The New Orleans Pelicans are at a crossroads. It was the story of the week, here and elsewhere, that the 76ers’ successful rebuilding project made the Pelicans’ relative failures more glaring. Additionally, the team’s struggles over the past two weeks made this game particularly magnified.
And the Pelicans lost. There’s no sense in over-emphasizing the result of one game, but with the Pelicans playing five of their next seven games on the road over 12 days, a decision could soon be made on the job status of any of the decision-makers. Alvin Gentry and Dell Demps should be concerned, if for some reason they weren’t already.