Pelicans Fire Van Gundy
- Thread starter Flex Luger
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Good on them 
Should of never hired them in the first place hopefully they keep some of the young core from leaving now
Fred
Should of never hired them in the first place hopefully they keep some of the young core from leaving now
Fred
LV Koopa
Jester from Hell
Entire situation was shyt. But SVG did get Zion to wisely be a playmaker. BI's defense is still trash and SVG tried to challenge him.
LV Koopa
Jester from Hell
Wasn't the situation that Monty had to make the playoffs or get fired, they made the playoffs - and Demps fired him anyway? Smfh
better to cut ties now. the only person whose opinion really matters is zion, if we're being real. i imagine he was ok with this if they're pulling the trigger after one season.
and if he isn't...
Born2BKing
Veteran
They have talent, this is a good job for someone like Kidd.
Animal House
Superstar
Yesssss!!!
We gave him the Notorious M.O.P. a chance and he turned out be who we thought he was
Happy trails sucka
We gave him the Notorious M.O.P. a chance and he turned out be who we thought he was
Happy trails sucka
etrofllenrod504
Superstar
Shouldn't have been there in the first place.
hopefully he's learned some lessons as well on dealing with players, but I agree.
A coaching change is good but they're still not ready to contend. They should be looking hard for another star while Zion is in his rookie deal.
The Pelicans have a ton of picks from the Anthony Davis trade and the Jrue Holiday trade. They're one of the few teams that have plenty of assets to trade for a star like Beal or Lillard (if available).
The Pelicans have a ton of picks from the Anthony Davis trade and the Jrue Holiday trade. They're one of the few teams that have plenty of assets to trade for a star like Beal or Lillard (if available).
hopefully Kidd learns to coach defense to NOT leave the corner 3 open all the time.
duckbutta
eienaar van mans
Who gives a fukk what they wanted
Not alot of coaches know how to coach big men, they see them as an afterthought. Look at Coach Bud and how he utilizes Giannis
Obviously there teams did cause soon after they didn't want him to be the coach he wasn't the coach
He was never a good hire to begin with. I do give him credit for unlocking Zion’s ability as a ball handler and point forward in the NBA though.
The team is constructed very odd. I’m of the opinion BI probably needs to be moved. He’s a chunker that is really a second maybe even a third option on a good team, but he thinks he’s a one and he really isn’t that guy. A lot of games Zion would be cooking and BI wouldn’t pass him the ball in favor of chunking mid range bricks and 3 pointers.
You also have to pair Zion with a big that can rebound well and play good help side defense because Zion is an undersized power forward with average length and wingspan and it shows on the defensive end. Jaxon Hayes has shown glimpses, but I’m not sure if he’s a starter or backup in today’s NBA. Shooters (which we didn’t have outside of Reddikk until we got rid of him) would have helped and opened up Zion’s driving lanes too.
Whoever this hire is better be the right guy though because we are on the clock with Zion. We have had good enough talent to make the playoffs as 6-8 seed the last 2 years and haven’t gotten it done.
I’d bring Zion in and get his input on who he wanted as well.
People can talk about our front office and it is iffy, but most of these elite guys only want to go to one of 3 or 4 teams in free agency. I think that shyt is goofy as hell how most of them only want to play for one of the LA teams and Brooklyn or NY especially when they can have off season homes in those places. To each his own though.
The team is constructed very odd. I’m of the opinion BI probably needs to be moved. He’s a chunker that is really a second maybe even a third option on a good team, but he thinks he’s a one and he really isn’t that guy. A lot of games Zion would be cooking and BI wouldn’t pass him the ball in favor of chunking mid range bricks and 3 pointers.
You also have to pair Zion with a big that can rebound well and play good help side defense because Zion is an undersized power forward with average length and wingspan and it shows on the defensive end. Jaxon Hayes has shown glimpses, but I’m not sure if he’s a starter or backup in today’s NBA. Shooters (which we didn’t have outside of Reddikk until we got rid of him) would have helped and opened up Zion’s driving lanes too.
Whoever this hire is better be the right guy though because we are on the clock with Zion. We have had good enough talent to make the playoffs as 6-8 seed the last 2 years and haven’t gotten it done.
I’d bring Zion in and get his input on who he wanted as well.
People can talk about our front office and it is iffy, but most of these elite guys only want to go to one of 3 or 4 teams in free agency. I think that shyt is goofy as hell how most of them only want to play for one of the LA teams and Brooklyn or NY especially when they can have off season homes in those places. To each his own though.
Born2BKing
Veteran
Yeah lol, good luck with that.
Whoever brought all those Duke players to the roster should be fired. Nobody on the team is worth a damn on defense except for Adams. You can't expect to win if your two best players aren't buying in on the defensive end.