New Orleans Pelicans: Grades for the 111-86 loss to the Phoenix Suns
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Phoenix Suns: Player Grades for the small forwards
Small Forwards
C. . Small Forward. New Orleans Pelicans. BRANDON INGRAM
Brandon Ingram came out gunning in the first quarter and it looked as though he was going to have a big game.
But he finished the game with just 13 points, though he did add six assists and six boards.
Ingram coughed it up four times in the game and didn’t shoot a single free throw, which is not a good sign. Ingram should live at the line, especially against a team like the Suns, who don’t have a defender who can stop him.
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The ball wasn’t moving fluidly last night after the first quarter, and even when it was, Ingram wasn’t knocking down the open shots, going just 1-of-5 from 3-point range.
Early signs are that the Pelicans’ offense is only going to be as good as Brandon Ingram, so Stan Van Gundy needs to find ways to get other players more involved so that the entire offense doesn’t come down to B.I.