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3 Point Share
I was perusing nba.com/stats today and I stumbled upon an alarming statistic. The Pelicans are 2nd to last in field goal percentage in the restricted area, shooting a paltry 51.3%. A team with Eric Gordon, Anthony Davis, and Tyreke Evans should be nowhere near last in this regard. Davis is one of the league’s most talented […]
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The Social Media Squawk: Numero Uno
The world we live in is so much different than how it used to be. How we seek, gather and consume information when compared with generations gone by makes us look like we’re on seven different kinds of speed. Social Media, across all its platforms, is the hub for quick and easy communication among fans, […]
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Opportunities
Oh, there’s a lot of opportunities If you know when to take them, you know? There’s a lot of opportunities If there aren’t, you can make them Make or break them — Opportunities, Pet Shop Boys New Orleans Pelicans News The New Orleans Pelicans have gone 2-1 this week, bringing their record to an even […]
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The Pelicans Defense – and why they can’t hold a lead
The season is young, and game to game numbers can shift fairly dramatically as the Pelicans run into teams that are hot – or not – or having babies like they did last night.(Congrats, Z-Bo!) As the Pelicans stand today, they are scoring 104.4 points per 100 posessions – and giving up 103.3 points per […]
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Thin Ice
If you should go skating on the thin ice of modern life Dragging behind you the silent reproach of a million tear stained eyes Don’t be surprised, when a crack in the ice appears under your feet You slip out of your depth and out of your mind With your fear flowing out behind you […]
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Horns Set: Tyreke Time
In the last preseason game, I noticed an odd wrinkle in the Horns Set. As Jake has already mentioned, Horns is a staple of Monty’s offense. Last year, Monty ran almost every Horns set with two bigs at the elbows. In Tyreke’s first game since his injury, Monty ran a version of Horns with Tyreke and […]
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Season Preview Finale: X-Factors, All-Stars, and Predictions
In Part One of our Season Preview Finale, we talked about the Pelicans offseason, Monty Williams, and the weaknesses that remain on this roster. In Part Two, we talk about X-Factors, Bold Predictions, and more. 6. Will the Pelicans have an All-Star player this season? McNamara: Yes, and his name is Anthony Davis. I know […]
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Can They Be Giants?
We can’t be silent ‘Cause they might be giants And what are we going to do unless they are? — They Might Be Giants, They Might Be Giants New Orleans Pelicans News The New Orleans Pelicans went 2-1 in the final 3 games to end the preseason at 7-1. They defeated the Wizards in Kentucky, […]
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Season Preview Finale: What Lies Ahead for the New Orleans Pelicans?
So far, Michael McNamara played the ‘What If’ game, while Mason Ginsberg took a look at best case, worst case, and realistic scenarios using the data at hand to project the season ahead for the New Orleans Pelicans. Then, Michael Pellissier broke down the schedule month-by-month and came up with his own projection. In the […]
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The Golden Month and a New Beginning
Man, I used to love Charizard. He could fly, breathed fire, and had some kick-ass wings to boot. “It can melt almost anything, its breath inflicts terrible pain onto its enemies. It uses its wings to fly high. Its fire’s temperature increases as it becomes more experienced. It flies around the sky in search of […]
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Tour of the Renovated New Orleans Arena
The New Orleans Pelicans will open the preseason on Wednesday in a renovated New Orleans Arena. Many of the backstory has been covered extensively (overview, blueprints, in-work photos). Here are the highlights of the renovations, followed by the main points of the backstory and notes. For the complete set of pictures, check out the media […]
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The 2013-14 New Orleans Pelicans – A Statistical Projection
With the NBA regular season opener only about a week away, time is running thin to make projections in regards to how the Pelicans will fare this year. In other words, it’s time for yours truly to make predictions that will almost certainly end up being wrong at season’s end. In many instances – such […]
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Anthony Davis Ready to Embark on a Historic Season
You watch enough NBA games in a week, and eventually you will witness a player do something that has never been done before. Maybe he hits 11 three’s in a game, or has a stat line with X points, Y blocks, and Q assists in Z minutes. The NBA researchers working the game, who can […]
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One Step Closer
One step closer to the promised land Your mind’s a liar again One step closer to the bleeding heart A bandage for the wound — Saigon Kick, One Step Closer New Orleans Pelicans News The New Orleans Pelicans have gone 2-0 since the last news piece, bringing their preseason record to 5-0. The Pelicans trounced […]
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Pelican Scoop: A Final Look at NBA Rank
Every Pelican has now been ranked according to ESPN’s yearly NBA Rank series. In case you missed it, out own Michael Pellissier did a terrific piece where he looked at where each Pelican ranked and how the team as a whole stacked up against teams from last season. Now that we have the entire list […]
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NBA Rank 2: It’s a Celebration
It’s time to celebrate. Davis is looking very much like the franchise player that New Orleans fans expected him to be, and national media finally appears to have arrived at the consensus opinion that he is going to be a star in the league. But of course, we all knew that, so why does this […]
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Overturning Jrue Holiday’s Turnover “Issue”
Much has been made of Jrue Holiday’s turnovers in the first three New Orleans Pelicans preseason games. In fact, Ryan took note of them before they happened. For the purposes of this article, we take the 2013 preseason statistics to date and the idea that they predict regular season performance without quibble and examine Holiday’s […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Training Camp Bodies
Waiting for someone to call And turn your world around Looking for an answer To the question you have found Looking for an open door — Rush, Something for Nothing New Orleans Pelicans News The New Orleans Pelicans have gone 2-0 since the last news piece, bringing their preseason record to 3-0. The defeated the […]
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Peeking Inside the New New Orleans Arena
The New Orleans Pelicans held a Select-A-Seat event at the New Orleans Arena today. We used this opportunity to peek behind the curtain and see the renovations. As noted before (generally, and via blueprints), the Arena is getting some serious work, to the tune of $50m. The inside and outside will be changed. For those […]
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Is Dell Demps in “Win Now” Mode?
There is no question that Pelicans GM Dell Demps spent assets and cap space this year to stock the team with talent. That has resulted in many pundits declaring that Dell Demps was responding to directives from an Octogenarian owner to “win now”. The question – is that an accurate statement? First, what does “win […]