It is time to fire the coach and gm

Sounds like a sure fire way to lose Jrue and DMC. Gentry going at the end of the year may work. But you'll need a good replacement that they can get behind. And even then, firing Gentry will probably just be the nail in the coffin for Jrue regardless.

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seriously this board needs to chill out

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great article from TBW about that

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Here are some stats for those screaming about coaching

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The number of drives/game have reduced drastically from 27.8 per game pre All-Star break to 19 after and have been replaced by post touches (12.9 to 20.5) and paint touches (11.0 to 15.0).

Early indications point to the Pelicans becoming a stronger offensive rebounding team, going from 18.2% Pre All-Star break (2nd lowest) to 22.6% in the last 2 games (14th), yet that may negatively affect the transition defense. (Opponent fast break points went from a middle of the pack 13.8 to a 5th worst 21.5 over the last 2 games). Some of those fastbreak points were from turnovers born out of unfamiliarity: not knowing how and when Cousins rolls or pops, new players being out of position so the spacing is cramped up, and guys literally just overpassing. But most of the turnovers were just plain arse bad, which isn’t anything trade related and something Alvin Gentry stressed in Saturday’s post-game comments.

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here's the money shot

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Trust can’t be earned in two months time, let alone one week. A lot of repetition must come first before a key building block of winning is in place. The first time you trust someone is the easiest (or the hardest, depending on the person), but the next few steps usually take into account the results of the first. So, when Cuz and one of the new guys fail on sets (both offensive and defensive) because they couldn’t understand what their teammates were telling them or they were unfamiliar with it, the trust can’t start building yet.

This isn’t 2K, a video game where you can start putting 130+ points up with a new-look Pelicans squad because literally the movement of the 5 players on the court are commanded, usually, by ONE guy. No, we are prisoners of time, and the sooner people understand, the faster they should realize that the excitement that the Boogie trade generated wasn’t really about the present. Sure, everyone weighed in on the Boogie trade, often making the Pels favorites to earn the 8th seed, and it may still happen — but don’t count on it.

Instead, try to focus on future ramifications. AD’s departure suddenly doesn’t loom over the entire franchise as badly as it has over the past two seasons. Ditto for Jrue’s impending free agency. Heck, even Boogie’s subsequent free agency (in 2018) has yet to be talked about as it was prior to his trade.

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We need that top 3 pick. Hoping that Jrue gets a minor injury that keeps him out a month and helps us finish with bottom record and prevents us from overpaying him.