He...Is...INEVITABLE

Patty V • July 9, 2022

        1100 Days Ago... July 5th , 2019. The first glimpse of Zion. The Start of NBA Summer League for the Pelicans in 2019.


        The day the earth shook. This was the day Pelicans fans looked forward to all offseason, it

was Zion Williamson’s first NBA game, summer league of course. This game is memorable for many

reasons. Was it the thunderous dunk, and subsequent flex following the son’ing of Kevin Knox? Did this

cause the earth to the rumble, ending Zion’s first game prematurely? The world may never know. What

we did know, however, coming out of this game, was that ZION WAS HERE BABY!


        Zion announced his presence to the league like Thanos on a quest to find all 6 infinity stones. He was

here to do one thing, dominate. This continued more-so in his first actual NBA game, doing so on a

minute restriction at that. You could simply feel his presence in the 4 th quarter, scoring 17 points on 6-8

from the field, 4-4 from the 3-point line. This kid/man/beast was special.


        Following two years of the front office protecting their ASSets, quietly assembling a scrappy deep roster,

and finding perhaps the best young coach on the market, the league seems to have forgotten who Zion

Williamson is. The national media has warped the discussion around whether he’s healthy. Talking

heads have tried to pry him away from the team at every cost, and the consensus around fans that do

not follow the Pelicans is simply that he’s lazy, injury prone, and fat. We overlook the 25.7 point per

game average, we overlook the 60% career field goal percentage. We overlook, Zion. Even local media in

attempt to get clicks makes fun of his weight.


        There’s one small problem with all of this. Zion Williamson has re-signed with the Pelicans. Zion

Williamson no longer has restrictions. Zion Williamson now plays with one of the best young rosters in

the NBA, and a coach that would make anyone run through a brick wall.


        The simplest way to say this is, ….. HE…IS….INEVITABLE……and the NBA is in trouble.


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Pelicans @ Nuggets Takeaways

By Chrissy Smith • October 30, 2025
Team Stats (Pelicans at Nuggets) Final Score: 88-122 Rebounds: 36-57 Assists: 17-40 Steals: 9-5 Blocks: 3-5 Turnovers: 12-14 Stat Leaders Scoring Leaders: Jeremiah Fears, 21; Nikola Jokić, 21 Rebound Leaders: Trey Murphy III, 7; Nikola Jokić, 12 Assist Leaders: Jeremiah Fears, 6; Nikola Jokić, 10 My Player of the Game: Jeremiah Fears Chrissy's Key Takeaways * The starters for this game were Fears, Murphy III, Jones, Zion, and Deandre Jordan. So that was different, and it didn't work at all. * With most of the third quarter over, Zion had five total points in the game. He finished with 11. * The Nuggets went on a 32-4 run in the third quarter. The Pelicans came out very slow to start off the third. * New Orleans went 7-of-33 from the three-point line. * Nikola Jokić had a triple-double. The Pelicans had no answer for him all night. * Do the Pelicans know that the season has started because the majority of the guys out there look like they still think they're playing Summer League. * The problem with this team isn't the talent because they have that. So what's the problem? Coaching, effort, etc.? This has to be fixed ASAP. Follow @TheKneaux on X, and follow me there too, @SportsChrissy.

Celtics @ Pelicans Takeaways

By Chrissy Smith • October 28, 2025
Team Stats (Celtics at Pelicans) Final Score: 122-90 Rebounds: 54-35 Assists: 25-17 Steals: 5-7 Blocks: 7-0 Turnovers: 11-13 Stat Leaders Scoring Leaders: Anfernee Simons, 25; Jordan Poole, 22 Rebound Leaders: Neemias Queta, 11; Yves Miss, 7 Assist Leaders: Payton Prichard, 8; Trey Murphy, III, 5 My Player of the Game: Jordan Poole Chrissy's Key Takeaways * The first two losses of the season were tough but at least the team looked good. In this game, no one looked fired up to compete except Jordan Poole and Jose Alvarado. * Zion did not play because he's been spending all offseason getting in shape just so he could rest after two games. Makes no sense to me. * Trey Murphy and Herb Jones need to find their spark and stride. These guys have been putting in a ton of work in the offseason but it isn't showing right now. * Willie Green has got to be on a short leash because this 0-3 start feels like the team is just picking up where they left off except this time they're healthy and have all the momentum in the world. * The next three games for the Pelicans will be on the road against Denver, Clippers, and Thunder . Follow @TheKneaux on X, and follow me there too, @SportsChrissy.
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