In November while the Pelicans’ season was very much getting off the ground I wrote about “The Big Conundrum”. This piece revolved around the success of Davis centric lineups and posed the question of how best to optimize the Davis and Cousins pairing given the success of the aforementioned lineups. I had optimistically hoped that as the season progressed and we gathered more data, a sharper picture of the Pelicans’ composition and needs would form. On January 26, that all went out the window when Cousins went down with his achilles injury. What complicates the situation further is the fact that the Pelicans went on to acquire Nikola Mirotic (mentioned as a target in the piece above from NOVEMBER cough cough) and put forth their best season since 2010-2011.
All Things Considered: Boogie Edition
