Why is everyone sleeping on the Pelicans?

[Kool Boy]

Top 5 player in Davis and a possible top 10 talent player in Tyreke Evans. 50 wins next season with a surge when Tyreke returns in Dec

[HenryGarfunkle]

Pretty easy to sleep on a team whose main contributors are two of the most injury prone players in basketball. I'm not just sleeping on them... im in a ****ing coma

[ThatCoolKid]

Your plug for the Pelicans answers your question.

Tyreke is not a good second option in today's NBA.

[G-train]

Top 5 player in Davis and a possible top 10 talent player in Tyreke Evans. 50 wins next season with a surge when Tyreke returns in Dec

Davis isn't a top 5 player until he proves it. Looks like the injury is currently effecting his athleticism.

[Kool Boy]

Pretty easy to sleep on a team whose main contributors are two of the most injury prone players in basketball. I'm not just sleeping on them... im in a ****ing coma
They WILL be healthy into the playoofs and they WILL scare some people this year.

[Kool Boy]

Your plug for the Pelicans answers your question.

Tyreke is not a good second option in today's NBA.
Yes he is, he has all the skills to be LeBron lite and put up 20+/6+/6+ on solid 45/35/80 shooting while making his teammates better

[Kool Boy]

Davis isn't a top 5 player until he proves it. Looks like the injury is currently effecting his athleticism.
he WILL be healthy and he WILL be top 5. How easily people forget that some thought he was the 3rd best player in the NBA just a year ago.

[G-train]

he WILL be healthy and he WILL be top 5. How easily people forget that some thought he was the 3rd best player in the NBA just a year ago.

No I don't forget at all. I just won't award him top 5 player status after missing so much time and looking proppy right now.

[qrich]

1] Injury concerns among the top guys with minuscule depth.

2] Tyreke Evans isn't a top 10 talent. I'm not even sure if I'd confidently place him Top 10 in his own position.

3] Jrue Holiday is probably not going to be mentally ready for a good portion of the season, teamed with Evans being iffy and Davis working his way back. Buddy Hield may be the best player for the first part of the season on the roster, and that isn't a recipe for success.

Pels will definitely battle for the last 2/3 spots, but that's about it. I got them finishing 10th as of now.

[Kool Boy]

1] Injury concerns among the top guys with minuscule depth.

2] Tyreke Evans isn't a top 10 talent. I'm not even sure if I'd confidently place him Top 10 in his own position.

3] Jrue Holiday is probably not going to be mentally ready for a good portion of the season, teamed with Evans being iffy and Davis working his way back. Buddy Hield may be the best player for the first part of the season on the roster, and that isn't a recipe for success.

Pels will definitely battle for the last 2/3 spots, but that's about it. I got them finishing 10th as of now.
LOL ok
1. Can't forecast injury so don't sleep on their talent.

2. Tyreke is easy top 10 talent if he is the main ball handler. Trust me I watch every game he plays. I'm predicting 19/6/7 this year and when he is 100% next year I predict 23/6/8 both on around 45/35/80 both years. He will also be a top 10 MVP candidate, trust me.

3. Buddy Hield is a perfect off guard for Evans and Holiday might be the best backup in the NBA

[Kool Boy]

No I don't forget at all. I just won't award him top 5 player status after missing so much time and looking proppy right now.
we WILL see, I WILL be right, you WILL be wrong.

[Spurs m8]

Yeh nah, won't make the playoffs aye

[Kool Boy]

Yeh nah, won't make the playoffs aye
I say EASILY 6 seed this year and next year WILL make the WCF with 57+ wins

[sunnyboy91]

I say EASILY 6 seed this year and next year WILL make the WCF with 57+ wins
They will most likely be out of the top 8. They probably wont even sniff 40 wins.

[StephHamann]

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[BigKAT]

I was shocked by their 1-12 start. Or was it 1-16?

I dunno.
I think they need to earn the respect back.
Yes, injuries devestated them. But Clippers managed wins without CP3, sometimes without Blake Griffin, OKC managed some wins without Durant, some without Westbrook, Houston without Howard, Memphis without anyone.

You just have to wonder how much of that shit storm can be forgiven to injuries and how much is just dysfunctional on a general basis.

[LostCause]

a possible top 10 talent player in Tyreke Evans

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[tanibanana]

I would agree that this team is much likely to reach playoffs, perhaps 7th or 8th but certainly because of Davis.. and team effort (Holiday, Tyreke, Heild).
Tyreke aint top-10 not even in their division alone.

[Jasper]

Evans picks up scrap ... he is a 4th option... Pelican's 34 wins(.) /

[Kool Boy]

I would agree that this team is much likely to reach playoffs, perhaps 7th or 8th but certainly because of Davis.. and team effort (Holiday, Tyreke, Heild).
Tyreke aint top-10 not even in their division alone.
top 10 talent, has just been super unlucky so far.

