New Orleans Pelicans: First Term Report Cards

November 22, 2015: New Orleans Pelicans logo during the game between the Phoenix Suns and New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA. New Orleans Pelicans defeat Phoenix Suns 122-116. (Photograph by Stephen Lew/Icon Sportswire) (Photo by Stephen Lew/Icon Sportswire/Corbis via Getty Images)
November 22, 2015: New Orleans Pelicans logo during the game between the Phoenix Suns and New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA. New Orleans Pelicans defeat Phoenix Suns 122-116. (Photograph by Stephen Lew/Icon Sportswire) (Photo by Stephen Lew/Icon Sportswire/Corbis via Getty Images) /
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New Orleans Pelicans: B-

New Orleans Pelicans
November 22, 2015: New Orleans Pelicans logo during the game between the Phoenix Suns and New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA. New Orleans Pelicans defeat Phoenix Suns 122-116. (Photograph by Stephen Lew/Icon Sportswire) (Photo by Stephen Lew/Icon Sportswire/Corbis via Getty Images) /

Through 23 games, the Pelicans have put up a record of 12-11, which is pretty similar to the mark most predictions had them at. However, their pythag record, which incorporates margin of victory, has the team at just 11-12. Furthermore, the team’s net-rating is -.1, according to NBA.com and their SRS, a Basketball-Reference stat incorporating margin of victory and strength of schedule has them at just -.72.

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The team is drifting around .500, and most people did not have them much lower or higher than that.