re: Pelicans viewership is down this yr, yet having their best season in a long time

I’m friends with a lot of casual Pels fans and I can point to two things directly:

1. None of them are spending extra money to watch the team on Bally’s. That’s more effort than they’re willing to put in to watch a product they really don’t care a ton about.

2. Theyre still hesitant to trust the Pels. In all my group chats it’s the same thing, “did Zion get hurt” or “wait till Zion gets tired”

The Pels lost a ton of momentum the last two seasons and fans are hesitant to trust the team.