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Beating the Heat with the Pelicans’ Shawn Dawson
Despite everyone claiming Fall has arrived, all of us in New Orleans still know it is sweltering. To try and cool off, Shawn Dawson joined me in City Park to try snowballs for the first time and rank his favorite flavors. Give it a watch and get to know the newly acquired swingman better! […]
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Take Aways from 2016 New Orleans Pelicans Media Day
The New Orleans Pelicans held their media day this past Friday at the Smoothie King Center. As the team gears up for its first preseason game let’s look at some of the biggest take aways from everything that was said. Anthony Davis Everything starts and ends with the Pelicans’ franchise player. And for the first […]
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Media Day Musings
Media day came and went. Questions were asked and answered. Some questions were danced around. Players and mascots literally danced around. It’s the official start of the season, everyone is undefeated, (almost) everyone is positive, and I’ve got some photos to share. Let’s go! The Pelicans gift shop is pretty good at having an insane […]
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Predicting the Pelicans Opening Night Rotation
And it’s time for our annual prediction of the rotations the Pelicans will put out on the floor on opening night. As usual, the team is already dealing with some uncertainty about the personnel it will have available. Also, as usual, I’m not just going to assign minutes to players – because that’s kinda dumb. Instead, […]
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All-Star Logo Unveiled
The NBA has unveiled the All-Star game logo for the 217 game recently relocated to New Orleans. And it looks pretty excellent. All-Star weekend should be a pretty fun one in New Orleans this year, but Pelicans’ fans could have a lot to look forward to in terms of on court events. While it’s early to […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Pledge Flood Relief Support
We mainly talk about basketball here on Bourbon Street Shots, but sometimes things are much bigger than free agents, the rotation, or the future of the franchise. The flooding in Louisiana is one of those. Many, many people have said things far more eloquently than what we’re capable of here, but we want you all […]
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Looking at the New Orleans Pelicans’ Schedule
In case you missed it, the Pelicans’ schedule was released Thursday. You can take a look at the whole thing here. Despite how early it is to form concrete opinions, and knowing that a lot will change as we get closer to the season, and change when the season actually starts, there is still a […]
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Versatility
I know many of you all hoped my silence had predictive value. It’s my pleasure to disappoint . . . I’m happy with the offseason. There were flashier moves out there, but I don’t much care about that. The moves available to other teams were not available to the Pelicans, and that’s a fact that […]
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How Are You Feeling About the Pelicans’ Off-season?
Jake Madison and Mason Ginsberg have differing opinions about the New Orleans Pelicans’ off-season. Personally, (it’s me, Jake. Hi, everyone!) I’m feeling rather lukewarm about it all. Mason is more optimistic. We emailed back and forth about it to try and illuminate the middle ground. Take a look! And let us know in the comments […]
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Behind the Numbers: Can the Pels replace Gordon’s and Anderson’s Offense?
Ever since Ryan Anderson and Eric Gordon arrived in New Orleans, there has been one unwavering reality about this team: They are going to field a fine offense – and an abysmal defense. This off-season was obviously and explicitly about solving the issues on the defensive end of the ball. Moore, Hill and Galloway have had […]
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A Snapshot of the Pelicans’ Transforming Roster
About a year ago today, I wrote a column discussing the ramifications for the Pelicans of the coming cap jump in the 2016 off-season. That time is now here, and boy, things are getting crazy. So where does New Orleans stand regarding this off-season from a salary cap perspective? Heading into free agency, the Pelicans […]
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Schrödinger’s NBA: Free Agent Contracts Under the New Cap
Last night, Solomon Hill agreed to a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans for a reported 4 years and 48 million dollars with 2 million in “unlikely” incentives. The response to this news was mixed. From a pure basketball standpoint, most fans seemed to be pleased with the move. Hill fills a position of need, […]
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An Unexpected Contributor
Who is Tyler Johnson? More and more people found themselves asking this question as the undrafted, 4-year college athlete started to earn more and more trust from Pat Riley and Eric Spoelstra this season. He earned enough trust from Spoelstra that the coach gave him 8.8 of his 24minutes/game in the 4th quarter, and enough […]
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Why I’m Excited For Buddy Hield
Despite scouts and fans having different ideas of Buddy Hield’s NBA career arc, there is one consensus: he can flat out shoot. And it’s easy to see why Hield’s shot is universally lauded. In his senior year at Oklahoma, he shot a ridiculous 46% from 3 and made 147 3 pointers, the second most of […]
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A Big Athletic Guard Looking for Playing Time
Buddy Hield could come into the season as the Pelicans’ starting 2 guard, and I wouldn’t doubt that’s what the front office is hoping for. But what if he isn’t ready? What if they want to bring him off the bench instead? If he starts, who backs him up? The Pelicans’ depth at guard is […]
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Replacing the Major Minute Getters in Free Agency
Norris Cole, Eric Gordon, Ryan Anderson, and Alonzo Gee could all wear a different uniform come next season. That is a lot of minutes to replace. Drafting Buddy certainly helps replacing the guards, but the Pelicans need to do more than replace those guys’ production, they need to improve on it. Guys like Dante Cunningham and […]
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Finding Front Court Minutes
You might not think it, but a very good argument can be made that the Pels’ #1 offseason need this year is another big. With Ryan Anderson potentially gone and Omer Asik fitting out instead of fitting in, the Pels will need to find Anthony Davis a front court partner. We’ve seen the pairing with a […]
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What’s the Potential for the Pelicans in the 2nd Round
The NBA Draft is on Thursday and here at Bourbon Street Shots we’ve already covered the 6th pick in depth. So, what about those other draft picks? The two in the 2nd round? 39th and 40th overall. There’s a lot going on there. Let’s break it down some. Usually the first ten picks of the […]
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Kris Dunn Is Your 6th Pick Champion
And then there was one. Kris Dunn, to be exact. It was a close battle, but in the end Dunn outlasted Buddy Hield with 52% of the vote. It was a close, close vote and no doubt Dunn is excited about his win. The explosive point guard out of Providence is pretty much a lock […]
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BSS 6th Pick Tournament Finale: Kris Dunn faces Buddy Hield
Well that turned quickly. Kris Dunn crushed Jaylen Brown, taking 70% of the vote, while Buddy Hield destroyed Denzel Valentine, taking 69% of the vote. So – in perhaps a predictable turn of events, we have our finale. Dunn v Hield. Let the battle commence! Kris Dunn by Jake Madison Yes the final is Kris […]