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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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Eric Gordon Leads Short-Handed Pelicans to Impressive 108-103 Win over Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers arrived in New Orleans riding a 6-game winning streak to go along with their 32-14 record. Heading into tonight’s game against the Pelicans, they had outscored their opponents by 7.5 points per 100 possessions this season, an average only surpassed by the 36-7 Warriors and 38-8 Hawks. Los Angeles would face a Pelicans team missing its […]
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Game On: Clippers at Pelicans
Tonight, the Pelicans (24-22) continue their homestand against the Clippers (32-14), owners of the longest active winning streak in the Western Conference (6). According to Hollinger’s power rankings formula on ESPN.com (which takes into account factors such as strength of schedule and number of home and road games), the Clippers are the third best team in the NBA, […]
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On the Fly, Episode 10: Seth Partnow Takes the Wheel
Jake and I are privileged to welcome Seth Partnow of Nylon Calculus and Hardwood Paroxysm for the 10th podcast. This podcast is a bit different, as Seth delves into some general NBA trends, stats, players, and gives us his thoughts on the Pelicans’ present and future. Please excuse some minor sound hiccups in the beginning (we […]
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Nuggets Outlast Pels
The Pelicans lost to the Nuggets for the second time this season 93-85, ending New Orleans’ 4 game winning streak and Denver’s 7 game losing streak. The Pels were down by as many as 16 in the first half, but battled all the way back to tie the game at 70 by the end of […]
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Game On: Pels host the Denver Nuggets
The Pelicans put their 4 game win streak on the line as they host the Denver Nuggets tonight for their 3rd home game in a row. Their current win steak is the longest of the season, and they will need to keep it going against a sub-.500 team at home if they want to keep […]
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The Greatest Pelicans Commercial of All Time
My feet and hands are as sore as they’ve ever been as I spent the majority of Tuesday giving a standing ovation to the Pelicans staff, Pelicans players, and whoever gave this project the thumbs up. Witness the triple-double of online promotional videos, the Bill Russell of ticket plans: You need to see the original? […]
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AD’s Flight Academy Rolls Through Fulton Alley
For the second time in the past couple of weeks, the New Orleans Pelicans have made news for bowling. This time, the bowling is following wins, not preceding them. And this time, Ryan Anderson and Anthony Davis were not the focal point of the event. Flight Academy”, is a monthly series of community events that […]
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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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In the NO Podcast Ep 202: No Jrue, No Problem
Michael and I break down the 4-game win streak and what it means now that Jrue isn’t playing. We talk the uptick in Gordon’s numbers, how Anthony is taking more shots now, and address the idea of Jrue going to the bench. We also talk Nate Wolters, whether Gordon may play basketball as a Pelican […]
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Pelicans avenge 76ers loss
Dare I say it? Do I talk about cohesion and team play and sharing the ball? Or do I just chalk it all up to the team looking good playing a totally overmatched squad. I’d love to make this recap all rainbows and flowers, but good lord – did you look at that starting line-up […]
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Game On: 76ers @ Pelicans
Danger! Danger! The Pelicans won a high-energy game last night against Dallas that went down to the wire, and today get to face a bottom-dwelling 76ers team at home. The team needs to keep their focus up, since the 76ers got their largest win of the season (by margin of victory) against the Pelicans just 10 days ago. […]
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Moleskin Moments: New Orleans Pelicans defeat the Dallas Mavericks 1.25.15
This is the biggest win of the season for the New Orleans Pelicans thus far. The 109-106 win is the third in a row for the Pelicans (their longest winning streak of the season.) It snaps a 9-game losing streak that the team had going against the Dallas Mavericks. The team is now two games […]
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It Happened, It Happened, Oh My God It Finally Happened
The Pelicans beat the Mavericks for the first time in ten tries and win 3 in a row for the first time all season, putting them two games over .500 for the first time since late November. The win puts the Pels back into 9th place in the West, one game ahead of OKC and 3 […]
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Game On: Pels host Mavs
The Pels host the Dallas Mavericks tonight in a crucial South West matchup. Dallas won both the previous meetings, but both were close contests. Dallas has become one of the more well rounded teams with addition of star pg Rajon Rondo, improving their perimeter defense by a large margin. The Pels, meanwhile, have lost their […]
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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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Observations: Pelicans take down Wolves
For a short time I thought this might just be one of those Mo Williams nights, when he would be hitting everything and make it really hard for the Pelicans to win. The way the game opened, with a 11-1 run by the Wolves, I also thought I’d seen this pattern before by the Pelicans. […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Wolves
If recent history tells us anything,we should expect a loss tonight. The team is on the road and apparently doesn’t care about the quality of the team it is facing. And they won the last game. Ergo, time for a loss despite the Wolves being terrible. Feh. Let’s hope not. Keys to the Game End […]
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Anthony Davis Named 2015 NBA All-Star Game Starter
The New Orleans Pelicans have an All-Star for the second year in a row, and this time he’s starting. Anthony Davis is a starting forward for the West in the 2015 NBA All-Star Game. This is a huge honor for the team and for Davis, especially in just his third season. Press Release New Orleans […]
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On the Fly, Episode 9: Timberrrrrrr-wolves
Jake and I are privileged to welcome Zach Bennett from CanisHoopus and Hardwood Paroxysm to discuss the upcoming Pelicans-Timberwolves game. Zach drops some TWolves knowledge, I confidently predict a Pelicans victory, and Jake may or may not be holding a small cat hostage in his home. There are some minor hiccups in the beginning, but […]