re: Are the Pelicans the 12th most talented team in the West?

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My preseason expectations were 6-10 in West

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Yeah. I thought 50 wins and a 6 seed were the ultimate best case, everything goes perfectly scenario. Realistically, I was hoping for about 42 wins and a top 20 defense.

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Now I'll be content with 10th place. There's no way this squad makes the playoffs this year, schedule is just too rough the rest of the way.

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Still a lot of time left. They're only 2.5 games out of the 8 seed. I always thought the team would start slow and then pick it up before the ASB.

I've seen enough good things that I still think they can pull it off. But they need some wins v .500 teams very, very soon and they need to stay healthy.