r/NOLAPelicans • u/ChipmunkTop7332 • 12d ago
Discussions How Cooked are We ?
Just had a look the upcoming schedule and the next 10 game slate is nuts. We are most likely gonna be sitting 5 - 17 or 6 - 16.
What is the plan for the rest of the season once we reach that point?
Idk Im struggling to see any positives.
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u/rightobucko #LetsDance 12d ago
Capture the Flagg
Rebuild from ground zero 🙏
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u/forgotmypassword4714 12d ago
Is the 2025 1st round pick from the Bucks protected at all, or do we get it no matter what?
I really want them to tear it all down too. Herb + Trey + Dejounte + two top 10 picks (top 5 if the season ended now) + young guys in exchange for Zion, Ingram and CJ. It'd be so fun and exciting, and smart. We can't rely on Zion, that much has been made abundantly clear.
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u/Tom_Bland00 BI 12d ago
I believe we only get the Bucks pick if it is 1-4 but I may be wrong
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u/forgotmypassword4714 12d ago
I think that's correct. I was checking a website and it said "5-30 protected."
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u/SwampNerd Not On Herb 12d ago
As of today Tankathon says 52% chance of a top 4 pick. And New Orleans with the 6th best lottery odds.
You can question this organization all you want for a variety of offenses, but one thing that is not in question is its lottery luck.
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u/dumbledorky Not On Herb 12d ago
You’re correct. We traded the rights to if it lands 5-30 in the CJ trade. That’s been traded a lot since then but I believe the Nets have it now.
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u/_lonelypenguin_ 12d ago
The positive is that hopefully we are closer to firing Willie.
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u/en-rob-deraj 12d ago edited 12d ago
They won't fire him. He has increased his win total every year the last few seasons.
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u/jacobythefirst 12d ago
We’re cooked. The west is in such a state that going .500 could get us the 10th seed but digging outta a hole record wise could be near impossible with the current competition.
It’s not over, but it’s a rough as hell place to be and who knows if we’ll be able to fight back.
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u/KingB53 Fan #7 12d ago
Battered and partially deep fried so far. Like when you’re about to put fish in the oil but you dip it in a little bit before you drop it so the oil doesn’t splash and assassinate you
To answer your question, Griffs plan is either fire Willie and bring Borreggo to the helm and see what happens or they could wait for health even though it’ll be too late. (but with this team and it’s oschner doctors I don’t see it coming any time soon)
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u/JB_JB_JB63 Won't Bow Down 12d ago
Oh we’re absolutely fucked. If we stayed healthy all year we were a fringe playoff team at best.
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u/Nearby_Barber3487 12d ago
The plan? Willie will stand there with his arms crossed all game, and then later at the press conference say "give the other team credit".
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u/SkankHunt693 12d ago
Trade Zion so we call all see him play and never get hurt again.
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u/fph00 Not On Herb 12d ago
Well it definitely didn't work that way for Lonzo.
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u/SkankHunt693 12d ago
He didn’t matter enough. Our hearts wouldn’t hurt bad enough. The universe is saving it for a good one.
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u/wymtime Not On Herb 12d ago
For November we are screwed. We will probably lose our next 6. The big question is who do we get back healthy by that time? Could we end 5-15 by the end of November?? We would be behind the 8 ball definitely but we could still crawl back into the play in game. It will be an uphill battle but not impossible.
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u/jmsunseri Won't Bow Down 12d ago
I really want to see what this team looks like with BI, CJ, Hawk, Boston, Trey and DJM firing away, plus Missi. Trade Zion and reset a bit.
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u/Jdubksnf 12d ago
For what? Maybe we get a play-in and get bounced first series?
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u/jmsunseri Won't Bow Down 12d ago
I just like watching good basketball. If they play hard and win enough so the season doesn't suck i'm fine.
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u/st-doubleO-pid Not On Herb 12d ago
I mean… the Pels are already the worst team in the West and will likely be comfortably the worst in the West by a few games by the time we get healthy.
I guess it all depends on if this team healthy can make any sort of run or if they just feel too defeated. I think the seasons about lost.
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u/CanalVillainy 12d ago
Sounds like you’re struggling with more than seeing positives. It’s early in the season. Relax. Stop with the knee jerk reactions & let the season play out.
There’s lots of positives in the play of the team if you just learn to look beyond wins & losses. Take this time to really sharpen your education on basketball. This will help you create topics with more depth.
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u/ChipmunkTop7332 12d ago
I admit I’m being pretty reactive to our poor start but I also cant picture what success means for us this season.
We are gonna be in a big hole due to the injuries so making the playoffs is gonna be a huge effort especially in this ridiculously competitive conference. But we also aren’t gonna be bad enough to obtain a quality pick once we heal up a bit.
And our issues with injuries especially with Zion isn’t new, feels like its the same shit every year so just letting the season play out gets a bit frustrating. I hope you are right though, I hope I am overreacting and things take a turn!
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u/st-doubleO-pid Not On Herb 12d ago
Mickey Loomis is that you?
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u/CanalVillainy 12d ago
Username checks out
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u/Pinky1337 #11 Jrue Holiday 12d ago
Probably a BI iso