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Pelicans Defeat Suns in Jrue Holiday’s Return
Jrue Holiday came back, and of course Anthony Davis had to get hurt almost immediately after #11 stepped on the court. Could it have possibly gone any other way for this snakebitten team? Of course not, but thankfully AD got cleared and returned in the 4th quarter, leading the Pelicans to a 90-75 victory. Despite […]
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Game On: Phoenix Suns at New Orleans Pelicans
There is no way around it, with the playoffs in sight, the is a must win for the New Orleans Pelicans. There are two brutal games left on the Pelicans schedule with Houston and San Antonio coming up, so New Orleans has to take care of business against the teams they should beat to have […]
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If Pelicans (and Their MVP) Want Playoffs, They Are Going to Have to Earn It
The Thunder have lost 5 of their last 6, helping the Pelicans to propel themselves back into the playoff race once again. New Orleans has done their part too, beating the teams they were supposed to beat on a recent 4-game winning streak that now puts them back in control of their own playoff destiny […]
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The Reason You Pay Asik
Pay that man. Pay that man his money. – Teddy KGB Fans who love offense can’t wrap their minds around the fact that Omer Asik will likely get a multi-year contract averaging at least $10 million per season this summer. He is clumsy around the basket, dropping the ball occasionally and missing point-blank looks. He […]
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A Few Early Morning Ryan Anderson Tidbits
There is a chance that Ryan Anderson makes his return tonight against the Lakers, and even if he doesn’t, odds are that he will be back either Friday or Saturday. With that in mind, let’s take a look at what the numbers say we should expect. The Good – Anthony Davis is more efficient with […]
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How To Re-Insert Jrue Holiday Into the Pelicans Rotation
First things first, Jrue Holiday potentially coming back this season is great news. You can argue that it is hard to re-insert a major piece back into a rotation, and that if doing so costs the Pelicans even one game, that could be it for their playoff hopes. And while that is possibly true, the […]
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Should the Pelicans Just Run It Back Next Season?
There is nothing that gets a fan base more excited than change, or even the possibility of change. Even when a franchise is winning, a tweet, or a message board post about that team possibly acquiring a new player will get more views than any other topic by a wide margin. The thinking is that […]
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Norris Cole and Quincy Pondexter Have Value That Goes Well Beyond the Numbers
I love numbers. Use them all the time. And when it comes to analyzing the NBA and the New Orleans Pelicans specifically, I tend to make them a regular part of my evaluation. Do they tell the whole story? Of course not. Are they useless? Only Charles Barkley would say so. Do people tend to […]
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New Orleans Pelicans End of Season and Offseason Priorities
With Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday, and Ryan Anderson all out for the New Orleans Pelicans and the hope of the playoffs fading away, it is hard for some fans to justify caring about the team right now. Attendance has been down at the SKC, traffic has been down on this site and others, and the general […]
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Lack of Free Throws From Guards Is Primary Reason for Offensive Inconsistency
I have been screaming it for weeks – on Twitter, on the podcast, and in the comments section as well, but it is time I put together a coherent piece with numbers that back up my hypothesis. For those who do not know what I am talking about, I have been on my soap box […]
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Pelicans Can’t Take Advantage of a Golden Opportunity
The New Orleans Pelicans had the Thunder right where they wanted them. They entered the night up two games on OKC and needed one more win against them to clinch the tiebreaker, and oh yeah, Kevin Durant was out. But the Thunder still had that Russell Westbrook guy and he was absolutely fantastic tonight, going […]
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Alexis Ajinca Making a Case for More Minutes
When Omer Asik was added this summer and it became known that the Pelicans would not have to move Ryan Anderson to acquire him, people quickly began to debate whether the Pelicans had the best three-man big rotation in the league. The skill sets of those three allowed any two of them to play together, […]
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Nate Wolters: Voss Up or Ish Don’t Think So?
First of all, if you don’t get the reference in the heading, then watch three of the greatest minutes in comedy history. You’re welcome. And much like Paul Wilmot in the video above, Dell Demps has to decide very soon whether Nate Wolters is ‘vuss up’ or ‘Ish don’t think so.’ According to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, […]
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What Has Gotten Into Eric Gordon?
To say that Eric Gordon was struggling to start the season would be an understatement. Then, just as he was starting to play decent, he suffered a painful injury that threatened to keep him out for the rest of the year if he opted for surgery. Courageously, however, Gordon decided to rehab his shoulder and attempt […]
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Let’s Talk About Ryno
Ryan Anderson has been a fan favorite since the day he got here, and was even considered by some to be the team’s second best player before going down with a catastrophic injury last season. He was viewed as a devastating offensive weapon who not only could fill up the stat sheet, but he was also […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Issues Go Beyond Monty Williams
Let’s get one thing straight – I am not a ‘Monty Apologist’ or a ‘Fanboy’. I wouldn’t even call myself an optimist by any means. Yet, because I don’t scream FIRE MONTY! from the mountain tops, I have been called all of these things dozens of times. The truth is that I want this team […]
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MythBusters – New Orleans Pelicans Have More Flexibility Than You Think
The team has no picks and is full of high-end contracts, and they are about to give AD a 300-400 percent increase in salary in two years, so we won’t even have him on a great contract anymore. We fricked. I believe that is how the argument goes, though I am paraphrasing a bit. You […]
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Pelicans Perimeter Problems – Too Many Open Threes
Before I even type a single word, I already know that my theory will sound ridiculous to most, and I fully accept that. But hear me out before you completely dismiss what I have to say. What do I think is wrong with the Pelicans offense as currently constructed? My belief is that they take […]
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In Search of an Eighth Man for the New Orleans Pelicans
Prior to the season starting, our own Mason Ginsberg wondered whether a 7th man would emerge. Austin Rivers clearly has, but unfortunately there is still a gaping hole on the wing and ideally it will get plugged up as the Pelicans race towards a playoff spot in the competitive Western Conference. Some may say that […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Set Records Against the Timberwolves
Good teams defeat the teams that they should beat; great teams demolish them. After playing a terrible final four minutes against the Lakers on Wednesday, it was clear that they were not going to let up off the gas if they got a big lead tonight. The lead became double digits early on, then hit twenty […]