This story is part of ESPN The Magazines Oct. 31 NBA Preview Issue. Subscribe today!Detroit LionsOverall: 112 Title track: 119 Ownership: 89 Coaching: 103 Players: 115 Fan relations: 117 Affordability:?95 Stadium experience: 112 Bang for the buck:?43 Change from last year:?-23For years now, the Detroit Lions have been toward the bottom of these rankings. Most of it has to do with the years -- decades, really -- of losing. They have had two of the best players in NFL history, and both retired close to their prime with only one sniff of a chance at a Super Bowl between them. They are a franchise that has shown loyalty to their front-office employees, sometimes to a fault. While some of that is changing, with new leadership in owner Martha Ford, team president Rod Wood and GM Bob Quinn, it is way too soon to tell the long-term effects of their presence with the franchise.Whats goodNFL tickets are usually pretty pricey, but if you can deal with the losing and the fact that youre watching a team that is unlikely to reach the playoffs on a yearly basis, Detroits average ticket price of $79.16 is not a bad deal, explaining a 43rd-place ranking in bang for the buck. The amenities inside the stadium, from Slows BBQ to gear that can only be purchased inside Ford Field, are good. Theres a zip line outside, a somewhat horrific looking Big Blue Donut to eat inside, and Detroit has cheerleaders now for the first time in decades. Its worth taking a game in at the stadium -- so long as youre not banking on a Lions win.Whats badA title track ranking of 119th -- better only than the Browns in the NFL -- isnt exactly a surprise. The Lions are really no closer to winning a title this season than they were last season, or most any season since Barry Sanders retired. Its a franchise that hangs banners to celebrate playoff appearances and has won one playoff game in the Super Bowl era ... 25 years ago. The Lions have hired people with winning pedigrees, including Quinn, but the combination of the roster and the coaching is not there yet. With Quinn, the goal is to actually compete for a championship. Making the playoffs consistently and winning a playoff game first would be a start.Whats newAfter the Lions hired Quinn, they decided to keep Jim Caldwell for the 2016 season. The coordinators, Jim Bob Cooter and Teryl Austin, are the same. Not much changed with the coaching staff other than a new running backs coach, David Walker. So this 41-spot drop in coaching -- all the way to 103rd -- really comes down to how much you believe in Caldwell and whether he is more the coach that went 11-5 in his first season or 7-9 in his second one. Hes clearly on the warm-to-hot seat this season, and if Detroit doesnt do well, it could be searching for a new coach in 2017.Next: San Diego Chargers?| Full rankings Adidas NMD Australia Online . Perhaps Carroll was so prepared for a break because he believes there is very little the Seattle Seahawks need heading into the off-season. "I dont see anything that we need to add. We just have to get better," Carroll said. Adidas NMD Shoes Australia .C. -- Todd Fiddler scored a hat trick, including the overtime goal, as the Prince George Cougars survived an 8-7 win against the Kamloops Blazers in Western Hockey League play Sunday. http://www.wholesalenmdaustralia.com/ . 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He is shooting 48.7 percent from the floor, impressive for a high-usage player such as Davis.Davis, after a year dealing with injuries and his teams own struggles, is reclaiming his spot atop the league as one of the most unique and singular talents.Again though, the Pelicans injury issues and his teams struggles are holding his stardom back.New Orleans, which picked up its second victory of the season Monday night at home against the Boston Celtics, has only two other players averaging at least 10 points. The fourth-highest scorer, Lance Stephenson, was cut a week ago. The team is still hurting to score, averaging 98.9 points per 100 possessions.Davis takes a lot of attention, but he needs help. The good news is he may very well get it soon.Wednesdays game in Orlando may very well be the last one for Davis without former All-Star guard Jrue Holiday running alongside him. Holiday has been out the entire training camp and preseason to be with his wife, U.S. Womens Soccer star Lauren Holiday, after the birth of their child and surgery to remove a benign brain tumor.The Pelicans announced Tuesday that Holiday will return to the team for Thursdays practice and play Friday against the Portland Trail Blazers. New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry told reporters Holiday has been working out twice pper day and appears in great shape as he rejoins the team.ddddddddddddIt is something the Pelicans desperately need.It will probably take him a couple of games to get back, but as long as he is on the floor its going to be good, Davis told the New Orleans Times Picayune. When you are missing one of your guys and they come back around, its always a happy feeling.Holiday averaged 16.8 points per game and 6.0 assists per game in 65 games last year for New Orleans. Adding him back to the lineup will be a major benefit and support to Davis and the Pelicans fledgling offense.Until he returns, they can take solace in playing another team that is struggling as much as they are.The Magic (4-7) scored only 69 points against the Indiana Pacers in a 19-point loss Monday. Their 33 percent shooting continued to crater their league-worst 41.0 percent shooting this season. Like the Pelicans, the Magic rank near the bottom of the league in points per 100 possessions.We had a few games now where we just cant score, we cant find a rhythm offensively, Magic center Nikola Vucevic told the Orlando Sentinel following Mondays game. I dont know the exact reason for it. Were getting good shots. Maybe we can get better shots.Magic coach Frank Vogel called his teams performance Monday very disappointing, especially after scoring 119 points in Oklahoma City the night before in an emotional victory. ' ' '