Further complicating matters, sources said, was that Williamson and his camp didn’t trust Griffin to be truthful. Griffin preached “family,” “love” and “accountability” to team staffers once in a slideshow presentation. Yet he began to blame then-coach Alvin Gentry for the Pelicans’ poor start during his first season. As the Times-Picayune and Advocate reported in September, Griffin went so far as to remark to someone in the organization, “I give Alvin all the answers to the test, and he still fails” — a comment that caused a heated exchange between Gentry and Griffin in October, according to Bleacher Report.