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In the NO Podcast EP 299: WLWLWLWLWL…
Mike and I address the Pelicans’ frustrating losses and how it seems this team beats itself more than the other team does. I wonder at why New Orleans fans are so upset about a 15-15 team when the expectation going into the season was a .500 team, and then we talk Boogie and his issues […]
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Can the Pelicans’ Hot 3-Point Shooting Continue?
Thanks to an incredible recent surge, the Pelicans are up to 6th in the NBA in 3-point percentage (38%) while putting up about the league average number of attempts on a per-48 minute basis (29.6). Leading the charge are wing players E’Twaun Moore and Darius Miller who are shooting a combined 47% (!) on the […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 298: Davis injured – what to do?
It was a gut punch week for the New Orleans Pelicans, but the win against Portland was pretty sweet nonetheless. Michael and I speculate about Davis’ injury, what the team should do on the trade market or not depending on him being out, and guess at a timeline. Then we also talk Rondo’s contributions, Omer […]
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From scrub to sub: Pelicans’ Darius Miller is a bench weapon
As if he were the protagonist in an ancient epic, small Forward Darius Miller was released from the New Orleans Pelicans on November 30, 2014 and has now emerged as a top reserve player in his first season back with the team that let him go. Miller struggled to crack into the rotation in his […]
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In the NO Pod Ep 297: Winning against good teams, the Boogie Experience
In the NO returns and the New Orleans Pelicans are above .500 and just completed a 3-1 week! Michael and I talk about a few of the games, including the Raptors, Warriors, and Spurs, addressing issues we see like the interior defense, how Rondo has played, and who our favorite Pelican to watch is. We […]
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NOLA 3-Point Club to Hold Next Fundraiser Dinner on December 5th
Disclosure: My father donates his time to this organization, serving on its board of directors. No one on the 3 Point Club’s Executive Committee or Board of Directors receive any kind of financial compensation for the work that they do for the organization, nor did Bourbon Street Shots for the publishing of this post. We simply like to take any […]
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The Big Conundrum
A look into the success of Davis centric Lineups and what that means for the Pelicans The last few weeks unearthed a familiar trend. Lineups with Anthony Davis at center absolutely demolish the opposition. This trend goes years back. First it was Davis and Ryan Anderson as your front court – they blitzed opponents to […]
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The V in Thanksgiving
I thought about writing this post at the start of the season, but it didn’t feel right, so I waited. I’m not driven or moved by arbitrary deadlines. Especially not with this. A holiday celebrating food, generosity, and history in part using sports is right. Yeah. I want to express my deep gratitude and appreciation […]
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Thoughts on Injuries, Rotation, Roster Moves
Some thoughts on the return of injured players. Frank Jackson could return in the coming weeks, with a 3-4 month window reported on September 1. Jackson was unlikely to be slated for meaningful minutes, but being an insurance policy beyond Charles Cooke could help add confidence to a move to acquire a big. Alexis Ajinca […]
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Coming to Terms with Rondo
Here is how I overcame my initial concerns with the Rondo signing to view him favorably now. When the New Orleans Pelicans signed Rajon Rondo, I was a bit stunned. I was not stunned because of the magnitude of the move or anything like that. I was stunned because I, frankly, had fairly uniform negative […]
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In the NO Ep. 296: Rondo back, Tough Games incoming
Michael and I touch on a bunch of subjects, including trading for a big man, turnovers, improving offensive play, Rondo being back, and an upcoming slate of tough games. Will the Pelicans continue to play winning basketball? Enjoy! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the Show or the Blog? Follow @BourbonStShots
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Pelicans Current Winning Ways Are Fun, But Unsustainable
Currently, the Pelicans are on a three game winning streak, and at 6-5, are over .500 for the first time since 2015. That’s the good news. The bad news is that their current formula for how they got there is unsustainable when projecting over an 82 game season. Simply put, the Pelicans are relying on […]
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In the NO Pod EP 295: Jrue still bad, Team staying afloat
Michael and I spend some time talking about how awful the players have been on this team beyond the twin towers and how it’s forcing the team to play them a lot of minutes. We also talk about how bad the team is even with just one player is on, I rant about the Prevent […]
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In the NO Pod Ep 294: Wait, are they 500?
A winning week brings the New Orleans Pelicans to .500 for the first time in . . . ever I think. Pretty sure it’s never happened before. In basketball. We talk Sacramento and that awful first half, whether Cleveland was giving a damn, and what could have been if Davis didn’t get hurt in that […]
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Bad Wins and Good Losses
It is early in the NBA season and the Pelicans have shown flashes of what could be an extremely difficult to defend, well oiled, offense. They have also shown an offense that consistently shoots itself in the foot. At times, the Pelicans have made shots running a single P&R with barely any movement after that […]
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In the NO Ep 293: Crappy Jrue, First Three Games and Bledsoe
Mike and I spend a lot of time talking about the first three games before getting to the Eric Bledsoe trade talk. We talk Crawford, Nelson, Ian Clark, and Michael MUDERIZES Jrue. Blood everywhere. Beware. Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the Show or the Blog? Follow @BourbonStShots
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Jameer Nelson signing is worth losing Crawford, should help offense
Jameer Nelson, who was cut last week by the Denver Nuggets ahead of his age-35 season, is exactly what the Pelicans need from their backcourt rotation, especially until Rajon Rondo returns from injury. Without Rondo, the Pelicans have been forced to alter the identity they crafted around Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins in training camp. […]
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Sprinkling in Some Long 2’s
Wednesday night in Memphis, the Pelicans looked good in the first quarter, and things unraveled to start the second. The game was about even until a Memphis run in the third, and the Pelicans were really never close again. There were several things going well for New Orleans throughout the game: Rebounding, getting to the […]
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In the NO Pod Ep. 292: Ryan Raps and Season Launches
I pay up on the bet, delivering the finest rap you’ve ever heard. The finest. If you want the file by itself, let me know on twitter. Follow @SchwanBSS After I blow your mind with that, we then talk pre-season and reasons to be optimistic or terrified for the upcoming season. We seem split 50/50 […]
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Pelicans’ injury curse strikes again, but don’t freak out
As I prepared to make my personal debut for Bourbon Street Shots, the all too familiar voodoo curse that comes in the form of injuries came for starting New Orleans Pelicans point guard Rajon Rondo’s soul. At this point, the injury bug practically feels like a mundane right-of-passage for anyone that joins the Pels’ roster. […]