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Game On: Denver Nuggets at New Orleans Pelicans
The Pelicans look for their first win against a +.500 team tonight as they host the 14-13 Denver Nuggets. Just twelve days ago, New Orleans went into Denver minus Anthony Davis and Tyreke Evans, and gave the Nuggets a game before finally falling short and losing 102-93. In that game, the Nuggets absolutely dominated the […]
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Fixing the System: Set Everyone Free
Over the next few weeks, the writers at Bourbon Street Shots will throw their hat in the ring, as they debate the en vogue hot button topic – Tanking. The prevailing theory is that the system encourages organizations to purposely fail in order to succeed because of the way the current lottery system is set […]
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Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans are the Pelicans Backcourt of the Future
It was impossible to watch the Pelicans – Kings game and not see how terrific the Holiday/Evans combo was on both sides of the ball. Their length created turnovers on the defensive end and their speed got open looks for themselves and teammates on the offensive side of the ball. Both guys are combo guards […]
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Tyreke Evans Magnificent as Pelicans End Four Game Losing Streak
The Sacramento Kings thought $11 million a year was too much to pay for Tyreke Evans. Instead, they waited a few months and traded some assets for Rudy Gay, who will make $18 million this year and $19 million next year. Thank God for terrible franchises. Tonight Tyreke Evans was amazing, going for 25 points […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans at Sacramento Kings
Tyreke Evans and Ryan Anderson return to Sacramento tonight, looking to help the Pelicans end their four game losing streak. The Pelicans were right there with the Trailblazers on Saturday night, but couldn’t close out a game against a top-tier opponent. Tonight, they face an 8-18 Kings team that has been up and down since […]
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Pelicans lose Nail Biter in Portland
There are 24 letters between A and Z. In order to get from the beginning of the alphabet to the end, you have to go through all those letters, even if you think some of them are unnecessary (like Q). In sports, it is a similar process. You just don’t go from bad to good […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans at Portland Trailblazers
If you look at the standings, the outcome of this game seems set. The Blazers are 22-5 overall and 10-2 at home. The Pelicans, meanwhile, have not beaten a team with a record over .500 this year, and are 4-8 on the road (including 0-3 on their current road trip). You dig a little deeper, […]
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Pelicans Outclassed by a Superior Warriors Team
Look, on some nights the opposing team is just better. On this site we break down stats and trends. We look deep inside the numbers and draw upon the past to predict the future. We discuss rotation patterns and shot locations. And don’t get me wrong, I love that we do that, and sometimes it […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans at Golden State Warriors
Pelicans trailing the Warriors by one with five seconds left, kick it out to Gordon for an open three and…… clang. Ugh, that one hurt, but let us not forget that a lot of good did come out of that game. The offense was very efficient, as each member of the Big Five scored in […]
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The Pelicans and the Trade Market
The unofficial trade market opens tomorrow, as players who were signed this past summer will be eligible to be traded starting on December 15th. They are often used for filler, to make trades work cap wise, or they were signed this summer with the intention to be traded once the team was given its first […]
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Could This Be 2006 All Over Again?
A future superstar coming into his own in his second year in the league. Two major pieces being added in the offseason and paid big money. A team that looks good when completely healthy, but suffers injury after injury and winds up missing the playoffs in the tough Western Conference. It sounds like I am […]
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Fixing the Small Forward Position
On Friday night, we saw Monty Williams tinker with the starting lineup for the first time since Ryan Anderson returned. No, he did not start Anderson next to Anthony Davis like our own Michael Pellissier suggested. Instead, he moved his other elite shooter – Anthony Morrow – into the starting lineup to increase the spacing. […]
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Pelicans Lose an Absolute Heartbreaker to the Warriors
People love sports because of the way these games make us feel. Most of us grew up watching a mother, a brother, a father, an uncle get emotional while watching their favorite team play. Subconsciously, or maybe even consciously, we wanted to feel that passionately about something too, so we took to sports. We chose […]
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Game On: Golden State Warriors at New Orleans Pelicans
After a beat down at the hands of the Spurs last night, the Pelicans try to crawl back to .500 with a win over the Golden State Warriors at home. The good news is that the Warriors will be shorthanded, missing 4 rotation players (including two starters) in Andre Iguodala, Andrew Bogut, Jermaine O’Neal, and […]
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Small Sample Size Theater Part Two
Last week, we had our first installment of Small Sample Size Theater, with just one game to look at where we had all our weapons at our disposal. Cut to today, and we’ve tripled that! The Pelicans are 3-0 since Ryan Anderson returned, though you can temper that by pointing out the fact that they […]
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Small Sample Size Theater
Yes, it was the Sixers. And yes, it was just one game. But there isn’t another game until Wednesday, so this one game is all we have to go on for now! With that in mind, I welcome you all to Small Sample Size Theater! – The lineup often referred to as ‘The Closing Five’ […]
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The Pelicans Demolish Philadelphia in Ryan Anderson’s Season Debut
Let’s just wait until Ryan Anderson comes back until we evaluate this team and its head coach. This was the plea of several fans and writers as the Pelicans blew huge leads and lost several winnable games over the first two weeks of the season. Well, Ryan Anderson is back, and now it is time […]
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Game On: Philadelphia 76ers at New Orleans Pelicans
The Pelicans are back home, as they try to get back on track after their embarressing three game road trip that saw them drop games to the Suns, the Lakers, and the Utah Jazz. When the schedule was first released, tonight’s game looked to be yet another cupcake on a schedule that was full of […]
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Anthony Davis Refuses to Lose, as the Pelicans Defeat the Lakers
I don’t know why, but I couldn’t help but notice the symmetry and the irony in tonight’s game, as the Pelicans defeated the Lakers 96-85. David Stern was in the house this evening, and it was impossible not to think back to the nixed CP3 to the Lakers deal that involved Pau Gasol (who went […]
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Game On: Los Angeles Lakers at New Orleans Pelicans
For the third time this season, the Pelicans head into a winnable game trying to get their record back to .500. The Lakers have been a fun team to watch this season, and have even knocked off some elite teams (the Clippers and the Rockets) but they are by no means a good team at […]