First Take: New Orleans Pelicans A Dark Horse?

First Take: New Orleans Pelicans A Dark Horse?

Well well my door course in the west is actually the New Orleans Pelicans when I think about what they have in the depth and what Zion Williamson has been doing do you know since the allstar break he ranks number three for his points in the paint he’s been making sure that he gets

Everyone involved CJ McCullen has been balling out of control averaging a little under 20 points a game Brandon Ingram we don’t talk about him enough a younger of Kevin Durant when it comes to the offensive end being able to get to his spots rise up over you know guys

That are smaller than him knocking down crucial shots tough shots and then when I think about the wings right you look at the Kid Murphy um you look at Jose uh uh Jose alar right coming alar Al Alvarado coming in off the bench picking

Up 94 fet big vaton is down in the paint uh you know just anchoring the def defense so when I think about the New Orleans Pelicans they’re my sleeper to come out of the West let me say this let me say this to you and and and and and

It was some noise you know over the weekend because of how they tried to troll me because I called them out let me say this and I’m dead serious you know we don’t have to get into the details but we have to make sure that the level of discipline that Zion is

Presently exercising is something he will continue to exercise as the season progresses because there there’s a lot on the line we look at them and I totally agree with you about their depth I believe in Willie Green as a coach but in the end of the day it’s been 22 years

They’ve got two playoff series wins they got as many they’ve got as many names over the last 22 years as they do playoff series wins two but let let me say this CJ McCullen during the allstar break was on NBA today and he said the countability that they have in the

Locker room and the way that they’re able to be open and honest I think Zion is going to be perfectly fine so okay and I will add this only because I just had their game they also got some sides on them too they they have terrific size

Herb Jones was a name you didn’t mention Wings he’s should be all defensive team he’s upped his game offensively going into Wednesday’s game they had had 15 different lineup and Zion had played about 80% of his game going into Wednesday’s G Wednesday’s game and so there is something happening there

They’re very focused on being out of the playin having both won and been successful in the playin and lost last year in the playin but I like that as a dark

Kendrick Perkins makes an argument for New Orleans Pelicans making a push in the playoffs. #neworleanspelicans #pelicans #kendrickperkins #stephenasmith #nbabasketball #nbaseason #brandoningram #zionwilliamson #stephenasmith #espn #espnfirsttake #nbaonespn #neworleans