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Season in Review: Alexis Ajinca slipped a bit
Outside of a few exceptions, almost every Pelican had a down year this season. Alexis Ajinca, signed to be a solid back-up center after last year, was no exception. Much has been said on the podcast about Ajinca’s fouling and limitations that make him hard to play in some match-ups. However, if you step back […]
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Alexis Ajinca To Miss 4-6 Weeks
Pelican Center Alexis Ajinca strained his right hamstring in the first half of this past weekend’s preseason game against the Indiana Pacers and is expected to be out for 4 to 6 weeks. This is not too much to fret about, the backup could be back in time for New Orleans’ season opener in Golden State, […]
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Transitioning into the new NBA Salary Cap Environment
This week, the Pelicans have verbally agreed to extend three of their four most important big men to long-term deals: Anthony Davis, Omer Asik, and Alexis Ajinca. From a financial perspective, each player’s average annual salary is in line with what most of us here at Bourbon Street Shots expected them to get: $29 million for Davis, $11 […]
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Pels Bring Back Alexis Ajinca
Alexis Ajinca and the Pelicans reached an agreement on a four-year deal worth $20.2 million. Here is what a rounded yearly breakdown might look like: 2015-16 – $4,540,000 2016-17 – $4,880,000 2017-18 – $5,220,000 2018-19 – $5,560,000 The 27 year old will be entering his 6th year in the league. This past season was a […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Season In Review: Alexis Ajinca
Alexis Ajinca is not a core player to the Pelicans. But he is a rotation guy, a bench big, and during the 2014-2015 season the New Orleans Pelicans relied on their bench quite a bit to step up when starters went down with injuries. Did he do an admirable job? Does his performance this season […]
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The Horror: Pelicans Blown Out in Oakland
The New Orleans Pelicans were blown out by the Golden State Warriors in Oakland last night. With a starting lineup’s worth of players missing (Jrue Holiday, Ryan Anderson, Anthony Davis, and Omer Asik all out, and Tyreke Evans’ pulling a walking dead for 15 minutes), the Pelicans look disjointed, and saw the Warriors pull away […]
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Moleskin Moments: Pels Sneak Past Bucks
1Q 9:16. @PelicansNBA came out strong, making jumpshots and taking advantage of the offensive glass. 7-0 Pels 8:56 Lots of dribble hand-offs from the bigs to guards early. Momentum carrying them out of the traps that over-aggressive Bucks. #Pelicans 10-0 All it takes is one shooter to start making shots for this offense to open […]
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Game On: Pelicans v. Bucks
With a win tonight, the New Orleans Pelicans can reclaim the eighth and final playoff spot as they take on the Milwaukee Bucks. The Pelicans hope to rebound from their 118-111 double overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. The Pelicans recently beat the Bucks 114-103, behind Anthony Davis’ 43 points (on 17-23 shooting.) […]
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Recap: Pelicans Topple Nets
The New Orleans Pelicans thoroughly defeated the Brooklyn Nets 111-91. The win makes it three straight for New Orleans (5-2 over the last ten days, 9-2 over their last 11 games) and puts the Pelicans in a virtual tie with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the eighth and final playoff spot (the Pelicans hold the […]
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Moleskin Moments: Pelicans Out-Ugly Nuggets for the Win
The Pelicans have been finding ways to win since Jrue Holiday reaggravted his injury, and Anthony Davis and Ryan Anderson both went down against Miami. Winning home games when role players like Luke Babbitt and Alexis Ajinca are having career nights is one thing. Winning on the road when none of those new rotation players […]
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Anatomy of a Win (And Watching a Winner Being Built.)
When the Miami Heat vs. the New Orleans Pelicans was picked to be the ESPN game, I doubt they had yesterday’s game in mind. Anthony Davis and Chris Bosh both being out, and with Dwyane Wade going 4-16 from the field. This all of a sudden didn’t look like a game “where amazing happens.” But […]
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Breaking Down the Tyreke Evans Game Winner
Last night, after Tyreke Evans won the game for the New Orleans Pelicans, I saw a lot of people saying on Twitter saying it wasn’t a good look. That Evans ran into four Toronto Raptors’ defenders. And that it was kind of lucky. I’ve given Evans a lot of flak this season over what I […]
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Moleskin Moments: New Orleans Pelicans @ Toronto Raptors
The New Orleans Pelicans had one of their most impressive wins of the season against the Toronto Raptors, pulling away with a 95-93 victory off of a Tyreke Evans slingshot layup. The game was indicative of New Orleans season, as they played at times fantastic and porous. But despite being outscored by 21 in the […]
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Moleskin Moments: New Orleans Pelicans vs. Sacramento Kings 11.18
Monday night’s heartbreaker is the kind of loss that, as a fan, you have nightmares about. The kind of game you overthink about the implications of despite the fact that it’s only November. So coming into Sacramento to play the Kings on the second night of a back-to-back, the Pelicans were hoping to bounce back. […]
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Notes from Underground: Practice 11.6
They were working on Eric Gordon’s baseline three point shot throughout the practice, he was looking good. Didn’t miss until I made a comment. Tyreke Evans’ was the last guy at practice, working on catch and shoots from three point and mid-range shots as well. Balance will be key with his jumpshot. He was definitely […]
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Rounding out the Rotation: the Pelicans’ Seventh Man
With only four days until the Pelicans’ regular season opener, the top of the team’s rotation is largely set in stone. The team will trot out a back court of Jrue Holiday, Eric Gordon, and Tyreke Evans, a front court of Anthony Davis and Omer Asik, and Ryan Anderson will serve as a lethal first […]
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Season in Review: Alexis Ajinça
Nearly two months into the 2013-14 NBA season, the New Orleans Pelicans announced the signing of 7’2″ center Alexis Ajinça after buying him out of his contract with Strasbourg of the Euro League. Ajinça was the 20th pick in the 2008 NBA draft, playing sparingly in his first three seasons before deciding to head back to France to […]
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A Little Talk on Big Men
Jason: The way this team has played with Anderson compared to without Anderson is amazing. To me, he looks like a key piece to this team. And I mean key. He has weakness, particularly on defense and closer than 10 ft to the basket on offense, excepting putbacks, but it’s up to the brass to […]
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Scouting Report: Alexis Ajinca
Scouting Report: Alexis Ajinca A few days ago, the Pelicans officially signed French center and former first round draft pick Alexis Ajinca to an assumed minimum guaranteed contract. In 2008, Ajinca was selected 20th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats. He played two seasons in Charlotte, appearing in 37 games and starting 4 over that time. […]