Zion Williamson on loss, adjustments for Tuesday | Pelicans-Lakers Postgame Interview 4/14/24
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson’s postgame interview after the Pelicans’ game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, April 14 during the 2023-24 NBA season.
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Jose Alvarado #15 Guard
Dyson Daniels #11 Guard
Jordan Hawkins #24 Guard
Brandon Ingram #14 Forward
Herbert Jones #5 Forward
E.J. Liddell #32 Forward
Naji Marshall #8 Forward
CJ McCollum #3 Guard
Trey Murphy III #25 Guard
Larry Nance Jr. #22 Forward
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl #50 Forward
Matt Ryan #37 Forward
Dereon Seabron #0 Guard
Jonas Valanciunas #17 Center
Zion Williamson #1 Forward
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39 Comments
š£ļøš£ļøDamn shame Willie had to call a timeout 3 mins into the game bc we came out FLAT in a chance to secure a PLAYOFF spotā¼ļø
Pels always struggle against teams with athletic bigs
Thatās not the Zion I saw on the road. He shrinks when he plays Bron!
WTF does he think is so funny ??? This dude definitely doesnāt have the look of a killer , he think this shit is all fun and games
I just don't understand why. The Lakers own these Pelicans every damn time. LeBron is Zion's grimreaper.
Brandon Ingram plays isolated ball while he's been on bench ball moves everyone involved what you expect from zion when you watching someone just dribble plus Willie green got to go I'm sorry nothing new in your playbook
You can tell the way he plays he admires bron 2 much and he always gets locked up by him and draymond
TOLD YALL BRANDON INGRAM COME BACK IT WAS GONE MESS THEM UP
INGRAM COMING BACK MESSED UP EVERYTHING! ball needs to be in Zion hand with space .. Ingram is an iso player that just stands without the ball .. Ingram took most the shots until the end of the game ššš I been saying this from the jump !! Willie green puts the ball Ingram hands over Zion
Zion is scared of Labron!
all this hype 4 nothing? dammit Pels š¢
Shouldāve put the ball in Zās hands all night. It worked the last four games, shouldāve done so
Fire David griffin and Willie green
You would never see Michael Jordan smirking, laughing or giggling after losing the way Zion is in this interviewā¦ I love Zion but he doesnāt have that look of a killer
Zion you got this. You canāt be afraid of Lebron.
I always say ZION And Bi look up to LeBron so much its like little kids playing their dad or big brother. they have fear for him that gets in their head from the start this is the worst possible match up for us. They are to us what we are to the kings. You can clearly hear in his voice he has no confidence about facing LeBron in a winner take all scenario.
Not gonna lie, Iām a Mavs fan. Iām not saying that Zion shrinks in big games, but I do feel like he needs to step up!
Once he goes from slasher to mid-range slasher, his game will be scary. Pelicans improved dramatically in 3-point shooting this season, but since Zion rarely shoots those, the coaches must force the issue and instill confidence in his midrange jumper. I'm talking one dribble, two dribble pull up.
I donāt want to rush his process as heās in the best physical condition yet, sharing the ball exceptionally well and playing solid defense. Still, nonetheless, he must continue to develop into a complete player to become a leader of a championship team.
He can easily be a top 5 scorer for the next ten seasons when his midrange gives him an additional 6-8 points a game combined with his already 23-25 PPG.
The problem is WG doesnāt have the coaching ability to manage the talent on this team. Itās a challenge for him to fit the right pieces for the situation. He canāt effectively counter what teams do which explains the 0-22 record when losing going into the 4th. Do we stick with him hoping he improves? I hope not.
To be honest, This Team is not for Play Off, many young players you will see are dedicated to winning, these pelicans are a lot of talented players but you don't see them persevering to become champions š¢ What they need is to go their separate ways.
Just from the way heās talking, the Pels have already lost Tuesdayās game. SMH.
People don't understand at the end of the day.The Lakers got Lebron and Ad.They can beat any team regardless of there record. And nobody wants to see the Lakers.Lakers won this game off experience.Everybody knew the Lakers was going to bring it.That game that they lost.When Zion sit out.They lost that game which they should have won.If they won that game they would not be in the play in.
It aināt about the Xs and Os. Itās about the lack of heart and determination they bring to the game.
Dude canāt shoot
Same excuse every time he loses to the Lakers
Pelicans will fail again. This is a poorly coached team and the players have no heart
Another depressing season thatās gonna end in heartbreak, again.
This is the plan of pels to avoid denver and face okc in playoffs its very obvious..zion and pels are holding back
On Tuesday i know they give it again to lal…to face okc in 1st round
Ingram was a -28 he been out a few weeks why mess with the line up when trey been balling, shouldāve ease bi in with the bench
Eventually heās going to get tired of losing to them. Not to say he shouldnāt be himself but this is why Ja is such a threat. Heās not of the mindset āIāāll waitā, he wants players like AD and Lebron to know your time is upšÆš„. This is what makes Michael Jordanās in the middle of a bird vs magic era. Zion tho a titan, is still a bit light hearted on the court. You can be a humble guy off the court, but when you in the game you gotta be Thanos man. Seek and destroy all comers. Especially AD considering their past.
The Pelicans are not aggressive. They dont protect the rim enough. They were getting some easy dumps on the pelicans and layups. They got to play more aggressively. They need someone to handle Davis. Lakers have a lot of height advantage, too.
Zion played passive when ever bron was guarding him he didnt post up or go hard at the rim. That wont work he has to force the issue and go at bron and davis.
Zion is a big game choker. He is a regular season hype star. He needs to grow up
Iām ngl, Iām SCARED of these next two games
What a silly coach willy.. why not bring BI off the Bench.. Your team been rocking without him and you just mess up the chemistry… warriors will beat you guys afte they take care of The Kings..
Zion. You're a monster, but you have to kill Bron. Bron is going to kill you.
Seems our guys donāt know why they lost..that seems to be something being told to them during the game š©
Run the offense THROUGH ZION