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New Orleans Pelicans Head Coaching Tournament: Ettore Messina v. Mike D’Antoni
Ettore Messina By: Christopher Louis Romaguera Theoretically, Ettore Messina has the most interesting and effective offensive schemes out of any of the potential head coaches for the New Orleans Pelicans. He also may be the biggest gamble, having never been a head coach in the NBA or collegiate level. Messina has coached in nearly every […]
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Pelicans Scoop: First Trimester Review
1) What are your general impressions of the Pelicans after 30 games? Are you disappointed, satisfied, or somewhere in-between? Mason Ginsberg: Satisfied with the offense, disappointed with the defense. Despite gripes from many about how the offense has been run thus far, the fact of the matter is that the Pelicans have been a top-10 […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Season Preview Part Two
Our writers tackle five more pressing questions. For a look at Part One, click here. 6. Do you think Demps will make a move during the season to unload Gordon or to add a small forward? Michael McNamara: Teams should know by All-Star break what the cap will look like for the 2015-16 season and beyond. […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Season Preview Part 1
Bourbon Street Shots writers preview the 2014-15 season by tackling 10 of the most intriguing questions heading into the season. 1. Is this finally the year that Eric Gordon comes close to living up to his contract? Michael McNamara: Well, I guess this has a couple of parts to break down. When we say close, I […]
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Farewell to a True Pelican, Jason Smith
Saying goodbye is never easy, especially when you’re doing so to the longest tenured player from your favorite team. Jason Smith has given us so much on and off the court that it’s going to be hard to see him in anything besides a New Orleans Pelicans jersey, but especially one that says Knicks. When Smith […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: Second Round Results Are In!
This round was far closer than the last, as two of the four match ups were in the balance up until the very end. Like I keep saying, every vote counts, so let your voice be heard this upcoming week for the Semi-Finals. Results Kevin Seraphin (51%) defeats Emeka Okafor (49%) Andray Blatche (52%) defeats […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: Thabo Sefolosha vs. Richard Jefferson
Richard Jefferson (1 Year and $3 Million) by Joe Gerrity Let’s lead with a headline from The Oklahoman– Following a regular season littered with injuries and an extended shooting slump, Thabo Sefolosha’s struggles worsened in the playoffs How about Another? One season after a career year behind the arc — making 108 threes on 42 percent […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: First Round Results Are In
First off, thank you to everyone who participated by voting and commenting on our matchups. Our writers worked hard to make the case for each of our 16 participants and now, thanks to your votes, we are ready to move on to the second round. Results Emeka Okafor (54% ) defeats Trevor Ariza (46%) Kevin Seraphin […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: PJ Tucker vs. Danny Granger
The MLE Tournament takes a look at some free agents that the Pelicans could target and puts them head-tohead until there is only one winner. For other matchups in this series, click here. PJ Tucker (3 Years and $16 million) by Michael McNamara PJ Tucker is the dream acquisition for the Pelicans this summer. Start putting […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: Spencer Hawes vs. Richard Jefferson
In today’s MLE Tournament, Cavaliers’ big man Spencer Hawes goes head-to-head with Jazz wing Richard Jefferson. Don’t forget to vote at the end, and for all the matchups so far, click here. Spencer Hawes (3 years for $22 million) By Nick Lewellen I picked Spencer Hawes because he might be the most interesting prospect in this entire tournament. Most of […]
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Season in Review: Eric Gordon
Heading into this season our writers were optimistic about the possibility of the real Eric Gordon showing up.We wanted it, the fans wanted it, Gordon himself seemed to expect it. In a lot of ways it seemed possible that if we just willed it to happen, it would in fact happen. McNamara wrote in our […]
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Season in Review: Jason Smith
There were high hopes for Jason Smith following a promising 2012-13 season, despite the injury that left him riding the pine for the final two months of the season. Let’s head way back to the long long ago and see what McNamara had to say about J-Smitty after last season. “It was a tough season […]
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Evans Dominates, Pelicans Beat the Thunder
Tyreke Evans the Pelicans brought it right at the heart of the Thunder defense all night long, and it paid off. Evans dropped a career high 41 points and got just enough help from his friends for the Pelicans to pull off a 101-89 upset. New Orleans came out with some fire in the first […]
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Game On: Thunder @ Pelicans
Tonight the Pelicans take on the Thunder in the second to last game of the year for both teams. If the Pelicans are to avoid a 50 loss season, they’ll need to get a win either tonight or on Wednesday against the Rockets. If we’re to believe in certain aspects of Multiverse theory, there very […]
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Pelicans Can’t Hold On, Fall to Grizzlies
The depleted Pelicans just couldn’t quite hold on for a victory against the Grizzlies, losing 90-88. Some nights you just don’t have enough firepower, and in the end this was one of them. Eric Gordon and Tyreke Evans both missed the contest with flu like symptoms, and even a huge game by Anthony Davis wasn’t […]
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Of Course the Pelicans Will Retire Chris Paul’s Jersey
Chris Paul faces the New Orleans Pelicans tonight, a team he’s never played for. Despite that, he’ll be the first player to have his jersey retired by the Pelicans. Why? Because they wouldn’t exist without him. It’s really that simple. Last time the NBA All-Star came to New Orleans the future of professional basketball wasn’t […]
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Adam Silver: Friend or Foe?
When David Stern retired, the we lost an ally who was willing to risk his personal legacy and go against decades of NBA history in order to give us a fighting chance to keep our team. Stern took an excessive amount of criticism from media and fans around the country alike when the NBA announced […]
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Pelicans Scoop: Christmas Edition
Merry Christmas and happy holidays from all of us here at Bourbon Street Shots. There are five NBA games today for your enjoyment, but unfortunately none of them involve our birds. Jonesing for a fix? No worries. We have you covered. 1. What are you expecting this season from Alexis Ajinca? Chris Trew: Him to […]
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Pelicans Scoop: Priorities, Guards, Aminu, and the Division System
We are Nineteen games into the season and it’s still unclear who we are. Heck, we’re multiple years into Aminu’s New Orleans career and it’s still not even obvious who he is. Some nights he’s sitting the first half, and others he’s looking like the best player on the floor for us. Ah, life as […]
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Pelicans Defeat Hapless Knicks Behind Anderson, Evans
A single victory can’t possibly make up for losing Anthony Davis for an undetermined amount of time with a broken hand, but that’s life as a New Orleans Pelicans fan. Ryan Anderson was a terror on offense, Tyreke Evans played well throughout, and Al-Farouq Aminu did the little things required late to win an ugly […]