The Pelicans seem to be clicking with their reduced core of Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday. Now that DeMarcus Lousins (I replaced the C with an L because he’s holding this L) and his 32% usage rate aren’t taking up a third of the team’s possession with ill-advised iso postups, Jrue can operate like he wants. The addition of a true stretch big in Nikola Mirotic (my narrative is that Lousins is a “fake” stretch big) has only helped the New Orleans Angry Birds solidify their playoff position.
I’d just like to interject for a moment that this team would be way better if they were at full health, as long as Lousins’ health isn’t counted towards this concept of “full health”. You might think I’m talking about Solomon Hill here but really I’m talking about Alexis Ajinca. Ajinca is a beast. In this sudden vacuum of center minutes he would be thriving right now but he hurt one of his tendons and doesn’t get to play this season. Jrue would get so many dimes he would have to go to the bank to get them changed into dollar bills. Repeat after me: Alexis Ajinca is an unstoppable beastmonster.