because the franchise subconsciously thinks that their one player away from a championship 🙄 which is bullcrap and also they low key have overpaid,lazy,selfish players that supposed to be the leaders of the team.
i think that end stretch with zion showed flashes of him fixing a lot of that stuff; not limited to, but specifically highlighted by the last play-in game. i think they can get out the first round minus brandon; maybe more if they had a more optimal coach as well. willie green doesn't actually know what he is doing. they don't have any type of consistent identity outside of defensive hustle. this is an offensively driven league. minnesota has an offensive head coach with the no. 1 defense in the nba.
I agree with him being overpaid.However, selfish?... Seriously?He was literally running the playmaking and also,he was set to feed cj McCollum and the other shooters. Also,he is absolutely better than tatum at playmaking and passing.That last part on your second paragraph is cap
This only works if CJ McCollum takes a bench role. Assuming BI is not traded. Also Naji Marshall is a 6'7" shooting forward. It really hurts he went to a conference rival like Dallas.
As a pels fan im noticing more and more recrntly that die hard pelicans fans are getting tired of the bi bashing and rightfully so. He had a bad series. Yes. He was fresh off being out a month. Yes. Move on. Hes still a top 25 player and when healthy/in rhythm etc hes real close to being top 15. Some may laugh at that but last year what we saw him do to grt us into the play in without zion was bi being maximized within this offense. Man went on a 30 or so game tear putting up 28/5/8 .. had a stretch of 30 assists and zero turnovers . If we had to pick a player that in my opinion is far and away the odd man out its cj. Hes horrid in each and EVERY play in or playoff game. He sucks as a pg and isnt gonna start over herb at the 2. Cant play the 3 for obvious reasons. Is targeted on defense by EVERY offense we face. Makes way too much money already etc.
Yeah I just hate that people completely ignore how Brandon played the last four years and focus on last season. It’s like they’ve been waiting for his downfall and it finally happened
@pierceliu9914 that is the people who secretly just want it all to be about zion. They can't stand some of the facts. Now I'm not gonna sit here and say bi is a better talent than zion or impacts the game at his best better than zion. But bi is a damn good ball player. Very good. Ppl can say what they want but it's a fact both time we were playoff bound 14 was leading the way and 1 was in clothes on the bench. Advanced metrics show the last 2/3 seasons the only forward that was better in the playmaking dept than bi was lebron. Bi passing and ability to drop dimes is criminally underrated. Yes he needs to shoot more 3s. Thats just the way today's game is played for a wing. But let's not act like he hasn't taken steps in facilitating and defense. He used to be a below avg defender. He lead the pelicans nearly half of the year in blocked shots. He showed much more effort on defense
@@joshromero-burgan9860 it’s also frustrating people never credited him for his defensive improvement last season. Before the injury he’s constantly showing up at the driving lane at the right time. He’s literally playing better as a small ball five than Nance (of course Nance didn’t set the standard too high). All I’m saying is if Zion or Trey are having this kind of defensive performance people would give them all the praises in the world. But whenever Brandon didn’t have a perfect game they will find all the reasons to argue how he’s a below average player
There’s no good value trade for BI, no real market for the guy who’s asking for big money despite not really being worth it for most teams. The new cap rules have made everyone scared (rightfully so in my opinion) to make big trades that limit your roster flexibility a ton with the aprons, especially with him asking for big money on the last year of his deal.
The success of the New Orleans Pelicans is centered around the health of Zion Williamson. He is the Superstar that the NBA is waiting to see in the playoffs. That's really the bottom line. 🤔
Pels fan we love BI we just need him to adjust his shot profile (shoot more 3) to provide spacing for ZION. Also bc of the apron BI needs to take a reduced contract. Also we would do center by committee bc we got wings like wings stop! Sign BI to 38-40 million a year and get him to embrace Zion is better then him
Trey and CJ provide plenty spacing for Zion and those lineups didn't work either. Stop trying to make it another players problem. Zion himself has to play better.
@@brianguy8986 Numbers back up what I said. The team was better with BI on the floor without Zion than the other way around. But you're easily confused so there's no chance you get it.
