The New Orleans Pelicans are flatlining at 0-4, and head coach Willie Green's job hangs by a thread. Should the franchise pull the trigger now or waste another season waiting for answers that aren't coming?

 

Jake Madison breaks down why delaying Willie Green's inevitable firing only costs more games, examining Joe Dumars' questionable front office decisions and the disastrous draft night trade that mortgaged the future for Derik Queen. The discussion tackles the team's impossible two-timeline trap of trying to win now while developing rookies Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen, the baffling decision to start DeAndre Jordan over young talent, and why the Pelicans have become the NBA's easiest trade target. Dylan Sanders joins to make the case for assistant James Borrego as interim head coach and debate whether this roster can salvage anything from a catastrophic start.

 

Tune in for insider perspectives on the Pelicans' organizational dysfunction and what direction this franchise must choose to avoid wasting Zion Williamson's prime years.

 

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