Willie Green's clear growth with Pelicans should quiet calls for firing

The NBA's regular season is a distant memory for some franchises. A lucky few are still fighting for an NBA Finals berth. Teams like the New Orleans Pelicans, postseason qualifiers who fell short of internal expectations, are still licking their wounds. A couple of coaches have already gotten the axe, with more possibly to come, but Willie Green's job is not on the chopping block this summer.