The Pelicans Are Risking Everything...

[@vebwyRL]

The Pelicans could be anywhere from 10th to the 1st seed and I wouldn't be surprised😭

[@user-ow2cs7fb5l]

1 seed is crazy but I wouldn't be shocked if they were a top 6 seed

[@thgnotorious]

​@@user-ow2cs7fb5lif Zion healthy it's possible

[@lazyymaster0390]

Wouldn't be surprised by a 13th seed lol 😂😂

[@nicholasalexander9866]

Agreed, this team bro 😭

[@Wagwan38]

Kings was top 3 so recently. Ts so common in the west😅

[@olso3110]

15 minutes of Kenny talking Pels?! I can die happy 🥹

[@zeloytj4713]

Fr it’s perfection

[@West-tu8sy]

This our year I promise

[@mrxking1]

I’m rooting for yall but your team smokes too much weed

[@jookie4207]

Exactly bro I love vids like this

[@jookie4207]

@@mrxking1yea we smoke that Kings pack

[@neverenvy2303]

Will Kenny go 30 for 30 wearing a hat in every single one of these team vids

[@Zachery99]

I’m taking the under

[@nobodyflowers]

What’s the word? Pelicans have a lot of potential this year, but what’s new? Hopefully they do something with it.

[@nrbmemes2414]

I want a pelicans top 4 seed man

[@heathmiller9533]

@@nrbmemes2414they can really be good this year with dejounte

[@bernardguste4032]

Great point regarding Herb getting the number 1 assignment and Devante being able to dominate that number 2!

[@MrPeanutButter907]

6'6 Charles Barkley dominated his whole career in Rebounding where the league was filled with 7 ft stars, and I am not saying Zion is King Charles, but he still has the potential to be that great

[@DaffyTaffy93]

Honestly he’s a modern day Charles Barkley which is great but also worrisome

[@brandongaspard1738]

They still always kept another big on the floor behind Barkley though. Zion at the 5 is an instant mismatch. Teams will just slow their offense down, throw it to their C and that's an easy bucket

[@ericburton1244]

Same Dennis Rodman he’s basically the same height, too, arguably the best rebounder of all time.

[@bishopszmyd3099]

For Zion to work as a center I feel like they need B.I to step up as a rim protector like Tatum how Tatum is for the Celtics

[@olso3110]

Good take!

[@bilindabutcher8913]

And Zion in general just needs to be waaaaaay better defensively

[@bishopszmyd3099]

@@bilindabutcher8913 true, for being as athletic as he is he’s a bit of a cone on defense

[@leonardomv8451]

Zion has been more lackluster on defense than BI, tbh

[@TeflonDon451]

@@bilindabutcher8913When he loses weight he’s a passable defender. Small sample size but the last little bit of last season his defense was solid

[@nikoadventures]

Sub goal your hair reveal kenny

[@1fuckchris]

he showed it somewhat on kennytoo

[@rileymcphee9429]

700k

[@Cashdaddy27]

It was on the last episode of NOTB

[@darshannagaraj323]

Just watch the podcast my man

[@808bboarder]

Zion at the 5 is BBQ chicken for the top teams

[@Jeff09x]

And they centers is bbq chicken. Only 3 centers in the league that he has to worry bout. Wemby, jokic, embiid. And he isn’t playing center

[@808bboarder]

@@Jeff09x Hell no if you think other Bigs in the league can’t hang with Zion at the 5. The stress that Pels defense are gonna feel knowing the help will bend them during this modern era of 5 out perimeter ball there will be a lot of open looks. I promise you they won’t have him there long because he is not built to be a 2-way guy so anchoring your defense with him and expecting him to drop an efficient 25-30ppg is not realistic imo. Just asking to get hurt

[@KirtA-l8c]

The only way this could possibly work is if CJ comes off the bench. They start Murry, Herb, Trey, BI and Zion. They switch everything and double the post.

[@noahdavis5938]

I agree. Willie Green absolutely won’t do that tho. Hope I’m wrong

[@Jecko157]

they will be fine trey murphy is gonna carry us to the promised land

[@nicholasalexander9866]

If he actually starts lol. Since BI is still here idk if Willie will let that happen

[@borbanivuor]

@@nicholasalexander9866fuck it. Start his ass over Zion. Get weird with it.

