re: It's amazing how the narrative is changing

If AD can dominate on the USA team, he will be considered the 3rd best by just about everyone. Why is this important? Players want to play next to great players. The Pelicans have talented players who have to believe they can win and are never out of a game. The LeBrons, Durants and Duncans of the world bring that to the court every night; and the other guys feed off of it and they give maximum effort. AD has a chance to prove he's the "go to" guy when it counts and elevate himself in rarefied air among the super-elite in the NBA.

If he shines the next 4 weeks, the Pelican will not only turn the corner...they'll be building a super highway.