Category: Blog

  • Pelicans Finally Win Against Lakers

    The New Orleans Pelicans (30-49) finally defeated the Los Angeles Lakers (16-63) in the third and final attempt this season. The 110-102 win was more complete than an 8-point differential may typically indicate. The Pelicans closed the gap on the Lakers at the end of the first to just 3, but barreled over the California […]

  • New Orleans Pelicans Host Los Angeles Lakers

    The New Orleans Pelicans (29-49) host the Los Angeles Lakers (16-62) tonight at the Smoothie King Center. The game starts at 7:00 pm CT (UTC -5) and can be seen on Fox Sports New Orleans and heard on the Pelicans Radio Network, 99.5 FM locally. Any game can be fun, but the records of the […]

  • Pelicans fight hard but fall to Celtics

    The Pels showed a lot of gumption against the Celtics, and despite being down by as much as 16 at one point, had the game tied with just a minute and a half to go.  They even generated a couple decent looks to take the lead from that point but they didn’t fall and the Celtics physical […]

  • Game On: Pelicans at Celtics

    The Pelicans catch a break tonight as Evan Turner will miss the game with an eye abrasion.  Since Turner is, you know, probably the Celtics 7th best player, this game will be close.  Or the neo-Pelicans may just run into a team that ranks 10th in offense and 4th in defense, realize they are mostly d-league […]

  • 76ers beat Pelicans, Everyone Wins

    Yup. Pels got a loss and retained their spot near the bottom of the league. The Sixers get to avoid tying the worst-season ever record.  Would I have liked it to be more competitive?  Sure.  But what are you going to do when MVP Carl Landry is going nuts on you? (Yes, there were MVP […]

  • In the NO Podcast EP 251: McNamara Drive By

    McNamara stops by to put his bow on the Pelicans season. We talk about the front office, the draft, whether anything good came out of this season, rap lyrics, Tim Frazier, and a bunch of other things that just crop up. Enjoy! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the Show or the […]

  • Game On: Pelicans @ 76ers

    I’m not sure how many people in Philly will be at this game – considering the quality of players being fielded and the fact Villanova took the national title game last night.  There might be much partying and less bad 76ers watching. And boy are these Sixers bad.  It’s possible, should they not win another […]

  • Pelicans Dominate Battle of the Backups in 106-87 Victory over Nets

    For the first 5 1/2 minutes of today’s game in Brooklyn, the Pelicans looked worse than a D-League team. Their first 10 possessions consisted of seven missed shots (two of them blocked), five turnovers, and zero points scored. Their play was sloppy, uncoordinated, and quite frankly, even worse than most expected even considering the players on the floor. Then, […]

  • Game On: Pelicans @ Nets

    The Pelicans head to Brooklyn for a game that features only two players who would start for the majority of teams in this league, both of whom play for the opposing Nets (Brook Lopez and Thaddeus Young). Both squads have fewer wins combined (49) than five other NBA teams. The Pelicans’ projected starting lineup of Toney Douglas, Jordan […]

  • Pelicans Win With 38th Different Starting Lineup

    The Pelicans might only have the 25th best record in the league, but they have used the most starting lineups thus far into the season, that’s got to count for something, right? The Pels’ more recent starting lineup choices have been based on availability rather than strategy, but the type of players added in the […]

  • New Pelicans Face a Difficult Task on Second of Back-to-Back

    Tonight’s 8/7CT affair marks an interesting twist for the careers of many on this Pelicans team. Take James Ennis, the most recent addition to the flock. He had played less than an hour’s worth of minutes all season. After 24 last night tho, he could well double his total minutes in 2 days. Dell Demps […]

  • Spurs Move to 38-0 at Home, best Home Start in NBA History

    Yes the Spurs won tonight, but the game went to the final minute, a credit to the play of the Pelicans. After a fairly even first half, in which both teams struggled to score consistently, the Spurs pulled away from the Pelicans, outscoring New Orleans by 11. Falling behind as many as 18, the Pelicans […]

  • Spurs Contemplate Resting Players While Pelicans Lay Players to Rest

    I must admit the image above isn’t 100% accurate, the Pelicans signed James Ennis to a 10-day today. The 6′ 7″ 2013 second round pick has played a couple minutes for Miami and Memphis this year, and most recently the Iowa Energy of the D-League. Tonight could mark his 11th appearance of the season as the Pelicans […]

  • Pels Out-Tanked in 99-91 Win over New York

    Not a lot of defense and not a lot of good offense led to competitive match (on the scoreboard at least) between two teams who seem to have called it a season early. But to the Pelicans credit, their bad defensive possessions and offensive struggles didn’t stem from motivational issues, the team came out and […]

  • Tank-Mania Monday Edition: 6th Place Pels v Now 8th Knicks

    The New Orleans Pelicans (26-46) host the New York Knicks (30-44) tonight in the Smoothie King Center, tip off is for 8/7CT. Alvin Gentry is finding it hard to field a team these days, he is up to 35 different starting lineups used and the team is up to 253 games missed to injury by […]

  • Video: Trying out for the New Orleans Pelicans

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  • Watch Party Wednesday 3/30 @ Tracey’s!

    Alright, the Pelicans season is almost finished. Playoffs aren’t happening. You wont see Anthony Davis, Tyreke Evans, and maybe Ryan Anderson for the rest of the season. So, why even watch? Let me tell you. The future. There is A LOT to dive into as we head to this offseason. Will Dell Demps keep his […]

  • The Pels Have Not Gone Gently

    What’s left of the New Orleans Pelicans (26-46) lost to the Toronto Raptors (49-23) predictably. As empirical probability is inexorably overcome by mathematical certainty, the half-team from New Orleans can do little to resist. Playing literal D-League players and none of their high power, high pay, high offense guys, it’s a testament to something that […]

  • New Orleans Pelicans v Toronto Raptors

    The New Orleans Pelicans (26-45) host the Toronto Raptors (48-23) tonight at the Smoothie King Center at 6 pm CT (UTC -5). The game will be on Fox Sports New Orleans and the Pelicans Radio Network, 99.5 FM locally. The Pelicans starters will be players under contract, but I’m not sure the details matter at […]

  • Not Enough Pelicans to Defeat the Pacers

    The New Orleans Pels (26-45) fell to the Indiana Pacers (38-33) in Indianapolis tonight in a 92-84 loss that was a tick closer than it might appear. It’s possible the Pelicans could have won, but, alas, they did not have enough healthy letters. The Pelicans were without anyone who can really lead a team to […]