Yea Herb is 6'7 but he's good an lead ball handlers, especially guards. In order best against 1 then 2 then 3. In some places he's listed as a of but he's not. He's not a big, He's more Mikal Bridges type.
Paolo is a bitch 😂 dude is 6'10, and complains like a little girl everytime about non existent fouls. If the refs play the game the right way, the Pels win everytime
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Lost the entire bench rotation minus Jose, but I like the new pieces. lost big Val but willie limited him anyway. I think we should have a better offensive identity so I think that’ll make us better overall
@@Rpt3 We will be very fast next season!
Top 3 for sure!
@@Rpt3not really we guys that’s ready to take that role we Jordan Hawkins that’s gonna bring value Trey Murphy min gonna increase and cj McCollum might be on the bench or herb so we’re good
We need BI he loved outchea and he ball!
I think they’re waiting to see if BI is willing to change his game and shoot more 3’s. With the cap increase next season, I can see CJ getting traded next offseason and BI getting a max offer. I think the Pels want to see how this core plays together 💯💯
You're absolutely right about the organization wanting to see Ingram shoot more 3s, and that's why they're trying to get rid of him
Ingram is 26 years old,the same age as Jason Tatum, and Tatum surpassed him by a mile. Tatum is not injury prone like Ingram,he wants to shoot the three, unlike Ingram, not wanting to the 3, and he's just an all-around better player than Ingram.
The Pels have seen enough from Ingram and they are trying to see if Trey Murphy can be a starter with Zion because Trey is willing to stay out of that paint area with Zion and shoot that 3 at a high percentage. Ingram is too selfish, pertaining to not sacrificing that middy.
On a Sidenote, Zion is injury prone as well, and Zion refuses to rebound defensively and shoot a face-up/3 point shot. The Pels are going to be mediocre again because the franchise subconsciously thinks that their one player away from championship 🙄 which is bullcrap and also they low key have overpaid,lazy,selfish players that supposed to be the leaders of the team.
As a fan that only missed ONE single game this season for a concert, this is the best case scenario. CJs numbers look unreal, they look fantastic, but day in and day out he would crumble in the second half, take the most unrealistic shots after wasting the clock, chuck up hail marys that have no business going in, and sometimes outright refuse to pass the ball. No member of the team has broken my heart more consistently at the ends of these games than CJ McCollum. Maybe he has great locker room maturity, but to say he has maturity on the FLOOR is not realistic. He may not be a big complainer or foul baiter, but his style of play feels amatuerish at times, which is a real shame considering how excited I was being a fan of CJ and Dame back in the day when we traded for him. Hopefully BI makes the right playstyle change, as much as I adore the mid range, with DJM, BI needs to and has the opportunity to play a more efficient game. Looking forward to that, and hopefully seeing more progress on the defensive end again, both him and Z made huge strides on D going into last season.
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If Zion is healthy and on his a game and Brandon is healthy and on his a game? I can't see the pelicans not being.a treat to go crazy next season. I mean they have a Truckload of not just talent but really good talent That compliment one another. They are loaded
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As a pels fan, im simultaneously excited and terrified. Im really hopeful that Daniel Theis can give us 25 ish center minutes. Aside from that im hoping Karlo Matkovic can pick up maybe 15 minutes as the backup 5, and then in the closing minutes of each half im hoping we play small. Ideally id love to see a closing lineup of DJ, Herb, Trey, BI, Zion. Probably running Herb or Trey at the 5 depending on how the early season experiments go.
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Theis should be the starting center in my opinion. He can block shots, make 3's, good at the pick and roll. Good for Zion.
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Let's see how it goes with Ingram Cj, Murray , Zion, and any one of our centers, I'll take that any day ....bench deep too , jose, messi, herb, trey, etc . If healthy we got this
I can't wait to see how it all works out...been a fan of pelicans Eva since we got them here. , ,, if we healthy we go be a problem
Realistically Pels should be Top 5 team in the west
Definitely could be! Wouldn’t be surprised at all 🔥
I think trey could be center for the pels. His defense is getting much better
Karlo Matkovic could be an important piece aswell. They drafted him in 2022 and let him develop in Europe. Judging from his performance in Summer league and his experience against professional players in Europe, he might even start..
karlo and missi are not ready to play real nba minutes. that much i know. i want them to succeed and develop; they just aren't ready for that. they are step behind that nba gear speed of the game. especially missi; his sense of game flow is simply not developed enough yet
I slept on him hard until this summer league, praying he can give us a good 15 minutes a game.
