re: Need to lose

Your entire perception would change if the Pelicans were in the East. If we were in the East we would be in the 6th spot trailing the Wizards by one game. And if the regular season ended like that the Pelicans would play either Raptors or Cavs. This season we are 2-0 against the Raptors and 1-1 against the Cavs so those series seem winnable. At that point Ryno and possibly Jrue would be back too.

I understand that is a ton of "ifs" but my point is that the talent in the West skews your perception of this team. Regardless of what conference we are in, we would all still see that the Pelicans are not title contenders yet, but things would seem more optimistic.

We are progressing, these things take time. We've made some good moves, bad moves, etc. Our best player is 21 and he'll be here for a long time. Relax bro.