Game 78: Pelicans vs. Suns

2013/2014 NBA Season
	vs
32-45		46-31
April 9, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
New Orleans, LA
FSNO, FSA
Projected Starters
Brian Roberts		Goran Dragic
Tyreke Evans		Eric Bledsoe
Darius Miller		PJ Tucker
Anthony Davis		Channing Frye
Greg Stiemsma		Miles Plumlee
Advanced Stats (2013/14)
92.2 (22)	Pace	95.9 (8)
107.3 (13)	ORtg	109.8 (8)
110.1 (27)	DRtg	106.8 (15)

GAME NOTES:

- For tonight's preview, click HERE.

- Was perusing SBNation earlier today and came across an article that saddened me. Over at Mav's Moneyball, they examined the legitimacy of ESPN's new statistic (NBA Real Plus/Minus) through the lens of Jae Crowder. It's definitely worth a read for the topic, but what struck me, didn't have to do with the new statistic nor Crowder.

What this is really showing you is why Carlisle is such a good coach. He doesn't do rotations in broad strokes -- he has very distinct combinations of players he uses for very small periods of time for very specific reasons. If he staggered the minutes so that Jae had to play a ton with Samuel Dalembert or DeJuan Blair, it would be disastrous. That's just way too many liabilities to have on the floor at the same time.

Now who does this NOT remind you of? Sigh.

- Geaux Pels!