What coaches and players say about roles, minutes, gameplans and development.
Poole has worked hard on defense and is doing everything the staff asked on both ends.
โHe's been working his tail off defensively. He's doing everything we've asked him to do, both offensively and defensively, being a playmaker, being poised, being aggressive to score, but also being efficient in that.โ
Pelicans will keep experimenting with lineup combinations and defensive assignments for the next two or three games.
โThe next two or three games, we'll definitely keep experimenting with it, just to see what combinations look like, to see how guys play off each other, the things we're asking them to do, the different assignments defensively.โ
Mosley signaling roster depth and flexibility.
โThat's the hard part - 12 (different players). Twelve. The reality is we have guys that are talented enough that they can fit into the system we're playing.โ
Preseason opens in Tulsa against Oklahoma City with Mosley's first game as coach and Mathurin's team debut.
โPelicans preseason tips off tonight at 7 p.m. in Tulsa, with New Orleans facing Oklahoma City. It's the first (unofficial) game for Jamahl Mosley as head coach, as well as a team debut for Bennedict Mathurin.โ
Zion sets the tone for the Pelicans and everyone else follows his lead.
โIt starts with Zion. He set the tone and everybody else just falls in line.โ
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