The New Orleans Pelicans have had a rough go of it this season. Injuries have plagued the team with as many as four starters missing action at once in recent games. The offense, to their credit, has held its own overall during the course of the season, but defensively, the Pelicans rank a dismal 26th in the NBA. All of this has led to the Pelicans currently sitting in 13th place in the Western Conference, which clearly is a disappointment.
Zach Lowe, senior basketball writer from ESPN, did not sugar coat it in this tweet earlier this morning:
Was just texting a couple of people from other teams about this.