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Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN

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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#61 » by life_saver » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:30 am

Come on Josh...can't be missing both the FTs
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#62 » by shangrila » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:30 am

-15 rebound differential.

Forget the missed shots, that right there is what the alarm bells are ringing for.
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#63 » by Neeva » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:31 am

Ugh Josh sucks, ant has been abhorrent today.
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#64 » by Note30 » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:32 am

why has our primary action for 3 plays straight been through okogie...
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#65 » by Howard Cosell » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:32 am

Take out the starters and get the bench lots of minutes here in 2nd half.
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#66 » by Neeva » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:32 am

New season same ****.
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#67 » by Calinks » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:33 am

The size of the Pelicans inside is crushing tonight. Pelicans looking great and poised. Terrible game I did not like the energy from the start.
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#68 » by D1SGRUNTL3D » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:33 am

Well. Good night I guess
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#69 » by Note30 » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:35 am

Neeva wrote:New season same ****.


iF wErE JuSt hEaLtHy wE cAn mAke tHe pLaYoFFs
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#70 » by jpatrick » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:35 am

The paint is packed because no one can hit a shot. Graham getting by Dlo at will. This is sooo ugly.
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#71 » by Takingbaconback » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:37 am

The problem with this team isn’t the rebounding, it’s the shooting. If the shots goes in, everything will fall into place. Rebounding just keeps the game closer until they fall prey to a team by the end of the game with better shooters. Besides they got great activity players already that should be able to rebound.
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#72 » by King Malta » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:38 am

One game it may be, but this is a disastrous performance IMO.

We needed to make the most of all the winnable games in this soft start to the schedule. Not to mention that the beating we've copped on the boards from the Pels is something we're going to have to deal with until we actually manage to obtain some size from somewhere.

There's going to be some disappointed posters in here based off of the pre-season predictions
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#73 » by D1SGRUNTL3D » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:39 am

Our big 3 is 7-33
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#74 » by King Malta » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:40 am

Takingbaconback wrote:The problem with this team isn’t the rebounding, it’s the shooting. If the shots goes in, everything will fall into place. Rebounding just keeps the game closer until they fall prey to a team by the end of the game with better shooters. Besides they got great activity players already that should be able to rebound.


Shots won't fall every night, it's going to happen.

Giving teams multiple second chance opportunities offensively is not sustainable, especially when your shot isn't falling or you're in a closely contested game. Rebounding is indeed a massive problem.
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#75 » by Battletrigger » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:43 am

King Malta wrote:One game it may be, but this is a disastrous performance IMO.

We needed to make the most of all the winnable games in this soft start to the schedule. Not to mention that the beating we've copped on the boards from the Pels is something we're going to have to deal with until we actually manage to obtain some size from somewhere.

There's going to be some disappointed posters in here based off of the pre-season predictions


The game can be bad but Pels didn't let you obtain a W and let them 0-4 without fighting.

I already expected a L, this back to back are tricky and we are not above the Pels team.
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#76 » by Calinks » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:43 am

Things we need to work on.

1. KAT has to reign in his emotions/outbursts. That stuff will lose you games, channeling at the refs is just a horrible way to go.

2. Got to get our shooting/offense up.

3. Got to get back to playing with energy on defense. We don't have to be number one in the NBA but we got to be respectable.

That should be the focus of the practice and gameplan. Win or lose tonight that has to be addressed. We cannot afford to lose games in this fashion to teams that are depleted. It's one thing if they just beat you in a contest game but to get destroyed like this? Unaceptable.
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#77 » by m2002brian » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:44 am

King Malta wrote:
Takingbaconback wrote:The problem with this team isn’t the rebounding, it’s the shooting. If the shots goes in, everything will fall into place. Rebounding just keeps the game closer until they fall prey to a team by the end of the game with better shooters. Besides they got great activity players already that should be able to rebound.


Shots won't fall every night, it's going to happen.

Giving teams multiple second chance opportunities offensively is not sustainable, especially when your shot isn't falling or you're in a closely contested game. Rebounding is indeed a massive problem.



This!

Rebounding is the equivalent of finishing on defense.

Missing a rebound is just as bad as missing a layup.
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#78 » by Calinks » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:45 am

King Malta wrote:
Takingbaconback wrote:The problem with this team isn’t the rebounding, it’s the shooting. If the shots goes in, everything will fall into place. Rebounding just keeps the game closer until they fall prey to a team by the end of the game with better shooters. Besides they got great activity players already that should be able to rebound.


Shots won't fall every night, it's going to happen.

Giving teams multiple second chance opportunities offensively is not sustainable, especially when your shot isn't falling or you're in a closely contested game. Rebounding is indeed a massive problem.

Yea the bigs issues is looking worse and worse. We should be combing the league/world for bigs who can board and play big. There has to be someone who can fill on some minutes for us.
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#79 » by Calinks » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:50 am

Edwards one-man show right now. Just got to get stops. Valencunius is basically able to do what he wants right now so going to have to be careful with how we play him.
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Re: Game 3: New Orleans at Minnesota , 7 pm, BSN 

Post#80 » by King Malta » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:51 am

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King Malta wrote:One game it may be, but this is a disastrous performance IMO.

We needed to make the most of all the winnable games in this soft start to the schedule. Not to mention that the beating we've copped on the boards from the Pels is something we're going to have to deal with until we actually manage to obtain some size from somewhere.

There's going to be some disappointed posters in here based off of the pre-season predictions


The game can be bad but Pels didn't let you obtain a W and let them 0-4 without fighting.

I already expected a L, this back to back are tricky and we are not above the Pels team.


No wins a gimme, I get that entirely.

But if we're legit we need to take advantage of some of these soft match-ups IMO, especially given that we're going to cop some hard road trips later as a result.

Mind you, I seem to have p!ssed Ant off, so let me reinforce that we're no chance from here and this play is unsustainable....

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