Stop me if you have heard this before – the Pelicans have a lackluster defense. If you follow me on Twitter, you’ve certainly heard the bemoaning for weeks. If you don’t, you maybe noticed the Clippers waltz into the Smoothie King Center and leave shooting almost 60% from the floor. That’s nuts. The Pelicans own the 24th ranked defense and have spent significant time in the bottom 5 of the league in that measure. In fact, the Pelicans are currently the holders of the franchise’s worst ever defensive rating. This team was good on that end last year – so how did we even get here?
Dissecting the Defense
