Willie Green attacks his players' lack of desire

Nothing is going well anymore New Orleanswhere is the group Willie Green fell apart again against OKC with a disastrous start and never knew how to get back on track ended up losing by 31 points (137-106).

Sure, it’s the defending champs up against it, but first of all, it’s the sixth shutout in six games for the Pelicans, who are tied with the Nets. If we expected a little better from Brooklyn, teammates from Zion Williamson hoped to do much better.

Against Oklahoma City, Willie Green regretted the face his team showed, no revolt despite a situation that was alarming to say the least.

“When you play against a very good team, you have to fight all the time, especially in defense. There were times when we did it, but it wasn’t good enough. And that’s what I told the group: individually, collectively, it’s not enough. Above all, no matter who you play, you have to have this mentality. We can’t just rely on the result in defense, we have to be better.”, he stated.

I’m going back to work

After conceding two huge losses against Boston (-32) and Denver (-34), New Orleans seemed to raise its head during the last match against the Clippers, despite another defeat at the finish (126-124). This failed game against OKC embarrasses the entire team.

“We’ve seen some footage where we’ve done that. But the key is that all the players are on the same page, understand the game plan and execute it, being physically strong. We still have too many moments where we falter. Especially against this team, we can’t lose the ball, we have to outplay them physically, and the opposite happened. Willie Green added.

The coach of the Louisiana franchise since 2021, Willie Green has already weathered the storms. Here’s another one he’ll try to resist.

“It’s a long season. We have to keep working, keep trying, get back to training and from there. The most important thing is to stay together, keep fighting to try to put together a coherent match.”

The Pelicans will host Charlotte this Tuesday before making three trips to Dallas, San Antonio and Phoenix.

			Shots			Rebounds
Players	MJ	Min	Shots	3pts	LF	Off	Def	That	Pd	Bp	Int	Ct	Ft	Pts
Zion Williamson	30	28.6	56.7	23.1	65.6	2.5	4.7	7.2	5.3	3.0	1.2	0.9	2.7	24.6
Brandon Ingram	18	33.1	46.5	37.4	85.5	0.9	4.6	5.6	5.2	3.8	0.9	0.6	2.5	22.2
Trey Murphy III	53	35.0	45.4	36.1	88.7	0.9	4.2	5.1	3.5	1.9	1.1	0.7	2.1	21.2
Cj McCollum	56	32.7	44.4	37.3	71.7	0.8	3.0	3.8	4.1	1.9	0.8	0.4	2.2	21.1
Dejounte Murray	31	32.7	39.3	29.9	82.3	0.5	5.9	6.5	7.4	3.4	2.0	0.4	2.0	17.5
Jordan Hawkins	56	23.6	37.2	33.1	81.6	0.4	2.4	2.8	1.2	1.0	0.5	0.4	0.9	10.8
BJ Boston, Jr.	42	23.6	43.6	35.0	78.8	0.7	2.5	3.2	2.2	1.2	1.3	0.2	1.7	10.7
Kelly Olynyk	20	25.4	50.0	38.9	75.4	1.9	4.0	5.9	3.6	2.1	0.9	0.6	3.2	10.7
Jose Alvarado	56	24.4	39.2	35.9	81.1	0.5	1.9	2.4	4.6	1.5	1.3	0.3	1.6	10.3
Herb Jones	20	32.4	43.6	30.6	82.5	1.1	2.8	3.9	3.3	1.8	1.9	0.5	3.3	10.3
Keion Brooks, Jr.	14	23.7	48.6	32.6	73.3	0.9	3.3	4.1	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.7	2.1	10.1
Ives Missy	73	26.8	54.7	0.0	62.3	3.5	4.7	8.2	1.4	1.1	0.5	1.3	2.0	9.1
Lester Quinones	9	18.5	38.6	31.7	83.3	0.1	1.6	1.7	2.6	1.1	0.3	0.2	2.0	8.6
Jailen Novell	8	21.0	35.6	29.6	63.6	0.8	1.8	2.5	2.3	1.0	0.1	0.5	1.1	8.4
Bruce Brown, Jr	23	24.7	41.0	35.6	75.0	1.0	3.2	4.2	2.4	0.9	0.7	0.3	2.0	8.2
Karlo Matković	42	18.8	57.4	31.8	77.3	1.5	3.5	5.0	1.1	1.0	0.5	1.0	2.5	7.7
Antonio Reeves	44	15.0	45.6	39.5	80.0	0.4	1.0	1.4	0.9	0.7	0.5	0.1	0.9	6.9
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	66	18.8	45.5	34.1	83.6	1.7	3.1	4.8	1.3	0.8	0.6	0.1	1.2	6.3
Javonte Green	50	21.8	44.6	35.2	75.8	1.0	2.6	3.6	0.9	0.6	1.1	0.6	1.5	5.8
Jamal Cain	37	13.6	43.0	32.5	68.0	0.7	1.6	2.3	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.2	1.2	5.3
Elfrid Python	18	21.5	36.6	16.7	57.1	0.8	2.9	3.7	8.1	2.9	1.0	0.4	1.3	4.4
Daniel Theis	38	16.3	47.3	24.3	83.8	1.2	3.2	4.3	1.6	0.7	0.5	0.5	1.8	4.3
Keelor Kelly	3	19.7	44.4	0.0	50.0	1.3	4.7	6.0	1.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	2.3	3.3
Mo Bamba	4	15.3	44.4	0.0	100.0	1.5	4.8	6.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.8	1.8	2.5
Trey Jemison	16	10.4	46.9	0.0	38.1	1.4	1.4	2.8	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.4	1.7	2.4