Ask virtually anyone within the New Orleans Pelicans organization about the mass of injuries the team has endured this season, and they'll tell you the same thing: They've never been part of anything like this in their NBA careers.
"I say this is a Job season," says Alvin Gentry, who is in his first season as Pelicans head coach. "If you know the book from the Bible, he got tested in every way."
Executives, coaches and players are adamant that no fingers are being pointed.
"Nobody's really complaining about, 'I don't want this guy here, he's not doing this, he doesn't know what he's doing,'" says Anthony Davis, who missed a career-high 21 games to injury this season and has missed 68 in his first four seasons.