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A Note on the Pelicans Ownership Succession Plan
Last evening, Jeff Duncan, in a very detailed piece, reported that the succession plan for New Orleans Pelicans and New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson has changed. You can read Jeff’s piece to get more details about what was, but I’ll remind you of what is and give the short of what will be, per […]
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Pelicans Snap Out of It, Defeat Lakers
The Pelicans defeated the Lakers to climb back to .500 for the 10000000th time this season. The win was driven by an excellent Anthony Davis performance in his first night back from injury. AD overcame a slow start and finished the night with 29 points on 11-18 shooting, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 3 steals. […]
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Game On: Pelicans vs. Lakers
The New Orleans Pelicans return home to face the Lakers tonight on the heels of an extremely disappointing road trip, as they dropped games against the cellar-dwelling Celtics, 76ers, and New York Knicks. But tonight offers another chance to take advantage of an easy matchup; the question, quite obviously, is whether the Pelicans can take […]
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Let’s Talk About Ryno
Ryan Anderson has been a fan favorite since the day he got here, and was even considered by some to be the team’s second best player before going down with a catastrophic injury last season. He was viewed as a devastating offensive weapon who not only could fill up the stat sheet, but he was also […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 201: Talking Monty
Michael and I finally just talk Monty and what it would mean if the team did move on. Who we would like to see, if this is a reflection on Monty or the team, and should the team make more moves without knowing who will be at the helm? We also talk Hakeem Ajinca-won, Quincy […]
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Pelicans Are The Pelicans, Lose To The Knicks 99-92
Were you expecting something else? The Pelicans streak of alternating wins and losses continues with a bad road loss against a 5 win Knicks team. A team that has lost 16 straight games. Two nights after losing to the nearly-openly tanking 76ers. A few nights after losing to a Celtics team which may not win […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Knicks
In typical 2014-15 Pelicans fashion, New Orleans followed up arguably their ugliest loss of the year in Philly with one of their most impressive victories of the season last night in Toronto. 24 hours later, they’ll square off with the one Eastern Conference team which boasts a worse record than the 76ers – the New […]
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Moleskin Moments: New Orleans Pelicans @ Toronto Raptors
The New Orleans Pelicans had one of their most impressive wins of the season against the Toronto Raptors, pulling away with a 95-93 victory off of a Tyreke Evans slingshot layup. The game was indicative of New Orleans season, as they played at times fantastic and porous. But despite being outscored by 21 in the […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Raptors
The New Orleans Pelicans are coming off their most disappointing loss of the season. The Pelicans will try to regroup in Toronto against the Raptors, the best team they will face on this road trip. The Raptors (26-13), are coming off a disappointing 21-point home loss to the streaking Atlanta Hawks. Raptors’ star DeMar DeRozan […]
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Road Woes Hit New Low, Pels Lose by 15 to Philly
Writing this post was basically a practice in masochism. This was a hard one to watch, and writing about it hurts. In my pregame I mentioned a couple things the Pels would need to key in on to get a win tonight: Play as a team – The team had 17 assists to 18 turnovers. […]
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Game On: Pels @ Sixers
Wednesday night the Pelicans (19-19) won their first road game against an Eastern Conference opponent of the season, a 105-94 win over a Detroit Pistons team that had won 9 out of its last 10 (the Pels were previously 0-7). Now they head to Philadelphia (7-31) for the third of a five game stretch out […]
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On the Fly, Episode 8: 76ers
Jake and I are back from the dead and are privileged to welcome Kyle Neubeck of Liberty Ballers to the show. Jake disappears during the podcast, I make a horrible cross-sport analogy, and Kyle handles this tanking thing way better than I did a few years ago. If you aren’t already, make sure to go […]
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Pelicans’ Chance to Curb Their Road Woes
Roadtrips are often looked at as a time when basketball teams can gel together. Find their own. They spend days at a time on the road, away from the comfort and distractions of home. Just the team. Us against the world. The San Antonio Spurs use their annual rodeo road trip as a platform to […]
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Pelicans Outplay Pistons from Start to Finish in 105-94 Victory
With Jrue Holiday out with an injured ankle, the New Orleans Pelicans trotted out a starting lineup of Evans, Gordon, Cunningham, Davis, and Asik. This decision was an interesting one, as there is little data from this season to support the notion that it would be good defensively or at spacing the floor. Seven minutes later, Anthony Davis […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Pistons
Tonight, the New Orleans Pelicans continue their Eastern Conference road trip with a stop in Detroit to take on a revitalized Pistons team after the release of Josh Smith. A team that was an abysmal 5-23 before parting ways with Smith, has gone an incredible 9-1 since that point, including wins on the road in Cleveland, San Antonio, […]
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Observations: Boston beats Pelicans
I mentioned Sullinger and his butt in the pregame. And it came back and haunted us all game long. You just have to give Boston credit. When crunch time hit, Sullinger battled Davis out of ideal post position multiple times, the Pelicans shrugged and ran screens to get Gordon and Evans something towards the basket, […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Celtics
The Pelicans kick off a 5 game road trip in Boston tonight, opening a slate of games against a fairly easy schedule. As part of the trade that netted the Pelicans Quincy Pondexter, Boston sent out their leading scorer, Jeff Green, and replaced him with . . . butkus. Or Tayshaun Prince. Which may be […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Receive Quincy Pondexter in Trade
The New Orleans Pelicans have executed a mid-season trade with the Memphis Grizzlies for Quincy Pondexter. Pondexter was drafted as a senior from the University of Washington in 2010, ending up in New Orleans after the team traded pick 11 for picks 21 and 26. Those picks were Cole Aldrich (11), Craig Brackins (21), and […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 200: Q-Pon Anyone?
Michael and I talk the coming Pondexter trade and Michael talks about how he thinks it sets up another trade after that. Then I lay out some numbers about the Pelicans Offense, discussing just why the team is actually pretty good at that end. I think the answer will surprise you. Then we talk about […]
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Pelicans’ All Around Effort Too Much for Grizzlies
4 Pelicans players score 20 or more points (5 in double digits) and 6 players grab 5 or more rebounds as the Pelicans record their 5th divisional win of the season, 1 more than the entirety of last season. The win puts the Pels back at .500 and keeps them a half-game ahead of OKC […]