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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: Kevin Seraphin vs. Emeka Okafor
Kevin Seraphin (3 Years and $10 Million) by Michael McNamara This battle boils down to Past vs. Potential, plain and simple. You take a look at the career numbers and it is no contest – Okafor wins by a landslide. But how many times have we seen that when a big man is done, he […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: First Round Results Are In
First off, thank you to everyone who participated by voting and commenting on our matchups. Our writers worked hard to make the case for each of our 16 participants and now, thanks to your votes, we are ready to move on to the second round. Results Emeka Okafor (54% ) defeats Trevor Ariza (46%) Kevin Seraphin […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: Kris Humphries vs. Jordan Hamilton
This round of the MLE Tournament pits Kris Humphries against Jordan Hamilton. For prior matchups, click here. Kris Humphries (2 Years and $9 million) by Jake Madison “And with the last pick of the Bourbon Street Shots’ MLE Tournament, Jake J. Madison selects Kris Humpries.” …That’s not what I wanted to hear, I thought. Is there no […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: Marvin Williams vs. Kevin Seraphin
This round of the MLE Tournament pits Marvin Williams against Kevin Seraphin. For past matchups, click here. Marvin Williams (2 Years and $9.5 million) by Mason Ginsberg When most avid New Orleans basketball fans hear Marvin Williams’ name, they understandably think back the 2005 NBA draft. The Hawks used the second overall pick to select him, deciding to pass […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: Caron Butler vs. Thabo Sefolosha
Caron Butler (2 years and $7 million) by: Nick Lewellen Let’s start off with some real talk. We have our core players already on the roster, and we all know that the Pelicans could have been much better last season if it weren’t for that horrific string of injuries. At this point, all we are […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: PJ Tucker vs. Danny Granger
The MLE Tournament takes a look at some free agents that the Pelicans could target and puts them head-tohead until there is only one winner. For other matchups in this series, click here. PJ Tucker (3 Years and $16 million) by Michael McNamara PJ Tucker is the dream acquisition for the Pelicans this summer. Start putting […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: Spencer Hawes vs. Richard Jefferson
In today’s MLE Tournament, Cavaliers’ big man Spencer Hawes goes head-to-head with Jazz wing Richard Jefferson. Don’t forget to vote at the end, and for all the matchups so far, click here. Spencer Hawes (3 years for $22 million) By Nick Lewellen I picked Spencer Hawes because he might be the most interesting prospect in this entire tournament. Most of […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: Nick Young vs. Andray Blatche
In today’s MLE Tournament, Lakers’ guard Nick Young goes head-to-head with Wizards’ big man Andray Blatche. Don’t forget to vote at the end, and for all the matchups so far, click here. Nick Young (3 years for $13 million) By Ryan Schwan I can feel you smirking right now. To you, there’s nothing I can say that […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: CJ Miles vs. Jordan Hill
In today’s MLE Tournament, Cavaliers swingman CJ Miles goes head-to-head with Lakers big man Jordan Hill. Don’t forget to vote at the end, and for all the matchups so far, click here. CJ Miles (3 years for $8.5 million) by: Michael McNamara For me, this battle comes down to one simple question; What do the […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: Emeka Okafor vs. Trevor Ariza
In our first matchup of the MLE Tournament, two former players in Emeka Okafor and Trevor Ariza battle it out. Don’t forget to vote at the end, and keep up with all the matchups here. Emeka Okafor (1 year for $5.5 million) By Jake Madison When we did the draft for our MLE tournament I jumped at […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 181: The Off-season looms
The Finals are about to start, but the Pelicans beaks are turned towards the off-season, so Michael and I start talking off-season! We talk the Mid-Level Tournament, our wishlists for TYPES of players we’d most like to see join the squad, and who terrifies us the most from the list of players. We also hit […]
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Welcome to the New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament
The last two years you all have joined us for the 6th Pick and 10th Pick Tournaments. They were, by far, our most popular series and while most of us would do the Holiday trade again, the big casualty in that deal was that we lost the right to have another tournament this year. Well, […]
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Glory Days: Pelicans Lose Battle to Warriors
Glory Days is a series that takes a look back at the 13 magical games where the New Orleans Pelicans core was healthy. For past games in this series, click here. It was a rare occurrence this season when the Pelicans could say that they were playing a team with as many key players missing, but […]
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Glory Days: Pelicans Run into a Buzzsaw in San Antonio
Glory Days is a series that takes a look back at the 13 magical games where the New Orleans Pelicans core was healthy. For past games in this series, click here. So far in our Glory Days series we have been spoiled by victories, and while some have speculated that they only got those wins […]
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Glory Days: Finishing Five Surges Past Cavs, as Pelicans Win 104-100
Glory Days is a series that takes a look back at the 13 magical games where the Pelicans key players were all healthy and playing together. This is Game #3 in the series. For a look at all the Glory Days posts in this series, click here. This makes three straight wins for the Pelicans […]
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Glory Days: Pelicans Pull Away From the Jazz Late, Win 105-98
Glory Days is a running series that will recap the handful of magical games that the Pelicans core was healthy during the 2013-14 season. This is Game #2. For previous games in the series, click here. The Pelicans came out a little flat after having 3 days off, but eventually pulled away from the Jazz […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 180: NBA Lottery Balls!
The NBA Draft Lottery is right around the corner! With a 4% chance of keeping the pick, Michael and I take this last chance to dream about what would happen if the team did land a top-3 pick. Would we prefer to trade it? For whom? Does it matter if it’s the first, second or […]
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Glory Days: Pelicans Crush the Sixers 135-98
Glory Days is a running series that will recap the handful of magical games that the Pelicans core was healthy during the 2013-14 season. This is Game #1. Man, this game was beautiful. As you will see, it had it all, as the Pelicans played the way we all envisioned that it would when Dell […]
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Trew 2 the Game podcast with Grantland’s Jason Gallagher
On the most recent episode of our Friday podcast, Trew 2 the Game, Chris Trew chats with Grantland’s Jason Gallagher about his process of submitting content for Grantland as well as the process of following an underdog team. We also discuss the prospect of Anthony Davis jerseys in Europe. Listen to the episode here (subscribe to […]
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New Series: Glory Days
Ah, remember the glory days? Way back in December of 2013 and early January of 2014, the Pelicans had a handful of games in which their core players were actually healthy, and that team was getting pretty good. Flash forward just four months, though, and seemingly nobody remembers this magical time in the franchise’s history. […]