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  Game On: Denver Nuggets at New Orleans Pelicans

  Can the Pelicans make it three in a row?! After wins over perhaps two of the three worst teams in the...

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  The Pelicans beat the Bucks

  When the season starts winding to an end, offensive efficiency improves across the board as teams fall out of the race...

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  Introducing a new weekly Bourbon Street Shots podcast

  Attention all members of the Bird Gang! In a recent reader poll there was one thing that dominated the answers like...

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  Game On: Bucks @ Pelicans

  This is one of those games that you feel entitled to a win.  The Bucks are the most lowly team in...

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  One of The Small Things

  All the small things True care, truth brings I’ll take one lift Your ride best trip – Blink 182, All the...

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  The Wild and The Young

  The wild and the young They all have their dreams The wild and the young They’ve got to be free The...

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  The New Orleans Pelicans and Basketball Analytics

  As I discussed in a couple posts earlier this week, I attended the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (SSAC) in Boston, MA last weekend....

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  Pelicans Snap 8 Game Skid with 132-125 Road Victory over Lakers

  First things first – this victory was by no means a pretty one. The Pelicans were in complete control halfway through...

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  Game On: Pelicans @ Lakers

  The 23-37 New Orleans Pelicans will try to snap their 8 game losing streak tonight against the 21-39 Los Angeles Lakers....

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  In the NO Podcast Episode 172: Gerry V and Monty going Youth

  Michael and I bring on Gerry V to get his take on the state of the team. We talk all the...

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  Pelicans are Foul in loss

  It’s not like they had a monopoly on the fouls.  The Kings managed to contribute a huge number themselves to a...

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  2014 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference – Day 2

  After a great first day at Hynes Convention Center in Boston, I returned on Saturday morning for Day 2 of the...

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  Game On: Pelicans @ Kings

  I’ve got to say – the last two weeks of Pelicans basketball have been a bit of a lowpoint for me....

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  2014 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference – Day 1

  Ever since I started following and studying the NBA to the degree at which you must to write about it knowledgeably,...

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  Pelicans Get Blown Out by Clippers Yet Again

  Let’s be honest – this team never really stood a chance. Three minutes into the game, the Pelicans trailed 10-3 and...

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  Game On: New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Clippers

  Second night of a back to back On the road. Against a red-hot Clippers team. Not an ideal situation tonight for...

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  A Guide to the New Orleans Pelicans Offseason Possibilities

  “Once the Pelicans traded for Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans, they lost all flexibility and Dell Demps essentially tied himself to...

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  Suns Execute Down Stretch, Outlast Pelicans

  What a bizarre day. The Pelicans reported that Jrue Holiday will be out for the rest of the season after he...

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  Game On: New Orleans Pelicans at Phoenix Suns

  Well, I certainly didn’t see it. Phoenix enters tonight’s game at a 33-24 record, good for 8th in the West and...

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  Anthony Davis is Injured in Blowout Loss to Mavericks

  That was painful. I mean every part of the game was painful, but watching Anthony Davis walk off the court with...

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  Game On: New Orleans Pelicans @ Dallas Mavericks

  The Pelicans have played the Mavericks 3 times this year and have lost every time. One game was a 17-point blowout,...

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  The Curious Case of Pierre Jackson

  There was a moment during this All Star weekend that was a bit odd for me. You see, for a few...

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  Clippers bury Pelicans under the Three Ball

  Well, the Clippers certainly do have a high-octane offense.  Paul still can get wherever he wants, and he can hit from...

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  Of Course the Pelicans Will Retire Chris Paul’s Jersey

  Chris Paul faces the New Orleans Pelicans tonight, a team he’s never played for. Despite that, he’ll be the first player...

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  Game On: Clippers @ Pelicans

  The Pelicans have lost a series of close games now, and now CP3 and the Clippers come to town to unleash...