I know many of you all hoped my silence had predictive value. It’s my pleasure to disappoint . . .
I’m happy with the offseason. There were flashier moves out there, but I don’t much care about that. The moves available to other teams were not available to the Pelicans, and that’s a fact that needs to be addressed, but this offseason can’t be penalized for not matching unrealistic fantasy.
The single biggest issue on this team was perimeter defense. I’ve been beating the drum on that for years (not alone). What’s less widely held is an understanding of just how bad the defense was on the perimeter and how it affected the rest of the defense.
