Pelicans vs Bucks Game Thread: No pressure, but Anthony Davis wants a win

After shootaround this morning, Anthony Davis stated that there is no pressure on the New Orleans Pelicans to get their first win, but the team still wants it because they feel they deserve it.

Well, history is on their side.

Davis went on to add that the length of the Milwaukee Bucks, personified best by Giannis Antetokounmpo, needs to be accounted for, especially when it comes to passing and rebounding. However, he indicated if the Pelicans can take care of the defensive glass, they should be able to create more fast break opportunities because of the Bucks propensity to follow their shot attempts.

While I like the idea of easier scoring opportunities, they still have to convert those chances and so far that’s proven problematic through the first three games. Not only are they having trouble making threes and hitting open shots, they haven’t been efficient in transition.

Could playing a bottom tier team help shake the offense finally out of it’s funk?

2016-17 NBA Regular Season
	vs
0-3 (0-2 Home)		1-2 (0-1 Away)
November 1, 2016, 7:00 PM Central
Smoothie King Center - New Orleans, LA
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Projected Starters
Tim Frazier	PG	Matthew Dellavedova
E'Twaun Moore	SG	Tony Snell
Solomon Hill	SF	Giannis Antetokounmpo
Anthony Davis	PF	Jabari Parker
Omer Asik	C	Miles Plumlee
Advanced Stats (2016-17 season) via NBA Stats
105.85 (2nd)	Pace	99.37 (16th)
92.7(29th)	ORtg	97.1 (25th)
103.2 (14th)	DRtg	104.8 (18th)
-10.4 (27th)	Net Rating	-7.7 (23rd)

Some links:

• New Orleans Pelicans vs Milwaukee Bucks game preview
• The numbers don’t agree the Pelicans belong in the NBA cellar
• First Power Rankings installment of the regular season
• Oh, I almost forgot, it’s Tim Frazier’s birthday!

Geaux Pellies!