The current starting lineup for the New Orleans Pelicans has been outright bad. Jake Madison breaks down the reason for the struggles and says it almost might be by design. Plus, should the Pels consider trading Brandon Ingram or Zion Williamson? And the team better watch out for the Houston Rockets.
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39 Comments
Should the Pelicans look to trade Brandon Ingram or Zion Williamson?
Lol this was the big 3 with Zion , BI and CJ but now we don’t need CJ since we have been losing now we wanna trade CJ , CJ does fine , coaching has been lack luster .
yes i would trade brandon for a draft pick
Why is CJ exempt from your list? I would look to ship him out first.
Great show Jake. I think the coaching staff hasn’t figured out a system that utilizes Z and BI together. The systems that work shut out the other person’s strengths. That’s why with our current system Zion thrives. In this system Zion gets to the rim and creates his own space. Opposed to BI needing a heavy pick and roll system with the space of the others on the floor so he can cook. It amazes me that within the time frame the two have been on the floor together we never see them set picks for each other. So that’s a system thing. Yes injuries suck and BI definitely has to play more games but I don’t think you should give up on a 3 dimensional scorer who had your team a game away from beating the 1 seed in the playoffs. If anything the coaching staff (not Willie) needs to change because of the lack of creativity
no to Both
AD didnt want to stay lucky there both staying just let it ride
Trading BI and keeping an aging CJ is prob not the best idea… lol
so you say that team is frustrated with brandon missing games and they want to trade him , but everyone is fine with Z missing games ? it does not make sense. BI proved as a leader and helping everybody out, why the hell you would want to trade him for average consistent player. Both players prooved that when they are on the floor and 100% healthy they are monsters, big L take here. None of them needs to be traded.
If we don’t trade Jonas this off-season I’m giving up on this team
Bless you
Bless you
We have to play together and make everybody on the floor a threat
Only if you can get an outstanding player like Anthony Edwards. But I just hope we can stay healthy.
I want to to work with Z BI and CJ…I really do. It just does not seem like it will.
Trade Brandon for Zack Lavine
definitely think the coaches are the blame. We should play more inside out. Jonas is unstoppable, he needs more touches to create foul trouble for the opposing bigs
I'm actually tired of The BI trade talk it's pretty ridiculous
Trading Ingram instead of Zion is idiotic. He has missed a few games compared to Zion missing almost 70 percent of his games since he been in the league. I hope he comes back and looks good just to raise is trade value this summer.
Being frustrated at BI for injuries and not Zion is wild 😂
I like Jonas, but lately it seems that he has slippery hands when he gets a pass under the rim resulting in a turnover. I would trade him.
If Pels didn't have CJ ,the Pels would hava a much worse record.With BI and Zion missing so many games ,CJ is the only offensive weapon. The coaches have scheme better offensive game plans.
Go, get Jordan Poole
As usual Jake, great show. I know at times it can be very difficult and frustrating to be positive. Once again thank you !
🤣 , WOULD I TRADE BI, MY BEST PLAYER !!!!!!!! THAT'S A JOKE RIGHT ???? ZION'S ALREADY GONE IN MY 🤯🤬🙈🦴🥶🤢🤮💥. WE HAVE TO BUILD AROUND BI !!!! 🏀🎯🥳🧐😎
Its time to shake things up. Zion hvent played full season since being drafted. Cant stay healthy . Never shld have moved Randle.
Trade BI because we can get the best return on him
W.G. has got coach C.J. to.I'd use BI at the two more.I'd use,C.J. at the point until he is not effective there, then swap him out for a young P.G.Trey at the Three,J.H.at the Four more ,J.V. if not hurting the team or Herb
CJ Is the issue. He's one of the worst defenders in the league and his offense isnt making up for it anymore. He looks slow.
JV need to go!!! Zion don’t need a max deal. Starting line up with this roster should be BI, Trey, CJ, Nance, Jax.
I would consider trading BI or Jonas. Jonas more likely but if you can get back a couple good role players that can shoot the 3 for BI I would but only if BIs value is higher.
I doubt zion will get traded instead trade bi for someone who can knock down threes and trade jv while you're at it
More of the ball movement and squire some shooters. Like every other NBA team does
I respect Cj , but I would trade Cj before bi… Ingram stays hurt because he has to work too hard… he’s more like KD not lebron… And Ingram committed to New Orleans first, he wanted to be here before the come up.
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Don’t trade either. We hit the number one seed and said we gonna win the title. They timeline was never this year
Every team seals with injury woes, you can't predict who will or won't get injured. Best plan is to get better physical therapists and body conditioners, stick with our all stars and see what they can give us when both healthy before deciding whether to trade them off for a potential different problem. But also put the right prices around them in case one does go out, we aren't left trying to put a square peg in a round hole.
We should probably throw in CJ as well in the trade consideration. It may not make sense to keep all 3 when they are all mostly-inside scorers. I still maintain we need a floor general who is a true guard and strong outside shooter. We are currently missing that. I have serious doubts about the effectiveness of "positionless basketball" over a long period of game time.
But WHY when Pelicans had a chance to get KD , they didn’t trade INGRAM??? thats wild!