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Could Dell Demps Grab A Quality Rookie AFTER the Draft?
Many people are curious to see if Dell Demps can maneuver his way back into the 2014 draft, either by trading a piece like Pierre Jackson or buying a pick with Benson’s cash. But let me offer another alternative. Perhaps Dell sits back and waits until around pick #55 before he starts burning up the […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: Kevin Seraphin vs. Emeka Okafor
Kevin Seraphin (3 Years and $10 Million) by Michael McNamara This battle boils down to Past vs. Potential, plain and simple. You take a look at the career numbers and it is no contest – Okafor wins by a landslide. But how many times have we seen that when a big man is done, he […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: First Round Results Are In
First off, thank you to everyone who participated by voting and commenting on our matchups. Our writers worked hard to make the case for each of our 16 participants and now, thanks to your votes, we are ready to move on to the second round. Results Emeka Okafor (54% ) defeats Trevor Ariza (46%) Kevin Seraphin […]
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Glory Days: Pelicans Get Back on Track, Defeat Kings
Glory Days takes a look back at the thirteen magical games where the Pelicans were actually healthy. For past articles in this series, click here. Though we have covered numerous games so far in our Glory Days series, it wasn’t until this very point when I started to get excited about how the Pelicans were […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: Marvin Williams vs. Kevin Seraphin
This round of the MLE Tournament pits Marvin Williams against Kevin Seraphin. For past matchups, click here. Marvin Williams (2 Years and $9.5 million) by Mason Ginsberg When most avid New Orleans basketball fans hear Marvin Williams’ name, they understandably think back the 2005 NBA draft. The Hawks used the second overall pick to select him, deciding to pass […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: PJ Tucker vs. Danny Granger
The MLE Tournament takes a look at some free agents that the Pelicans could target and puts them head-tohead until there is only one winner. For other matchups in this series, click here. PJ Tucker (3 Years and $16 million) by Michael McNamara PJ Tucker is the dream acquisition for the Pelicans this summer. Start putting […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: CJ Miles vs. Jordan Hill
In today’s MLE Tournament, Cavaliers swingman CJ Miles goes head-to-head with Lakers big man Jordan Hill. Don’t forget to vote at the end, and for all the matchups so far, click here. CJ Miles (3 years for $8.5 million) by: Michael McNamara For me, this battle comes down to one simple question; What do the […]
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Welcome to the New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament
The last two years you all have joined us for the 6th Pick and 10th Pick Tournaments. They were, by far, our most popular series and while most of us would do the Holiday trade again, the big casualty in that deal was that we lost the right to have another tournament this year. Well, […]
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Glory Days: Pelicans Run into a Buzzsaw in San Antonio
Glory Days is a series that takes a look back at the 13 magical games where the New Orleans Pelicans core was healthy. For past games in this series, click here. So far in our Glory Days series we have been spoiled by victories, and while some have speculated that they only got those wins […]
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Season in Review: Anthony Morrow
Where He Started Anthony Morrow agreed to a one year minimum contract with a player option for a second year on July 9th after the Pelicans had made big moves for Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans. They had agreed to terms with Al-Farouq Aminu at SF after missing out on Martell Webster and Morrow gave them […]
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Glory Days: Finishing Five Surges Past Cavs, as Pelicans Win 104-100
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 #3 in the series. For a look at all the Glory Days posts in this series, click here. This makes three straight wins for the Pelicans […]
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Glory Days: Pelicans Pull Away From the Jazz Late, Win 105-98
Glory Days is a running series that will recap the handful of magical games that the Pelicans core was healthy during the 2013-14 season. This is Game #2. For previous games in the series, click here. The Pelicans came out a little flat after having 3 days off, but eventually pulled away from the Jazz […]
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Glory Days: Pelicans Crush the Sixers 135-98
Glory Days is a running series that will recap the handful of magical games that the Pelicans core was healthy during the 2013-14 season. This is Game #1. Man, this game was beautiful. As you will see, it had it all, as the Pelicans played the way we all envisioned that it would when Dell […]
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New Series: Glory Days
Ah, remember the glory days? Way back in December of 2013 and early January of 2014, the Pelicans had a handful of games in which their core players were actually healthy, and that team was getting pretty good. Flash forward just four months, though, and seemingly nobody remembers this magical time in the franchise’s history. […]
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Why Eric Gordon’s Frustration Can Result in Our Jubilation
Eric Gordon doesn’t even want to entertain the thought of coming off the bench. He came here to lead. He came here to set the tone. At least that was what he told the Times-Picayune this week when he was asked about a possible 6th man role. I am not going to waste my time […]
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Season in Review: Austin Rivers
Where He Started Before we look at this year, let’s just go back to our evaluation of Rivers one year ago. Here is the Season in Review piece on Rivers from our own Ryan Schwan at the conclusion of his rookie year. Some highlights include: He’s below average as an NBA guard in every category. […]
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Looking at the History of the Mid-Level Exception and How the Pelicans Might Use It
The most likely outcome this summer is that, one way or another, the Pelicans use the Mid-Level Exception to add a fairly significant piece to the puzzle. The question I had was: What kind of player can you usually get with the MLE, and is it wise (historically) to use this exception? In order to […]
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Is a Low Post Defender Really Needed?
Listening to Monty and Dell in the end of season press conferences, it was hard not to notice how often they mentioned putting a big man next to Anthony Davis (especially Monty!). They talked about the nights that guys like Nene and Al Jefferson tore us apart, and Monty talked about how it “wasn’t fair” […]
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Identifying the Next Anthony Morrow
After an exciting summer that saw the Pelicans make bold trades for Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans, Dell Demps had some roster spots to fill and started by bringing back Al-Farouq Aminu, then signing Greg Stiemsma before finally bringing in Anthony Morrow on a minimum contract. Morrow was kind of an afterthought in a hectic […]
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Would a Big Cap Increase Help or Hurt the Pelicans?
Yesterday, Larry Coon projected quite a massive increase in next years’ salary cap and the natural question to ask is: What does this mean for the Pelicans? Well, first let’s talk numbers. Coon projects the salary cap to go from $58.7 million to $63.2 million. That is a 7.7% increase, which is higher than the […]