This was about Brian Kelly, but also applies to Lane Kiffin, FYI.

Shakir just made a couple of guys look silly.

With Brandon “just not a winning player” Ingram as their leading scorer.

My team goals for the 25-26 Saints and Pels are modest: I want both teams' draft picks to be in the teens next year. Because that would mean 1) Tyler Shough is now our franchise QB. 2) Derik Queen won the Derik Queen trade.

NBA rookies with 30 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals in 31 minutes or less in a game: Victor Wembanyama Derik Queen

This is the lineup. Stick with it. Let them grow together. It’s only gonna get better. And Jose-Peavy-Bey-Karlo-Yves is a damn good second line.

Pelicans Rookies Tonight: 72 Min 55 pts 6 Asts 15 Reb 5 Stocks

There was a ton to like from this game.

Can the Pelicans please hire Fred Vinson back?

Just tuning in. Looks like the bench came in and started bricking a bunch of threes?

It’s happening people!

Zion & Saddiq are playing tonight. That’s gonna make a huge difference.

Pels have 9 current rotation players acquired through the last 5 drafts. Only 1 was top 10 and none higher than 7. Trey Murphy (17th pick) Herb Jones (40th) Jose Alvarado (UDFA) Karlo Matkovic (52nd) Jordan Hawkins (14th) Yves Missi (21st) Jeremiah Fears (7th) Derik Queen (13th) Micah Peavy (40th)

Tulane’s ranked!

So, I assume Trump’s just gonna classify everything that mentions him or his friends, right?

No one who played last night was in the league in 2020, and half are in year 1 or 2. That was an extremely young squad being asked by their coach of 3 days to ramp up their speed and passing against the best defending team in the league. And they still only needed a quarter to figure things out.

One thing you have to give Troy Weaver: He brought in the core that's now winning in Detroit (Cade, Ausur, Jalen, Isaiah). He also drafted Bey, who's been great for the Pels so far. And if the early returns hold, he's kept up the streak with Fears & Queen. The man can evaluate college talent.

MAGA's going through 2 civil wars right now because of how many of them are pro-nazi and/or pro-pedophile.

James Borrego said in postgame that he wishes he had asked the team to begin tonight’s game with more aggression and pressure because when the Pelicans did ratchet the defense up later, it did bother the Thunder some. We must remember it’s hurt that he hasn’t had a full practice with the team yet.

The Pelicans coaches HAVE to find a way to start halves in all-out, full-court, blitzing defense. It may not work, but it can’t be worse than these horrible starts to every 1st & 3rd.

Oh damn, they put the Epstein victim commercial on MNF!

Isn’t that a foul? Dort got all hand.

Won the 2nd quarter by 12. Now. Can you win a 3rd Quarter?

I think the entire Pelican rotation tonight might be players who came into the NBA since 2021 (unless Looney plays).

No Saddiq is gonna hurt.

Pass Interference is still the most ridiculous penalty in football. Referees are TERRIBLE at making the call in real time, but they threw a year-long hissy fit when the league tried to make it reviewable.

Chargers benched Trevor Penning today.

A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election to serve as the city’s chief criminal court record keeper.

Calvin Duncan, a former prisoner who was wrongly incarcerated for nearly 30 years, wins Orleans clerk of court race He ran as someone who struggled for years to retrieve his own case records in his bid to prove his innocence

Tulane still has a great shot at making the playoff. Navy beating USF was huge for their chances.

Drew’s announcing Falcons-Saints next week?!

Damn, this is nice.

Coming into tonight’s game, Queen and Fears have been close to starting a few fights with NBA dicks like Dillon Brooks. Draymond Green is fresh off of being humiliated by Wemby. And the Pels just got their coach fired because of (in part) not showing a tough enough identity. Prepare for ejections.

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the team planned to fire Willie the same day Zion tweaked his hamstring, and then held off firing him until Zion came back. I don’t think they wanted to start the Borrego era with 5+ non-Zion games.

We should create an award for the worst example of political instincts each year. We can call it Winning the Lombardy.

Ask and you shall receive!

There’s still time! Go vote for Calvin!

willie green is not a bad coach & I wish him the best wherever he lands. his time in nola has come to an end, but he's definitely going to head coach again soon. he's done an exceptional job with development & I hope this season doesn't make people forget the positive impact he's had

I still think Willie Green’s most underrated trait was developing young draft picks into NBA Players: Trey Murphy Herb Jones Jose Alvarado Dyson Daniels EJ Liddell Karlo Matkovik Jordan Hawkins Yves Missi Jeremiah Fears Derik Queen Micah Peavy He turned everyone but EJ into NBA contributors.

Eight steals. A rookie not named Jrue or Herb just grabbed Eight. Steals.

She doesn't give Willie coverage here. Says the roster is good enough to win, but it's Joe's decision. That reminds me of where we were with Dennis Allen last year, early in the year. And when things got worse instead of better, and Mickey still refused to fire him, Gayle stepped in.

BI was my favorite Pel for a while, and I hope he finally found a roster that fits him. I'll be wearing my BI jersey when he comes back to town.

Is that AI bubble starting to burst? They finally realizing it's not magic beans?

Yeah, Cynthia Erivo is a certified badass.

Ready to see some data here:

Vote for Calvin Duncan Saturday!

A nice feature of a Fears-Herb-Trey-Zion-Queen lineup is that all 5 of them can bring the ball up. So you can tell them, whoever rebounds the ball brings it up the floor, and the other 4 just sprint back.

Trump's really facing some tough choices right now.

I wish there were protections on the pick we gave up for Derik Queen. I'd still prefer having Queen to having our pick back.

Maybe we can start offering teams a free 10 points if they agree to just skip the 3rd quarter?