[@j03_54]

@@nicholasalexander9866 ofc he wont start, herb gets that over him

[@heathmiller9533]

He’s so underrated 😵‍💫🔥🔥

[@User47632]

⁠@@nicholasalexander9866he probably won’t but he should the starting lineup should look like PG: Dejonte Murray SG: Trey Murphey SF: Herb Jones PF: Zion Williamson C: whatever player they decide to be center. this could change if Zion plays center, then herb would play PF and Brandon would play SF. If not though they would have Brandon and CJ coming off the bench.

[@oddlyn25]

thank you for making a pels vid, feel like this team has a lot of potential

[@philipmartin3810]

love u kenny

[@youngyin221.m7]

Joker is going to be feasting with boards 😭.

[@lukatosic09]

32/27/14 and the 27 is points

[@talhatahsinyilmaz4425]

Wemby will be avarage 28/47/8

[@Phoenix-pm2qr]

Great breakdown!! I'm a Cavs fan, so don't often follow New Orleans. Love this series tonkeep.up to date on all teams

[@Point001Machinist]

can’t wait for October. Finally nba is back !

[@gzo70]

Kenny, diehard pels fan here. Keep and eye out for Karlo malckovic( spelled his name wrong) he will be a center to look at as someone to play a lot and may take the center position by the end of the year.

[@Nikjay916]

His ass never links nothing in the description 😭😭

[@eduardoberreondohernandez5210]

Lol

[@jookie4207]

One thing I’m really looking forward to watch is Karlo Matkovic’s development. I’m predicting he’s going to be the starting center soon.

[@jamesmarsden180]

Collier jersey in the background is so cold

[@Nahanoo]

If they just trade BI for a center and they have a rotation DJ Trey Herb Z Center and a bench of Jose CJ Hawkins Theis Missi and JRE with Trey playing 1-3 4ish, Zion playing 3-5, Herb playing 2-4, DJ and CJ playing 1-2, a good coach they are making it to the finals. I’m so high in the Pels. Could be one of the fastest and funnest team in the league as well one of the best defense in the league.

[@michaelpaullang4401]

I think that small ball lineup shouldn’t be a go to lineup, it should be a death lineup kind of thing to much pressure to rebound, jokic will eat them alive

[@atribecalledlen3567]

Trey Murphy is the best underrated player in the league

[@nrbmemes2414]

Dejounte Murray

[@melendez4428]

I like that you seem to be talking about tge while league instead of saying you hate the lemedia but then making all of your vids about lebron. Please talk about the other star players in the league more and dont be afraid to speculate how it woukd be if unexpected amazing trades would happen. Keep being the change. Great work.

[@Hamburgerdad]

This is the first one of your videos I have watched in a bit and I have to say I LOVE the Phee jersey in the background! She balled out this year and 100% deserved that 2nd place MVP vote! I would love to hear your thoughts on the WNBA playoffs some time!

[@PetarZorić-k3b]

If Joker was a ring chaser it would be so freaking easy for him, just put him on Nola or Knicks and it's a wrap

[@TopNic21]

"What the F*** is a center" said Bryson Graham

[@MrNixth]

This was a great analysis of the Pelicans!

[@brandongaspard1738]

You also have to look at the rhythm of the game WHEN he played the 5. You can put him in at the end of halfs and end of games, but not for long minutes

[@Tre08795]

As a diehard pels fan, we need to see the potential full lineup that will start, it’s either Cj or Ingram to the bench because you need to start herb jones for defense(games we struggled defensively without herb).

[@jamesschenck3786]

This is the first and maybe the only year I have any faith in the Pelicans finishing as a top 3 seed. I’ve heard the reports of Zion dropping serious weight this offseason and finally seeming to care about his team’s success. If both Ingram and Zion can play 65+ games, I see this team as a top 3 seed

[@narrow3601]

Honestly, I feel like the Nuggets are the 3rd team everyone's banking on behind Dallas and OKC out west now that the Timberwolves just fawked their frontcourt spacing and I really do believe that the Pelicans at this point in time can keep up with Denver

[@gentlethemmm]

I wanna see them go with a starting 5 of Murray, Herb, Murphy, Ingram, and Zion with CJ off the bench

[@adrianlandaas1506]

Drop the next video kenny im waitin🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@Jarringcar]

Let's Go! Pelicans talk!

