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Pedal to the Metal?
Update: Gentry is the hire. More below. The New Orleans Pelicans fired Monty Williams as Head Coach a couple of weeks ago now. I admit that I was caught by surprised by move. I’ve thought about the firing and the enduing coaching search for a bit now, and I wanted to give my thoughts. Looking […]
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The New Orleans Pelicans’ 2015 Salary Cap Situation
With the New Orleans Pelicans’ 2014-15 season now officially at an end, it is time to start thinking about the summer and where the team stands within the rules of the salary cap. Our resident expert, Jason Calmes, will likely go into more detail later in the offseason, I thought it would be a good idea […]
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Nothing But a Good Time
In just under 20 hours, the New Orleans Pelicans will be in the 2015 NBA Playoffs, or the New Orleans Pelicans will not be in the 2015 NBA Playoffs. In either case, there’s plenty of time to discuss why the one that will happen actually happened. I’m sure it will be wonderful when those articles […]
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Anthony Davis needs a Wingman
It’s possible that Dell Demps is going to accept that his vision for this team will never be well and truly tested. Major injuries to Ryan Anderson and Eric Gordon, prickly little ones to Anthony Davis, and a brutal recurring injury to Jrue Holiday have made it near impossible to judge if the team he built […]
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Learning the Hard Way: Late Game Defense
“The thing that I liked about it was our guys felt bad about the execution down the stretch, and about the way we won. And I had to bring them back a little bit. This time of the year, playing playoff teams, it’s going to be a fight. Any way you can get the win, you take […]
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Seasoning this Season
Well, well, wellwellwell. With 17 games to go, the New Orleans Pelicans sit in the 8th seed. It is admittedly by a margin that is garlic skin thin over the Oklahoma City Thunder who are a good team that, like the Pelicans, have been under-performing for various reason, someone of which are ongoing. We can […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Receive Quincy Pondexter in Trade
The New Orleans Pelicans have executed a mid-season trade with the Memphis Grizzlies for Quincy Pondexter. Pondexter was drafted as a senior from the University of Washington in 2010, ending up in New Orleans after the team traded pick 11 for picks 21 and 26. Those picks were Cole Aldrich (11), Craig Brackins (21), and […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Waive Miller, Young
Here is the press release from the team: The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has waived Darius Miller and Patric Young. Miller appeared in five games (one start) this season for the Pelicans, averaging 0.4 points and 0.2 rebounds in 8.6 minutes per game. Selected by New Orleans in the second round […]
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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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What does Lebron’s return to Cleveland mean for small markets?
For the past five years a growing sentiment around the professional basketball world has been the neglect of small market basketball franchises. This has been pushed mostly through the superstar movements around the league. When Lebron decided to leave Cleveland many fretted that it was only a matter of time that others followed. To some […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 185: Offseason Moving
The Asik trade is finally done after a string of moves by Dell Demps, so Michael and I deliver grades? Who did the team have to let go? Who did they keep the rights to? Is there a small forward on the team? Are the Pelicans looking for a “Starting Small Forward” or a “7th […]
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LeBron’s move to Cleveland allows Dell Demps to get creative with Asik trade
What a day, huh? As soon as LeBron announced his decision that he would be heading back to Cleveland, the NBA free agency period quickly kicked into overdrive. Among the flurry of deals to take place this afternoon was the announcement of a trade between the Cavaliers and Pelicans that sent veteran small forward Alonzo Gee to New […]
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Season in review: Greg Stiemsma
There’s an old mother’s saying that goes something like, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” For the New Orleans Pelicans Center Greg Stiemsma there wasn’t a whole lot to say. Last off-season Dell Demps made a trade that sent Robin Lopez to Portland. In doing so the Pelicans […]
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Anthony Morrow emerges for the New Orleans Pelicans
I don’t even think about that [contract situation], I’m just trying to focus on winning these last few games. But I appreciate this opportunity because it’s been a blessing for me. — Anthony Morrow, April 6, 2014, The Advocate. Anthony Morrow came into the NBA shooting 46 per cent from three in his rookie season. […]
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The New Orleans Pelicans and Basketball Analytics
As I discussed in a couple posts earlier this week, I attended the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (SSAC) in Boston, MA last weekend. Overall, it was a great experience, and I met a ton of very smart basketball minds. Most of the panels to which I was able to listen were fantastic, as it gave many students […]
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Understanding the Trade Market: Who is Dealer Dell?
This whole series has aimed to give you, the readers, a better understanding of the trade market as a whole. We hoped to give you some academic insight and practical knowledge, so you could comprehend the factors that dictate every decision a team makes in the trade market. While we often used examples from our […]
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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 […]
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Playoff Contention Not A Guarantee for the New Orleans Pelicans
There is a great deal of excitement following the New Orleans Pelicans these days. Free-Agency brought in former rookie of the year Tyreke Evans. The draft presented an opportunity to pick up “All-Star” point-guard Jrue Holiday. Amongst the entire buzz there remain a lot of unanswered questions. Positivity is something new to the reformed basketball […]
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How to Watch New Orleans Pelicans Free Agency
Free Agency is normally a time of excitement for teams with a enough cap space to land a difference-maker, as the New Orleans Pelicans do. Many fans even enjoy, at least on some level, watching other teams’ moves as they reshape the NBA. With Dell Demps at the helm, this gets taken to a higher […]