The Western Conference Has A Sleeping Giant 

pels been underrated this season glad you made a vid on em

Brandon Ingram one of the most underrated defenders in the league.

the pels bench is really deep

This is one of the best breakdowns I've seen. Really in depth and accurate as well. We've beat the three only team that worries me is Denver. Herb clamps Shai every time they play. Zion demolishes minny every time they play. We are 2-2 vs them this year both losses Z didn't play and they narrowly win. Both wins we beat tf outta them. We've beat the clippers we are 12-3 vs clips last 15 games lol. We've beaten and or held our own vs Denver for the most part let few years but I'm honestly terrified of playing them in the playoffs. Anybody else can get it

So glad u mentioned the defense. It’s won us a lot of games this year

Hoop Venue is the pelicans of nba RU-vid, you slept on but you steady putting out great videos man! Keep up the good work!

Zion finally having a coming out party

"Grand Theft Alvarado" bruhhh... XD

Herb and dyson daniels are ant's worst nightmares. The wolves struggle mightly against the pels and that would not be a matchup they would want to see.

Great video thanks for showing Pels some love

this is a GREAT breakdown of pelicans talent. W content man.

time for Ingram to get a ring

You are one of my favorite NBA channels. I see the grind.

Ngl I did not know the pels were playing so well this season

All this video tells me is that this is a well coached team, W. Green is doing a phenomenal job

Great video, much more in depth than the other Pels videos that have been getting made lately.

I love that BI and Zion look sleepy in the thumbnail.

One of the best teams to watch in the league. Them and OKC

Hope this team can manage to shake up the conference 💯

Great work, especially on the defensive breakdown.

herb jones saved my life

Vids are fire, waiting on you to go over the knicks and brunson

Great analysis, the Pels looked scary last night....right before my magic dismantled them

Wow, such a sweet and concise breakdown of what makes the Pelicans good! I think you nailed almost every point. Starting off with Zion makes sense, as he is most well known as someone with insane potential, but actually putting focus on Ingram is probably as justified. It is his playmaking, combined with the threat of his three level scoring, that opens up the toughest defenses. Either that, or the combination of Zion with high level shooters is incredibly hard to defend against. That said, the Pelicans have a very stretchable offense that holds up against tougher defenses, but what makes them really stand out is their great defensive potential. Their starting lineup has been good, but as soon as they go to the bench they become even tougher to crack, with Dyson, Trey, Naji, Jose and Larry all being great defensive talent. Any mix of them with Zion, CJ or Ingram has also been a good lineup, not to mention that Herb Jones is quietly the most important player on the team for their consistancy. The whole defense starts and ends with him, while he has developed into a versatile and very efficient offensive player as well. It is clear to see that they are starting to figure stuff out, gaining confidence in the process. While early this year they would be out of sorts on occasion, falling behind early or losing a lategame lead, they are much more consistant now and quite capable of keeping everything going. I'm so much looking forward to seeing them in the playoffs and giving the best teams a run for their money!

Great video. They gonna find out about us this year. We Taking over the NBA let's go Pelicans

Great Analysis, Great Content.

Great video ❤

finally some recognition

Nice job bro. geaux pels

Real good break down of the pelicans

Love the pels! They play balanced basketball on both ends of the floor. It’s really fun to watch them

I always watch these videos they're so interesting

This aged well

Can you do a video on Jalen Brunson's recent play or talk about the Knicks and how they can be a nightmare problem in the playoffs if healthy?

Hey would you mind doing a video on the Mavericks v Nuggets game?

a vid about the pacers and the siakam fit?

#no_new_friends i'm jumping on all content creators who now acting like they been with us. Like they weren't talking crazy about Zion. But you, you have been legit. The Herb Jones video showed your character. Respect.

I equate how they swarm on defense how they build walls protecting 6 ft on in. Kinda how in football, a nickel package has multiple dbs and all of em can cover, hit, and blitz. They two can sit back in zones creating a defensive boundary. ⛽ Cover

Great video!… but to say Naji Marshal is a weak outside shooter even though he has a better percentage from 3 than Jose is craziness

Watched their game against the Clippers the other day if Zion takes the challenge defensively against Kawhi like he did in that game they’ll win that series

Awesome analysis. Pelicans have been a fun team and could make a deep run. Just a few things of concern for me is 3P variance as they give up a ton of 3s, and then their offense is a lot of 2-3 man actions with the rest parked in the corner and little movement so maybe something teams gameplan?

I can't wait to see them in the playoffs, specifically with Zion. That suns series without Z they battled hard but now they're all better and they'll have Z (🤞🏾).