[Kool Boy]

Evans picks up scrap ... he is a 4th option... Pelican's 34 wins(.) /

wtf u on? Evans is the number 2 option and he WILL be a top 10 player in the League when he returns and has a mind right finally.

[Kool Boy]

I was shocked by their 1-12 start. Or was it 1-16?

I dunno.
I think they need to earn the respect back.
Yes, injuries devestated them. But Clippers managed wins without CP3, sometimes without Blake Griffin, OKC managed some wins without Durant, some without Westbrook, Houston without Howard, Memphis without anyone.

You just have to wonder how much of that shit storm can be forgiven to injuries and how much is just dysfunctional on a general basis.
once again shows how unlucky my boy Tyreke has been but I believe the ship will be right this year

[qrich]

LOL ok
1. Can't forecast injury so don't sleep on their talent.

2. Tyreke is easy top 10 talent if he is the main ball handler. Trust me I watch every game he plays. I'm predicting 19/6/7 this year and when he is 100% next year I predict 23/6/8 both on around 45/35/80 both years. He will also be a top 10 MVP candidate, trust me.

3. Buddy Hield is a perfect off guard for Evans and Holiday might be the best backup in the NBA

1] You can't forecast injury, but Jrue and Tyreke are already guaranteed to miss time, albeit Holiday is personal and not injury, topped with injury prone players are most likely to get hurt.

2] No, he really isn't, unless you also believe Darius Miles was also a top 10 talent.

3] Hield should be the starter.

[LostCause]

Kool boy's a trolling alt, obviously

[Kool Boy]

1] You can't forecast injury, but Jrue and Tyreke are already guaranteed to miss time, albeit Holiday is personal and not injury, topped with injury prone players are most likely to get hurt.

2] No, he really isn't, unless you also believe Darius Miles was also a top 10 talent.

3] Hield should be the starter.
1. :no: Nope, Tyreke will be back in December and stay healthy.
2. Did Darius Miles ever average 20/5/5 or win ROY? Tyreke is just unlucky so far, Darius Miles was a headcase.
3. I said Hield should start at SG and Holiday should be backup SG to Tyreke. Please actually read before you respond:hammerhead:

[Kool Boy]

Kool boy's a trolling alt, obviously
what gives you the right to say that about me?

[Mike smith]

wtf u on? Evans is the number 2 option and he WILL be a top 10 player in the League when he returns and has a mind right finally.

What position do u consider tyreke pg or shooting guard if he is a point guard well

-curry
-Westbrook
-Paul
-lillard
-wall
-Lowry
-Conley
-Jackson
-Teague
-dragic
-Bledsoe

All better than he is

If he is a shooting guard
-harden
-klay
-wade
-cj
-Middleton
-derozen
-beal
-hood
-booker
-smith

All are better

And that is just at those 2 positions and ur saying he will be top 10 player in the whole league and be in mvp discussion? Tyreke isn't even a top 50 player in the Nba let alone top 10 😂

[tamaraw08]

I am not saying that Alvin Gentry is a very bad coach but I think he could be the most over rated coach in the league right now.
13 years as head coach and he had like 4 winning seasons including when he inherited stacked teams in Phoenix and Detroit.
If his roster is strong, he looks ok but once his main players gets injured.... He's no Thibs who can work his magic if his star goes down.
The Clips team he coached was very decent IMO and yet they didn't go anywhere. I guess the Pelicans MGT gave him so much credit for being in the GSW bench when they won it all and yet, that same team even got better and racked up 73 teams when he left, meanwhile his Pelicans went down as he mismanaged Davis and failed to install a workable defensive system etc.

[brownmamba00]

Tyreke, Holiday, Anderson, Asik, etc are all quality players but they just can't stay healthy.

If Davis has another injury riddled off year they could throw in the towel early and start tanking man.

Playoff team at best unless Buddy Hield replaces Kobe as the GOAT guard post 2000

[brownmamba00]

What position do u consider tyreke pg or shooting guard if he is a point guard well

-curry
-Westbrook
-Paul
-lillard
-wall
-Lowry
-Conley
-Jackson
-Teague
-dragic
-Bledsoe

All better than he is

If he is a shooting guard
-harden
-klay
-wade
-cj
-Middleton
-derozen
-beal
-hood
-booker
-smith

All are better

And that is just at those 2 positions and ur saying he will be top 10 player in the whole league and be in mvp discussion? Tyreke isn't even a top 50 player in the Nba let alone top 10 😂
Tyreke is a point-small-forward.

Unique player of quality just always injured and never really developed his game because of it. But anyone who watched an in-form Tyreke Evans knows he's got game.

