Brandon Ingram talks late-game execution | Pelicans-Grizzlies Postgame Interview 12/26/2023
To do something different instead of being stag will figure it out are you surprised those issues are still happening though what 30 games do days uh you know it’s a young team young team with not many veterans only team and U not many people that’s been in that
Situation so we all figured out together um you know we got 50 more games to go brand does it feel like these last final minutes of these last few games are very difficult to get anything going for you guys like playing a rhythm getting good
Open shots things like that u i mean not just fourth quarter sometime maybe you know at different times it can be difficult to score the basketball especially when um you know they they keyed in on the stars and team um we just got to figure out how we can uh
Make everybody better at that moment and trust everybody at that moment and um like I said we got more games to figure it out what do you think just been toughest part of being able to create some of those easier looks at the end it feels like a lot of those process just
So difficult I guess what’s been the toughest part about creating some of the easier looks Um I guess um you know spacing a little bit um just being decisive I think we we’ve struggled with being decisive in those moments and trying to figure out where is the lane to drive what’s the shot to take and who should take it um that’s all things that’s
Correctable and controllable um that we can go back and talk about but we got to we got to continue to go through this and watch these films and figure out um how we can execute that game and what’s the what’s the easiest shot on the basketball floor it might not come from
EZ or CJ but what’s the easiest shot on the floor what has it been like just finding that that right balance you know in terms of like L game with ucj and Zion um you know um we we went through it a couple times like we haven’t found a balance yet um
We we got to put each other in a position where we can be really really effective and I don’t think we’ve done we had some success but it hasn’t been sustainable you know um I don’t think offense is the only thing you know tonight the game was extended um I think
We might have been up I don’t know 103 to 99 I helped off a corner three Desmond B hit a corner three um I came back down we didn’t get a good shot I mishandled the ball and CJ had it blocked um and then they came
Down and I think that was maybe the live play but J J Jack got it so you know those things are controllable the defensive mistakes that we made tonight that I made tonight and um you know on the offense man we just try to get some
Rhythm get the best shot on the floor like I said whether it’s me CJ or Z or the other guys that’s on the floor we got to be make them effective too BR was that one of the strangest games you’ve been a part of just all the reviews at
The end yeah I mean uh the whistle was a little different wh was a little different um at the end of the game um that’s all I say that’s all I did they uh give youall the explanation after the the herb f I guess where ends
Up being a jump ball instead of Y ball um I didn’t hear that explanation no
New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram’s post game interview after the Pelicans’ overtime loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Dec. 26 during the 2023-24 NBA season.
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9 Comments
Don't think about renewing your contract with the Pelicans, just go to a new team. The coach of this team is very poor, and the general manager does not try to strengthen the team's lineup.
They don't have no aggressive mindset at all
BI is the only bucket getter on the team
Gotta give rook some minutes Dyson ain’t it
Played well but this team is ass Willie gotta go
“We’ll figure it out” Been hearing that same tune for the past 5 YEARS! BI needs to learn how to kick it to another gear in crunch time! The whistle is going to be different and players are going to be more physical with him. He’s gotta play STRONGER in the clutch!
I don't get into the fan-driven BI vs. Z debates, but I like what I hear from BI in interviews. Thoughtful dude who acknowledges his own mistakes, seems to think about the team first, and really analyzes the game beyond just going to the usual platitudes. Hope the coaching staff can put him and the rest of the team in a better position to succeed.
BI needs to take more leadership control on the court. BI and Zion needs to work together! Borrego had them on the same court and Willie didn’t do anything to progress that!
Time to start developing late game plays that involve BI and Zion… also Murphy needs to be on the floor.