The New Orleans Pelicans have started the season off at 0-4 and already have coaching rumors heating up.

This is not the start that anyone around the team expected. Players were excited to play competitive basketball and that was exactly the goal that Joe Dumars set on Media Day.

While the team looked good for the first two games, the last two have been disastrous. 

Here are some statistics that stick out with exactly what has not been working this season, and where the team ranks in them:

27.9% 3PT - No. 30

This one feels like something that won't stick up for the rest of the season. There are a couple of strong three-point shooters that have been cold at the start of the year.

Trey Murphy is shooting just 21.7% from three and Jeremiah Fears is shooting 11.1%. Both of those numbers should rise dramatically once they find their feel. Even Jordan Poole at 32.3% is significantly lower than where he was last year and could get better as he finds his role in the offense.

The team has struggled from the field as a whole, but three-point shooting is one that feels more of a short-term problem than anything in the paint.

53.1 Assist % - No. 29

The offense has felt dysfunctional at times and having the second-to-lowest assist rate in the league feels like a clear sign that things actually are messy right now.

Guys seem to be taking turns trying to score the ball on their own rather than setting each other up for success. And even when there is a nice pass, the poor shooting leads to missed opportunities for assists.

Some of this will just be fixed by the new players building chemistry with each other, but there also needs to be added effort in the game planning and adjustments than there has been.

99.29 Pace - No. 24 

One of the big reasons to go out and get someone like Poole is to pick up the pace. He plays fast and figured to be the primary ball handler at the start of the year. He was already benched in the last game, but even Jeremiah Fears is incredibly fast.

The Pelicans ended last season with a pace of 99.77 and ranked No. 15. NBA teams averaged a pace of 98.8, which meant they were actually faster than the average team.

The league as a whole is all the way up to 101.1 this year. So New Orleans has not only been passed up, but slowed itself down. Not a recipe for success.