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New Orleans Pelicans Fill Final Roster Spot with PG Gal Mekel
(Photo courtesy of Dallas News Photograpgy) The Pelicans, likely in large part due their lack of guard depth after the injury to Eric Gordon, have signed 6’3″ point guard Gal Mekel to join Dante Cunningham in filling the two roster spots vacated by Darius Miller and Patric Young. Though terms of the contract were not announced by the team, […]
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Pelicans Scoop: Eric Gordon Injury Impact
A few of our writers give their takes on what impact Eric Gordon’s torn labrum will have on the New Orleans Pelicans. 1) If it were up to you, who would you replace Gordon with in the starting lineup? Do you think this is what Monty will do? Mason Ginsberg: This may be a dark […]
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Anthony Davis: Destroyer of the Basketball-Reference Play Index
The Pelicans are now 10 games into the 82-game NBA season, sitting at 6-4 after splitting a road back-to-back in Portland and Sacramento. The biggest single contributor to New Orleans’ winning record, of course, is the incredible play of Anthony Davis. While trying to measure just how great he has been so far, we can point to lots of raw […]
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Finding the Right Role for Eric Gordon
There are good and bad things to evaluate from last night’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks; Michael McNamara and James Grayson chronicled many of those takeaways. Undoubtedly one of the biggest concerns was Eric Gordon’s 0 point, 4 turnover performance in 34 minutes of action. While Gordon may not be part of the the team’s long-term plans, if […]
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Rounding out the Rotation: the Pelicans’ Seventh Man
With only four days until the Pelicans’ regular season opener, the top of the team’s rotation is largely set in stone. The team will trot out a back court of Jrue Holiday, Eric Gordon, and Tyreke Evans, a front court of Anthony Davis and Omer Asik, and Ryan Anderson will serve as a lethal first […]
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Tyreke Evans to Miss 3-5 Weeks with Right Hamstring Injury
According to a statement released by the New Orleans Pelicans this afternoon, Tyreke Evans will be sidelined for about a month after straining his right hamstring in a pick-up basketball game. As a result, the Pelicans will yet again be without Evans for a portion of the team’s preseason activities; Evans injured his ankle in New Orleans’ first preseason […]
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The New Orleans Pelicans’ Most Intriguing Squadron
The New Orleans Pelicans’ addition of center Omer Asik answers a question that had no clear answer last season – who to start at center. A more uncertain question, however, is how minutes and rotations will be managed among the Pelicans’ three-headed front court monster of Asik, Ryan Anderson, and Anthony Davis. The default assumption is that two […]
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LeBron’s move to Cleveland allows Dell Demps to get creative with Asik trade
What a day, huh? As soon as LeBron announced his decision that he would be heading back to Cleveland, the NBA free agency period quickly kicked into overdrive. Among the flurry of deals to take place this afternoon was the announcement of a trade between the Cavaliers and Pelicans that sent veteran small forward Alonzo Gee to New […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: Andray Blatche vs. Jordan Hill
Andray Blatche (3 years and $15 million) by Jake Madison I’m going to reiterate what I said about both Emeka Okafor and Andray Blatche in the first round: Monty Williams wants a center for the Pelicans. Whether you agree or not it is what he wants. The team views Anthony Davis as a power forward, […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: Kris Humphries vs. Jordan Hamilton
This round of the MLE Tournament pits Kris Humphries against Jordan Hamilton. For prior matchups, click here. Kris Humphries (2 Years and $9 million) by Jake Madison “And with the last pick of the Bourbon Street Shots’ MLE Tournament, Jake J. Madison selects Kris Humpries.” …That’s not what I wanted to hear, I thought. Is there no […]
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Glory Days: Clippers handle Pelicans 108-95 because, well, they’re the better team (for now)
After two to losses in Denver and Golden State to start 4-game road trip, the Pelicans entered Los Angeles to play the Clippers on the second game of a back-to-back. Obviously not an ideal scenario, but the game did provide the return of Anthony Davis after missing eight games (fewer than expected) with a non-displaced fracture of the fifth […]
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Glory Days: Balanced Offensive Attack Leads Pelicans to 121-105 Road Win over 76ers
Glory Days is a series that takes a look back at the 13 magical games where the Pelicans key players were all healthy and playing together. This is Game #6 in the series. For a look at all the Glory Days posts in this series, click here. After winning their first three games with all key […]
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Season in Review: Alexis Ajinça
Nearly two months into the 2013-14 NBA season, the New Orleans Pelicans announced the signing of 7’2″ center Alexis Ajinça after buying him out of his contract with Strasbourg of the Euro League. Ajinça was the 20th pick in the 2008 NBA draft, playing sparingly in his first three seasons before deciding to head back to France to […]
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Season in Review: Tyreke Evans
Welcome to our annual “Season in Review” series! Over the next five weeks, the Bourbon Street Shots team will be reflecting back on the performance of every New Orleans Pelicans player throughout the 2013-14 NBA season. Make sure to keep up with the series here, as there is lots of GREAT stuff to come. On July 5th, […]
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Monty Williams’ Future in New Orleans
It is no secret that little has gone as planned this season for the new-look New Orleans Pelicans. Armed with the most offensive weapons since the Paul/West/Peja/Chandler days and positioned as one of the youngest rosters in the league, the plan was for this team to at least make a push for a playoff berth […]
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Video Recap: Pelicans fight back in second half, cut down Nets 109-104 in OT
Mason Ginsberg and Jake Madison give their takes on the Pelicans’ come from behind victory against the Nets in New Orleans tonight. Below the video, you can find some of the themes of our conversation. Quick Hitting Highlights: After starting Davis and Babbitt against a team with no true center (Miami) on Saturday night, the […]
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Game On: Nets @ Pelicans
Tonight, the Pelicans host the Nets for the only time this season, getting their chance to avenge their early February loss in Brooklyn in which New Orleans trailed 51-28 at halftime and never recovered. Fortunately for the Pels, the Nets played a tightly contested overtime game in Dallas last night, beating the Mavericks 107-104. Brooklyn […]
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Game On: Grizzlies @ Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans will try to extend their three game winning streak at home tonight when they welcome the Memphis Grizzlies to town. Despite the fact that the Pels are headed for another losing record and the Grizzlies are fighting for a playoff berth, New Orleans is actually 3-0 against division rival Memphis this […]
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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. Overall, it was a great experience, and I met a ton of very smart basketball minds. Most of the panels to which I was able to listen were fantastic, as it gave many students […]
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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 the third quarter, up by 19 and getting to the rim at will. However, the defense slipped from that point forward and the Lakers made this game much closer than it should have been. […]