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New Orleans Must Brace For Playoff Shortcomings

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Zion Williamson has been a New Orleans Pelican for 5 years now. I know what you're thinking. Where did that time go? Well. There is an answer. The first two years were lost to the buzz, a poor roster, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The following two years were lost to an overhauled roster; as well as significant, long-term injuries to the 2019 1st overall pick out of Duke.  In some ways, year 5 has felt like year 1; and it's been fun. Zion Williamson playing a lot of basketball makes this team good, and it makes them entertaining. So there's no surprises here. Of course, there's been no shortage of disappointing losses. Some are still unfortunately fresh  on the mind. But come on people, you're Pelicans fans. You know how this works. If the Pelicans ever construct a roster with the best net rating in the history of the league - from top to bottom the most dominant team the NBA has ever seen - that team will still lose at home to the worst team in the league. Probably tw...
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The Pelicans Must Go Down With The Zion Williamson Ship

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Try your best to think of an NBA player who averages over 25 points per game on 60% shooting from the field for his career. Got your answer? If the player that came to mind for you was Zion Williamson, you are correct . If the player that came to mind was anyone else in the history of the league, you are wrong. The New Orleans Pelicans forward is one of a kind.  It is often lost on people that the world experienced a Wemby-mania before Wemby-mania just five short years ago, only in the form of a 6 foot, 6-inch freak of nature with guard-like handles, an Air Jordan-like vertical leap, Shaquille O-Neal-like strength and power, Kyrie-esque touch around the basket and one of the quickest second jumps we've ever seen as opposed to the 7 foot, 5-inch, LeBron James-branded " alien " who now lives both in San Antonio and across everyone's social media feed. In my illustrious, storied career as an avid enjoyer of the National Basketball Association (beginning at nine years old...
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