Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy had few kind words to spare for his squad in the aftermath of their blowout loss to the often-blownout Minnesota Timberwolves last night. “We didn’t have any energy in practice yesterday, either. It was one of the worst practices I have been a part of in my career…Our problem is sustaining; our problem is that it is a 48-minute game.”
The other problem is that it is a long season, and the Pelicans are looking at significant territory to recoup if they are going to be competitive. Certainly expectations are high, a point which is best made, like so many points about the NBA, by an old friend to the Cavs, current Pelicans GM David Griffin.