Lindy's basketball annual/preview

I got my Lindy's annual last week and wanted to share what it had to say about the Pelicans. I could not find a link online, so I'll just type out most of it (it's going to be long). I like Lindy's because they rate each position (from 5.0 to 10.0) then rank each team by their numerical value. Here goes..

Coaching- 5.0 ... They point out that Monty is on the hot seat and has had 3 straight losing seasons.

PG- 6.0 ... They point out that Holiday is a great young talent. But his injury hurt his rating a lot. Plus Russ Smith is his primary back-up. I think they rated the position too low, but if Holiday isn't healed or limited this could be a huge concern.

SG- 6.0 ... They say that Gordon is injury prone and on the trading block. Also, he has lost a step and his production is slipping. Questionable back-ups in Rivers and Fredette.

SF- 7.5 ... This is all about Evans. With Aminu gone, it is all on him (according to the magazine). Of course, he is loaded with talent and produces nice numbers. Not great depth with Miller.

PF- 9.5 ... Davis and Anderson. This is the 2nd highest rating any team unit got in the league (only the Cavs SF got a 10).

C- 7.5 ... Asik got some nice praise and they said we have a decent back-up in Ajinca.

Intangibles- +1.0 ... they throw this in depending on the teams momentum and outlook (-2 to +2). For example the Sixers got a -2..

This gave the Pelicans a total score of 42.5. That put them tied for 13th in the West. But even the write up pointed out that Davis could push this team to a different level.