Bird Flying High, We Hope We Know How Zion's Foot Feel (Pelicans 2022-23 Season Thread) Update: Zion's 5 Yrs/$231 Mil w/ Protections

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CJ's been bad this season more often than not.

I don't understand why Willie isn't getting Zion the ball at the top of the key more often.
 

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Eh, we like 5/6 in draft picks, we can live with one swing and a miss.
It's the way the team is structured.

We need an athletic 5 that could defend, shot block and switch. He was supposed to develop into that guy. He didn't. Feels like that is difference in us being a title contender and playoff participant


It really hurts how big of a hole we have at the 5, because one player didn't pan out at all. We should of been in a place where we are chasing that final piece for a run, but we are going to be a desperate shopper at the deadline to fill a hole. I hope the Lakers can help us rectify this in the Lottery.
 

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It's the way the team is structured.

We need an athletic 5 that could defend, shot block and switch. He was supposed to develop into that guy. He didn't. Feels like that is difference in us being a title contender and playoff participant


It really hurts how big of a hole we have at the 5, because one player didn't pan out at all. We should of been in a place where we are chasing that final piece for a run, but we are going to be a desperate shopper at the deadline to fill a hole. I hope the Lakers can help us rectify this in the Lottery.
Wemby will cure that.
 

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Y’all crying too much for it being November
Yes shyts annoying as fukk lol. Hate coming in here

The team outside of Zion and bi for the most part brings it nightly

We getting a lot of bad calls on trey and herb but what can you do

We need a lot more designed plays for Zion tho. Right now we just letting shyt flow to much. When bi out the game the ball needs to be going to Zion.

We never run pnr action with bi and Zion and they both should kill in it.
 

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Yes shyts annoying as fukk lol. Hate coming in here

The team outside of Zion and bi for the most part brings it nightly

We getting a lot of bad calls on trey and herb but what can you do

We need a lot more designed plays for Zion tho. Right now we just letting shyt flow to much. When bi out the game the ball needs to be going to Zion.

We never run pnr action with bi and Zion and they both should kill in it.
Right fam we 6-5 we didn’t have 6 wins till damn near February last season I’ll take it :russ:
 

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No defense playing ass nikkas

And they might wanna look into getting a true PG. these turnovers are unsettling

And CJ is in a bad slump right now. He’ll come up out of it but until then he’s a net negative
 

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The defense was bad, look better when Val was out there. Blazers were settling for jumpers and got no offensive rebounds.

Dyson DNP :camby:

This is their first true homestand, tho. Hope they can refresh without traveling, unlike the first month.
 

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He always starts slow
It just sticks out like a sore thumb cuz he starts slow on offense and he already provides next to nothing on D

But he’ll get it going eventually. But this team has a defensive problem, especially with guard heavy lineups
 

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Willie has to be better plain and simple. Rotations all over the place. His love of Devonte, especially in the 4th. Him treating Jonas like a 7th man, if he doesn't trust him then the FO needs to get a defensive big because Larry can only do that against certain matchups. There are other issues too with his gameplan on both ends
 

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Yes shyts annoying as fukk lol. Hate coming in here

The team outside of Zion and bi for the most part brings it nightly

We getting a lot of bad calls on trey and herb but what can you do

We need a lot more designed plays for Zion tho. Right now we just letting shyt flow to much. When bi out the game the ball needs to be going to Zion.

We never run pnr action with bi and Zion and they both should kill in it.
Right fam we 6-5 we didn’t have 6 wins till damn near February last season I’ll take it :russ:
The bar has been raised :manny:

No one gets on here and says the season is over but fans have every right to call out the disappointing play so far. Losing to a Dameless Blazers tonight at home deserves criticism.
 
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