re: Pelicans training staff should be fired

When Demps came in the first thing he did was replace the previous head trainer. IIRC that guy left after 2 years and he was replaced with John Ishop. Ishop left for Detroit this season and was replaced by long time Saints trainer Duane Brooks. So there has been a steady flow of new blood at the head trainer spot (although all have been internal promotions rather than bringing in someone from the outside).

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I dont know if its diet, stretching, weight lifting or what, but something does not seem to be right.

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All reports from when the players talk about stuff they're doing, I think they all are pretty reasonable when it comes to that. Rolled ankles, calf strains, even AD's back are probably not things you can do much about, it's just part of the game. The only really questionable things are Ryno and Jrue. I remember seeing some concerns about their conditioning at the start of the season because neither was able to work out much over the summer. I'm not sure how you handle that any differently though. Holding them out of games for several weeks isn't an option, do you put them on minutes restrictions?

I think it's just one of those years. It's honestly happening all over the league. I'd say OKC and Houston have had comparable injury issues to the Pels this season. Chicago's not to far behind.