I am among no small number of people discussing the defense of the New Orleans Pelicans. I have said some good things and bad. Jake has said the same here and on his Locked On Pelicans podcast (which you need to check out). McNamara has said more bad than good, while Ryan seems ok with the progress so far.
Description v Prediction
I can speak for myself, and I think others agree, that the discussion of the merits of the defense (or some other word that means something other than “horrific things”) is more about describing what has transpired rather than saying, without supporting evidence, that these performances will continue without any adjustments by other teams.