Venting Thread (NBA)

[jonathanlambert33]

As a Pelicans fan it's very interesting that the team is all in on getting Buddy the rookie of the year.  It's their goal for local and national attention reasons.  I guess where I'm going is that if you go back a few years, like when AD was a rookie under Monty Williams that sort of thing would have never flown.  Maybe that's why Monty isn't here anymore.  This is a team that isn't the least bit concerned with winning a title, it's not anywhere near their top goal.  They want to be relevant immediately to put butts in the seats now.  It's why you don't see them building through the draft.  Even though you have a arguable top 5 player in the NBA who is like 23 years old they want it now.  It sucks, and is going to cost us AD in 3-5 years, but I'm just trying to enjoy him before he leaves.  Which I'd say is about a 90% certainty, btw.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

I can't handle somber Nola. I liked it better last year when you thought AD was going to lead the Pelicans to a title lol

 

[RipCity32]

I can't handle somber Nola. I liked it better last year when you thought AD was going to lead the Pelicans to a title lol

Ditto haha

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I can't handle somber Nola. I liked it better last year when you thought AD was going to lead the Pelicans to a title lol

 
I actually talked to my ticket rep and told him I wasn't going to renew.  After a few weeks I changed my mind, but I relocated to seats that are more than $1000 less than what I was paying.  I love the game so I usually enjoy it win or lose, and I figured it's not often you get to watch a guy like Anthony Davis.  So I renewed.  Had to kind of reevaluate why I was a fan, so hopefully I enjoy it more than I did last season.
 
With all that said, I still think this is a playoff team, but I don't think they can eventually become contenders regardless of how good AD is.  Not entirely sure they'll ever be healthy enough to really ever get a good playoff seed either.  But Anderson and Gordon are gone, and they are trying hard to move Tyreke and may end up stretching him, so that's another guy.  Maybe they can finally get some luck.