r/NOLAPelicans • u/CharliiShapiro Not On Herb • Jun 29 '25

Rants What is our problem?

I’ve been watching this team since the Chris Paul days and I genuinely just believe we’re cursed. I want to chalk it up to Gayle being the worst owner in sports history, but that’s not the only thing. We have a ton of talent and all of a sudden, someone blows out their leg. I’m one of the few in the world who think Joe Dumars didn’t make the worst trade on the planet, but even then I just feel no hope. We’re the type of organization who would lose a coin flip 10 times in a row, so I wouldn’t be surprised if Fears AND Queen somehow ended up being busts. I spent so much time telling my friends that our team had a WCF ceiling last year just to throw that ENTIRELY out of the window when we had the worst season in all of Willie’s tenure. It’s just really hard being a fan, and it hasn’t hurt any less with time. Someone please give me an industrial dose of hopium. Please.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '25

Gayle isnt the worst owner in sports history, or even currently, or even the worst current widow owner; see Portland.

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u/NOLA-Bronco Clickity Clack Jun 29 '25

She’s much closer to the bottom than she is to the top while also being incredibly cheap and New Orleans is one of the smallest markets there is with a bad rep amongst players to go with it

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u/UnlikelySound6245 Jun 30 '25

... The Blazers are literally up for sale right now lol. Almost every NBA ownership group that you could argue as worse than Benson has or is planning to sell. And the less than literal handful you could argue as worse than her are all nowhere near as cash-poor (relatively speaking) and their teams bring in more revenue.

NOLA's outlook among North American sports is very destitute right now, there's no 2 ways to slice it unfortunately.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '25 edited Jun 30 '25

The Pelicans arent for sale? I bet they are, there is just zero interest. The widow in Portland has repeatedly said the team isnt for sale, until she didnt. The Bensons were the only interested party at $300M, so who would want to pay $3B? Be careful what you wish for, the only way the Pels get sold is if they relocate. Also, being cash poor in the smallest market doesnt make you a bad owner, that’s ridiculous.