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Looks like the called Smiley up, hopefully it makes the game feel a little less tanky

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Between him, Dragan, and Wiggins, not to mention Zion, this should definitely be watchable.

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Feb 23, 2020Liked by punk basketball

Pelicans stats:

Offense:

4 in points scored!!!!!!!!!!!!! (116.0)

15 in points in paint (48.2)

5 in fastbreak points!!!!!!!!!!!! (16.6)

16 in offensive efficiency

15 in shooting % (46.1%)

4 in three point % !!!!!!!!!!! (37.6%)

15 in two point % (52.2%)

7 in off. rebound % !!!!!!! (23.9%)

13 in def. rebound % (77.9%)

11 in total rebound % (50.8%)

9 in opponent blocks!!! (4.5)

27 in opponent steals (8.4)

3 in assists!!!!!!!!!!!!! (26.5)

28 in turnovers (16.1)

Defense:

28 in points allowed (117.3)

28 in opponent points in paint (52.9)

27 in opponent fastbreak points (15.1)

21 in defensive efficiency

19 in opponent shooting % (46.6%)

18 in opponent three point % (35.7%)

20 in opponent two point % (52.8%)

10 in blocks! (5.2)

19 in steals (7.5)

15 in opponent assists (24.3)

17 in opponent turnovers (14.3)

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Looking forward to seeing the G-League-worthy lineups Kerr manages this game. I mean, if Marquese is out, we're down one former Sea Dub, but I'm going to hope he plays so we get...

The "Bargain Bin of Dreams" lineup: Bender, Chriss, Wiggins, Toscano-Anderson, Lee.

And, dang, we're one young'un short of fielding

an "Oops All Rooks" lineup: Smiley, Paschall, Bowman, and Poole. (Amusingly, this group fits positionally pretty well and got some time against Houston recently.)

"Sea Dubs Reunion": Chriss, Lee, Bowman, Toscano-Anderson, Smailagic.

Come to think of it, if Chriss and Draymond are both out, who starts at the 5? Dragan Bender is actually a pretty likely candidate. The alternatives are either starting Smiley or going smallball out the gate, right?

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Release the Dragon!

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