@@ElijahSchoonover First of all I wouldnt compare MIssi to Karlo. Missi only has college experience. Karlo played Summer League and overseas. Besides that, Dereck Lively is the perfect example of an athletic, lobcatching, shotblocking Center that transitioned perfectly into the NBA (ofc Luka played a role in that). I think Karlo could match that.
@@BlackInfinity0 frankly; i think missi matches derek lively WAY more in terms of skillset. i think karlo is going to need a three point shot if he wants to see legit minutes. that will force defenses to not just collapse around him (or god forbid him AND zion). he just isn't a polished enough rim protector, nor point of attack defender yet. he looks like summer league is too fast paced for him; let alone the nba. key to note the only game where looked like he could be a productive player, he was stretching the floor.
You're absolutely right about the organization wanting to see Ingram shoot more 3s, and that's why they're trying to get rid of him
Ingram is 26 years old,the same age as Jason Tatum, and Tatum surpassed him by a mile. Tatum is not injury prone like Ingram,he wants to shoot the three, unlike Ingram, not wanting to shoot the 3, and he's just an all-around better player than Ingram.
The Pels have seen enough from Ingram and they are trying to see if Trey Murphy can be a starter with Zion because Trey is willing to stay out of that paint area with Zion and shoot that 3 at a high percentage. Ingram is too selfish, pertaining to not sacrificing that middy.
On a Sidenote, Zion is injury prone as well, and Zion refuses to rebound defensively and shoot a face-up/3 point shot. The Pels are going to be mediocre again because the franchise subconsciously thinks that their one player away from a championship 🙄 which is bullcrap and also they low key have overpaid,lazy,selfish players that supposed to be the leaders of the team.
i think that end stretch with zion showed flashes of him fixing a lot of that stuff; not limited to, but specifically highlighted by the last play-in game. i think they can get out the first round minus brandon; maybe more if they had a more optimal coach as well. willie green doesn't actually know what he is doing. they don't have any type of consistent identity outside of defensive hustle. this is an offensively driven league. minnesota has an offensive head coach with the no. 1 defense in the nba.
I agree with him being overpaid.However, selfish?... Seriously?He was literally running the playmaking and also,he was set to feed cj McCollum and the other shooters.
Also,he is absolutely better than tatum at playmaking and passing.That last part on your second paragraph is cap
Make the sixers next or rockets ty
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This only works if CJ McCollum takes a bench role. Assuming BI is not traded. Also Naji Marshall is a 6'7" shooting forward. It really hurts he went to a conference rival like Dallas.
Pels should’ve brought in Kenny Lofton Jr as a Zion injury replacement and potential backup. No break of a tank body for the opponent.
As a pels fan im noticing more and more recrntly that die hard pelicans fans are getting tired of the bi bashing and rightfully so. He had a bad series. Yes. He was fresh off being out a month. Yes. Move on. Hes still a top 25 player and when healthy/in rhythm etc hes real close to being top 15. Some may laugh at that but last year what we saw him do to grt us into the play in without zion was bi being maximized within this offense. Man went on a 30 or so game tear putting up 28/5/8 .. had a stretch of 30 assists and zero turnovers . If we had to pick a player that in my opinion is far and away the odd man out its cj. Hes horrid in each and EVERY play in or playoff game. He sucks as a pg and isnt gonna start over herb at the 2. Cant play the 3 for obvious reasons. Is targeted on defense by EVERY offense we face. Makes way too much money already etc.
