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re: It all comes down to this.. The franchise just doesn't want to spend money
Posted on 5/14/26 at 1:26 pm to Snipe
Posted on 5/14/26 at 1:26 pm to Snipe
Meanwhile
Bulls' Bryson Graham raiding Magic front office with massive early hire
Bulls' Bryson Graham raiding Magic front office with massive early hire
This post was edited on 5/14/26 at 1:27 pm
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Posted on 5/14/26 at 3:32 pm to Demps
That’s how relevant and functional franchises work. Just sickening to see us wander in the wilderness.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 5:00 pm to Demps
You went from arguing that Benson is cheap to saying Jeff wants a hockey team. How does that make Benson cheap? You do realize it takes time for a major renovation like this to happen, right?
Also, the Superdome payment issue was just a mishap, and it has already been paid in full. On top of that, she and Landry have been working closely on negotiating a new lease. And if she ever does sell the team, her contract states that it MUST stay in New Orleans.
Debating with you is painful. I really hope you’re not older than 18, because it sounds like I’m arguing with a high schooler. Especially when you’re citing sources that were probably written by someone on Wikipedia.
Also, the Superdome payment issue was just a mishap, and it has already been paid in full. On top of that, she and Landry have been working closely on negotiating a new lease. And if she ever does sell the team, her contract states that it MUST stay in New Orleans.
Debating with you is painful. I really hope you’re not older than 18, because it sounds like I’m arguing with a high schooler. Especially when you’re citing sources that were probably written by someone on Wikipedia.
This post was edited on 5/14/26 at 5:01 pm
Posted on 5/14/26 at 5:07 pm to duyp
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I really hope you’re not older than 18, because it sounds like I’m arguing with a high schooler.
AMEN!!!
Posted on 5/14/26 at 5:49 pm to duyp
Look at you . You accept mediocrity. You are what you are!
https://intheno.substack.com/p/pelicans-problem-isnt-joe-dumars
https://intheno.substack.com/p/pelicans-problem-isnt-joe-dumars
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The New Orleans Pelicans aren’t hiring Joe Dumars to fix their problems — they are hiring him to ignore them. By appointing a trusted friend without a formal search, ownership signaled business as usual: prioritizing personal relationships over due diligence, short-term mandates over long-term vision, and financial complacency over ambition. The franchise has never paid the luxury tax — not once in 22 years — and just fielded the worst team in its history as measured by net rating (-9.4). Yet instead of a rebuild, the directive is clear: Trade Zion Williamson, retain a coach in Willie Green who lost the locker room, and hope Dumars’ fading executive legacy — built on his 2004 Pistons title but marred by two decades of irrelevance — can paper over systemic dysfunction. If ownership won’t spend, won’t listen to players, and won’t learn from mistakes, Dumars’ arrival is just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 5:50 pm to Demps
Shall we continue?
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The Pelicans consistently draw league-wide scrutiny for cost cutting. It has become an annual tradition to duck the luxury tax and enjoy the eight-figure league redistribution check. Meanwhile, the Pelicans basketball operations staff is often described as among the smallest in the league. The neglect extends to the very foundation. The Smoothie King Center is the worst arena in the NBA. A needs assessment of the arena found multiple critical systems past their usable life, per reporting by Christian Clark. Following this study, no concrete plans have been provided for the future of the team and the arena. Instead, we have seen a naked attempt at currying favor with Governor Jeff Landry — noted subsidy opponent. With the lease expiring in 2029, the Pelicans face an uphill battle to get Landry on board to assist with any renovations or enable new construction. It’s no coincidence Landry was seen sharing a suite at the Super Bowl with his political hero, Donald Trump.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 5:51 pm to Demps
You want more?
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It's not like other small markets haven’t seen success. Players, executives, coaches, agents, and family members universally rave about the Oklahoma City Thunder organization – the team with the best record in the league. Sources describe the Thunder as sporting the largest staff payroll in the league, both in quantity and salary per person. Their analytics department alone draws comparisons to major league baseball teams. Moreover, the Thunder go above and beyond to take care of their staff members, players, and anyone associated with the org. Families get access to top of the line concierge medical services. Even player agents get their hotels paid for visits during the playoffs if their client is on the team. The Thunder make everyone feel incredibly valued.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 5:53 pm to Demps
Do you want more?
