CJM coming off the bench can be good for him as he would still finish games and often quarters. A theoretical BI/Trae trade takes even more shots away from him and makes him have to take on tougher defensive assignments. Less defensive and rebounding wear & tear on his older and smaller body. #everydayer #everyshower #comment
I get we have to do what it takes to win. Paying a player $34 million this year & $31 next to not start says to me we have a GM and/or coaching problem that allows this to happen.
Ive been saying CJ should come off the bench. BI should run point. Its better for him as well. Let trigger and Herb flank Zion with shooting allow BI to do a bit of everything.
I would like BI to run the point but the stats say something that i cant rlly explain in common sense basketball terms. Like BI at point has created the slowest paced offenses in the NBA, for several years. Idk what it is, cuz BIs a great player.
@@voiceofreason2674There’s no way you’re gonna tell me there’s some stat that says BI running point is “slower” than Jokic running point. And that’s not comparing the quality of the two, that’s saying one does things slower than the other
There isn’t a good team out there that would trade for CJ. They wouldn’t trade for him 3 years ago, why would they now? We’re stuck in a bad contract with CJ.
This team needs a point guard we already tried the no point guard approach, plus one of your star players came one and said the team needs a point guard.
The best role for CJ on this current team is to come off of the bench as their 6th man. My reasoning is everything you said. I hope this is something that they’re considering before making a roster move. Also I prefer Murray over Tre to pair with Zion!
It depends on the situation really CJ can start in a small ball lineup with B.I ,Zion, Herb & Trigga.... Or U can let Trey and J hawk come off bench together and take as many shots as they want ... They are volume shooters... Jose, Dice,Naji all can still be bench unit they are interchangeable.... And all feed off each other.... We need a lob threat rim running young big.... Or someone for cheap.... Very possible without trading B.I. or anyone.... Stop it Jake.... Tell DG he need to see what it cost to bring jaxson Hayes back.... Or like Bol Bol.... Not nick claxson.... He gonna have to draft one really ..... And get some kind of vet.... For to low..... JV should just take pay cut... They all should too keep Naji.... They brothers ....So act accordingly.... The money gonna come.... Y'all the next dynasty
The most frustrating thing for me is that our two star players are always hurt! Young stars at that… my question is would this conversation be any different if we finished the season healthy? My biggest reason to trade Brandon, and honestly Zion too, is because they’re consistently injured! Yes, Brandon played terribly this post season. But would he have been better if he wasn’t injured? I’ve seen Brandon win tough games before. He’s definitely capable. So is Zion. But if they’re always injured, we’ll never win and no trade will truly help if the people you’re building your team around are always hurt when it matters!
Cj needs to be on a different team next year…he makes too much money to come off the bench…name one player that makes +30millon a year ? If he can’t find a way to fit on the team which he’s shown he can’t cuz we tryna take him off the bench…trade him for a bag of chips and a soda and sign a PG
I think he’s fantastic but given our main acquisition HAS to be a dynamic guard, it’s difficult to be spending 55-80m on dynamic guards when only one is a starter and only one is your 1a/1b It might be fine because he’s expiring in 2026, but why not get assets
So....the stats clearly show BI and Zion were great together and BI and CJ were great together, but that CJ and Zion were just so so and all three together were meh...why is everyone all hyped up to get rid of BI? That clearly shows BI is the one who fits with the other two and is not the issue. The big question is....CJ is everything we say we need to surround Zion with....so why isn't it working?
The narrative ever since we were ousted has been that "BI can't create for others and Zion just needs shooters around him". The numbers Jake himself brought up today clearly show the issue is not with BI and other combinations......it's when Zion and CJ are on the court. It's pretty obvious when you look at the stats that it's Zion that needs to learn to play with others.
Because they are operating out of a recency bias, we never seen BI and Zion play in the playoffs so we don't really know what it looks like to say they don't fit, they playoffs are about match ups. They said Kyrie and Luka were not a good fit last year after Dallas missed the playoffs, now look at them
I don't like paying someone $36M to someone and devising a way to make them work. I like looking at what you have, identifying what you want, and then finding and paying those players. CJ at #6 is the Tail wagging the dog
I get the reasoning….. but he’s still very effective at the shooting position and I don’t know if coming off the bench will highlight that. This especially won’t happen with a pairing of Dejounte.
Man HOW BOUT WE STOP TRYING TO MAKE CJ A #1 POINT. HE NEVER WAS THAT IN PORTLAND WITH DAME, HE WAS ROBIN. DAME WAS BATMAN PLAY YOUR ROLE CJ YOU WAS DEADLY AT THE ROBIN ROLE
I don't like this suggestion. What were the numbers when CJ was out? Herb nor BI were good at the point. This team needs a floor leader and distributor. Current options have not and will not work.
