It’s Time: Pelicans Front Office Must DECIDE Direction after Rock Bottom Loss to the Indiana Pacers

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1. Warriors two timeline didn't work because they missed on they picks be real. The spurs ran a two timeline twice successfully. David Robinson was at the end of his career and Duncan expanded it and when duncan got old there was kawhi.

2. Why would you want to even consider trading Herb? 😂 the problem with this organisation is they never keep a core group together and healthy. Poole can go and someone else for Morant. But no way Herb goes.

3. Zion Williamson needs shooters around him . Weaver needs to do a better job at scouting team needs . Dont waste Zions prime

4. Only reason for the team to trade for ja is because of sells pelicans not trying to win they want money

5. Its been really hard to watch games man. I was so excited this season and its just been a letdown. We still gonna persevre tho

6. Hey Jake! Any comment on your alma mater Tulane men's basketball point shaving scandal? Why is your school allowed to stay a swindling "non-profit"?

7. A championship level coach in Mike Malone is sitting on his couch while we have an interim head coach and 35 losses on the season before All Star break😂😂

8. We need steph curry , Ja and K.D to fix things l😅😅😅😅

9. I like our coach but I don't think he's ready for the job yet. Mike Malone is a champion and isn't employed right now. What are we doing we need somebody to grab this chaos and get it inline. Zion has to go. I'm tired of what if with him. Queen seems like he's gonna be our future guy let's set him up correctly. I would say there are definitely guys on this team that should be untouchable. Unless the offer is far to nice to say no. Poole was able to show out in Washington because he was the guy. He's not the guy for us. Looney was a terrible sign for us in the off-season. There should be a snowballs chance in hell we should even consider trading for Ja. Ja is like Zion but in a different position. No. No. No. What is going on with this team. This would be a totally different situation if we had our pick. We don't Atlanta owns it. Let's not give them a easy lottery pick because we are so ass.

10. I'd change the Pelicans with these trades:
    1. Trade for LaMelo Ball: Send Jordan Poole to the Hornets.
    2. Trade for Benedict Mathurin: Send Dejounte Murray to the Pacers.
    3. Trade for Jonathan Kuminga + Protected 1st Round Pick:
    Send Trey Murphy III and a 2nd-round pick to the Warriors.
    4. Trade Herb Jones: Send him to the Celtics for two unprotected 1st-round picks (2027, 2029).
    5. Acquire Bones Hyland: Send Jose Alvarado and a 2nd-round pick to the Timberwolves.
    6. Get Kel'el Ware: Trade one of the 1st-round picks from the Herb Jones deal to the Heat.

    Starting lineup: LaMelo Ball, Benedict Mathurin, Jonathan Kuminga, Zion Williamson, Kel'el Ware.
    Bench: Sadiq Bey, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen, Yves Missi.

    I'd also hire Mike Malone as head coach to elevate the team.

11. NOLA needs a multiple years plan! Not a trade to improve… You need your key piece to build around first! Develop players … Sell… Draft… Develop… Sell… Draft… And when you ve got your franchise player build around him. NOLA is not a contender and must enter a construction era until they ve got their new unicorn

12. Don t forget that trading this first pick for nothing… Would make Dumars a fool… This man is read to forget the good for the franchise by pride. NOLA is in a trap

13. Get rid of who. DQ is more lazy than Zion.on defense and has no athleticism. Fear is a ball hog. Pels has a bunch of bench players except for Zion.

14. For the 4 straight year I’ll say TRADE ZION!!!!!!! SMH this Zion mess has ruined the development of Trey. Now he probably ask to walk. As far as JA we need a 3pt shooter not more athleticism/hurt

15. We need to aim for summer of 27. Trade Jose, Bey, Herb for draft capital and young assets. Move Zion for anything just make sure they expire by the 27 offseason. This offseason pray someone takes DMJ for expiring contracts and maybe a young player a team has given upon. Tank in 26 have a ton of cap space to either sign FA or absorb contacts for draft capital and start slowly climbing up the standings. There is no quick fix

16. Jake please do a show were we have something to look forward to. Some signs of hope. If not, why even bother to keep up with this team?

17. There's only one direction. Down. Either lose with queen or lose with zion.

18. Pelicans are sad. We barely talk about them here where i work at WDSU. Only time we do is when they lose cuz they don’t win.
    They got 10 wins and we almost in February!!!!
    This is sad

19. I'm not a Pelicans fan. Just confused : what are you guys tanking for ? You don't own your pick, right ?

20. Hi Jake

21. Trade for 1st round picks.

22. The pels need a real offensive system too much standing and watching also you can't have your bigs that can't shoot hanging out on the perimeter

23. The pels need to switch the defensive scheme switching everything doesn't work for this group which is why they have so much trouble on the boards the bigs are always out of position

24. Sign CP3 to mentor Jeremiah fear

25. I disagree
    Don't trade anyone!!!
    We trade every year and get worse.
    They need to be play together more, they're okay

26. Are you crazy it will really be the wild Wild West gun toting morant will bring problem

27. Nah…. It's about Ja Morant. We need him with Zion. Zion needs help…

    Also, we need a REAL PG,. Or atleast a smart one who knows the value of a possession, and will get our STARS the ball. I say let's bring back Lonzo Ball as well.

    Chicago says they want Messi, well they can have him for Lonzo

28. We need a complete new coaching staff also

29. Break this whole team up and keep the rockies trade Zion ,Herb Jones & Jordan Poole

30. Fire the coach

31. they should just leave the city it’s just making the city look restarted

32. Zion is best as a second or third option. He’d kill in Golden State. I love watching him play but our future can’t successfully be w him. He will always hurt the 3-for-2 math problem, and takes everyone else out of their offense.

    Zion, Hawkins, & Poole need to get sent packing. Possibly Missi if someone is willing to overpay and restock our future draft capital— he’ll never be more than Queen’s back-up. I think trading Jose at the deadline to a contender is the right thing to do for him— we’re not gonna pay him this summer, so let him ring-chase and try to build his value w a playoff run. He deserves us doing everything we can to help him get his bag. I dont want Deandre Jordan back either- he and Poole are always goofing around on the bench while other teams go BTA on us.

    Subtract Zion, Hawkins, Poole, Missi, and Jose. Do everything possible to build around Queen and Trey. This. Isn’t. Difficult.

33. In a perfect world I would love to see the next coaching staff hire CP3 as an assistant to help Fears as a PG.

34. Every dayer comment

35. I’m cool with trading for Ja as long as we don’t have to give up any draft capital. Idc if it’s a 2045 2nd don’t give up any picks. But if we can trade Poole and Hawk (or something along those lines) for Ja I’m with it.

36. you know what sucks! we are not injured!!!! we have damn talent in this team….

37. I love Queen great addition, however not sold on Fears he’s bad from the three and does not pass like a true guard. We should more throw Trey M. and Zion and let Queen be a point forward and get assist

38. This is a very talented team, but the commitment to Queen and Fears’ development isn’t going well enough to win. Dejountay Murray and Missi in the starting lineup along with Trey, Zion and Herb Jones would pay immediate dividends. We can develop the rookies or win. Doing both isn’t an option.