re: Pelicans have the best coach in the league

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You have no idea if this is true, you just sound like you’re projecting. Nobody is happy with losing early in the playoffs every year. But there’s a difference between being realistic and unrealistic. Nothing wrong with being satisfied with losing a hard fought series in the 2nd round to the nuggets this year. Pels actually winning consistently year to year is a huge accomplishment and never has been done here before. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying that. It doesn’t mean I don’t want to win titles, it just means I’m being realistic and don’t want to fire the coach or blow up the roster if we don’t make the conference finals this year. I remember literally people saying the exact same thing when the saints hired Sean Payton. “Benson won’t spend enough to get us over the hump, management is OK with being good not great”. Yet we won the Super Bowl a couple years later because we continued to build up the roster and didn’t over react to a disappointing loss or season. Pels are doing the same. We’re on pace to have a top 5 season since they moved to New Orleans. Try to enjoy it instead of projecting whatever insecurities you have.

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This has nothing to do with the Saints and comparing the two is nonsensical. But thats the problem, pelicans in fans views will always be second to the Saints- its why fans expectations of this organization are a lot lower.

Do you think this is NBA title contending team? If you think it is you don’t watch basketball. This is a typical response from a NFL fan who thinks anything can happen once you get into the NBA playoffs. This isn’t the NFL and unless you think this team is a title contender- then yes this is a middle of the road NBA playoff team. The fact you think there is nothing wrong with enjoying that completely proves my point of the low expectations people have of this franchise.

Having high expectations isn’t projecting insecurities. Its expecting more. Maybe aim a little higher for your sports teams instead of satisfactory and you’ll get more. I’m sorry this enjoy the first round loss ride is typical “participation trophy BS” in sports nowadays.