The battle for a fan in generating expectations for any hyped-up addition is how to derive the proper handicap, staying objective (if that’s your wont) and realistic (if that’s your thing) as much as is humanly possible while also understanding that it’s perfectly okay to scream for joy when a good thing happens to your favorite sports team. And hey! This summer, something happened to one of my favorite sports teams! The New Orleans Pelicans drafted NCAA superduperstar Buddy Hield with the sixth overall pick in June’s NBA Draft.
About a month ago, I made the case for the Pelicans’ betterment as a result of Buddy’s potential lack of Rookie of the Year hardware.