Pelicans Fly

I never hide my sports allegiances.  No matter whether my team is horrible or wonderful, I still stand there with them.  So I'm a fan of the New Orleans Pelicans, formerly Charlotte Hornets.  That's how far back I go with them.  Today is the last day of the regular season.  Unfortunately we didn't make the playoffs.  If it wasn't for all the injuries, we probably would have made the playoffs.  I still think we did pretty good considering the injuries.  I had the time of my life when I went to see them play live.  And the game was out of town.  It was a beautiful thing.  Luckily we won or it would have been an ugly thing.  Next year if a few things fall right, we will make some noise in the league.  Fans of bad teams always say next year.  It's was helps us keep our sanity.  Sometimes it's too easy to say I'm just going to change teams.  I've only done it once, but I still have a soft spot for that original team.  The Hornets/Pelicans has always been my basketball team and I'm extremely loyal. There is always light at the end of the tunnel.  Anthony Davis is going to be unstoppable when he adds a few more pounds to his frame.  He is already the best power forward in the league in my opinion.  But I'm biased.  There is so much talent on this team that I know they should be better than the record they have.  Coaching may become an issue moving forward though.  Coaches have egos and they get in the way.  Occasionally you'll see a coach go completely against what they are known for and it has worked.  This is one circumstance where I think the coach needs to go against everything that he believes in.  Monty Williams is still so young that you just assume he can change for the better.  Stubbornness is also one trait that he has.  If he gets past that, he could be a great coach.  Until then, I'll hold out hope.  I plan on going to another game next season.  I really don't have much else to say.  It was a disappointing season.  But I will remind everyone of just how vicious a pelican can and will be.