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A Look at Alvin Gentry’s Possible Staff If Hired
A few days ago we took a look at what Jeff Van Gundy’s staff may look like if he gets hired. With Alvin Gentry emerging as another leading candidate for the job, it is only fitting that we look at some of his connections around the league. Gentry is an NBA lifer with 26 years […]
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Pelicans Head Coach Tournament Round Two: Kenny Atkinson vs. Ime Udoka
The Case for Kenny Atkinson By: Michael McNamara Atkinson is going to get this team running and he is going to have the three-ball flying all over the pace. He will make every guard on this roster better and he is going to spread the court, and that means AD behind the line too. On […]
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A Look at Jeff Van Gundy’s Potential Staff if Hired
We are all so focused on the coaching search, and rightfully so, but once that is completed that head coach will have to put together his staff, and that will be equally important. Jeff Van Gundy wants the Pelicans job, badly. I have reported as much since two days after Monty’s firing and recent conversations heard […]
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Pelicans Head Coach Tournament Round Two: Sean Miller vs. Fred Hoiberg
The Case for Sean Miller By: Beckett West To view the previous bracket with Sean Miller, click here. In this round, we are supposed to give you a peak at what the team might look like in the next year or two with our guy as head coach. Well, I have looked into the future […]
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Pelicans Head Coach Tournament First Round Results
The results of the first round are in and it is time to get ready for round two. There were some lopsided matchups and a few that went down to the wire. Without further adieu, here are the results for the first round Fred Hoiberg (62%) defeats Kevin Ollie (38%) Sean Miller (63%) defeats Tony […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Head Coach Tournament: Tom Thibodeau vs. Scott Brooks
The Case for Tom Thibodeau By: Ryan Schwan Thibodeau has caught a lot of flack the past couple years. The Bulls, once a serious contender out east, have slid towards mediocrity from a crazy high back at the start of the decade. Mostly, that is due to injury issues and a slow erosion of his […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Head Coach Tournament: Tyronn Lue vs. Kenny Atkinson
The Case for Tyronn Lue By: Jake Madison A smart mind for the game. Hard work. Tutored by Hall of Fame coaches. And nearly the guy the Cavaliers hired to coach LeBron James when he came back to Cleveland. That checks off a lot of boxes for me. And it’s the reason that Tyronn Lue […]
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How the Pelicans Can Make Room For a DeAndre Jordan Max Contract
A report came out yesterday saying that there was some tension between Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan this season. If that is the case, and DeAndre Jordan goes into free agency with an open mind, it would make sense for Dell to pursue him. That is the easy part. The hard part is meeting his […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Head Coaching Tournament: Stephen Silas vs. Ime Udoka
The Case for Stephen Silas By: Michael McNamara When Stephen Silas was first hired by this organization (I know the Hornets history has gone back to Charlotte, and the name has changed, blah, blah, but it was THIS organization), many people thought it was just nepotism rearing its ugly head and a father getting his […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Head Coach Tournament: Alvin Gentry vs. Mike Malone
Alvin Gentry by: Chris Romaguera Alvin Gentry’s letter of recommendation list is as impressive as anyone’s. It kind of comes off as a trailer to a movie where every actor has won or been nominated for an Oscar or Golden Globe. He’s been an assistant coach for everyone from Larry Brown to Mike D’Antoni, Terry […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Head Coach Tournament: Sean Miller vs. Tony Bennett
The Case for Sean Miller By: Michael McNamara All of the coaches in this tournament bring something great to the table, and it’s just a matter of figuring out which things you would like to add to the pieces already in place. In my opinion, two of the areas where I want to see improvement […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Head Coach Tournament: Fred Hoiberg vs. Kevin Ollie
The Case for Fred Hoiberg by: Michael McNamara Where do I begin? It seems like I have been banging the Hoiberg drum for so long that I don’t know how to sum up why I think he will be the perfect Head Coach for this franchise concisely. I guess I should start with what I […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Head Coach Tournament
We have had draft pick tournaments and mid-level exception tournaments, so it’s only natural that we should do a tournament for the biggest hire in the franchises history. The 16 coach bracket is pictured above and the matchups will come at you hard and fast, as we try to move through it before Dell and […]
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An Early Look at the Candidates to Replace Monty Williams
Now that Monty Williams has been relieved of his head coaching duties, it is time to look forward and try to figure out who will be the next guy in charge. The issue is that we don’t fully know who is calling the shots, and as you will see by my list, that could make […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Season In Review: Tyreke Evans
Let’s get one thing straight – If it weren’t for Tyreke Evans this season, the Pelicans wouldn’t have sniffed the playoffs. He is a polarizing player that can be seen by some as an unstoppable offensive force and by others as an out-of-control liability, but both camps agree that he is as tough as they […]
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Why the MLE Will Have Little to No Value Moving Forward
Last season we at Bourbon Street Shots had the First Annual MLE Tournament. There might not be a second. And it’s not because the Pelicans won’t have access to the MLE; In fact, after all our hard work they didn’t even use the MLE last year. This year, it is far more likely that the […]
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Pelicans Surge Late, But Warriors Hold Them Off to Take Game 1
For much of the first three quarters, the Warriors exposed all of the weaknesses that every Pelicans fan already knew this team had. In the first half, the Warriors scored 28 points off of layups or dunks, and the Pelicans didn’t do much to remedy that problem in the third quarter, giving up 3 more […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans at Golden State Warriors, Game 1
Not going to post a ton of new preview stuff here, because there is already tons of tremendous information on the site. If you want to know how the Pelicans can score against the Warriors #1 ranked defense, Chris Romaguera has a terrific piece here, and if you want to know how we can lock […]
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The Keys to Beating the Dubs, Part Two: Defense
The Golden State offense is an absolute juggernaut. While it’s true that with a late season run, the Clippers technically jumped them and finished first in the league in offensive rating, many would still say that the Warriors have the best offense in the league. They finished with an offensive rating of 111.6 and their […]
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The Night That Changed the Pelicans and Warriors Fates Forever
April 24th, 2012 is a date that should be remembered by basketball fans in both New Orleans and Golden State forever, but if you ask either fan base its significance, they will likely draw a blank. For both teams, it was the 65th game in a strike-shortened 66 game season that had essentially ended for […]