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In the NO(pe) Pod Ep 274: Trade Jrue?
Trading Jrue. That’s pretty much what Michael and I talk about all pod long. What teams are buyers and sellers, which ones make sense to trade Jrue too, what sort of packages you can get back, etc etc. We do touch on a few other guys, but it’s mostly the Jrue Show. Want it on […]
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The Jrue Holiday Trade That Makes Sense For Everyone
The Pelicans management is in a tough spot here. Ownership wants to make the playoffs, yet a singular focus on that one goal could have terrible ramifications for future years. Imagine a situation where the Pelicans get the 8th seed, or fall a few games short, denying all offers to trade players before the February […]
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In the NO Episode 273: Pushing for 8?
Michael and I talk about Jrue, Moore, and the push for the 8th seed in the West. Do we want the Pels to go for it? Trade Jrue? Set Moore free? We also talk about what the Pelicans can get out of this season, how important this stretch of games is, and if Anthony Davis […]
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The Pelicans’ Offense With Jrue Holiday
*all numbers presented do not include the most recent game against the New York Knicks Defense, defense, defense. That is all that was talked about in the offseason, and for good reason. Last season the Pelicans had the 28th ranked defense with a rating of 107.3. It was abysmal. The thinking was that if the […]
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The Argument For Acquiring Paul Milsap
For several days now, reports have been out there that Hawks forward Paul Milsap is being shopped around by Atlanta. A few days after that, some reports linked him to the New Orleans Pelicans. And, a few days after that, it was said New Orleans was reportedly not interested because they would have to pay […]
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In the NO Podcast ep 272: Motiejunas and an Improved Hield
Motiejunas! Buddy Hield’s improved play! Rogue one! 4 wins! 1 game out of the 8th seed! Jrue Holiday’s next contract! Michael and I have a lot to talk about after our hiatus, and we give it all the love and care it deserves. Enjoy! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the Show […]
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NOLA 3-Point Club to Hold First Fundraiser Dinner of 2016-17 Season
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 […]
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Rights & Wrongs
Some of you may not know me since I tend to stay behind the scenes, so I’ll introduce myself. My name is Andrew Smith & I handle the digital media work here at Bourbon Street Shots. All of our writers here have felt that we needed more video content on the site for a while […]
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8 Crazy Seeds
Ok, only 7 of them are crazy for the New Orleans Pelicans to get, but the 8th seed is not crazy at this point. The Pelicans are 11-21, sitting in an unsteady 11th seed. The top 7 seeds range in record from 27-4 down to 18-13. The 8th seed Sacramento Kings are at 13-17, 4.5 […]
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Are You Ready for Your Solo?
Every team in the NBA as the “polarizing move du jour,” and for the Pelicans, Solomon Hill has given Omer Asik some breathing room. It’s not that either player is an issue in themselves, but the combination of their play, team style, the contract, and the various imaginings of the person judging (with some imaginings […]
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Holiday Pleasantness and Team Leaders
I’ve spent too much time writing unpleasant things about this team. Really unpleasant things. I decided that this piece, being right before I go on vacation for the Holidays, will instead try to be light-hearted and instead throw out categories and list the Pelicans that do them well! That’s right, some Pelicans do some things well! […]
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The defense of Alexis Ajinca
Alexis Ajinca has found his way into the starting lineup after the bold media day claim that he will be the Pelicans’s starting center. On an offensively deficient team that struggles to create space for Anthony Davis, it makes sense to start the 7’2″ Frenchman with a smooth jump shot. Or does it? From @johnschuhmann […]
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Wasted Seasons?
I keep hearing the term “wasted” season, and it annoys me. Rather than just stew over here, I wanted to try to add some clarity to all sides of the manufactured debate. If one is primarily interested in winning a title this year, the performance this season is going to leave you completely and unambiguously […]
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The historical failure of this Franchise
Before the season started, I bristled whenever someone mocked the Pelicans acquisitions over the summer. I liked a lot of those signings – Frazier, Galloway, Moore – these guys are NBA rotation players. I liked the idea of Hill. (should we start calling him Silent Hill? There’s something there between a Horror Video Game and a […]
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In the NO Ep 271: Can they get back to 500?
Jason and I talk about Buddy’s minutes, whether the team will get back to playing .500 ball, spend an inevitable amount of time being sad about Solomon Hill, and wonder at the Brown minutes. Enjoy! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the Show or the Blog? Follow @BourbonStShots
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Different Team, Same Results…so Far.
With 22 games down we are now over a quarter of the way through the NBA season, and the results so far haven’t been exactly what Pelicans’ fans hoped despite all the changes made to the roster over the summer. In fact, the results eerily resemble last season’s debacle. A horrid losing streak to start […]
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Pels setting records – for lowest offensive rebound rate
Last week I noted that the Pelicans were on pace to set a record low in offensive rebound rate. Since then, they’ve managed to dip even a little lower, posting a current rate of 17.0% on on the offensive glass. (I.E. they grab only 17% of available offensive rebounds. League average is about 23.5% right […]
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Solo and the Wookie
When Han Solo tried to escape from the clutches of the Imperial Navy through an asteroid field, he knew what he was getting into. With sharp-shooting Imperial TIE Fighters behind and chaotically floating balls of frozen rock in front, the margin of error for Solo was thinner than Leia’s waning patience. Chewy is always around […]
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NOLA’s Resurgence – Not Just Holiday-Related
*Note: this column was written before the Pelicans’ game against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 25th* After starting the season 0-8, the Pelicans appear to have finally started turning things around. New Orleans is 6-2 over their most recent 8 games, including wins over three of the top six teams in the Eastern Conference. The resulting […]
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Trend Watching: Langston Galloway’s 3-point Shooting
Langston Galloway has been on fire from deep lately. After starting his Pelicans career 0-9 from deep in his first 4 games, Galloway is averaging 40.3% from three on 4.5 attempts per game -both career high rates. What has catalyzed this recent hot streak? Recent numbers suggest that Galloway transitioning to a more off the ball […]