[@simpchimp2280]

Would be interested in seeing walker kessler on this team as a rebound and defense specialist

[@Cuhris_1]

WCF for the Pelicans this season 🔥

[@marcel3942]

Zion at the center should only be for short periods of time. Not the whole game.

[@Wagwan38]

I think it’s funny how many fans (including me for some) couldn’t tell alot of players top 2-3 defensive tendencies are. Zion is definitely a semi inconsistent defender tho

[@dominick4820]

It’s effort on his part bc he can definitely be a elite defender

[@marcr196]

They should try to trade for one of the blazers 5 centers

[@redacted6092]

watching the kings vs pelicans game last season really made me resent the pels. all the info in this video & the pels just look like they’re getting better. our matchups are definitely gonna be different now that we have demar & keon has taken a step up but the problem is defending their forwards keegan can play defense but he can’t guard 3 bigs at once.

[@marcel3942]

I have the same critique about B.I. NOLA is my city, I've been a fan since it was the Hornets

[@TripodTreezy]

I believe we will have a different starting lineup every night. But the problem will be Willie Greens rotations

[@1takefades]

People don’t realize without good rebounders and everyone 1-5 trying to crash the boards offensively it’s gonna be easy for opposing teams to run down court for fast break points. And defensively it can give up a lot of second chance points

[@brandongaspard1738]

They think this shit 2k 😂

[@ethanxclutch]

Haircut😭

[@SplashyLaflare]

Well…. If the haircut gets us Pelicans talk then im all in !

[@ROB_AGT]

Pels should try and call Portland to trade for De’Andre Ayton tbh. They already draft Donavon Clingan. Plus have Robert Williams III. Swapping out DA for BI & whatever else that is needed to make the deal done makes sense tbh. That’s just me tho. My opinion. No one else has to agree with my thoughts

[@Jamellii]

Get ayton cause if zion goes out you'll have someone who can get you 25 and 12 on a good night, Rob too injury prone

[@bpdmf2798]

^^^ Rob Williams is very injury prone, but last season he took the whole year off to get a long needed surgery so he might just be able to play much more than he used to. He's a beast btw, he's one of the best help defenders in the entire league.

[@Gaminggod23.]

Then start Murray Herb Trey Zion DA Cj as the 6 man

[@bilindabutcher8913]

Ayton doesn't even like basketball Ticking time bomb to trade for him

[@blunar844]

Hell nah Ayton sucks please keep him away from my team 🙏🏾 lmfao

[@Manny-uz9us]

He didn’t mention Karlo at all, I was hoping he’d give his thoughts on him.

[@1200Ways]

33% d rebound rate is insane

[@marcel3942]

Did yall see D Book lock up in the Olympics? That's what you can do when you don't have to carry your team.

[@tannerlevesque6326]

kenny got tired of avery grabbing his hair 😭

[@peachulemon]

Can't wait till the raptors break down 🔥🔥

[@-jackjackjack]

I hope kenny has some interesting insight on OKC. Everybody has said we have promise and talks about the chet-hart situation. I wanna see what else kenny got

[@bkelly625]

Pelicans also have Karlo Matkovic at center now don’t sleep on him being a contributor

[@Wagwan38]

🥱😴

[@NandoTatis]

Dudes Raw Icl

[@j03_54]

yeah i would fs be happier with karlo starting and cj mcollum as a 6th man, but we'll see

[@Wagwan38]

@@bkelly625 y’all convince me in. A comment why this dudes him. I ain’t heard of him

[@Wagwan38]

@@bkelly625 can one of y’all convince me why he’s him. I ain’t heard of him

[@nicholasalexander9866]

As a Pelicans fan, I just want my guys to be healthy for a season. I think the team will gel together, but missing Dyson and Jonas could hurt a lot. Along with a Center, we need more shooting and I think CJ should go to the bench. I honestly think my team should’ve let Willie go, don’t think he can get this team past the second round. He is to stubborn to play guys that are hot, so many times Jordan, for example, was getting hot and he just took him out for whatever reason. Is he one of the best coaches we had for a while? Yes, but it seems like he can’t get us over the competitive hump. Like a constant playoff team, second round team at least would nice.

