Pelicans take a step towards identity

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For most NBA teams in a rebuilding year, it typically takes at least a month before visual evidence of a defined identity begins to appear on the court.For the New Orleans Pelicans though, there is already evidence of a dramatic shift in identity as the young squad under new coach Stan Van Gundy is 2-1 early in the regular season.

In recent history, the Pelicans were a team that strived for high scores and fast pace under the previous coach Alvin Gentry. Often those years saw large leads in game disappear with a struggling effort to stop opponents and grab rebounds. Though rosters in the past had individual players that were exceptional on…