CJ is a leader and not the problem on this team. Zion has to stay on the court. Now does he show up in camp in shape or not? He'll probably be fat again. Ingram missed alot of last season too
Could we draft Donavan Clingan and have him put next to Z or can we trade for young and capella In the same deal. The trade would be Dyson Daniel's Larry Nance Jr Jordan Hawkins and 3 f1p for Tre Young and Clint Capella
It is clear to me that CJ and BI do not want to be Zion's Robin, so let them both go! If Willie does'nt see Zion as the main man then he needs to go too! Zion needs to take charge just like a young Antman is doing in Minnesota!
CJ is in his pre-retiring stage of his career and need to come off that bench. About BI... personally the team should resign BI and give him a real PG. CJ was never the true PG that this team needed and it showed up in chrunch times. tbh, i would trade CJ for CP3 if possible. let Jose and Dyson grow into their starting roles and have CP3 close out games. one more thing, Zion will get hurt sometime during any season so if he were to be out, BI is needed to take over. without BI, do you think anyone else can handle that role for the Pels, including whoever the Pels think they are trading BI for? adding a point god to the bench could potentially be a huge addition to the pels.
You keep leaving jose out of the whole picture,and we all know that went jose where out in the injured list the pelicans when down south and went jose came back to the lineup pelicans started on the winning road and you’re keeping forgetting jose Alvarado IQ in the court plus the energy and the decision making
I’m going to keep saying this even though it might not happen; trade CJ and a few future firsts most likely the bucks picks the team gets and get Spida
Jake, can you or someone tell me why it is so difficult to find someone to "fit" with Zion? Maybe Zion and his limited game is the problem, not everyone else. For 3 years they have been looking for a fit for someone that is more unavailable than not. I find all of this trade talk hilarious. Why would Young, Kat or anyone who is actually all star or challenging for scoring titles come here and bow down to Zion, someone with NO SKINS on the wall? How many guys with great potential never reached that potential? This team needs a DOG, a guy that other teams fear with the ball in their hands. The Pels don't have THAT guy. I don't think any Pels fan would say they are confident that Z, BI, CJ nor Trey is the guy you can count on to carry this team and hit the big shots every night.
I agree that we don’t know if Z can be “the guy” and that his game is too limited as it is. You can’t compare him to Ant or SGA because those guys take 3’s. You can’t compare him to Giannis since Z isn’t a DPOY caliber defender or good rebounder. You can’t compare him to Bron since Bron has done almost everything well at some point in his career I loved Z’s 40 point play in performance, against a team that “figured him out” in the Lakers, but he couldn’t finish the most important game of his career, and that’s what it’s been like for 5 years now
Dude will be 33 start of next season, makes too much money to come off the bench. I know he is considered the adult in the room, i respect his veteran leadership and he balled out on that west coast trip at the end of the season but its time to move on, his money can go to Trey. Watching these playoffs, its a youth and length movement, OKC targeted this dude all series, he's never been a good defender so if he's not making shots you are not getting anything out of him
To me it's all about the fit. CJ is a really good 2 but struggles at the point. Need a playmaker and defender at the point for CJ to shine. Develope Dyson or Dejounte.
CJM coming off the bench can be good for him as he would still finish games and often quarters. A theoretical BI/Trae trade takes even more shots away from him and makes him have to take on tougher defensive assignments. Less defensive and rebounding wear & tear on his older and smaller body. #everydayer #everyshower #comment
Stop fake new
@aaronsmith7213 not fake news. Trae is ball-dominant and a worse defender than CJ.
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I get we have to do what it takes to win. Paying a player $34 million this year & $31 next to not start says to me we have a GM and/or coaching problem that allows this to happen.
It's 6th man or trade him
Why would we pay a person 30 million a year to sit on our bench
@@kingppenso trade him?
@@Imhimmforever hell yes
Why trade him he's one of the greatest shooters in the NBA
Ive been saying CJ should come off the bench. BI should run point. Its better for him as well. Let trigger and Herb flank Zion with shooting allow BI to do a bit of everything.
Tried it last year. BI hold ball to much to be effective point. I like CJ off the bench but need a true productive point
I would like BI to run the point but the stats say something that i cant rlly explain in common sense basketball terms. Like BI at point has created the slowest paced offenses in the NBA, for several years. Idk what it is, cuz BIs a great player.
@@voiceofreason2674There’s no way you’re gonna tell me there’s some stat that says BI running point is “slower” than Jokic running point. And that’s not comparing the quality of the two, that’s saying one does things slower than the other
@@mont-doggBeats I missed that. Thanks for the info
Even off the bench, Mr.DribbleLot shouldn't be the primary ball handler. TRADE HIM PLEASE
CJ has earned the chance to go somewhere where he can have a bigger role on an offense.
