MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 25: Head coach Stan Van Gundy of the New Orleans Pelicans huddles with Josh Hart #3, Lonzo Ball #2, Zion Williamson #1 and Brandon Ingram #14 (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
The Western Conference playoff picture is starting to take shape and the New Orleans Pelicans are on the outside looking in.
Well, that was fast, after losing to Minnesota on the first game back after the All-Star Break the Pelicans are even further out of the play-in games (3.5 back as of Friday morning). This team isn’t winning anything important this season but that doesn’t make it a lost season, we just have to shift our focus and goals for the remaining games.