New Orleans Pelicans · 4 notes
Everyone was like, boo. I'm like, bro, it's not that bad of a dunk. It's decent.
"Everyone was like, boo. I'm like, bro, it's not that bad of a dunk. It's decent." New Orleans' Yves Missi on the windmill he tried after a steal, graded 7 out of 10. Missi, who had 4 blocks, said in Jamahl Mosley's system "just being able to get a stop is the main thing."
It's all scouted and you can just go from there.
Mosley backed Yves Missi for the Defensive Player of the Year conversation, calling him special in practice. Missi's goal: "make all defensive teams." His late-season shot-blocking jump came from film study: "It's all scouted and you can just go from there."
everybody here has a clean slate with me.
Pelicans: Jamahl Mosley said everybody stayed healthy in the scrimmage. He's building Yves Missi as the defensive "anchor," guarding all five positions; Missi says he's being tried in varied coverages late in games. On Jordan Poole: "everybody here has a clean slate with me."
Mosley says they'll chase offensive rebounds, but pick who goes so they aren't exposed on fast breaks: "We're not doing it recklessly." Saddiq Bey says Yves Missi has "taken a leap already"; perimeter defenders are pressing their men knowing Missi is behind them.