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Hm, yeah, I know, and they may just make the playoffs - they've been near .500 since Holiday came back - but I prefer winning teams to get in. I think too many get in and the number should be more like 12, not 16, especially as the first round 1 vs 8 is usually a joke anyway.what playoff structure do you propose?
Making the playoffs would give the Pels millions of dollars.
The NBA is unique in that 25-26 of its franchises start the year with 0 or near 0 hope to win the title. I'm fine with a big playoff pool as it gives fans of middling franchises an achievable goal to shoot for. Why on earth would anybody care about the Pels right now if they had no shot to make the playoffs?Hm, yeah, I know, and they may just make the playoffs - they've been near .500 since Holiday came back - but I prefer winning teams to get in. I think too many get in and the number should be more like 12, not 16, especially as the first round 1 vs 8 is usually a joke anyway.
However yes obviously I'd rather see my team make it and I would be going to the playoffs myself for sure.
Ha, I get why they do it, to maintain interest, I'm more interested in the teams actually deserving to make it and the quality of the playoffs. The 1 vs 8 matchup is typically a joke.The NBA is unique in that 25-26 of its franchises start the year with 0 or near 0 hope to win the title. I'm fine with a big playoff pool as it gives fans of middling franchises an achievable goal to shoot for. Why on earth would anybody care about the Pels right now if they had no shot to make the playoffs?
Smart kidMy son seems to think the Pels are going to make the playoffs. It's pretty funny shtick when he asks siri what the Pels record is at breakfast every day. I bite my tongue mostly, but occasionally counter with "will you finally switch back to the Celtics if they trade for Anthony Davis?" He says no fwiw.
Breakfast with my son was all about Davis stat line last night. I Guess he had a monster game? Now my son wants to talk MVP candidate's.Smart kid
I’ve enjoyed his style of play. He’s been limited recently but I like the flow of the game with him in there.It will be interesting to see how Mirotic plays for you guys. He's a better defender than he's given credit for and the advanced defensive stats have generally shown this. Of course, his game largely revolves around his streaky 3-point shot. He's a chucker and that will get on your nerves when he's cold.
was impressive. not sure how far they can go, but they are fun to watch. A Pelicans-6ers finals would be a ton of fun. AD-Embiid, Simmons-Jrue, etcIn a shockingly and seemingly accidental development the Pels have swept a playoff series. Local officials are still investigating.
Doesn’t seem like many are investigating unfortunately: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/4/27/17289922/new-orleans-pelicans-playoffs-beat-writersIn a shockingly and seemingly accidental development the Pels have swept a playoff series. Local officials are still investigating.
I’m kind of amazed at how much better the team is with Mirotic.was impressive. not sure how far they can go, but they are fun to watch. A Pelicans-6ers finals would be a ton of fun. AD-Embiid, Simmons-Jrue, etc
Thanks for the article.Doesn’t seem like many are investigating unfortunately: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/4/27/17289922/new-orleans-pelicans-playoffs-beat-writers
During a dumpster-fire season, the Pelicans averaged 16,004 fans at home during the 2018-19 season, 25th out of 30 teams. Ahead of some much larger markets such as Atlanta, Phoenix, and Minneapolis. And Brooklyn.i have no idea, but i thought they were one of the lowest attended teams. even when they had a push last year it seemed the city didn't buy into them much.
Max capacity for basketball in the Smoothie King Center is 16,867, expandable to about 18,500. So even if every game were a sellout, the Pelicans would max out around 22 or 23rd in the league (providing no other teams dropped off much). Selling out the expanded figure 41 times would get them up to 11th or 12th. Anyway, the team's been selling about 16K tickets and change per home game every season since 2013-14, falling between 21st and 25th in attendance (see prior seasons at link above). Ergo, the team moves enough tickets locally for that not to be a reasonable excuse for an insta-move to Seattle.
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Meanwhile, Brett Dawson (of the Locked on Pelicans podcast) reported on WWL 870 AM this morning that the Pelicans sold about 2,000 season tickets last night between the #1 pick announcement and 1:00 a.m.
Absolutely to #2 and #3.1. I'm not surprised. I don't think I'm the only one who has been saying years not just with AD but also Chris Paul that this franchise has no idea how to build around great talent once they find it.
2. The NBA as a game is awesome. As a league it sucks and encourages mediocrity vs super teams instead of building parity.
3. Screw the Lakers and I hope the Pels don't give in. They haven't and I'm proud of them for that.
This may be an NBA problem, I'm not sure. The trend towards building super teams has been really problematic. The NFL has the advantage of spreading the wealth, and for whatever reason MLB has a path to money ball which overcame the problem of the Yankees. But what does the NBA do to solve this? I don't know. Today we have GS looking at a fifth straight finals appearance?Absolutely to #2 and #3.
But #1 ... what exactly is "building around great talent"? Never, ever missing on your acquisitions? Why don't any of these "great players" roll with a franchise's punches and stick around to help build a winner? I can see maybe for owners who clearly DGAF (Donald Sterling types) ... but otherwise?
I would really count okafor either...Jeff DuncanVerified account @JeffDuncan
The Pelicans’ roster now features 9 first-round draft picks: Zion Williamson; Jaxson Hayes; Nickel Alexander-Walker; Lonzo Ball; Josh Hart; Brandon Ingram; Stanley Johnson; Jahlil Okafor; and Jrue Holiday.
7:26 PM - 20 Jun 2019
- I don't really count Stanley but who knows maybe he sticks.