You’ve heard a bunch of buzzwords thrown out regarding the Pelicans this year: Defense, Pace, Switching, Blue-Collar.
But another word has been popping up recently.
Identity.
And that’s probably the worst one to hear.
Back in December, Anthony Davis told Justin Verrier of ESPN.com, “we have to figure out what team we want to be identified as. We can’t keep going from game to game with a different identity. We’ve got to come out the same way.
“We don’t have that much time. We’re trying to catch up. We’ve got to do whatever we’re going to do as fast as possible.