Even the New Orleans Pelicans ended 14 games under .500 this past year, but the 2014-15 effort must see them vault over the break-even mark.
That’s a substantial improvement, even though it’s as much a statement about the franchise’s rotten luck a year ago as anything else. Jrue Holiday and ryan Anderson missed enormous parts of the season with back and knee injuries, respectively. Eric Gordon and anthony Davis lost time.
Better luck on the injury front, along with the massive addition of Omer Asik in the center, should propel the Pelicans as they grow into a team worthy of Davis’ existence. This season marks a developmental milestone for Your Brow and the organization.
Though not yet a championship-caliber team, the Pelicans should now move themselves into the postseason dialog:
Sean Highkin of ProBasketballTalk writes:
Whether they have enough to actually get there is a different conversation, and it’s hard to point to one team out of last year’s playoff crop that is very likely to drop out. However, if Davis is as good as he’s going to be and everyone else remains relatively healthy, they’ve got a chance.
The Pelicans are building a skyscraper, and it would probably be sensible to get in on the ground floor.
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