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New Orleans Pelicans Sign Russ Smith
Just prior to the press conference to introduce Omer Asik, the New Orleans Pelicans announced another move, the signing of Russ Smith, the second round pick they got in exchanged for the draft right to Pierre Jackson. Both players were drafted by the 76ers. Press Release The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Acquire Omer Asik in Trade
The New Orleans Pelicans acquired Omer Asik today in a trade. The trade was rumored in June prior to the 2014 draft, but the trade could not happen until today for a few reasons, explained below. The Pelicans also acquired Omri Casspi. Both Asik and Casspi came from the Houston Rockets. Following are the deal […]
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Good, But Not Good Enough
Man was born to love Though often he has sought, Like Icarus, to fly too high And far too lonely than he ought, To kiss the sum of East and West And hold the world at his behest, To hold the terrible power to whom only gods are blessed, But me . . . I […]
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Poking the Bear
And I know it’s my own damn fault — Jimmy Buffett, Margaritaville With just a few games left of the season, I’ve been looking at some of the season stats for the New Orleans Pelicans. Yes, I know there are some games left. Yes, I know I’m still recapping games from a month ago on […]
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The Beauty of Gray
This is not a black and white world To be alive, I say that the colors must swirl And I believe that maybe today We will all get to appreciate The beauty of gray — Live, The Beauty of Gray As many have noticed, the next phase of renovations of the Smoothie King Center have […]
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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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The Spirit of Radio
Invisible airwaves crackle with life Bright antennae bristle with the energy Emotional feedback on timeless wavelength Bearing a gift beyond price, almost free — Rush, The Spirit of Radio The New Orleans Pelicans are an emerging franchise. With the most glaring aspects of their business being overhauled (like the Smoothie King Center in both substance […]
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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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Of Course the Pelicans Will Not Retire Chris Paul’s Jersey
Just over a month ago, the New Orleans Pelicans hosted the Los Angeles Clippers for the first of two times this season. On that day, a claim was made that the Pelicans would eventually retire Chris Paul’s jersey. For their second visit, I claim the opposite. To be fair, I’m not going to sit around […]
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2014 NBA All-Star Weekend Look Back
Nearly concurrent with the purchase of the then New Orleans Hornets by Tom Benson was the award of the 2014 NBA All-Star Game to New Orleans. While the ownership transfer is clearly the bigger of the two items, that does not mean that the All-Star Game hosted by the now New Orleans Pelicans is not […]
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Talking about the Timeline
Nick just put out an article about Anthony Davis’ development timeline. Here, we talk about what that says about the timeline the New Orleans Pelicans are on. Jason: Nick, you just wrote this analytic piece about the progression of the great big men in relatively recent NBA history. When I look at the data, I […]
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One of The Small Things
All the small things True care, truth brings I’ll take one lift Your ride best trip — Blink 182, All the Small Things Ray Allen’s shot in the Finals (you know which one) is all you need to bring up to make the case that it’s not just the elite players that you need to […]
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The Wild and The Young
The wild and the young They all have their dreams The wild and the young They’ve got to be free The sun never sets For souls on the run The wild and the young — Quiet Riot, The Wild and the Young The New Orleans Pelicans have been giving more minutes to their NBA-young players. […]
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Understanding the Trade Market: Opportunity Cost
Everything has a cost. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it many-a-time until they run me off this site. Even if a thing is free from a financial perspective, it has a cost from an economic perspective. The difference here is crucial. The financial perspective is simply about money. Straight up. Plain. Simple. Vanilla. […]
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David Stern, Anthony Davis, and Other NBA All-Star Friday Stories
We’ll be covering New Orleans’ second NBA All-Star game (2008 was the first), and I’ll do my best to keep a focus on the New Orleans and New Orleans Pelicans stories. Picking the lead here was tough, but I decided on . . . David Stern has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall […]
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New Orleans Arena to Become Smoothie King Center Following Sale Of Naming Rights
The New Orleans Pelicans have sold the naming rights to the New Orleans Arena to Smoothie King. The Arena will be renamed Smoothie King Center. This confirms the initial reports from Will Hibert. The sale of the naming rights will give the Pelicans another major income stream. The deal is expected to be for around […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Sign Luke Babbitt
The New Orleans Pelicans have signed Luke Babbitt. The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has signed forward Luke Babbitt. Per club policy, terms of the contract were not released. Babbit [sic], who was originally drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round (16th overall) of the 2010 NBA Draft and traded […]
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Starless Night
Living in the limelight The universal dream For those who wish to seem Those who wish to be Must put aside the alienation Get on with the fascination The real relation The underlying theme — Rush, Limelight New Orleans Pelicans News In seeming tribute to David West, the New Orleans Pelicans had another “and one” […]
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Time to Turn the Page
Here I am On the road again There I am On the stage Here I go Playing star again There I go Turn the page — Bob Seger, Turn the Page New Orleans Pelicans News The New Orleans Pelicans treated fans to a 2-1 week, bringing their record to 17-25, yielding a winning percentage of […]
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Trying to Find the Smile
Before I drown in sorrow, I just want to say How will I laugh tomorrow, when I can’t even smile today? — Suicidal Tendencies, How Will I Laugh Tomorrow New Orleans Pelicans News The losing streak stretched by 3 to 8 over the last week, dropping their record to 15-24. They have gone 4-13 since […]