After a short stint of good spirits following a four-game winning streak amid the return of starting point guard Jrue Holiday from his family-related absence, the New Orleans Pelicans have dug themselves into a ditch by losing six of their last seven games.
The latest came on Thursday night at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers, a loss that set the panic alarm in full go in the faces of players and coaching staff.
Natural concerns about head coach Alvin Gentry's job stability have come to the surface.
“I don't give a s*** about my job status,” Gentry told reporters after an embarrassing loss to the bottom-dwelling 76ers. “I'm gonna work hard and coach until the day they tell me I'm not the coach.”
Making matters worse for the Pelicans, it was Philly's first road win since January.
“We don't have time to have pity parties or anything like that,” Gentry added, expanding on the fact that his job security isn't something roaming on his mind.
“We have to be able to make some shots and take the pressure off Anthony [Davis] some kind of way,” Gentry said Thursday.
Davis has been a monster all-season long, but is often tasked with taking 25 to 30 shots a night for the team to have a chance at winning, which has rendered his job all the more difficult.
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