[@nineteenct]

Fellow Pels fan and I aggressively believe Willie will drag us down more than BI’s situation will. Talent wise, Zion, DJM, CJ, Herb, Trey, Jose, that’s a tough and talented group that should get to the playoffs even with a revolving door of (hopefully) serviceable center play. A good coach should bring it together if Zion is actually healthy for the postseason this time

[@ms6548]

a pels video?! i’m present

[@boismacker]

W vid kentrell

[@Hanharrftw]

I feel like Andre Drummond should be given a shot with these teams that are going all in on small-ball. Drummond on the Pels might just work out.

[@nrbmemes2414]

Pelicans traded their defensive depth which is the only thing that worries me

[@SnowBoarder2910]

DJM helps but losing Naji and Dyson is big. Maybe Ingram can do more defensively like he did last year

[@nrbmemes2414]

@@SnowBoarder2910 I really think shopping Ingram for a defensive center solves every one of their problems. Defensive depth, 3 point frequency, rebounding, assist numbers

[@j03_54]

they are still pretty deep so unless they have a lot of injuries it should be fine

[@SnowBoarder2910]

@@nrbmemes2414 Yup but it's hard to find a good 5 that stretches the floor. He can't shoot but imo Poeltl would be a great fit

[@thestanman1486]

The pelicans are the most up in the air nba team imo. Is Dejounte going to work? Is Ingram going to be the 3rd or 2nd option he is meant to be? Is Zion going to stay healthy? Is Zion going to begin regressing? Is the lack of depth at center going to be a problem? Is Trey Murphy going to take that leap and carry more of the load? Will any of this translate to the playoffs?? So many questions that we have 0 concrete answers to. Its going to be an interesting season for them that's for sure.

[@CharlesArmstrong-u1f]

Hard to expect your 6th man to take a leap from 15 a game, sadly Trey or somebody else will have to be traded for him to become a star

[@UngiftedBaskettiBall]

Need your source for the defense match up stats.. can’t find em

[@redacted6092]

this video isn’t about the kings but i wish sabonis would step up defensively & on offense he has to his those open middys & open 3s. the only time he plays perfect offense & defense is when he plays against AD lol

[@Skygooose]

They should start Trey Murphy and bring CJ off the bench as a 6th man.

[@EAZYMONEYSNIPER7]

As a cavaliers fan i just wish we could trade Jarrett Allen for Brandon Ingram

[@adam17]

As a Pels fan, I also wish this.

[@RegDolla_]

As a Brandon Ingram I also wish this

[@Jamellii]

As Jarrett Allen I wish the cavs would just trade me 😒

[@Dstyle269]

Jarrett Allen is a great young player and is on a very reasonable contract. I hate the idea of trading him. I'd rather send Mobley or Garland somewhere...

[@bpdmf2798]

^^^ You really prefer Allen over Mobley? I would figure otherwise because Mobley is younger even though Allen is a stout rim defender.

[@ralf3573]

I completely forgot Dejounte is on the Pelicans

[@calebkennedy7460]

Every year this is the biggest wildcard team in the west, I love it but also tired of it. Kind of want to see them get over that hump & at least make it to the 2nd round WITH ZION.

[@jaleelwilliams9209]

Bro plz do a Detroit video ( as in what they need to get better)

[@JoseFigueroa-b4k]

As a Cavs fan I can honestly say that David Griffith is worth every penny. He's a bright side to the NOLA.

[@carltonbanks5470]

They are not starting Zion at center. Most likely they start one of Theis, Matkovic, or the 1st round rookie Missi and CJ McCollum will come off the bench with Trey Murphy. That is a potent 1 & 2 as your 6th and 7th players.

[@Billy-ot8mk]

If Zion can give an effort on defense then this might have a chance of working. I get what they are trying to do they want to keep the paint clear for Zion to operate and the others can shoot threes and mid-ranges. Time will tell if this can be successful for New Orleans.

[@Ultramonkey05]

he has the highest vert in the league and is one of the heaviest people in the league. I don't see many people that can body him in the paint, there's like 5 in the league that could.

