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Stretching Eric Gordon Part Two: The Michael Beasley Model
Yesterday, I took a look at the basics of the stretch provision and how the Pelicans could use this CBA loophole on Eric Gordon next summer if they can not trade him. But what if they want to take that step this year? Is there a way they could part with Gordon sooner and take […]
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Afternoon Roundup: Davis, Gordon, A New Player, and More
Couple of Pelicans related stories with just less than a week to go in the season. Davis and Gordon Done for the Season The Pelicans have shut down both Anthony Davis and Eric Gordon for the final four games of the season. Davis is still having issues with back spasms, but nothing to worry about […]
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Stretching Eric Gordon
At this point, there is no more debate. It was fun going back and forth with readers about whether Eric Gordon would ever live up to the contract or whether he was a key ingredient for the future of this Pelicans team. But now, it’s just boring. There is literally nobody on the other side […]
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Pelicans go small, can’t handle Suns
Down three and under a minute to go, I certainly wouldn’t have drawn up a pull-up three pointer from Tyreke Evans tonight. Of course, neither did Monty as the Pelicans had a little bit of Hero Ball going at the end as each guy tried something that maybe wasn’t their best skill to win the […]
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Game On: Phoenix @ Pelicans
Five games left. Suns, Rockets, Thunder, Rockets, Thunder. Yikes. Tonight they get, by record, the easiest of those three opponents, but I’m not sure that’s really an accurate statement. Those other two teams are pretty much locked into the top 4. Phoenix is battling with Memphis for that final spot in the West. If the […]
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Blazers do enough to beat the Pelicans
For a stretch in the fourth, LaMarcus Aldridge seemed like he could hit everything – and I kept sighing and shaking my head, feeling like he was doing it just because I said he couldn’t in the preview. Then, of course, I looked at the box score, and sure he nough, he was 11-25 from […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Trailblazers
At this point in the season, I’m just hoping the Marquee matchup of this game actually shows up to play. Nothing is more fun than Aldridge vs Davis as two lanky, premier power forwards battle each other. If Davis’ back and ankle are bothering him too much, this game immediately becomes about 87 times less […]
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Pelicans Come Up Short In Utah, Lose Fourth Straight
Huge mental lapses, sloppy ball handling, nonexistent defense, and ugly shooting once again plagued the Pelicans tonight, but in spite of that, Darius Miller still had a chance to tie the game as he rose up for a three-pointer with nine seconds left. The ball rolled out, and Utah secured the rebound (and eventually a […]
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Comparing Wrestlemania Wrestlers with the New Orleans Pelicans
You already know that “In the N.O.” drops every Sunday night on iTunes, Bourbon Street Shots, your iPod, your car stereo, etc. Did you know we’ve got a second podcast that drops on Fridays now too? Trew 2 the Game goes all-Pelicans every Friday afternoon and it’s co-presented by this very website. On this week’s […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans at Utah Jazz
Should I even pretend? Honestly, this is the question I find myself asking as I try to preview this game. The goal of this site is to dig deep into the numbers, the matchups, and the trends so that our readers don’t have to search through all the minutia just to get a few gold […]
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Pelicans Lose In Ugly Fashion to the Nuggets
And that’s putting it nicely. If you’ve seen the movie Spinal Tap, think back to their album Shark Sandwich. Remember the two word review? That was this game. I said in the Game On post that I wasn’t sure which Pelicans team we’d see tonight. Maybe they’d get a hard fought win. Or maybe it’d be a […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Nuggets
The Pelicans kick off a 3 game road trip tonight against the Nuggets in the altitude of Denver. Not quite the same team as last season under then-coach George Karl, these new Brian Shaw Nuggets still play with the same frenetic pace, ranking 3rd in the league. Maybe indicated by their identical 32-42 records, or […]
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Eric Gordon . . . On v Off
Michael Pellissier made the grave error of posting some data via his twitter (@palochak). This led to the following conversation with me for you. Jason: Michael, the other day you posted a nice data set on twitter with some comments. Retell that here using the freedom of going beyond the 140 character barrier. Michael Pellissier: […]
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Pelicans out-worked by Kings
I could waste time complaining about the same things we always complain about. It’s getting a bit old, however, and why dwell on why certain guys are getting minutes? Instead, let’s focus on the real reason the Pelicans lost that game: They rarely had more than one rebounder out there – and the Kings were […]
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Game On: Kings @ Pelicans
The Pelicans wrap up the season series against the Kings at home tonight and catch the Kings on a bit of a downswing. The Kings are missing one of their trio of efficient scorers – Isaiah Thomas – and his absence is causing a surprising number of issues. Since Thomas has gone down, the team […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 177: More Wins and Neck Surgery
Michael and I talk about a pair of gutty wins, pretend the game in San Antonio never happened, and enjoy the hell out of CP3 losing. As usual, we can’t avoid talking Eric Gordon – despite him not playing a minute, and we also talk Ajinca’s situational value, Darius Miller’s big game, Michael loves on […]
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Short Handed Pelicans Destroyed by Red Hot Spurs
Most have us grew up fascinated with the tale of ‘David and Goliath.’ The world felt enormous when you were growing up and there was no better feeling than knowing that, if push came to shove, maybe you could take down giants fifty times your size like David did if ever forced to. It’s a […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans at San Antonio Spurs
The Spurs and Pelicans each come into this game with winning streaks; The Pels are at 5, while the Spurs streak is at 16. Yep, The San Antonio Spurs have not lost in the month of March, and have glided past the Thunder, Heat, and Pacers to the best record in the NBA. And while […]
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Pelicans Drop Jazz, AD Leaves with Injury
The good news is that the Pelicans managed to hold off the struggling Jazz. The bad news is that Anthony Davis went down with an ankle injury. Luckily, it didn’t appear to be anything major. Jen Hale reported that it is thought to be wear and tear. This is just another piece of bad news for a […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans vs. Utah Jazz
I don’t know whether to be confident or scared to death. The injury-maligned Pelicans have struggled against teams with winning records all season, yet they just posted a 4 game win streak in perhaps their toughest stretch of the entire season. It has been an uncharacteristic stretch of play and their recent good fortune makes […]