The New Orleans Pelicans stumbled after the All-Star break as they still miss Zion Williamson. While losing to the Toronto Raptors is disappointed, Jake Madison says it’s easy to diagnose what’s going on with the Pels and has changes for Willie Green to get back to winning ways with Brandon Ingram.
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44 Comments
What's the biggest adjustment you want to see the Pels make?
need to play hard 4 quarters instead of waiting till the last 7 mins to take a urgent stand with backbone
we look like shit 1,2,3 quarters
Ugly asketball.
We need reliable efficient 3pt shooters and athletic rim protection. All our great defense means nothing if we are unable to score.
Live by help defense die by the help defense.
This team need to learn to function without zion
nobody other than CJ and BI got any respect, and that's how to beat the pelicans…this is not encouraging.
Ime Udoka.
If the Pelicans fail to make the playoffs, Willie Green needs to be replaced and go after Udoka. He led Boston to the Finals in 1 season. He got Boston to play defense. He got the most out of his players. Is Willie Green doing that? He Consistently gets outcoached every game. It has to stop.
A week off and nothing has changed. You can blame injuries all day long, but this team has shooting and defensive issues. Running this back with the same roster was a mistake, including the coaching staff.
This offseason will be absolutely important to keep this team from falling apart. They're not falling apart just yet, but they're getting close to it.
Herb first shot off the all star break was a curveball airball from the corner and for good reason was scared to shoot again. Trey has to start over Herb. It's not like our defense w/ Herb is amazing. 2pts 1/3 in 33 mins just won't cut it. Just have to face we're looking at another play in situation
Wille lost this game! Refusing to bring in billy or Jax off the bench and sticking with a small ball lineup for long periods was infuriating! I feel like CJ’s basketball IQ hit a drop off point with his decision making on both sides of the ball! Herb not being aggressive on defense letting pascal walk the clock down with a car length of space had me yelling at my screen! What the heck fellas! Is Mike Dantoni still consulting because our ball movement shows no sign of it!
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One of the problems the pelicans have is ball watching that's why they struggle with rebounding and 2nd chance points
This team looks like it's about to lose 10 straight games again. But, that's what happens when you draft injured players. Don't be surprised when they say Zion is done, for the season either!
You have been wrong on Murphy and still wrong on him I never have been impressed with his shooting. You are talking about scoring in the paint without mentioning Valanclunas piss poor playing. This man can't or refuses to jump , misses open shots under the basket, wide open under the basket and passes the ball , team are not afraid to drive to the hoop cause he is not going to challenge anyone if he does he commits a dumb foul.you are sooooo wrong on your evaluation especially on Murphy and Valanclunas let them shot more why so they can miss more. COME ON MAN!!
The pelicans need a true athletic big man is withJonas coming off the bench
Nice signed Jose jersey there….just hoping Zion comes back for a final push at the end of this season…🏀🇬🇧
I remember comments at the beginning of the season about the depth of this team being one of the best in the league. Jax and Billy could not get off the bench in this one? Kira? Can't just wait for Zion and Bi to do play hero ball. They are really good players and CJ but not fun to watch. Come on Team Green. Go Pels!!!
Might be the dopest jersey Ive seen in someones background 🐐
Willy Green need to be in the hot seat… his subs and rotations are horrendous…
We will not make the playoffs playing like this, also no, there weren’t any bright spots
We try too many perfect pin point passes. Sometimes it works..but more often the results turns into a turnover. Herb is a great defensive player but he is not on offense. Play Willie h. He gives you points.
Can someone tell me what is willie green calling card? Is it defense or offense or ATOS
Face it! Without zion our chances are slim to none. I'm not to sure he will be back this season. We just need to hope for the best.
Pelicans need to go back to the Starting lineup with Jaxson Hayes …
Everyone blaming Jonas but nobody helped Jonas get rebounds!!!!! NO ONE
REBOUNDS KILLED THE PELICANS!!!
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IN THE 3rd quarter the entire supporting cast (herb, jose, naji, Nance) had only 3-4 points with 4 minutes left in the 3rd…
CJ, Val, Trey, Jax, Temple. I wish all of them won’t be in the Pelicans roster next season.
HernanGomez is better for the starting lineup than JV
Zion is the missing piece to bring Willie greens game plan together…. Without Zion we don’t have a guy that can just finish in the restricted area
Bi needs to get the offense going in the first quarter to much passing
can you ask coach green why ban Hayes
Thanks Jake! To me it feels like Coach Green is tinkering with his lineup trying to see what/who will work best for the playoffs. This is the only logic for what's going on.
Trey Murphy and Naji Marshall played well earlier in the season when we were winning. They need to play more. It can't just be the BI show. He scores a lot but we lose.
Jake remember when you said mo Bamba isn't that good 10 pts 13 Rebs and 2-4 from three, another player you said you didn't really care to go after Myles Turner 40 pts last night and a rim protector. all this linesups with your statement when the pels got J RICH. see we see those players playing a certain role you're looking at stars 🤦
This was one of Willie Greens worst coached games let's keep it 💯 here
I like Jake Optimism on the pelicans because I just scream at the tv and tweet fire the coach
Season is done. Hope for next year. Zion cannot be relied upon.
on the bright side Josh Richardson got 8 pts. about the same as devonte graham would have gotten.
Willie needs should let Herb initiate some actions. Also run Trey off more screens and stay in more motion. They need better entry passes into the post for Val. And CJ and BI are too lackadaisical on some of these passes. Pels need to tighten up. Pels don’t play with enough energy on the road. Maybe play Jax some more. Stop playing nance against true centers. He’s ineffective. What happened to dice? Injuries are taking to long for this team, didn’t he have a sprain? Pels need more pop without Zion. Willie gotta play guys just to get some energy. Kira. Whatever. Try something different
JV is simply ineffective with this team. It’s time to move on from him. Naz Reid would be a good fit for us
Jonas has to be better. With essentially the same time on the floor, Jakob Poeltl completely outplayed JV. I know Herb only scored 2 points but he only attempted 3 shots had 2 blocks. I’m absolutely loving the energy Josh Richardson has been showing since arriving here and I hope he becomes a big locker room presence to light a fire under these guys butts to play harder!
The Raptors are a big, athletic team that can put the ball on the floor. Jake has said this before and so have I. Our coaching staff has to find ways to get our players to their spots better! If I’m Brandon Ingram, I’d be getting frustrated. Herb played point guard in college. I’m not suggesting he run our point guard in the NBA but we can definitely find more ways to get him involved in the offense instead of standing in the corner. Herb works hard on his game. I would be intrigued to see us run some plays using Herb as a way to facilitate and get guys moving off the ball maybe. I don’t know, I’m no basketball savant, nor do I get paid the money the coaching staff does. But we have to find a way to be more creative and take a load off our star players.
Meaning JV has to come out to play! I need 16 and 10 from him when Zion, BI, or CJ is out. I need Herb to be more aggressive and Willie Green to build up his confidence because 3 shot attempts in 33 minutes ain’t it. That’s also a testament to our fast break offense.
Zion, we miss you big fella, hurry up ❤
I don't know, I'm just throwing sh*t out here, but I would love to experiment using Herb in a more Ben Simmons-type role. Get him more involved in the offense. Jonas needs to break down zones shooting more mid-range, free-throw line jump shots.
If you are thinking that this is a playoff team…you better ask Jim mora first.
Naji needs to do what he was doing when bi was hurt
Plus they have to work on free throws