2025-2026 NBA Thread - Pelicans fire their HC

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The Pels fired Willie Green this morning after starting the season 2-11.

If you brought him back after last year, why would you fire him on a Saturday morning 13 games into the season (when Zion has missed 8 of those games)?

Was he caught shoveling beignets into Zion’s mouth or something late last night?
 
The amount of hypocrisy from NBA stans re: Nico is just galling.

It's mostly the same people who thought that after Dallas got Klay and then Flagg to pair with Kyrie and AD they were going to roll through the Western Conferencee, and that Luka was too fat to ever get over the hump in LA.
 
SnoopRob said:
The Pels fired Willie Green this morning after starting the season 2-11.

If you brought him back after last year, why would you fire him on a Saturday morning 13 games into the season (when Zion has missed 8 of those games)?

Was he caught shoveling beignets into Zion’s mouth or something late last night?
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Yep. Ridiculous to fire the Coach when 3 of their top players have been hurt. But even w those players they are no better than an average team.
 
Steph was absolutely magical last night against the Spurs. Making unbelievable baskets. He has to be the most lethal offensive player ever. Hope he can play at least 2 or 3 more years
 
Delta74 said:
Yep. Ridiculous to fire the Coach when 3 of their top players have been hurt. But even w those players they are no better than an average team.
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Last year i claimed that Zion wouldn't play a season's worth of games for the rest of his career. i haven't lost that bet yet though he seems to have slimmed down and may be poised to have a healthier season.

But i think its clear that he's not the generational player the internet thought he was going to be*. He's more 'Nique than Michael

*Here are all the internet-proclaimed "generational talents" we've had over the last 15 years: Anthony Davis, Lonzo Ball, Jahlil Okafor, Zion, Paolo, Wemby.

**Lot of disappointing Duke products on this list.
 
WBroylesH said:
Last year i claimed that Zion wouldn't play a season's worth of games for the rest of his career. i haven't lost that bet yet though he seems to have slimmed down and may be poised to have a healthier season.

But i think its clear that he's not the generational player the internet thought he was going to be*. He's more 'Nique than Michael

*Here are all the internet-proclaimed "generational talents" we've had over the last 15 years: Anthony Davis, Lonzo Ball, Jahlil Okafor, Zion, Paolo, Wemby.

**Lot of disappointing Duke products on this list.
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You’re using generational talent and generational player interchangeably, when there’s a big difference. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone reasonable who’d not consider Zion and Wemby generational talents. The world has *never* seen anything like their talents combined with their size, much less in any other generation.

But just ask AD how it’s a much longer road to becoming a generational player. Even if he ever had a shot at that type of title, injuries have made it impossible.

Incidentally, using a comparison to Dominique Wilkins doesn’t do much to diminish anyone. He’s one of the 75 greatest players ever. If MJ is your standard of generational players, it would be a very short list.
 
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