More than here.
Let’em!
He was 3rd I. The league in made 3s per game and hit 42% from deep. That's exactly what we need.
There isn’t a good team out there that would trade for CJ. They wouldn’t trade for him 3 years ago, why would they now? We’re stuck in a bad contract with CJ.
This team needs a point guard we already tried the no point guard approach, plus one of your star players came one and said the team needs a point guard.
The best role for CJ on this current team is to come off of the bench as their 6th man. My reasoning is everything you said. I hope this is something that they’re considering before making a roster move. Also I prefer Murray over Tre to pair with Zion!
It depends on the situation really CJ can start in a small ball lineup with B.I ,Zion, Herb & Trigga.... Or U can let Trey and J hawk come off bench together and take as many shots as they want ... They are volume shooters... Jose, Dice,Naji all can still be bench unit they are interchangeable.... And all feed off each other.... We need a lob threat rim running young big.... Or someone for cheap.... Very possible without trading B.I. or anyone.... Stop it Jake.... Tell DG he need to see what it cost to bring jaxson Hayes back.... Or like Bol Bol.... Not nick claxson.... He gonna have to draft one really ..... And get some kind of vet.... For to low..... JV should just take pay cut... They all should too keep Naji.... They brothers ....So act accordingly.... The money gonna come.... Y'all the next dynasty
Only way we can bring CJ off the bench is if DJ Murray is coming 🔥🔥
DJ CJ would actually be a solid combo.
The most frustrating thing for me is that our two star players are always hurt! Young stars at that… my question is would this conversation be any different if we finished the season healthy? My biggest reason to trade Brandon, and honestly Zion too, is because they’re consistently injured! Yes, Brandon played terribly this post season. But would he have been better if he wasn’t injured? I’ve seen Brandon win tough games before. He’s definitely capable. So is Zion. But if they’re always injured, we’ll never win and no trade will truly help if the people you’re building your team around are always hurt when it matters!
damn you want ingram to be traded then keep cj for 6th man..f..uuu the bias host
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Cj needs to be on a different team next year…he makes too much money to come off the bench…name one player that makes +30millon a year ? If he can’t find a way to fit on the team which he’s shown he can’t cuz we tryna take him off the bench…trade him for a bag of chips and a soda and sign a PG
🎯 agreed he makes too much to come off the bench, his money can go to Trey
You can't find no one who can shoot like that wants to be in New Orleans
I think he’s fantastic but given our main acquisition HAS to be a dynamic guard, it’s difficult to be spending 55-80m on dynamic guards when only one is a starter and only one is your 1a/1b
It might be fine because he’s expiring in 2026, but why not get assets
So....the stats clearly show BI and Zion were great together and BI and CJ were great together, but that CJ and Zion were just so so and all three together were meh...why is everyone all hyped up to get rid of BI? That clearly shows BI is the one who fits with the other two and is not the issue.
The big question is....CJ is everything we say we need to surround Zion with....so why isn't it working?
Lack of playmaking. When thaw are on the court you struggle to have either create for themselves while maximizing the other.
CJ takes bad shots, he’s bad on defense? He doesn’t create for others or breakdown defenses. He’s a major weak link for this team.
The narrative ever since we were ousted has been that "BI can't create for others and Zion just needs shooters around him". The numbers Jake himself brought up today clearly show the issue is not with BI and other combinations......it's when Zion and CJ are on the court.
It's pretty obvious when you look at the stats that it's Zion that needs to learn to play with others.
Because they are operating out of a recency bias, we never seen BI and Zion play in the playoffs so we don't really know what it looks like to say they don't fit, they playoffs are about match ups. They said Kyrie and Luka were not a good fit last year after Dallas missed the playoffs, now look at them
@novacain943 how many more years ypu wanna wait to see if they ever can both play. That how you know it's not working
I said the exact same thing during the season
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That would be great for him. We need that attacking guard in the lineup. That way we can put trey in the lineup.
I don't like paying someone $36M to someone and devising a way to make them work. I like looking at what you have, identifying what you want, and then finding and paying those players. CJ at #6 is the Tail wagging the dog
I get the reasoning….. but he’s still very effective at the shooting position and I don’t know if coming off the bench will highlight that. This especially won’t happen with a pairing of Dejounte.
Dejounte and CJ isn't bad if we could find a way to keep BI. That isn't enough talent overall without BI
Man HOW BOUT WE STOP TRYING TO MAKE CJ A #1 POINT. HE NEVER WAS THAT IN PORTLAND WITH DAME, HE WAS ROBIN. DAME WAS BATMAN PLAY YOUR ROLE CJ YOU WAS DEADLY AT THE ROBIN ROLE
He’s been Robin in literally all of our postseason games in this era and that’s the problem. We need him to be the butler or some shit.