Yeah I just hate that people completely ignore how Brandon played the last four years and focus on last season. It’s like they’ve been waiting for his downfall and it finally happened
@pierceliu9914 that is the people who secretly just want it all to be about zion. They can't stand some of the facts. Now I'm not gonna sit here and say bi is a better talent than zion or impacts the game at his best better than zion. But bi is a damn good ball player. Very good. Ppl can say what they want but it's a fact both time we were playoff bound 14 was leading the way and 1 was in clothes on the bench. Advanced metrics show the last 2/3 seasons the only forward that was better in the playmaking dept than bi was lebron. Bi passing and ability to drop dimes is criminally underrated. Yes he needs to shoot more 3s. Thats just the way today's game is played for a wing. But let's not act like he hasn't taken steps in facilitating and defense. He used to be a below avg defender. He lead the pelicans nearly half of the year in blocked shots. He showed much more effort on defense
@@joshromero-burgan9860 it’s also frustrating people never credited him for his defensive improvement last season. Before the injury he’s constantly showing up at the driving lane at the right time. He’s literally playing better as a small ball five than Nance (of course Nance didn’t set the standard too high). All I’m saying is if Zion or Trey are having this kind of defensive performance people would give them all the praises in the world. But whenever Brandon didn’t have a perfect game they will find all the reasons to argue how he’s a below average player
You can't give away Ingram skill set
Nahhh Tre can't create his own shot
I really wish we keep Ingram
Kings fan here. Western Conference prediction: 1. Minn 2. Pels 3. OKC 4. Dal 5. Den 6. Kings 7. Hou 8. Grizzlies 9-10 Phoenix/Lakers/Clippers/Warriors
There’s no good value trade for BI, no real market for the guy who’s asking for big money despite not really being worth it for most teams. The new cap rules have made everyone scared (rightfully so in my opinion) to make big trades that limit your roster flexibility a ton with the aprons, especially with him asking for big money on the last year of his deal.
They so deep they will be healthy playoff time
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The success of the New Orleans Pelicans is centered around the health of Zion Williamson. He is the Superstar that the NBA is waiting to see in the playoffs. That's really the bottom line. 🤔
Hope he plays his best next season, agreed 🙏🏻
The have no center, and neither of their top 2 options space the floor for the other.
Yes sick to my stomach We want Ingram on the team
I would keep Ingram he is the best player we got on this team
Karlo Matkovic pels Center
Pelicans are in a terrible position because Zion never took his weight seriously. Their championship window is already closed in my opinion.
Trade CJ, Keep Brandon. Murray and All defensive team Herb aren’t coming off the bench. CJ makes too much to be a teams 4th or 5th best player.
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Really hoping we get to trade BI for a center like Jarrett Allen.
Allen is Trash i rather keep our Centers
@@NeworleansBoerboelshes one of the better rebounders and rim protectors itl
@@zrunch and he stays hurt
Him for Bi is a downgrade
Pels fan we love BI we just need him to adjust his shot profile (shoot more 3) to provide spacing for ZION. Also bc of the apron BI needs to take a reduced contract. Also we would do center by committee bc we got wings like wings stop! Sign BI to 38-40 million a year and get him to embrace Zion is better then him
Trey and CJ provide plenty spacing for Zion and those lineups didn't work either. Stop trying to make it another players problem. Zion himself has to play better.
@@carltonbanks5470 guess u didn't read my comment... I have no idea what ur talking bout
@@brianguy8986 I guess you're just easily confused then.
@@carltonbanks5470 I'm guessing u realized ur the casual 🙄
@@brianguy8986 Numbers back up what I said. The team was better with BI on the floor without Zion than the other way around. But you're easily confused so there's no chance you get it.
Let CJ3 come off the bench
Ingram not going nowhere
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They need ta keep bi they should trade cj an something else fa uh big if they can
Paolo will just cook them all over again. Mr overrated Herb Jones is Paolo’s favorite food. BBQ chicken all day. 4-0
Yea Herb is 6'7 but he's good an lead ball handlers, especially guards.
In order best against 1 then 2 then 3.
In some places he's listed as a of but he's not. He's not a big, He's more Mikal Bridges type.
they dont even play in the same conference 😭😭😭
The Magic does look like they will be good. Paolo is legit.
Paolo is a bitch 😂 dude is 6'10, and complains like a little girl everytime about non existent fouls.
If the refs play the game the right way, the Pels win everytime