After blowout to the Raptors did the New Orleans Pelicans build their roster wrong?
Can the New Orleans Pelicans Overcome Their Roster Challenges? The New Orleans Pelicans face scrutiny after a tough loss to the Toronto Raptors, raising questions about their roster construction and defensive strategy. With star players like Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram out, can the Pelicans find their rhythm in the NBA?
Host Jake Madison breaks down the game, highlighting Yves Missi impressive defensive impact despite the team’s overall struggles. He explores the potential for a team rebranding inspired by the popular City Edition jerseys, featuring a bold color scheme. Madison also teases a future discussion on whether the Pelicans should consider tanking this season.
Don’t miss this insightful analysis of the Pelicans’ current challenges and future possibilities. Tune in for expert insights and engaging discussions.
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50 Comments
We still doing moral victories now 😂
This is about coaching. This can’t be a roster build issue when 75 percent of your roster is injured. This dude can’t be serious.
It's rough being a Pelicans fan but one day we will rise 😢💪🏾💪💪🏻
Trying to have a 3 point shooting team has not worked for years. Time to find some post players and they can shoot or pass out to a 3 point shooter.
Why is Matkovic not getting a shot to play? Missi can give you 10/10 in the paint and defense. Matkovic can give you at least 15-20 and 8 rbs and can give you paint points and stretch the floor and decent rim protection. Start them together with Murray, CJ and Hawkins. Pels have to see who can play now, if they can't play they have to move on from them.
Every dayer
STOP GIVING THE FRAUDULENT G.M CALLED DAVID GRIFFIN A PASS..
. HE PUT THIS PROBLEM TOGETHER!!!
I cancelled pelicans plus. They not getting my money no more
Les gourous ont jeté un sort au Pélicans affin qu'ils comprennent qu'ils doivent se séparé de Zion Williamson et Brandon Ingram.
Another terrible take. It’s been coaching and it’s time green goes so JB can get his shot
Ok… we are officially the WORST team in the NBA! But at least we can see the games for free.. I’d be MAD if I had to pay subscription for this!!
Flashback! when Willie Green had Jaxson Hayes on the court and Hayes kept running to the outside of the perimeter guy is almost 7 feet tall. " I said what kind of coaching is that" the man should have been under the basket trying to get the rebound, that`s when I knew Green was no coach.
Mrs. Benson don`t let Willie butter up to you fire the man he`s not doing his job.
Voodoo is definitely apart of the Pelicans identity, because these mofos are cursed!!! Fk them jerseys!!!!!!
I think we ought to keep Zion around, he did play a lot of games for us last year I think Willie should play Reeves more, but that all goes back to coaching
Offensively, all the ever do is pick and roll with minimal ball or player movement. They are easy to defend, and they get stagnant.
This team is a disaster, need a full overhaul. New gm, coach and players
We need size, movement, players available. Payton is your starting point guard. This was bad to watch.
Payton knows how to setup teammates for easy shots.
If it’s true that Nola can wave Zion next year without any financial losses it’s gonna happen
Both of the Pels so call 3pt shooters Murphy and Hawkins are soft as butter. Why was Murphy missing? He done got paid now fell he can coast. Why is cj still doing all that dribbling. Why is zion still on this team? Glad to hear some booing should be more to send the message of change
When you have over 100-million in annual salaries going to guys that aren’t available or mesh well, finding success is nearly impossible.
Fire Willie Green!!!!!
That game was hard to watch.
Hi Jake WTF was that ? We are embarrassing
Fire Griffin, Fire Willie, draft Cooper Flagg
Bruh if willie green makes it threw this season im done with them, ANTONIO DANIEL'S SHOULD COACH HE BREAKES DOWN EVERY THING WRONG ON HIS PLY BY PLY ANALYST
Glad to see you before the game for that fist bump, before I started throwing up watching that embarrassment.
Kinda glad pelicans+ wasn’t working but they better get that fixed I’m paying monthly it needs to work. Crazy to think I’m actually paying to watch this team right now
Fire Willie Green his rotations are awful as usual.
Every dayer comment
These ain’t no moral victories
Willie time has expired. So has the entire Pelicans management team. Zion is a bust and should have been traded when they had the chance. I understand drafting him but resigning him was a mistake. Time to cut your losses and move on from him
Cooper Cooper
Jake stressed out too his beard don turned half grey! 😂😂😂😂😂
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Just for the record, BI and the bench against better competition is better than DM and CJ and the bench against the co-doormat of the league. Just Sayin'
PLAY KARLO NOW!!!!
I think the raptors really liked our jerseys and court as well
Nah man, even with the injuries, you can't be losing at home to the Raptors. I know everyone wants to tank, but we had #1 picks in 2012 and 2019…and where did that get us?
Yall are two yrs late on this. I saw no hope for this roster after two season ago. We had a Healthy Zion till the Playoffs and then Dort bagged BI.
The ceiling of this team was met.
We need move on from Zion and anyone who cant stay healthy.
Time to hit the panic button
Willie green can’t get this team out the woods coaching should be good to win games like this you get rid of players and bring others in and regress
Coaching got to be held accountable.
Move this organization out of New Orleans. NBA BASKETBALL never works in New Orleans. It's a complete mess. Get rid of everyone Coach, GM , Zion, etc. Smh.
Yeah the pels should just cut their losses with BI and Zion, and tank.
Try and reconstruct the roster similar to how the clippers have done. They haven't had kawhi at all this season… It's just Harden and Defensive minded-Role players and they've been scrappy and watchable and have upset teams trying to contend in the west 😂
Missi has bad hands. How can a player be a valuable NBA player with bad hands? TO possible any play.
There should not be any other conversation until Zion Williamson is traded.
I agree with you Jake this team needs a rebrand. The purple, black and neon green represent us more and the colorway is more unique. Gives us more of a gritty vibe and Skelicans is so fire 🔥 for us to blend a name like that would truly set us apart
We came into the season saying wed figure it out… of course we built the roster wrong! starts with firing Griffin and Green asap
Zion who?
About the coaches. What does it say that after like 6 years Z still doesn't have a jump shot.
Pathetic