It is clear to me that CJ and BI don't want to be Zion's Robin, so let them both go!
I don't like this suggestion. What were the numbers when CJ was out? Herb nor BI were good at the point. This team needs a floor leader and distributor. Current options have not and will not work.
Since the start of 2023-24, i have been thinking about getting him off the bench and developing Trey as the starter.
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CJ should be traded.
I BEEN SAYING THIS THE WHOLE SEASON
CJ is a leader and not the problem on this team. Zion has to stay on the court. Now does he show up in camp in shape or not? He'll probably be fat again. Ingram missed alot of last season too
Could we draft Donavan Clingan and have him put next to Z or can we trade for young and capella In the same deal. The trade would be Dyson Daniel's Larry Nance Jr Jordan Hawkins and 3 f1p for Tre Young and Clint Capella
Why would Atlanta trade all-star for bench players and picks?
@@Antonius1911they can just draft sarr and he's a good replacement for capella
It is clear to me that CJ and BI do not want to be Zion's Robin, so let them both go! If Willie does'nt see Zion as the main man then he needs to go too! Zion needs to take charge just like a young Antman is doing in Minnesota!
CJ is in his pre-retiring stage of his career and need to come off that bench. About BI... personally the team should resign BI and give him a real PG. CJ was never the true PG that this team needed and it showed up in chrunch times. tbh, i would trade CJ for CP3 if possible. let Jose and Dyson grow into their starting roles and have CP3 close out games. one more thing, Zion will get hurt sometime during any season so if he were to be out, BI is needed to take over. without BI, do you think anyone else can handle that role for the Pels, including whoever the Pels think they are trading BI for? adding a point god to the bench could potentially be a huge addition to the pels.
You keep leaving jose out of the whole picture,and we all know that went jose where out in the injured list the pelicans when down south and went jose came back to the lineup pelicans started on the winning road and you’re keeping forgetting jose Alvarado IQ in the court plus the energy and the decision making
Hi Jake
Find an athletic big, have jv back him up. Develop the young pg we have. Trey or cj should come off the bench.
Not enough to make us a contender... What if anything makes us a contender?? Geaux pelicans.
I’m going to keep saying this even though it might not happen; trade CJ and a few future firsts most likely the bucks picks the team gets and get Spida
A trade for Spida is gonna take more okayers than that. Cavs aren't gonna want that downgrade
@@taylor_m_237 but he’s up for contract so they might just to get something
Now everyone wants to trade CJ like he's the reason we are losing so I guess it's his fault we got swept
Jake, can you or someone tell me why it is so difficult to find someone to "fit" with Zion? Maybe Zion and his limited game is the problem, not everyone else. For 3 years they have been looking for a fit for someone that is more unavailable than not. I find all of this trade talk hilarious. Why would Young, Kat or anyone who is actually all star or challenging for scoring titles come here and bow down to Zion, someone with NO SKINS on the wall? How many guys with great potential never reached that potential? This team needs a DOG, a guy that other teams fear with the ball in their hands. The Pels don't have THAT guy. I don't think any Pels fan would say they are confident that Z, BI, CJ nor Trey is the guy you can count on to carry this team and hit the big shots every night.
I agree that we don’t know if Z can be “the guy” and that his game is too limited as it is. You can’t compare him to Ant or SGA because those guys take 3’s. You can’t compare him to Giannis since Z isn’t a DPOY caliber defender or good rebounder. You can’t compare him to Bron since Bron has done almost everything well at some point in his career
I loved Z’s 40 point play in performance, against a team that “figured him out” in the Lakers, but he couldn’t finish the most important game of his career, and that’s what it’s been like for 5 years now
Was the 40 an anomaly? Was 70 games an anomaly? They are taking a big risk. Kissing Zion's butt may put them back in the AD fiasco.
You so call pelicans fans said trade dru holiday and now he's a 2 time champion CJ belongs here
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Dude will be 33 start of next season, makes too much money to come off the bench. I know he is considered the adult in the room, i respect his veteran leadership and he balled out on that west coast trip at the end of the season but its time to move on, his money can go to Trey. Watching these playoffs, its a youth and length movement, OKC targeted this dude all series, he's never been a good defender so if he's not making shots you are not getting anything out of him
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6th man or not still keep him
I'm going to unsubscribe if Jake keeps saying that they don't need a real point guard
Do it
CJ not coming off the bench for this team. Why would he? We haven’t won a playoff series in 6 years
If he has an ego about it he’d need to be moved
To me it's all about the fit. CJ is a really good 2 but struggles at the point. Need a playmaker and defender at the point for CJ to shine. Develope Dyson or Dejounte.
Cj off the team sound better
Nah he should be traded
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Trade him back to Portland. He’s small, he talks too much, and he doesn’t back it up when it matters.
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