Another injury for the New Orleans Pelicans as CJ McCollum suffered a collapsed lung. Jake Madison breaks down just how big of a blow this is for the Pels and how Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram need to step up. Plus, how long will CJ be out for and who will start in his place? And can anything be done about the defensive rebounding issues for the Pels?
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19 Comments
Zion doesn't attack the glass enough to be playing the 5. Not in my opinion and he's undersized at that.
Cursed smh
The WR/CB for Colorado Travis hunter had the same injury playing football and he was out for 3 weeks but that’s football and more contact so CJ might be out for 2 weeks , maybe ?
Welp. There’s that. 😢
Kira Lewis minutes just got more important… I love the opportunity for him. Look for us to push the pace and create space for the shooters
Sign Mac mcclung. He can shoot and play the point
Hi Jake
Every dayer, love the show.
Willie needs to stagger Zion & BI’s minutes. Besides the start & end of the game they need one of the two on court at all times. Let them start the first five minutes together then I would bring Ingram off the floor first, let Williamson do what his does best & draw fouls on the Nuggets early & as soon as they get in the bonus bring Brandon back in & sub Zion out for remaining of the first quarter which should get them in rhythm & set the tone for the rest of the game
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This dude is so soft
I believe a big issue with Zion at the 5 is also we don’t generate live ball turnovers. If we are going to lose the rebounding battle we have to force live ball turnovers to get out in transition. The issue is Zion is getting abused in PnR as the 5 and our shooters Ryan, CJ, Hawk are at most solid defenders. This has led to opponents getting very good shots and when they miss have been able to crash the boards because we struggle to box them out. When we have run the shooting lineup with JV instead of Zion we have defended PnR better forcing tougher shots and have been better at defensive rebounds.
Regardless of what lineups we put out there we have to get stops. Either live ball turnovers, or forcing tough shots and getting the board. Too many times against the Hawks we did neither
Zion and BI dont have the drive and motivation that CJ does. CJ wants to workout and practice and he wants to play all the time. Zion has no drive or motivation and BI doesnt have the drive that CJ does. this is a bad injury here and it would great if these two step up here. but I doubt. Hopefully CJ comes back in 5 weeks and he is all the way back. a lung is not something you want to fool around with.
Jose and Naji need to come back NOW
The Pels just need to focus on getting better at playing good team basketball! Zion and BI are no doubt exceptional individual player, but they are going to have to concentrate on adjusting their isolation heavy offensive games to making sure that they pass the ball around until they find the man with the best high percentage shot! They are our young leaders! Get the other guys in the habit of moving off the ball, and cutting to goal, and attacking the paint! Don't live or die by the 3 point shot! Let their aggressiveness at the rim open up better, easier 3 point shots! They need to put in Jeremiah Robinson-Earl at the 4 if you want to try to put Zion at the 5 b/c Robinson-Earl is 6-9 and he shoots 3's & rebounds! Zion needs to work on developing a mid-range shot b/c teams are double, triple, and quadruple teaming him at the rim which is leading to him getting beat up, resulting in turnovers and missed shots. This will eventually lead to injuries in how physical teams are getting away with playing him. A mid-range shot will open up a lot of good shots for him with his athleticism. BI needs to shoot more 3's! That too will open up his shots, and the shots of other players.
This is not the first time CJ had a collaped lung. Last time was in October 2021, before he was traded. Cj was out for 3 weeks at that time. Hope he gets well soon 🙏
Hopefully in the year 2024, all of our players will be healthy.
Zion at the 5 is never going to work. I hope Willie recognizes this sooner than later. It won’t because of the lack of rebounding and defense. Zion isn’t locked in on grabbing rebounds all the time or playing defnse. He needs to have another big out there to cover his deficiencies or we get torched. Plain and simple
When all healthy what do you think about Z, Trigger, Hawk, Matt, and Larry? I kinda like the spacing for Z but know it's a defensive liability