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The Thunder’s success proves that small-market teams can thrive — with investment, patience, and vision. There is a world where Dumars and his wealth of experience can help execute these things. But until Pelicans ownership either sells to someone who cares or has a sudden epiphany about spending, this franchise will remain stuck in the same cycle: sprinting on a treadmill, chasing mediocrity instead of greatness. Their hiring of Joe Dumars wasn’t a bold move — it was a default setting. No search, no fresh ideas, just a familiar face handed the keys to a decaying operation. And now, Dumars steps into a near-impossible situation: financial constraints, organizational handcuffs, and zero room to modernize. He wasn’t brought in to build a contender. He was hired to babysit a franchise whose owners treat as a passive investment rather than a championship pursuit.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 5:56 pm to Demps
You could have traded Willie last year? No way right?
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Earlier this week, there were whispers that Green can be a candidate for the Phoenix Suns job opening, as reported by Marc Stein and The People's Insider . But would the Benson group – who treat loyalty as liturgy – let him leave? Green getting hired by another team would save ownership the cost of his contract, and perhaps they can receive further compensation from Matt Ishbia. But Green, like Allen before him, is beloved by ownership. So much so that David Griffin seeking permission to dismiss Green earlier this year was a huge factor in the loss of Griffin’s own job. And now Dumars will inherit the lame-duck coach, and perhaps even be told to offer an extension.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 6:00 pm to Demps
Wow
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And look, political pandering is a necessary component for any professional sports franchise. Seldom does an arena get funded without relationships and deals with local and state government. But ownership’s lack of momentum is also fueled by a looming payday. Rival executives believe the Pelicans are merely waiting out the NBA’s upcoming expansion, which will net them a $300M+ windfall. Multiple league sources inform me that the Pelicans have turned away serious buyers and investors, and perhaps the pending expansion check is a big motivator behind those decisions. It does, however, reveal a paradox: Ownership clings fiercely to control while abdicating the financial commitments that come with it.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 6:23 pm to Demps
Yeah post an old article. Especially by Shamir who’s a terrible writer. You posted an old article without even seeing all the new updates after that?
Willie Green and staff got fired? Renovations to the arena news coming out? $12 million in renovations to the facility? A new medical complex?
At least post updated shite dumbass
Willie Green and staff got fired? Renovations to the arena news coming out? $12 million in renovations to the facility? A new medical complex?
At least post updated shite dumbass
This post was edited on 5/14/26 at 6:29 pm
Posted on 5/14/26 at 7:26 pm to duyp
Deflect deflect deflect! 27 years and counting!
Keep making excuses. San Antonio and OKC continue to laugh at you
A new medical complex? By the same doctors Sean Payton fired? They got one already.
Keep making excuses. San Antonio and OKC continue to laugh at you
A new medical complex? By the same doctors Sean Payton fired? They got one already.
This post was edited on 5/14/26 at 7:29 pm
Posted on 5/15/26 at 7:37 am to Geauxldilocks
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Accurate shite from a well informed fan base looking for answers
I wouldn't say everyone as well informed, but at this point the fan base is pretty grizzled. Any of the sidewalk fans are long, long gone!
Posted on 5/15/26 at 8:46 am to Demps
sham is a disgusting fricking shill writer that's a hired fricking hit man. there is always big money motivators behind the scenes of why they try to tear down owners. You tear down an owner when you have money wanting to buy the team. sham is a piece of fricking shite and low iq ignorant fricking dipshits like you eat the shite up.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 12:39 pm to Demps
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San Antonio and OKC continue to laugh at you
I have seen this type of comments posted before along with how people are embarrassed being a pelicans fan or something like that.
You really get embarrassed or feel like your laughed at based on what a NBA team does.
You take it that personal.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 1:13 pm to Split2874
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I have seen this type of comments posted before along with how people are embarrassed being a pelicans fan or something like that. You really get embarrassed or feel like your laughed at based on what a NBA team does. You take it that personal.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 1:34 pm to Chad504boy
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Chad504boy
sham is a disgusting fricking shill writer that's a hired fricking hit man
Shaming = Demps
Every point he tries to make he links a Shamit article on whatever low-budget blog boy website Shamit is currently trying to get dozens of readers for
Posted on 5/15/26 at 1:42 pm to Demps
I was gonna bring this up..
Oklahoma city and the pelicans we're in the same boat a few years ago..
How do they prosper and not us?
Oklahoma city and the pelicans we're in the same boat a few years ago..
How do they prosper and not us?
Posted on 5/15/26 at 1:42 pm to Demps
I was gonna bring this up..
Oklahoma city and the pelicans we're in the same boat a few years ago..
How do they prosper and not us?
Oklahoma city and the pelicans we're in the same boat a few years ago..
How do they prosper and not us?
Posted on 5/15/26 at 1:48 pm to Islandboy777
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How do they prosper and not us?
i mean, you can start the entire conversation with this right here.
then the effects avalanche from there.
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