Where Zion Williamson’s Pelicans fall apart without ‘super vocal’ Herb Jones

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• Where Zion Williamson’s Pelicans fall apart without ‘super vocal’ Herb Jones

  Tough lessons come quickly and often in the NBA. Unfortunately for the fans, the last-placed looking-for-answers New Orleans Pelicans have learned, sometimes painfully, that their margin for error shrinks dramatically when Herb Jones is not on the floor. It is not simply about losing one of the NBA’s elite perimeter defenders. It is about losing […] The post Where Zion Williamson’s Pelicans fall apart without ‘super vocal’ Herb Jones appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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  Article published:Jan 13, 10:14 PM ET

• How Zion Williamson’s Pelicans plan to fix awful defense by stopping ‘sloppy’ offense

  Defensive transformations do not happen overnight in sports, nor should a team’s success hinge on just one player. So, sure, Herb Jones has been out. Schematic overhauls or complex adjustments were not in the cards even as Zion Williamson’s New Orleans Pelicans continue to languish in the Western Conference basement. Interim head coach James Borrego […] The post How Zion Williamson’s Pelicans plan to fix awful defense by stopping ‘sloppy’ offense appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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