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Can Zion and the Pelicans Make a Deep Playoff Run? | The Mismatch | The Ringer



The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor and Chris Vernon discuss the New Orleans Pelicans and Zion Williamson after their two wins against the Phoenix Suns over the weekend. They talk about Zion’s controversial end-of-game dunk and the strengths of the squad in NOLA.

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15 Comments

  1. Bscales

    Long answer no. Short answer no.
    They will be fun but long run implies conference finals. I don't think they'll go that far. I think they'll get exploited on defense again and young teams always have issues I the playoffs.

  4. Francis Ayala

    It's very matchup dependent. GSW and Memphis are scary. Any other teams in the West I have less worries about
    – GSW is a nightmare (all the GSW starters didn't play against the Pels in both games this season) defensively because their motion offense will confuse the young guys and GSW has targets to pick on (JV, CJ, and Zion).
    – Memphis is just as deep as the Pels and have good defenders to throw at Zion and Ingram. Also, Ja will get anything he wants at the rim. Opponents are scoring at an above average rate when they get to the rim against the Pels. The Pels offset this by not allowing as many shots at the rim but there is no stopping Ja.

  6. Gill Peak Performance

    If you don't want to have a 360 windmill dropped on you, guard the hoop. Just because one team gives up before the buzzer sounds doesn't mean the other team needs to as well. Fans pay for a full 48 minutes of entertainment.

  7. Alex

    BI coming back should help w their spacing and open up lanes for Zion. That and Trey getting out of this shooting slump is gonna bring this team even higher

  9. Eazymb

    Me and my friends have been saying a little while now. The guys closer to our age (Generation Z) are less on that friendly bs. Than the older guys. I always found Bron and them to be way too buddy buddy. These guys all pretty much grew up together too and it’s just so much less of that corn ball stuff. Atleast to me. Knicks and Hawks a few years ago. Memphis and Minnesota. These younger teams genuinely don’t like eachother. Rockets got into it with the Hawks a few weeks ago and it carried over on to social media the next day . I love it. NBA Twitter is now just the league.

  11. Scott RICHARDS

    Pelicans looking good, but their are more good teams than ever in both conferences. I'd love to see a finals of Pelicans vs Cavaliers, but my Cavs first need to learn how to win some road games.

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