As the seemingly stuck-in-last-place New Orleans Pelicans prepare to embark on a brutal five-game homestand, the temperature around Willie Green's office chair has risen from warm to scorching hot. Understandably so, given a 2-8 start to the season and the body language being displayed by the locker room.

However, despite growing external pressure, organizational sources indicate that a decision on the embattled coach's future is being measured against a preseason plan and a brutal run of Zion Williamson 's injury luck, not a small 10-game sample size.

Through four-plus seasons, ownership has remained in Green's corner, showing patience and perseverance in a market where both have been in short supply. His record of 150-188 overall, including just 25 wins in his last 100 games, is

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