OnlyFans and MVP Candidates, Gen Z Invitational - Official (1) OKC Thunder vs. (8) Pelicans Round 1 Thread

Who will win this series?

  • OKC Thunder in 4

    Votes: 7 21.2%
  • OKC Thunder in 5

    Votes: 12 36.4%
  • OKC Thunder in 6

    Votes: 8 24.2%
  • OKC Thunder in 7

    Votes: 1 3.0%
  • Pelicans in 4

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Pelicans in 5

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Pelicans in 6

    Votes: 3 9.1%
  • Pelicans in 7

    Votes: 2 6.1%

  • Total voters
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Pelicans are playing disorganized and chaotic
They are sloppy and make bad decisions. They are bad at execution.
Green was out coached by Daigneault, the team was not well prepared still this series
Not paying attention to details and lack of focus is deadly in playoffs
 

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its a dumb strategy because even when he's healthy he can't shoot

teams acting like they don't need point guards are always having fun in the regular season but against playoff defenses you need guys who understand they have to set the table every time down for everyone on the court. not just rack up assists and hunt mismatches for themselves
Actually, he can shoot. He just doesnt

And its not a bad strategy because they was winning. Injuries brought them down, but Zion attracts too much attention. They even double him when he has big nikkas on him.

That opens up everything for pretty much everyone else and thats what they rely on.

They COULD do that with JV but Willie seems to be an idiot.

Ingram doesn't get any of that attention… especially with Dort guarding him. They literally let him play 1v1. Zion would be torturing Dort and that Thunder meat riding would be a little less
 

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100% agree. Same shyt they say about my Celtics whenever they lose in the playoffs and chalk it up to "oh they're young". Nah fukk that, win it now
You never know what team comes out of nowhere next year and becomes a powerhouse and knocks you out the playoffs early
On a related note, The Celtics lack of focus, killer instinct and attention to details will ultimately be their downfall. Their main weakness is mental. Thry have home court advantage for the entire playoffs.They have youth on their side. They have the depth, the talent, the size, the length, the starters, the playmakers, the shooters on their side. They just need to not take their opponents for granted, perform seriously and not goof around.
 

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On a related note, The Celtics lack of focus, killer instinct and attention to details will ultimately be their downfall. Their main weakness is mental. Thry have home court advantage for the entire playoffs.They have youth on their side. They have the depth, the talent, the size, the length, the starters, the playmakers, the shooters on their side. They just need to not take their opponents for granted, perform seriously and not goof around.

You haven't watched any Celtics games this season
 

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Actually, he can shoot. He just doesnt

And its not a bad strategy because they was winning. Injuries brought them down, but Zion attracts too much attention. They even double him when he has big nikkas on him.

That opens up everything for pretty much everyone else and thats what they rely on.

They COULD do that with JV but Willie seems to be an idiot.

Ingram doesn't get any of that attention… especially with Dort guarding him. They literally let him play 1v1. Zion would be torturing Dort and that Thunder meat riding would be a little less
zion's literally never shot more than 35 3s in a season. can't or won't its just not a serious offense that's always going to be forced to play slow because of it

...until that changes, he's a non shooting gimmick point guard that nola's FO is conveniently hiding behind as they continue trotting out a fundamentally broken roster :manny:
 
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