[G-train]

I am not saying that Alvin Gentry is a very bad coach but I think he could be the most over rated coach in the league right now.


You can say that, because all the evidence shows he is a very bad head coach.

[G-train]

Tyreke is a point-small-forward.

Unique player of quality just always injured and never really developed his game because of it. But anyone who watched an in-form Tyreke Evans knows he's got game.

He's got 6th man game. An injury prone 6th man.

[qrich]

1. :no: Nope, Tyreke will be back in December and stay healthy.
2. Did Darius Miles ever average 20/5/5 or win ROY? Tyreke is just unlucky so far, Darius Miles was a headcase.
3. I said Hield should start at SG and Holiday should be backup SG to Tyreke. Please actually read before you respond:hammerhead:


1] Okay? Still injury prone.

2] What Reke did his rookie year is irrelevant, but fine, Jennings scored 51 as a rook, is he a top tier talent?

3] Hield should start over Reke not Jrue.


I am not saying that Alvin Gentry is a very bad coach but I think he could be the most over rated coach in the league right now.
13 years as head coach and he had like 4 winning seasons including when he inherited stacked teams in Phoenix and Detroit.
If his roster is strong, he looks ok but once his main players gets injured.... He's no Thibs who can work his magic if his star goes down.
The Clips team he coached was very decent IMO and yet they didn't go anywhere. I guess the Pelicans MGT gave him so much credit for being in the GSW bench when they won it all and yet, that same team even got better and racked up 73 teams when he left, meanwhile his Pelicans went down as he mismanaged Davis and failed to install a workable defensive system etc.

No, he's atrocious as a head coach but a GREAT assistant.

[Mike smith]

Tyreke is a point-small-forward.

Unique player of quality just always injured and never really developed his game because of it. But anyone who watched an in-form Tyreke Evans knows he's got game.
I know he plays point small forward but kool kid says he should play at point guard like he did his first couple years.

[LostCause]

what gives you the right to say that about me?

You're making irrational claims that are too ridiculous to even be serious.

"Tyreke will come back in December and stay healthy. Top 10 talent"

When others point out that Reke is injury prone, you deny it and claim he'll be back, as if that somehow means he's not injury prone or your speculation about the future is more accurate than those who are going by the dude's actual history

The Reke being top 10 thing is just ridiculous. Guy has regressed damn near every year since his rookie year and enjoyed minimal team success during his entire career (especially during his best seasons, so whats that tell you), but he's a Top 10 talent. Look at dude's advanced stats during his last full season (http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NOP/2015.html) (Or ANY season of his career). Classic case of a dude who really just stat pads instead of having much impact

So yeah, you're either a trolling alt or just a troll. If these are your true opinions, then they're just ridiculous and silly enough to be no better than trolling

[Kool Boy]

What position do u consider tyreke pg or shooting guard if he is a point guard well

-curry
-Westbrook
-Paul
-lillard
-wall
-Lowry
-Conley
-Jackson
-Teague
-dragic
-Bledsoe

All better than he is

If he is a shooting guard
-harden
-klay
-wade
-cj
-Middleton
-derozen
-beal
-hood
-booker
-smith

All are better

And that is just at those 2 positions and ur saying he will be top 10 player in the whole league and be in mvp discussion? Tyreke isn't even a top 50 player in the Nba let alone top 10 😂

Just off of pure talent and what their skill set brings to the team when clicking:
PG:
-curry
-Westbrook
-Paul
-lillard
-wall
-Tyreke
-Lowry
-Conley
-Jackson
-Teague
-dragic
-Bledsoe

SG:
-Harden
-klay
-wade
-Tyreke
-cj
-derozen
-beal
-Middleton
-hood
-booker
-smith

SF:
1. LeBron
2. Durant
3. Leonard
4. Paul George
5. Jimmy Butler
6. Tyreke

[Kool Boy]

You're making irrational claims that are too ridiculous to even be serious.

"Tyreke will come back in December and stay healthy. Top 10 talent"

When others point out that Reke is injury prone, you deny it and claim he'll be back, as if that somehow means he's not injury prone or your speculation about the future is more accurate than those who are going by the dude's actual history

The Reke being top 10 thing is just ridiculous. Guy has regressed damn near every year since his rookie year and enjoyed minimal team success during his entire career (especially during his best seasons, so whats that tell you), but he's a Top 10 talent. Look at dude's advanced stats during his last full season (http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NOP/2015.html) (Or ANY season of his career). Classic case of a dude who really just stat pads instead of having much impact

So yeah, you're either a trolling alt or just a troll. If these are your true opinions, then they're just ridiculous and silly enough to be no better than trolling
I just really believe in Tyreke and he is top 10 in terms of what he brings to the basketball court. Great passer(makes teammate better), great slasher, strong, above average jumper. Can score, pass, almost do it all.