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Jim Eichenhofer: Jamahl Mosley on Herb Jones pairing with Jeremiah Fears in starting backcourt: "(Jones) can play multiple positions, bring the ball up, orchestrate our offense a little bit. He's got such a high basketball IQ that he can play with pretty much anybody out there on the floor."
Oleh Kosel: Jamahl Mosley on Herb Jones’ role, which sounds apt to change soon: “In this moment right now, Herb is the ultimate professional in where he is & finding more time for him is going to be a key priority for me. And I know that as a defensive coach, there’s no way for me to look around it…We talked about doing things in a five-game sample size and seeing what it looks like and where it can be and what we can do, but again, high priority to make sure that we continue to see Herb on the floor more.”
NBA Base: Jamahl Mosley is reportedly EXTREMELY excited about Zion Williamson, noting he arrived at training camp in incredible shape and noticeably slimmed down, per @BannedMacMahon “He's very excited about Zion, very excited about the way Zion's been working, the way that he reported to camp, the condition he's in. You know, it's like every camp there's a Zion weight update. He's slimmed down and looks ready to roll. We'll see if that stays that way, but he's given his new coach reason to believe.”
Jamahl Mosley: Kyrie Irving is fantastic for Cooper Flagg and I think his ability to teach him not just the things on the court, but al also off the court like Kyrie's veteran leadership, what he's done for the group and who he is and how he's grown in this league to provide that for these young guys, especially Cooper. I think it's fantastic that he can continue to give back and pour in and obviously how capable he is on the floor and so that combination can be deadly.
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“The communication has been good. I’ve gotten to know Coach Mosley a little bit throughout my years in the NBA. Just having an open line of communication. They want me to be me,” Poole said. “They want me to play-make, bring my championship-level experience, score the ball, and put my teammates in a position to be successful.”
“I think something that (Mosley and the coaching staff) have made pretty clear is that defense isn’t just a one-on-one situation. We’re playing defense together as a team. So, the schemes need to be right,” Poole explained. “The team needs to be locked in on that side of the ball, a unit. I think from the years that I’ve played some high-level basketball, that was a priority, a focus. I think people tend to think that obviously defense is just an individual thing, but the best defensive teams are a good defensive team, if that makes sense. They’ve been teaching that so far.”
The New Orleans Pelicans were missing one of their starters in Saturday’s practice. Dejounte Murray, who missed Thursday’s preseason loss to the Miami Heat with a toe contusion, continues to deal with the injury. “We are going to continue to be precautionary about it,” Pelicans’ coach Jamahl Mosley said Saturday. The Pelicans’ next preseason game is Wednesday at the Dallas Mavericks. Mosley, when asked if this is an injury Murray could play through if it was during the regular season, had this to say. “We’re just going to keep evaluating him and how he responds to the treatment we’re giving him,” Mosley said. “So right now, to try to gauge whether it is playing or not playing, we’re 10 days into training camp. So I’ll evaluate that once we start to get into regular season games.”
Speaking with Ryan Kaminski of Orlando Magic on SI, Suggs credited Mosley with believing in him and helping shape the early stages of his NBA career. “I have nothing but love for Jahmal Mosley. He showed me so much love, he gave me my opportunity,” Suggs said. “We came in this league at the same time, we experienced a lot of the same adversities at the same time and in the same building so like I said, I got nothing but love for him.”
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Jaron Pierre smiled as he glanced over at Jamahl Mosley reclined in a chair getting his beard trimmed at the Washington Academy of Barbering & Arts in New Orleans East. Pierre, drafted by the New Orleans Pelicans in June, was born and raised in this city. So he knows what it means for his hometown to have his head coach spending three hours of his Tuesday afternoon doing what he was doing. “Coach Mosley is a real one,” Pierre said. “It just tells you that he wants to be involved in the community. You can tell it’s something he’s been doing his whole life.”
Mosley was one of the last people to sit in one of the barber chairs Tuesday. The first 2 ½ hours was for 30 local school-aged kids. They received free haircuts, free book bags and free words of encouragement as they get set to return to school. The day included everything from Mosley playing UNO with the kids to Mosley just handing out life lessons.
Michael Scotto: The New Orleans Pelicans and Caleb Houstan have agreed to a one-year deal, league sources told @hoopshype. He’ll compete for the final Pelicans roster spot after shooting 52.4% from 3-point range with the Hawks last season. He reunites with former Magic coach Jamahl Mosley.
New Orleans Pelicans head coach Jamahl Mosley recently expressed confidence in the roster. (via New Orleans Pelicans): “I think there’s 30 teams right now that are saying that they can compete at a high level. I think one thing that we want to make sure we do here is we just let our actions do the talking, and I think that’s what we’re gonna have to do. We’re gonna work every single night. We’re gonna play extremely hard every single night. We’re gonna play together, play for each other. So whatever happens — whether we do something or we don’t — I think this roster when it comes together the right way is an unbelievable roster that can do some things.”