Even the New Orleans Pelicans ended 14 games under .500 this past year, but the 2014-15 effort should see them vault above 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 parts of the season with back and knee injuries. Anthony Davis and Eric Gordon lost time.
Better fortune on the injury front, alongside the huge addition of Omer Asik in the center, should propel the Pelicans as they grow into a team worthy of Davis’ existence. This year marks a developmental landmark for the organization along with Your Brow.
Though not yet a championship-caliber team, themselves should now move in the postseason dialog:
Sean Highkin of ProBasketballTalk writes:
Whether they’ve enough to really get there’s a different discussion, and it’s hard to point to one team out of last year’s playoff harvest that’s very likely to drop out. However, if Davis is as good as he is likely to be and everyone else remains relatively healthy, they have got a opportunity.
The Pelicans are constructing a skyscraper, and it will probably be sensible to get in on the ground floor.
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