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keith smith: Picking Up the Pieces of the Pelicans

Posted on 11/3/25 at 1:42 pm
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
46706 posts
Posted on 11/3/25 at 1:42 pm
LINK i was going to quote a few relevant passages, but the whole thing is relevant. this is a complete and detailed timeline of what led to this disaster, and not for the faint of heart

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It’s time to begin the process of cleaning up your cap sheet and resetting the franchise fully. The Pelicans tried. They really did. They traded away All-Stars, got nice returns, but didn’t make it work. When they’ve tried to add talent, it’s gone even worse. But it all orbits around Williamson and the fact that he never got there as a top-tier, doesn’t-matter-who-else-you-have, superstar. Build around the value deals of Murphy and Jones, and the young group of Fears, Queen and Missi. Heck, start those five together and see what you have. You’re going to be bad and pick-less anyway, might as well be bad and pick-less with a point to it. Give the fans a reason to buy into your young talent. They’ll come if they have a reason to believe again. Starting over isn’t just what the Pelicans need to do for basketball reasons. It’s what’s necessary to save NBA basketball in New Orleans.
must read



Posted by _Hurricane_
Somewhere
Member since Feb 2016
7346 posts
Posted on 11/3/25 at 1:46 pm to
It’s refreshing to see the media finally point out that the issues with the Pelicans are existential.

It’s one thing to be bad in a small market. It’s another to be completely hopeless and horribly run.
Posted by NawlinsTiger9
Where the mongooses roam
Member since Jan 2009
38522 posts
Posted on 11/3/25 at 2:46 pm to
That’s a good summation of where we are right now and where we need to be heading

My issue is that I don’t want the same people who got us here to make any decisions moving forward, but we know they won’t be fired because we have an apathetic (at best) owner.

You can almost feel the panic move coming.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
46706 posts
Posted on 11/3/25 at 3:04 pm to
Posted by saints5021
Louisiana
Member since Jul 2010
19154 posts
Posted on 11/3/25 at 3:07 pm to
I have no faith that anyone in the building, on the court, or involved in any capacity has the ability to turn us into an average team. I have complete apathy towards this franchise. I have not watched a game this year and I don't plan on it. I can't believe that this team was going blow-for-blow with the CP3 Suns less than 3 years ago. I hate Gayle Benson for what she has allowed this franchise to become.
Posted by Snipe
Member since Nov 2015
15861 posts
Posted on 11/3/25 at 3:17 pm to
The NHL is looking better and better.

As long as it's a totally new ownership with investors with hockey/NHL ties and backgrounds.



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