Pelicans.com continues its look back at the 2015-16 season with player-by-player analysis of the team:
2015-16 OVERVIEW
As was the case for several of his teammates, center Omer Asik’s season began ominously in October, when he was sidelined by injury, in his case a right calf strain. He never seemed to fully overcome the early-season hole he dug, missing seven of the first 12 regular season games and not looking near 100 percent until perhaps midseason, when he compiled a stretch of seven double-digit rebounding games between Jan. 10 and Feb. 6.
“It’s tough all around,” Asik said in late March, describing 2015-16 for the Pelicans.