re: Pelicans are not expected to offer BI extension this offseason, moving in new direction

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Players like him do not suddenly go to the bench without a massive drop in play or someone much much better taking a spot from him.

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I guess you missed seeing him in the playoffs and the playin. Look I think CJ overall played great in the regular season but in 7 of our most important games to end the season he was atrocious and his defense was ridiculous bad. Another coach would have benched CJ- in fact thats what Willie did against the lakers in the playin until Zion got hurt. So technically you’re wrong he did go to bench- and frankly the way he was playing to end the season he would been better playing a bench role.

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I am just struggling to see where he fits and how that it is an upgrade.

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Dude how do you not see that he is better for this team in the starting lineup? This is not just me or stats or the eyeball test saying this. The whole basketball world thinks Trey needs to start.

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I'm frustrated by how he played as well. But he's not meant to play as a lead guard and he's not a closer. He just doesn't have that next level. I do think he plays better off ball and is more consistent without the additional pressure.

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This sounds EXACTLY like a bench player.

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As bad as McCollum was these playoffs, Murphy was just as bad if not worse.

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How was he worse? I could easily say Trey defense in the series wasn’t always great but it miles better than CJ defense.

CJ dominated the ball and the offense was clearly running through him. He had more possessions and more shots than Trey did throughout the series.

To me the playoffs against the number one seed is a great way to stack up how good you really are. If anything playoffs are a true indicator of how your players stack up against gameplaning and premier competition. The fact Griffin is saying there will be a change(likely in the top 3) is in a fact a reset in itself.