[@brandongaspard1738]

I really wanted them to take a swing for Naz Reid

[@KP-05]

Still waiting for the word after all these years

[@duragactivitty]

dejounte isnt going to shoot a three ball if the ball is always in his hand

[@Jabreezylife]

CJ goes to the bench! Only way

[@lee9315]

Pelicans just signed Greg Monroe as a player coach so I guess that counts as a center right?

[@oddlyn25]

HERB JONESSS

[@nolaboy4ever504]

The pelicans have to be healthy. That’s by far the biggest problem they need to address. They are a play-in team if key players are going down at the wrong time. If they are healthy they are top 4 in the west. I agree CJ McCollum has to come off the bench or get traded. The starting lineup should be for now is. Murray, Jones, Ingram, Williamson and Thesis until we see what looks better out there.

[@job_or_not5985]

Bucks next pls

[@paintbrosent.8480]

Okc next?

[@Gaminggod23.]

Mr Cj gonna be they 6 Man i hope

[@bpdmf2798]

6'6 center is gonna have trouble guarding his like KP, Wemby, Chet, Embiid, Jokic, KAT/Golbert, and really any other center that is legit 7 feet or taller.

[@Jeff09x]

He’s not playing center and they can’t guard him either

[@sachk9396]

Sixers next 🙏🏾

[@blunar844]

I’m a Pels fan. I watch almost every game in the season. I can assure you that Zion playing at the center is simply not a good idea. You can’t just throw him there because he’s the heaviest player in the lineup. Zion doesn’t go after rebounds consistently. Every time we went with him at the center spot we would get outboarded unless we shoot blistering hot from the field. Not a winning recipe.

[@blunar844]

Great vid tho bro new subscriber!

[@Jeff09x]

@@blunar844how you a pels fan and don’t kno that theis is starting at center?

[@jamesmarsden180]

The Pel’s are so bad bro 😭😭 they do NOT have the roster construction to have no center

[@BrianGetsTop]

How does the New Orleans front office not see that the odd man out is CJ not Brandon. Trade CJ for whatever you can get, if you can get 3 or 2 decent rotation players just take it.

[@me_boone]

Hear me out, starting 5 of Zion, Ingram, Herb, Dejonte, and Trey.

[@brandongaspard1738]

Gone get killed. Teams will just slow the game down

[@Jabreezylife]

Letting go of JV and NOT. GETTING. ANYONE. YET.😡😡

[@jacobd4578]

kenny does ur hat translate to from chicago with love

[@loading2703]

WHAT'S THE WORD Y'ALL!!!!!!!!!

[@JunelaJefe]

Dray and Zion are completely different players, but the warriors did It for years

[@brandongaspard1738]

They did it in spurts

[@ztlabraptor211]

Draymond is significantly better defensively, much more durable and has a way longer wingspan to help compensate for

[@jlzawitkowski]

So what team will be the first team that won’t be an “interesting” team?

[@dontreadmyprofilepicture8817]

Eh, Malachi Flynn gave Dejounte 50, I disagree with the excuse that he was sorry because he was guarding the best players every night.

[@jojoprocess2820]

Rebounding certainly didnt help the pocket rockets but the biggest issue was by far westbrook just being a terrible, mindless player. He makes so many bad decisions and teams would leave him completely wide open, essentially making the rockets play 4 vs 5 on offense and leaving harden to be freely doubled all game long. If you replaced westbrook with pretty much any real star they wouldve done much better. Although they still would've likely lost to the lakers given how dominant they were physically

[@huberthumphrey7499]

as a pels fan, we need to bring cj off the bench to allow trey to take that next step

[@suspiciousafternoon]

They'll get cooked on rebounds 😭😭

[@CheatoBurito]

Then to add insult to (possible) injury gayle benson has 0 care to renovate the smoothie king center.

[@urbaindelva7869]

What's wrong with it?

[@kaysheye7784]

Dejounte, CJ, BI, Zion is just such a loaded core with very little spacing, surely there's going to be a clash. Separately, I hope my team trades for Herb Jones

[@nineteenct]

Herb likely ain’t going anywhere unless you got a superstar to give away

[@Dstyle269]

This is a franchise that would benefit from having Danny Ainge at the helm...

[@ianwyatt2201]

PELS VIDEO?!

[@TheBoogie22]

What’s the word y’all? It was a wig all along!!!

[@allenlegacy242]

A NAPHEESA COLLIER JERSEY😮😊❤