re: If AD blows up into the best player in the NBA this yr...

The west is difficult to navigate compared to the east. The road trips are more vast and travel is longer. If we were in the east I'd say a second round appearance is guaranteed, but we are not.

The first thing the pelicans need to do is establish a playoff reputation, maybe that is taking a higher seed to 7 games. They just need to get into the dance, and go from there.