Props to Brandon for playing great defense and sacrifice his attempts, touches, and potentially money for the team. But we need him to be dominant like what he can do. Can’t count on CJ and Trey throwing up shots because teams in the playoffs will close out on them hard

great channel, healthy, they upset some contenders in their conference

best basketball youtuber next to jimmy w content

Very good team ever since the meltdown in the in season tournament

Random question: Are either 2:40 or 3:08 travels? The first one Zion picks up the foot before the dribble and the second one Ingram does a little hop on his pivot foot. I think technically they’re travels but idk for sure

9:01 Defense Section‼️

That's because they're a small market team. This is common

Herb is 1st all Defense and it’s not even close🗣️

This is a video for more casual basketball fans i realized this quick love the content but damn it im educated in basketball too much 😂

hopefully we can get past the first round. maybe even the second. depends on the seed ofc but I got hope for this squad

deepest team in the league

zion attempted a lil midrange last game…personally i think if he develops some form of a shot outside of the rim as well as his inside pressure its game over

Finally my pelicans get some serious attention and don't get downplayed or dismissed

The have control on the pace 🎉 love my pels

Zion Williamson POINT FORWARD now INSANE 💯

I will be very happy to see the Pels in the NBA Championship. I love the Pels!!!

naji shooting almost 39 from three this season

Great breakdown on the team. They can match up against anyone. Zion is unguardable in the paint and BI has an unguardable mid range jumper. Pick your poison. If the rest of the role players step up in the playoffs and they play solid defense they can win it all.

When BI had the blitz double he vs the pacers, he had herb wide-open on the wing/top of the key for a wide open 3. He just missed him. He made the shot so 🤷🏼 3s are better then 2 tho.

I love this vid bout my pels, but find it weird that media outlets talkin bout us now?

the plays they run for Zion brings back memories of a Nuggets-era Carmelo Anthony --but without the mid-range jumper

i love this point zion moment

Love this video but you can’t call Jose a solid shooter and then call Naji a weak shooter when he’s shooting 38.5% from 3 this season and Jose is 37.3% (on slightly more attempts). Dyson is for sure a weak outside shooter at this point tho

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Ingram always looks like he's sleeping and Zion is a giant so good call

Pels are a serious matchup nightmare against any team.

Naji isnt a great career 3pt shooter, but he is on 38.5% this year taking over 2 a game.

I need that

Their easily my wild card they just gotta perform up to par

Next level for Big Z is to have a Malone jumper as a counter. After that it's game over for the next 5 years.

They definitely have to go to the finals this year or next year😮

Indi vid?

I wouldn’t be shocked if they made it to the WCF.

Flock up 🍿

Flock up!!!

The pelicans reddit has been complaining about (lack of) late game execution and giving up leads. If they can clean that up they can make it past the first round.

Zion! aka "The Screwdriver!!!"

CMON NEW MUSIC

The Pels always make a push around this time just to get knocked out in the first round 😂

As a wolves fan, I am terrified of the pelicans.

What worries me about the Pels is their starting lineup. They have a net rating of -1.3, and I feel like that’s because there’s just too many cooks in the kitchen. Zion, Ingram, CJ and Jonas all need the ball to do something on the offensive end and their defense is really carried by what Herb is doing. They lose the FT battle often as well as in turnovers and transition offense/defense. I love, however, their two swiss army knives off the bench in Nance and Murphy. And their coaching and schemes, of course. They somehow make a lot of things work with their aggressive defense. I feel like there’s a certain ceiling however and that in the play-offs, where you default to your starting lineup, you will find yourself against a Kawhi that will absolutely abuse Zion and Jonas on the defensive ends, especially when they put them in the pick and roll. Then again, they could totally prove me wrong 😅:

A lot of people don't see the vision 🙂 it's up to the Pelicans to prove that they're worth mentioning.

suks ingram just got hurt too. injuries always happen at the worst times

My only thing is they dont have enough playoff experience with each other healthy! Pelicans and Thunder will run the West after the Warriors and Nuggets disperse!

Pels vs Thunder make a good matchup Thunder all 7 imo.

Yessir

The less people talk about you, the more focus one can use to become great.

Glad to see Zion healthy and leading the pelicans. Last I checked NOP were in the top 5 bottom teams in the earlier months of this season. Now they're at the top teams.

Damn, the Pelicans look like a very solid team all the way around.

This video cursed me lpl

Y’all forget they were the one seed with a healthy zion last season

If you don't love watching Jose Alvarado sneak up outta nowhere an steal the ball then you just a hater..

Would u consider Zion a t10 offensive player? If not who the the guys you’d definitely take over him.

Well well well

Ive been saying this alot of people gonna be salty when the New Orleans Pelicans Yes the New Orleans Pelicans upset alot of teams

Herb Jones First Team All Defense!

Ya and now he”s injured

About time NO is able to depend on Zion. It's hard to be a fan and then off he goes.