Also, I am SO tired of all the national media insisting the best way to build around Zion is shooting and playing him at center.

The Pelicans need to MAKE the playoffs before anyone worries about how they match up in the playoffs. Regular season is different.

Regular season Zion+Adams is absolutely fine. Just like Zion+Favors was fine.

Don't skip steps. Become a consistent regular season team. Defend. Rebound. Do the little things.

All the focus on Zion around shooting is for the playoffs. HAVE TO MAKE THEM FIRST

Every single national podcast I listen to folks are so mad about the Pelicans getting Adams.

Did you watch the playoffs? Did you see who WON the Finals? The guy, previously in NOLA, you insisted for years the best way to build around him was shooting.

New Orleans TRIED THAT. Ryan Anderson and then Nikola Mirotic for shooting around AD. They followed your blueprint! It didn't work.

And here we are. Another transcendent talent at PF in New Orleans. The national prescription is the same failed treatment.

Success this season is making the play in and teaching Zion and BI how to win. And for us, as fans, to see that both of them hate losing.

Zion and BI need to become at least average defenders. They need to figure out how to take over (TOGETHER) at the end of games.