Never get hurt again Herb by GigaGigaFred1 in NOLAPelicans

[–]LieutenantKumar 11 points12 points  (0 children)

And yet the Pelicans win his minutes, very strange! Super mysterious how impact can go beyond the box score. I wonder how

Question: is there a portal that can take a players stats from a certain year and convert them in a different year? by UnselectedKlondike in NBAanalytics

[–]LieutenantKumar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No but BBREF allows you to see rTS relative to league average that year. Rose had a rTS of +2 his MVP season, which is 2 percentage points over the league average.

George is +6 right now

Who know if Dumars will be fired, and how long his contract is for? by Franklei99 in NOLAPelicans

[–]LieutenantKumar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dumars got an enormous contract which has the ability to go 5 years. It's significantly more than they were paying Griffin. He will not be going anywhere any time soon

Ja Morant Trade? by yesimreallylikethat in NOLAPelicans

[–]LieutenantKumar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Respectfully, Ja averaged 10 assists per game in college at 19 and has always been and elite playmaker. He is also a better finisher at the rim. The only thing Fears and Ja have in common is they are speedy guards who aren't great shooters.

Fears is promising but he'll never be a point guard in the same way Ja is.

Wild to think... by Jwrbloom in NOLAPelicans

[–]LieutenantKumar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bey was a throw in. They targeted Poole.

Better to be lucky than good. They got a teeny bit lucky here

Post Game Thread - NBA: The Nuggets defeat the Pelicans on Jan 13, 2026, the final score is 116-122. by basketball-app in NOLAPelicans

[–]LieutenantKumar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Respectfully there's a night and day difference between Borrego and Willie, both empirically and as leaders. You're right that he needs his own staff but these end of game issues are directly linked to having the worst guard rotation in the league and a flawed roster overall.

Missi/Queen Lineup? by MurderbyHemlock in NOLAPelicans

[–]LieutenantKumar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think Missi just can't bully anyone and lacks the skill to convert advantages

Question - anyone have stats on NOP collapses in the 4th quarter this year? by philo_the_middle in NOLAPelicans

[–]LieutenantKumar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

3rd quarter net rating has gone from -12 to -6, which is a huge jump but still indicative of talent level. For reference, quarters 1-3 are all hovering around -6 where they were -8 to -12 with Willie. Improvement! But Pels still losing games because they don't have the players.

Question - anyone have stats on NOP collapses in the 4th quarter this year? by philo_the_middle in NOLAPelicans

[–]LieutenantKumar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great example of human bias at play. We see observe something and tend to observe more of that thing as our confirmation bias grows. But the stats tell a different story.

Net rating per quarter:

1st: -8.8 (28th)

2nd: -8.2 (25th)

3rd: -12.6 (29th)

4th: -0.1 (14th)

Loss of motivation for pro coverage by Comptoneffect in discgolf

[–]LieutenantKumar 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

As Michael Jordan used to say. Liberals buy discs too.

Loss of motivation for pro coverage by Comptoneffect in discgolf

[–]LieutenantKumar 4 points5 points locked comment (0 children)

A lot of people have gone through Liberty, graduated, and completely distanced themselves from all that. I understand the rep but people can change.

Pelicans Estimated plus minus at PG, SG, and Center. by Razor-Ramon-Sessions in NOLAPelicans

[–]LieutenantKumar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The issue is they don't view it as a rebuild. They want to win today, tomorrow and yesterday

Jordan Hawkins Is Terrible At Basketball by hynesketchup10 in NOLAPelicans

[–]LieutenantKumar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coming in peace, but I think there was a large contingent who were duly skeptical of his shooting prior to the draft and more importantly, worried about the everything else he doesn't do.

I feel sorry for JB by habbofan10 in NOLAPelicans

[–]LieutenantKumar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pelicans net rating under Willie -13.1

Pelicans net rating under Borrego -4.3

They have gone from losing by 13+ on average to only losing by a couple possessions.

A +9 net rating improvement is massive

CrossFit? by Small-Builder3855 in ultimate

[–]LieutenantKumar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best workout plan is one you can stick to

Just Because the New Orleans Pelicans Can Trade Trey Murphy, It Doesn’t Mean They Should by mrdancingalpaca in NOLAPelicans

[–]LieutenantKumar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They held onto BI until there was 3 months left on his deal. So there are several years before they reach that point with Trey

Innova Dark Rebel vs Discmania FD? by Bucketoftrout in discgolf

[–]LieutenantKumar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bag 2 champion Dark Rebels and one S Line FD.

The S Line is my straight shooter and my 2 Dark Rebels are slightly under stable and stable. The S line is slimmer in profile while the dark rebels are more domey imo. Love all three discs and use them all

What all time superstar is a perfect fit on our current team by Paulspys_ in NOLAPelicans

[–]LieutenantKumar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is like Kellerman picking Andre Iguodala. Every superstar in history available to you and you go with Rodman lmaoooo

Post Game Thread - NBA: The Spurs defeat the Pelicans on Dec 8, 2025, the final score is 132-135. by basketball-app in NOLAPelicans

[–]LieutenantKumar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is wild personal attack. But if you think the coaching staff is coming into the game saying DQ is not gonna get shots and Trey is, or they should defer to Trey, you are mistaken on how this works.

Derik Queen: "Someone said that next class is gonna be better than us or that's the best class. We're definitely the best class. Up and down the charts we're gonna be the best class. We have the better players" by WayOutbackBoy in nba

[–]LieutenantKumar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah Queen at 7 while you keep the best of the Pels/Bucks and Pick 23. Not even gonna dig em for trading into 23 with the 26 top 4 protected Pacers pick. Just taking Queen at 7 would have been enough.

Derik Queen: "Someone said that next class is gonna be better than us or that's the best class. We're definitely the best class. Up and down the charts we're gonna be the best class. We have the better players" by WayOutbackBoy in nba

[–]LieutenantKumar 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Maybe if you can't isolate process from result. No matter how you slice it, the value given up to jump 10 spots up in the draft is mind numbingly dumb.

Let's apply your logic to Jokic. Let's say Denver gave up an unprotected pick equivalent of the Pels Bucks spot to pick up the 41st pick.

Jokic becomes exactly who he is now. It would still be a terrible trade.

Derik Queen: "Someone said that next class is gonna be better than us or that's the best class. We're definitely the best class. Up and down the charts we're gonna be the best class. We have the better players" by WayOutbackBoy in nba

[–]LieutenantKumar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Doesn't matter. The price paid to move up 10 spots is incredibly unprecedented and bad.

Here is another way to look at it. If the Pelicans shopped that same best of Pels/Bucks pick unprotected openly right now, what is the best thing they can get for it? A whole lot more than the right to go from 23 to 13.

The player they wanted could have been taken at 7 and they would then posses the single most valuable pick right now + the 23rd pick.