New Orleans Pelicans rookies Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen are displaying varying levels of promise, and the team is showing more fight in the third quarter lately, but those positive developments are not enough to soothe fans' present distress. The Pels (3-20) are 1-14 since Nov. 8 and already sit six games out of the NBA Play-In picture. Many share blame in this fiasco, but injuries are absolutely crushing the squad. The latest news is what the city has come to expect from this franchise.

New Orleans will remain severely shorthanded for Saturday's road game against the also-beleaguered Brooklyn Nets (5-17). Jordan Poole and Herb Jones have both been ruled out, per the injury report, and Yves Missi is listed as questionable. The organization has certainly made costly mistakes, bu

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