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42 Sense: Season Behind
In advance of the New Orleans Pelicans kicking off the 2017-2018 Season against the Memphis Grizzlies on October 18th, I’m going to share some thoughts on several areas of interest. To start with, we need to look at how we got here. Business The Pelicans sit among the smallest markets in the NBA by every […]
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In the NO Pod Ep 291: Pre-season take-aways and Rondo’s Injury
Hey look, the Pelicans are down 2 starters to begin the season. One day, they’ll just be used to this, I guess. We talk a lot about the pre-season. Who will finish games, are Boogie and Davis better staggered or not. What does Rondo being gone mean for the PG position. We cover a lot! […]
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Overreacting to the first Pelicans preseason game
After a long (very long) off-season we finally had our first action of New Orleans Pelicans basketball. With so much conjecture as to how well the team will perform this season, it was nice to be able to see some substantive play. And we all know that whatever happens in the very first pre-season game […]
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How NBA Draft Lottery Reform Could Impact the Trade Deadline
The new NBA lottery reform provides the same draft odds for the worst three teams and smooths out the odds of the remaining non-playoff teams. Here are my thoughts on one potential impact it may have – how certain teams approach the trade deadline. First things first, do not get things too twisted. Bad teams […]
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Solving the Riddle That is the Pelicans Rotation
The New Orleans Pelicans spent this summer putting together a talented, yet somewhat confusing roster. In a league that has run from the big man like the plague, it contains perhaps the two best big men in the league. In a league that values shooting, it has perhaps the two least respected perimeter shooters in […]
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In the NO Pod Ep 290: Rest of the West
After dispatching the Hot Garbage teams in the West in part one of the pod, Mike and I start with the teams fighting for the playoffs and go through the pile. Pels are in this pile! Enjoy! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the Show or the Blog? Follow @BourbonStShots
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In the NO Pod Ep 289: Q-pon, Dante, Line-ups and Hot Garbage
Mike and I talk about Q-pon’s revelations, Dante re-signing and make some guesses about line-ups. Then we talk about the Western Conference teams that are Hot Garbage! Enjoy! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the Show or the Blog? Follow @BourbonStShots
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In the NO Podcast ep 288: Final Summer Moves and Eastern Conference Preview
We’re back and dropping a long pod for you! Mike and I talk the final roster moves of the summer, going back from Rondo, through Ian Clark and Tony Allen, and then start the real meat of the episode: The Eastern Conference! We talk all the teams, including those known colloquially as Hot Garbage! Enjoy! […]
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It Begins
The Pelicans’ long standing offseason ritual of offering a would-be starter up as a sacrifice to the basketball gods found its latest lamb, and while offerings in recent years haven’t won the gods’ favor, hope still remains that they shall one day look down upon New Orleans basketball sufferings and answer the many cries for […]
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The New Movement is Hosting a Monthly Hangout For Pelicans Fans
Who: You! Plus members of Pelicans media (blogs, podcasts, radio, TV) What: A chill “let’s hang out and get hype for the upcoming season” meetup (6:30-8:00) followed by a live recording of “Locked on Pels” inside the theater at 8:00p Where: The New Movement, the only full time New Orleans comedy venue. 2706 St. Claude […]
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Pels Scoop: Schedule
The Pels schedule is out, so I thought it might be useful to bring some guys together for some light schedule analysis. 1. Expected Record by Month 2. What do you think is the softest part of the Pels schedule? Jake Madison: February seems to be the easiest part. […]
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Ian Clark might be the New Orleans Pelicans’ best offseason signing
It’s a situation the Pelicans aren’t accustomed to, in which free agents are willing to take less money or a lesser role in order to be a part of the organization. Never a premier locale in the NBA, it has taken the arrival of DeMarcus Cousins to push the team toward this kind of legitimacy. […]
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Want to attend the New Orleans Basketball Hangout Happy Hour?
Who: You! Plus any basketball fans you know! What: We’ll spend the afternoon on the patio of The New Movement discussing the upcoming Pelicans season, vent frustrations about not signing whatever free agent, fantasize about the Pelicans front court, and cross our fingers that Solomon Hill shows up to drink us under the table. When: Thursday, August […]
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The Pelicans charted their course, and Kyrie Irving isn’t worth changing direction.
The Kyrie Irving trade demand has set the NBA ablaze, and even the newly-constructed New Orleans Pelicans have not been able to keep away from the hot stove. This morning, ESPN’s Zach Lowe published a piece which meandered through the various options for Cleveland and Irving in a potential trade. The Pelicans weren’t mentioned until […]
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Pelicans May be Ready to Trigger NBA Hard Cap of $125 Million
Over the past week or so, Jason and I have published multiple articles on how Jrue Holiday’s contract impacts the Pelicans’ salary cap situation, even suggesting a possible player to target given the inherent restrictions. The Pelicans’ planned course of action for the rest of the off-season became clearer today due to an unexpected finding. […]
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Using the Buddy Hield TPE
As I wrote about earlier this week, an optimal way for the Pelicans to add talent without giving up a player or triggering the hard cap is by using one or both of their traded player exceptions accumulated over the past year. One of them (received in exchange for Buddy Hield) would allow New Orleans […]
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Manipulating the Pelicans’ Glass Salary Ceiling
Required reading before continuing: The Pelicans’ Glass Ceiling, by Jason Calmes Thanks to the diligence of Bourbon Street Shots’ own Dr. Jason Calmes, we now have a firm understanding of the ramifications of Jrue Holiday’s new contract with the New Orleans Pelicans. Though Jrue’s contract “only” contains $126 million in guaranteed money, the additional $24 […]
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Leveraging a Sign and Trade of Dante Cunningham
The New Orleans Pelicans have not acquired a new player other than Darius Miller, likely on a minimum deal. Part of this is the slower pace of the offseason, and part of it is the Pelicans’ lack of assets while hunting for a certain kind of player of value. I wrote about nonguaranteed contracts last […]
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Darius Miller Returns
Scott Kushner tweeted out that our old friend Darius Miller will be returning to the team in some capacity. At this juncture, it is unclear what sort of contract Miller has, but one of our writers will add to this post once there is more clarity. I can confirm former #Pelicans 2nd-round pick, ¤t Euroleaguer, […]
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In the NO Pod Ep. 287: Jrue and a Free Agency Malaise
Mike and I get together to do a deep dive into the impacts of the Jrue Holiday signing – and then we start talking about everything else that could happen. Trades, signing, dropping below the cap, and Mid-level guys. We also talk about how good we think this team could be right now. Enjoy! Want […]