After last season’s impressive playoff run, sweeping the three seeded Portland Trailblazers then snagged a game of the eventual champion Golden State Warriors. Expectations tampered down a bit when we lost Demarcus Cousins in free agency, but so far this season the New Orleans Pelicans have been on a tear.
The reason for the Pelicans getting off to a strong start has been ball movement that Alvin Gentry has the team buying into the concept. Currently second in the league with 27.2 assists per contest, only trailing Golden State in that category.