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FILM REVIEW: Jrue Holiday dominates Game 2
Today I recap just what a truly amazing performance it was from Jrue Holiday in Game 2. Also, what might this mean moving forward? Be sure to subscribe to the channel for any new content being posted up. [youtube id=”FglRXauBY7c” width=”620″ height=”360″]
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Jrue Holiday 2018 Defensive Highlights
Jrue deserves to be First Team All Defense this year. The Pelicans are a whopping 9.2 points per 100 possessions better with Jrue on the court – this surpasses DPOY candidates like Joel Embiid and Rudy Gobert Jrue leads the league in blocked shots for a guard 6’4″ and under How good has Jrue been […]
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A Different Look at the Remaining Schedule, Part 9
The New Orleans Pelicans are in the Playoffs (congratulations), and there is not much to the remaining schedule. Graphics and such are out there, but I’m going to wrap this series up by laying out the 16 cases (4 remaining important games), at least enough to see how it plays out for the Pelicans and […]
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A Different Look at the Remaining Schedule, Part 8
The New Orleans Pelicans are in the Playoffs (congratulations), and there is not much to the remaining schedule. I’m going to leave much of the work to the world, but I’m going to wrap this series up by laying out the 32 cases (5 remaining important games), at least enough to see how it plays […]
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A Different Look at the Remaining Schedule, Part 7
Punchline: The Pelicans are in a good position to make the Playoffs. They control their own destiny, have one game worth of cushion to keep control. They are guaranteed top-6 if they win out. Note: Updated Monday with some omitted info, details after Jazz win. The New Orleans Pelicans have 2 games left to play, […]
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A Different Look at the Remaining Schedule, Part 6
Punchline: The Pelicans are in a good position to make the Playoffs. They control their own destiny, have one game worth of cushion to keep control, but they need to win at least one game. They can get into the top-6 if they win out. The New Orleans Pelicans have 4 games left to play, […]
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A Different Look at the Remaining Schedule, Part 5
Punchline: Sunday is a pivotal point in the Pelicans’ Playoff path. It can be made clear, but getting top-6 is murky, and top-4 is getting tougher in part due to losing important tie-breakers, including multi-team tie-breakers. It can also be made into a demolition derby, or more of one than it already is. The New […]
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A Different Look at the Remaining Schedule, Part 4
Punchline: The Pelicans will have to work hard not to get into the Playoffs, but getting top-6 or top-4 is murky. They are losing important tie-breakers, including multi-team tie-breakers, but some of the common games are helping to offset those. I may have to do another, or at least work through some more technical points […]
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A Different Look at the Remaining Schedule, Part 3
Punchline: The Clippers and Nuggets are below the top-8 in the West, but it’s not enough to make me comfortable yet. The New Orleans Pelicans have 12 games left to play, with one tonight against I hate the Mavericks. A couple of weeks ago, I looked at the schedule trying to identify the importance of […]
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Thoughts Following the Passing of Mr. Benson
It’s been a couple days since Tom Benson passed away. I’m not going to go into his importance, because it’s obvious, and the same goes for how it’s a loss for his family and the community. I said it before, and I’ll say it again: Thanks for everything. Rather than do all that, I wanted […]
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10 Things the Pelicans Have Done Well for 10 Straight Wins
The Pelicans have won 10 straight games and are coming off their best stretch of basketball in over 5 years. No win through this streak has been the same and the Pelicans have adapted to each challenge presented to them. There have been a lot of factors that have contributed to this success and I […]
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A Different Look at the Remaining Schedule, Part 2
Punchline: The Pelicans and Nuggets are the teams in the top-8 with the most potential to fall out of the playoffs. The New Orleans Pelicans have 21 games left to play, with one tonight against I hate the Mavericks. A few weeks ago, I looked at the schedule trying to identify the importance of games […]
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10 reasons to fall back in love with the Pelicans
It’s no secret around the NBA the relationship between fans and the New Orleans Pelicans has been shaky at best. There is a lot of heartbreak involved. Time and time again, our hopes are built up and smashed by a combination of bad luck and bad decisions. For a lot of fans, they feel like […]
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Let Me Explain the Spain (Pick and Roll)
Intro It’s not easy to reinvent your offense mid season after a component as big DeMarcus Cousins goes down. Yet the Pelicans are trying to transform on the fly all while trying to accommodate Nikola Mirotic and a changing roster. In this post, I will walk you through a set the Pelicans have started using […]
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A Different Look at the Remaining Schedule, Part 1
The New Orleans Pelicans have 30 regular season games games remaining, sitting at 28-24. Teams in the West have between 26 and 31 games remaining, depending on the team. The number of games remaining and the varying details of each team’s schedule this far out, not to mention changing circumstances due to trades, injuries, interconnectedness […]
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A Coin Flip and an Interview
Allow me to introduce A. Levy. He is a local artist (information and a song follows) who is a passionate and informed Pelicans fan. Here is the first of his contributions here. Be sure to check out his information and music below. 42: Austin, I know we both believe this team can work, but to […]
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A Role for Asik?
“Does Asik have an on-court role on this team for this season? Any part of next? (None of this is to say he should not be traded.)” 42: Yes, I think so. Davis has missed some time (not significant time), but Cousins is now out. Shouldn’t that open the door for him? Asik has seen […]
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An open letter to DeMarcus Cousins
Dear DeMarcus, You don’t know me, but I have probably seen almost every game you have ever played while wearing a jersey with “New Orleans” or “Pelicans” across the chest. Occasionally, I may miss a game here and there because of working on other assignments, but even then I’m streaming games, following play-by-play on Twitter […]
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We’re all sad, but DeMarcus Cousins had one hell of a season
I’m sad. We’re sad. But nothing can compare to the pain and anguish that DeMarcus Cousins must be going through right now. After leading for pretty much the entire game, the New Orleans Pelicans were on the precipice of losing to the Houston Rockets. However with just over 2 minutes left in the game Luc […]
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Mulling Miller
Should Miller be getting more minutes? A different spot in the rotation? If not now, when? Mason: It looks like things are already trending that way: Miller has played 30+ regulation minutes in each of his past 3 games. Gentry appears to have landed on one of two crunch time lineups depending on the matchup: […]