Why New Orleans Pelicans’ Preseason Concerns Are Real But Might Not Matter
New Orleans Pelicans face preseason uncertainty: Can they overcome? The New Orleans Pelicans ended their preseason with a 118-98 loss to the Houston Rockets, raising questions about their readiness for the NBA season. Host Jake Madison explores Brandon Ingram’s efficient 18-point performance and the team’s clunky offense, highlighting concerns about player synergy and strategy. With Zion Williamson absent and Daniel Theis starting, the Pelicans showed flashes of potential but left fans with more questions than answers. Can the Pelicans find their rhythm before the regular season begins?
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24 Comments
Every dayer!! 🇵🇭🇵🇭
They looked clunky sometimes, you are definitely right about that.But it's preseason.😮
I don't understand why they haven't played the proposed starters together at all. I think Theis won't be starting, which is good, but how do Murray/McCollum/BI/Zion/Herb look? Still no clue…
I expect another up and down season. Got potential to be top 5 in league, but Coach will handicap them
With Trey hurt, it's good to have BI – but he was supposed to be moved
Smh 🤦♂️ here we go again to overcriticism of BI. They want bi to take lot of 3s, turn him into steph curry and dont take midrange (which he is on top of the league in percentage) yet will not criticize zion for having 1 dimensional game and having low rebounds despite his motor and built. Haha. Bias is real
every dayer
It's the coach. It's always been the coach.
our coach has zero innovation when it comes to offense, pair that with a roster that requires it and its a bad combination, heavy iso and a lack of ball movement
We're Cooper Flagg hunting. There are too many big C in the West. Willie will be gone by January.
FYI — mid-range shots are good shots if a player is good at making them …. while points at the rim and 3's can be bad shots if they are forced
There are not many questions from the preseason. They lost when Ingrm was the only one of their big 2 was playing — whether that was Inghram or Zion…. and rebounding is going to be a major problem for the Pels this season ( as it was in this game — the Pels were outrebounded by 20) …unless Zion vast; ly improves as a rebounder this season
The season hasnt even started and hes already bashing BI…
If zion had the same numbers..he would rolling his eyes saying…"Zion looooooked gooooood. "
😂😂
49 wins isn’t struggling. 😒
Yes, it matters … it was an opportunity for the coach and staff to figure out what works. All they saw was what doesn't work
Its a major concern for this team because the main office shot themselves in the foot. They knew they needed a center and were supposed to trade bi but they were greedy. This team doesn’t work with bi and yet they cater to him like he has earned it.
Also wrong about his center talk because they were out rebounded by a significant margin which is the reason they lost.
Every dayer
Yeah yeah Z didnt play but he's still the goat ..we get it 🤡🤣
If CJ and Murray made their shots in the first half Jake would not be saying it was clunky. CJ missed a ton of wide open 3’s and Murray has just struggled to start. If you watch the flow of the offense we did get a lot of open shots
After watching the game with the rockets I just think this may be a very bad year for the pels.
Z is the only bright spot
My first look at Murray. Not impressed
What else do you want BI to do?
The offense looks bad cause dejounte Murray doesnt prioritize setting up the offense and setting up other guys like the pels need. Way too much tunnel vision and iso from him. BI was solid. It’s hard to have a positive plus minus when almost all the guys you are playing with are massive negatives, which is why a single games plus minus in limited minutes is way too noisy to make a determination off of. Missi should start that should be the main takeaway