TBW: Point of No Return, Pelicans should part ways with Gentry

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I didn’t care about his career 487-576 record without proper context of each coaching gig. Making Gentry the scapegoat didn’t seem fair in most of his previous stops and this current one seemed no different: all the injuries, no dominant alpha, and a delicate house of cards roster construction designed to split being competitive now and gearing up for the future. Moreover, as a New Orleans native who is passionate about his city and basketball team, Gentry has handled every pitfall, hurdle, and roadblock with class and dignity.

When things have been at their worst and we’ve been forced to view Gentry’s living hell smeared all over his demeanor, Alvin’s never elected to enter a witness protection program. He’s kept it real with the media in ways most head coaches won’t while balancing protection of his players. If anything, this Pelicans locker room knows Alvin is riding with them since here refuses to throw anyone under the bus, choosing to suffer all the heat individually.

But unfortunately no matter how brave or supporting Gentry has been, we’ve finally reached time for a change that some will tell you is long overdue. And as battered as Gentry has appeared nightly due to various levels of stress and frustration, even he may secretly agree.

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There will be some who say that moving on from Gentry now does zero for a young team with frustrated veterans. That it’ll only make things worse. But let’s get real here:

Through every obstacle New Orleans has been through from the start of the season, this shouldn’t be a 7-23 basketball team at this point in time. They shouldn’t be rivaling the 2004-05 team for the worst winning percentage in franchise history. And the consistent pattern of losing can’t be wearing well for a roster that expected to be at worst in the thick of things at the bottom of the Western Conference playoff race.

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