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Most Powerful Woman In Sports Doesn’t Know What Else She Can Do "I can't do any more," says the owner, as her franchises do less with every season

Big day in Pelicans land. I'll be attending practice later to see if we get Dumars or just Borrego. We'll do a live podcast around 3p in the afternoon.

Meanwhile check out these two pieces I wrote.

1) on Gayle Benson
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Pelicans look three years away from being three years away 😔

Thank goodness Looney picked up those two fouls, otherwise this one might already be out of hand.

Most of Derik Queen’s minutes came in the fourth quarter and he finished with a stat-line of 12 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals while shooting 5-for-7 from the floor in a total of 18 minutes of play.

Highly efficient game for the rookie.

IMO. What makes the most sense given this roster makeup is giving the keys to Fears and Queen NOW. You have Herb , Trey, and Saddiq on the wings. Jose, Poole, Karlo, Looney as your bench rotation. See what you can get for Zion, Hawk, and Missi on the trade market.

Derik Queen got something man. Play that young man and let him be him.

a bald man wearing sunglasses and a black shirt is saying `` finally ! '' ALT: a bald man wearing sunglasses and a black shirt is saying `` finally ! ''

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The longer Pelicans ownership drags this out, the worse it is for Willie Green and his family and frankly everyone involved in the organization

Pelicans won’t ever be a good team until they can rebound

10-30-2025. Welcome to the world son🙏🏾

Pretty much how Louisiana is ran 😭

I’m fine with my owner not giving a shit, just hire good basketball people to do the job and not your golfing buddies. Pels and Saints are just running a good ole boys club.

The number one culprit behind the Pelicans current situation is Gayle Benson and her ownership group with Dennis Launcha, Greg Bensel and Mickey Loomis.

They made the decision to hire their close friend Joe Dumars without a formal process and have made every important yet catastrophic choice

Whenever I watch the Pelicans I can’t help but think about how they don’t have a first round pick next year… after having a chance at two top end picks.

We already gotta deal with a garbage saints team, u can't own TWO professional sports franchises & have both of them be terrible, you're just stealing money from fans who keep having false hope in you

I always go back to what @jdub9911.bsky.social said. We have the doofuses and dunces of the league in the front office.

At least I had false hope. Now? I have Joe Dumars and Troy Weaver.

Pels are fucked for years to come. Great.

All your “stars” are healthy and you look like absolute dogshit. Pelicans are playing like a bunch of individuals right now.

Willie Green can’t make it past this trip man

Pelicans law is what can go wrong, will go wrong.

I reported earlier in the summer that Willie Green had lost support from the players and organization, yet Dumars was mandated by Benson to keep him around.

Green still does not have the locker and the Pelicans patience is wearing thin. Players are checked out and management sees it.

Zion Williamson averages through two games
27 points
9.5 rebounds
6 assists
4 steals (leading the league)

A- . He’s playing like he’s the best guy on the court and giving you great effort on both ends of the floor. Can’t give you an A or A+ when you’re 0-2 though.

Need someone to get 6 fouls tonight

Bad loss for the Pelicans and losing Missi is going to hurt. Fears looks legit though. 1 of 82… let’s keep it pushing

This is why the Ingram comment about crowds didn't bother me. He was just stating a fact, not taking a shot. It's the difference between a small market and huge market. They fill their stadiums with ease. Still love BI, and if I go to a Pels/Raptors game this year, it'll be in a BI jersey.

Played 74+ games the last 4 seasons and comes to the Pelicans and doesn’t even make it past preseason 🤦🏾‍♂️

There were 3 rookies on the court and the Rockets went through Hawk for the winning attempt.

That tells you everything.