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Please understand the Pelicans will never be competitive and it is on purpose.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 8:31 pm
Posted on 1/26/21 at 8:31 pm
It is intentional. From an ownership standpoint, because of TV contracts and revenue sharing it is more profitable to be mediocre than it is to be in the hunt for championships. They will always operate in that bottom third to half of the league because they make more money that way. Vaulting to the top half or third of the league would require an increase in spending without commensurate return from that spending. As such, they will never do it.
This is why you always see the same pattern with the Pelicans. Get a young superstar to excite the fans and drive up revenue, condition the fans to expect a couple years of "growing pains", end up being "just one player away" then management trades away or releases any fringe players of value so the team tanks again. That superstar leaves, the cycle begins again.
See: Chris Paul, Anthony Davis, Zion Williamson
Gayle Benson is not a Pelicans fan; she owns the team and sees it as a profit generating vehicle like any other of her business ventures. it is completely pointless to put any energy into the success of this team.
This is why you always see the same pattern with the Pelicans. Get a young superstar to excite the fans and drive up revenue, condition the fans to expect a couple years of "growing pains", end up being "just one player away" then management trades away or releases any fringe players of value so the team tanks again. That superstar leaves, the cycle begins again.
See: Chris Paul, Anthony Davis, Zion Williamson
Gayle Benson is not a Pelicans fan; she owns the team and sees it as a profit generating vehicle like any other of her business ventures. it is completely pointless to put any energy into the success of this team.
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Posted on 1/26/21 at 8:32 pm to Thundercles
Never been a spending issue. It’s an NBA issue where the few elite players want to go to a few big market teams. Then you finally get a player that’s all-star level and they are “hurt” the 3 years they’re here.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 8:38 pm to Thundercles
Yeah, this isn’t why. Gayle is spending plenty of money on the Pels. Plenty.
It’s because small market teams need luck AND to make absolutely no mistakes at all in team building, where as the premiere franchises can frick up repeatedly and still win championships. Just the way it is.
It’s because small market teams need luck AND to make absolutely no mistakes at all in team building, where as the premiere franchises can frick up repeatedly and still win championships. Just the way it is.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 8:41 pm to Thundercles
If any of this were even remotely true, we would still be rolling with Dell Demps, a stripped down medical staff, and 1 scout
Posted on 1/26/21 at 8:44 pm to Soggymoss
It is 100% true. This is a known facet of sports economics that's very prevalent in baseball, basketball, and soccer.
It is sad to watch people pour energy into the team year after year with absolutely zero hope.
It is sad to watch people pour energy into the team year after year with absolutely zero hope.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 9:00 pm to Thundercles
We hit the salary cap every year bro. This is some dumb logic. Do you know what a championship does to marketing? Who tf was wearing a gsw jersey 10 years ago.
I’ve seen some dumb logic on this board before, but this is top 3 all time dumbest shite I’ve ever read
ETA: you want to maximize profits and be a real dick, then you go the Marlins route. Everyone knows that
I’ve seen some dumb logic on this board before, but this is top 3 all time dumbest shite I’ve ever read
ETA: you want to maximize profits and be a real dick, then you go the Marlins route. Everyone knows that
This post was edited on 1/26/21 at 9:02 pm
Posted on 1/26/21 at 9:14 pm to Thundercles
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very prevalent in baseball
Could've sworn I saw Kansas City win the World Series 6 years ago, and I even saw Tampa Bay play for a title last year.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 9:23 pm to Thundercles
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Please understand the Pelicans will never be competitive and it is on purpose.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 9:31 pm to purplepylon
Hornets were competitive till a notoriously cheap owner started toying with the nucleus of a solid playoff team to penny pinch and incidentally rubbed the star player of that team the wrong way
Pelicans may have not been championship caliber as they were constructed just 2 seasons ago but they were capable of being a tough out in the postseason and maybe they would have been championship caliber if Cousins didnt blow out his achilles
this iteration still has a long way to go but the team has never had this much war chest ammunition and cap flexibility. Ingram our best player today is locked up and we have complete control over Zion our 2nd best player for the foreseeable future. Our team has a lot of room for growth and potential.
Pelicans may have not been championship caliber as they were constructed just 2 seasons ago but they were capable of being a tough out in the postseason and maybe they would have been championship caliber if Cousins didnt blow out his achilles
this iteration still has a long way to go but the team has never had this much war chest ammunition and cap flexibility. Ingram our best player today is locked up and we have complete control over Zion our 2nd best player for the foreseeable future. Our team has a lot of room for growth and potential.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 9:59 pm to Thundercles
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Thundercles
Go away dumbass.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 10:06 pm to TeddyPadillac
I will never understand people who go on a fan forum and shite on a team. Especially writing a long paragraph. Dumbest thing I ever heard. Teams who
are mediocre makes more than teams who are in the hunt? Wtf.
are mediocre makes more than teams who are in the hunt? Wtf.
Posted on 1/26/21 at 10:55 pm to Thundercles
Go back to highschool moron
Posted on 1/27/21 at 7:25 am to Thundercles
This OP wins the troll of the day award!
Posted on 1/27/21 at 7:36 am to Thundercles
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Vaulting to the top half or third of the league would require an increase in spending without commensurate return from that spending. As such, they will never do it.
You don’t understand the NOLA market.
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:13 am to Thundercles
Again, if that were true, Gayle wouldn't have dumped millions into bringing in a new regime, millions more to get rid of a coach, millions more on renovations, all to still basically be in the bottom of the league.
She's also spending all this money at a time where the team is losing money.
She's also spending all this money at a time where the team is losing money.
Posted on 1/27/21 at 10:26 am to Soggymoss
I don't believe they are intentionally losing, but the system is against us in a lot of ways. The financial side is an impediment. We will never have the money to stack monster FAs, like the Clippers. But I wouldn't want to anyway.
We had a great situation when we had Paul and West. Two solid all star level guys that complimented each other and good role players. We were definitely competitive. Maybe we never win a Championship, but I don't watch basketball just for that. I want a fun team that just has a chance, full of solid guys that aren't douches. That is doable..
We had a great situation when we had Paul and West. Two solid all star level guys that complimented each other and good role players. We were definitely competitive. Maybe we never win a Championship, but I don't watch basketball just for that. I want a fun team that just has a chance, full of solid guys that aren't douches. That is doable..
Posted on 1/27/21 at 10:56 am to brmark70816
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We will never have the money to stack monster FAs, like the Clippers.
It's not the money holding that back, it's the location
Posted on 1/27/21 at 12:14 pm to brmark70816
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Maybe we never win a Championship,
We got rooked against the Spurs. Who knows what would have happened had we not gotten fricked. That team had a shot.
Posted on 1/27/21 at 6:49 pm to Thundercles
The main problem the Pelicans face is we can’t get cheap solid vets to fill out a top loaded roster. All small market teams will face that.
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