re: What to make of the Pelicans 0-4 start?

I think Gentry's system is very dependent on solid guard play. We have essentially have Gordon, who hasn't been terrible, but also hasn't been lighting the world on fire or anything, and a very limited Jrue Holiday. Jrue has looked okay, but he can never get in a rhythm because he is doctor limited to like 5 mins a quarter at most.

We are getting killed because a lot of our guard minutes are being taken up by guys who: A) suck, and B) didn't have the benefit of the offseason work outs and training camp to learn the system.

When the guys on the floor are all guys we had during the full offseason and training camp, we don't look nearly as bad. Unfortunately we are unable to keep that lineup on the floor for very long.