The New Orleans Pelicans are too slow. The New Orleans Pelicans run too much isolation. The New Orleans Pelicans run far too many simplistic high pick-and-roll sets. These were common complaints of the offense under the now departed Monty Williams.
Alvin Gentry, the tactician that developed some of the most effective offenses in the recent era in Phoenix, helped Doc Rivers turn the Clippers into an offensive juggernaut and was beside Steve Kerr as the Golden State Warriors revolutionized the game right before the league’s collective eyes, was hired to end those comments.