The New Orleans Pelicans have started the season off with three straight losses. They have been competitive in games, and there are some things to like about the team, but the losses have everyone focused more on the negative.

The biggest problem with this team has been their clutch-time performance, but that has been talked about a bunch so far. There are other things to worry about, as well. Here are four more worrying trends at the start of the game:

Murphy's role on this team right now needs some work. His first two games were downright bad. He was fantastic over the first three quarters against the Denver Nuggets, but then disappeared down the stretch once again. One of the craziest stats about the clutch game plan so far is that he had one shot over 17 minutes. The ball stops moving, and Murphy gets erased.

This isn't about Murphy needing to be a better player. He's shooting over 40% from three and just scored 26 points. He was aggressive to start that matchup with the Nuggets, and that needs to continue. The main problem is the overall lack of cohesion on offense right now.

Outside of Murphy and Bey, no one has shot the ball well with volume. Both Dejounte Murray and Jordan Poole are putting up over 4 per game, but are each shooting 23.1%. This was a concern back when the roster was being constructed, and it has proven to be an issue.

As a team, the Pelicans are shooting 30.9% (21st in the NBA) from three on 31.3 attempts (29th). Things should get slightly better once Murray, Poole and Jeremiah Fears at least start shooting closer to their career averages, but that might not be enough.

Ball movement has been a big issue. They are actually shooting 36.5% on catch and shoot threes, which is at least closer to the middle of the league, but only get 21.0 off per game. They need to do a better job of finding open shooters, but those shooters also need to make the shot.

Mathurin was a confusing addition at the time, outside of just the fact that the front office liked his value and potential. It's fair to say that getting him on an $8 million deal is a good value on some teams, but New Orleans could have used a different type of player with that money.

For example, Mathurin's minutes should probably go to a better shooter, but they just don't have that player. He did shoot a career-best 37.2% on 5.6 attempts with the Indiana Pacers last year, but that production fell off a cliff after he got traded.

So far, he is shooting just 1-for-9 and is an overall -13. It just doesn't look like a good fit on the court right now.

The Pelicans have actually been fine overall on the boards. They rank 16th in defensive rebound percentage. However, when they do give up offensive rebounds, teams are incredibly efficient at turning them into points. They have been beaten on second-chance points in the past two games, and they have been one of the biggest differences in the two losses. The most worrying thing is the loss of Yves Missi's impact on their defensive potential in the paint.