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01-16-2020, 10:56 AM
He is back and likely to pulverize at least one Spur on a dunk coming back next Wed. No surprise he picked a team to go against that does not defend well.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28490434/pelicans-expect-zion-williamson-debut-jan-22-vs-spurs
NEW ORLEANS -- As the NBA regular-season debut for Zion Williamson draws near, the New Orleans Pelicans now have a targeted date in mind.
Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin said Wednesday that the team anticipates Williamson will make his debut at home on Jan. 22 against the San Antonio Spurs....
Williamson did play in four preseason games in October and averaged 23.3 points while shooting 71.4 percent from the floor in those games. His final preseason game was actually against the Spurs -- the same team he's set to come back against.
Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said the team obviously has some Williamson-focused lineups in mind, but also added that regular-season NBA and preseason NBA are two different things.
"It's something obviously that we've thought about and looked at and experimented some in the preseason, but this is really completely different than the preseason," Gentry said. "It's a tough situation. I'm sure he'll handle it. I'm sure he'll be very good at it. But it will be an adjustment period."
While the team obviously focused on the knee injury itself, they did take time to fix other things as well.
"You're addressing everything," Griffin said. "You're addressing ankle flexion, and knees and hips and backs and everything else. I think what's happened is his whole kinetic chain is in a whole better position now because of this....
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28490434/pelicans-expect-zion-williamson-debut-jan-22-vs-spurs
NEW ORLEANS -- As the NBA regular-season debut for Zion Williamson draws near, the New Orleans Pelicans now have a targeted date in mind.
Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin said Wednesday that the team anticipates Williamson will make his debut at home on Jan. 22 against the San Antonio Spurs....
Williamson did play in four preseason games in October and averaged 23.3 points while shooting 71.4 percent from the floor in those games. His final preseason game was actually against the Spurs -- the same team he's set to come back against.
Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said the team obviously has some Williamson-focused lineups in mind, but also added that regular-season NBA and preseason NBA are two different things.
"It's something obviously that we've thought about and looked at and experimented some in the preseason, but this is really completely different than the preseason," Gentry said. "It's a tough situation. I'm sure he'll handle it. I'm sure he'll be very good at it. But it will be an adjustment period."
While the team obviously focused on the knee injury itself, they did take time to fix other things as well.
"You're addressing everything," Griffin said. "You're addressing ankle flexion, and knees and hips and backs and everything else. I think what's happened is his whole kinetic chain is in a whole better position now because of this....