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How It Starts, How It Ends
Time is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings Watch it count down to the end of the day The clock ticks life away — Linkin Park, In the End New Orleans Pelicans News The New Orleans Pelicans had their first preseason game last night and defeated the Houston Rockets, 116-115. […]
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NBA Rank and the Pelicans
Every year, ESPN runs a segment called “NBA Rank,” where they rank the top 500 players in the NBA. They are in the midst of this process right now, and before the final results are divulged, I thought it might be a good time to take a peek at last year’s results and see if […]
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Pelicans Scoop: Media Day Edition
1) Monty Williams said Tyreke Evans needs to be on the court with shooters to be most effective. What do you think will be Evans’ most standard lineup and how will he be used? Michael Pellissier: Mason and I were actually tweeting about this earlier. My guess is that Ryno will be a staple of […]
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Jrue Holiday and the Turnover Problem
Jrue Holiday isn’t an advanced statistician’s dream player. Scoring, rebounding, stealing – these are all areas in which he’s only performed at an average level over the full course of a season. (If you take his season last year before Doug Collins threw the whole team under the bus, he looks fantastic, but as a […]
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Learning to Fly
I’m learning to fly around the clouds But what goes up must come down I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings Coming down is the hardest thing — Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Learning to Fly New Orleans Pelicans News Media Day for the New Orleans Pelicans is today, and training camp starts […]
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Finding Fast Freddie
As if the constant churn of NBA personnel is not fast enough, the New Orleans Pelicans franchise’s former instability combined with its talented General Manager have kept the Pelicans, and New Orleans Hornets, from keeping players around long enough to really being identified with the franchise. Chris Paul was with the team for six years, […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Season Preview: Playing the ‘If’ Game
This time of year, all 30 NBA fan bases are playing the ‘If’ game. In Portland, fans are thinking the playoffs are a lock, “If Lamarcus Aldridge buys in, CJ McCollum duplicates what Damian Lillard did last season, and Robin Lopez defends the pick and roll as well as his Synergy stats said he did.” […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Practice Facility Tour
The New Orleans Pelicans have been using the new practice facility for a few weeks, but last week they gave a tour of the franchise’s new jewel. The Practice Facility Saga A practice facility was part of the deal that brought the Hornets to New Orleans, but the building did not materialize. When the franchise […]
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So Good Together?
Tell you ’bout the world that we’ll invent Wanton world without lament Enterprise, expedition Invitation and invention Yeah, so good together Ahh, so good together We could be so good together Yeah, we could, know we could — The Doors, We Could Be So Good Together New Orleans Pelicans News The New Orleans Pelicans gave […]
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The New Orleans Pelicans vs The Sword of Damocles
There’s a time to live and a time to die When it’s time to meet the maker There’s a time to live, but isn’t it strange That as soon as you’re born you’re dying? — Iron Maiden, The Clairvoyant What is the biggest threat the New Orleans Pelicans face? That’s an open-ended, ill-defined question, but […]
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The Histories of the New Orleans Pelicans
I don’t believe in destiny or the guiding hand of fate I don’t believe in forever or love as a mystical state I don’t believe in the stars or the planets or angels watching from above But, I believe there’s a ghost of a chance we can find someone to love And make it last… […]
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Managing Interest in the New Orleans Pelicans
Never miss a play, though you make quite a few You give it all away . . . everybody wants you — Billy Squier, Everybody Wants You New Orleans Pelicans News Finally, the New Orleans Pelicans Practice Facility is open for business. That makes one less thing between the Pelicans and `normal’. On the business […]
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Quiet Preparations
The soft parade has now begun Listen to the engines hum People out to have some fun A cobra on my left Leopard on my right — The Doors, The Soft Parade New Orleans Pelicans News Last week, the Pelicans signed Lance Thomas (again) and forward Arinze Onuaku. Both players seem to have been signed […]
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Things Will Get Better
Hey, man, I’m alive, I’m taking each day a night at a time Yeah I’m down, but I know I’ll get by Hey, hey, hey, hey, man, I gotta live my life Like I ain’t got nothing but this roll of the dice I’m feeling like a Monday, but someday I’ll be Saturday night — […]
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Player Profile: Greg Stiemsma
*Photo Credit: AP/Jim Mone Lost amidst a busy Pelicans offseason filled with moves and the Greg Oden chase was the signing of Greg Stiemsma, a 6-11 center entering his 3rd NBA season on his 3rd NBA team. New Orleans reportedly tried to grab Stiemsma last summer, but he chose the Timberwolves, who looked (and turned […]
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Working on the Little Things
All the small things True care, truth brings I’ll take one lift, your ride best trip Always I know you’ll be at my show Watching, waiting, commiserating — Blink 182, All the Small Things New Orleans Pelicans News New Orleans Pelicans second round draft pick Pierre Jackson has finally signed with ASVEL, according to that […]
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Grading the New Orleans Pelicans 2013-14 Schedule
Last week I laid out why the schedule was so important and gave you some specific things to look out for. Now that the schedule has been released, let’s take a look at the key factors that can mean the difference between a playoff appearance and just missing out. 1. Non-Division Western Conference Games Play […]
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Two Waits Are Over
The grass was greener The light was brighter The taste was sweeter The nights of wonder — Pink Floyd, High Hopes New Orleans Pelicans News The New Orleans Pelicans revealed their jerseys this week, ending a long wait that many fans endured anxiously. The NBA schedule will be released Tuesday, August 6 at 5 pm […]
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Several Free Agent Options Still Available for the New Orleans Pelicans
For the last three weeks, the New Orleans Pelicans have been hoping to add Greg Oden to their already promising young core. On Friday night he decided to sign with the Miami Heat instead, leaving the Pelicans with a room exception and nobody to spend it on. Or so it seems. The truth is that […]
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Making the Leap
Yesterday, James Grayson took a look at the Pelican push for the playoffs. Today, I look at whether the leap that will be required of the Pelicans this season is feasible from a historical perspective. Can a team that finished with a 27-55 record and as the 5th worst team in the NBA make the jump to […]