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In the NO Podcast Ep 214: The Warriors Await
We talk Spurs, then we talk Warriors. The fire-eyed maid of smoky war All hot and bleeding will we offer them. Enjoy the Podcast! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the Show or the Blog? Follow @BourbonStShots
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The Night That Changed the Pelicans and Warriors Fates Forever
April 24th, 2012 is a date that should be remembered by basketball fans in both New Orleans and Golden State forever, but if you ask either fan base its significance, they will likely draw a blank. For both teams, it was the 65th game in a strike-shortened 66 game season that had essentially ended for […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 213: All the Marbles
One game. San Antonio. New Orleans. At home. For. All. The. Marbles. Unless the Pelicans win, in which case there are more marbles, and Golden State will come and try to take them from us. Jerks. We talk San Antonio, a little bit about the team and this really fun playoff race. Enjoy the Podcast! […]
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Pelicans Scoop – The Final Playoff Push
Some of the Bourbon Street Shots writers discuss five key questions heading into the Pelicans’ final three games of the regular season, tied with the Thunder for the 8th and final playoff spot. 1) Other than Anthony Davis, who has been the biggest key to the Pelicans’ recent push to sneak into the playoffs? Mason […]
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Pelicans Defeat Suns in Jrue Holiday’s Return
Jrue Holiday came back, and of course Anthony Davis had to get hurt almost immediately after #11 stepped on the court. Could it have possibly gone any other way for this snakebitten team? Of course not, but thankfully AD got cleared and returned in the 4th quarter, leading the Pelicans to a 90-75 victory. Despite […]
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Game On: Phoenix Suns at New Orleans Pelicans
There is no way around it, with the playoffs in sight, the is a must win for the New Orleans Pelicans. There are two brutal games left on the Pelicans schedule with Houston and San Antonio coming up, so New Orleans has to take care of business against the teams they should beat to have […]
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If Pelicans (and Their MVP) Want Playoffs, They Are Going to Have to Earn It
The Thunder have lost 5 of their last 6, helping the Pelicans to propel themselves back into the playoff race once again. New Orleans has done their part too, beating the teams they were supposed to beat on a recent 4-game winning streak that now puts them back in control of their own playoff destiny […]
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The Reason You Pay Asik
Pay that man. Pay that man his money. – Teddy KGB Fans who love offense can’t wrap their minds around the fact that Omer Asik will likely get a multi-year contract averaging at least $10 million per season this summer. He is clumsy around the basket, dropping the ball occasionally and missing point-blank looks. He […]
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A Few Early Morning Ryan Anderson Tidbits
There is a chance that Ryan Anderson makes his return tonight against the Lakers, and even if he doesn’t, odds are that he will be back either Friday or Saturday. With that in mind, let’s take a look at what the numbers say we should expect. The Good – Anthony Davis is more efficient with […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 211: Pelicans have to Win Out?
We review the last three games, including the heart-breaker in Houston that could have been. We think about Cousins as a Pelican (briefly) and then try to figure out what record the Pelicans need to make the playoffs. Then we make bold predictions for the upcoming week! Oh, and someone should find Westbrook and sweep […]
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How To Re-Insert Jrue Holiday Into the Pelicans Rotation
First things first, Jrue Holiday potentially coming back this season is great news. You can argue that it is hard to re-insert a major piece back into a rotation, and that if doing so costs the Pelicans even one game, that could be it for their playoff hopes. And while that is possibly true, the […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 210: Tired of Injuries, lets talk Rainbows
I wish we could talk about Unicorns and Rainbows. Because, I am sooooo tired of talking about injuries. So guess what happened! The team had more injuries! Frustrating! Besides just the general rants about that, Michael and I also talk about what the team has accomplished this season, what they should be proud of, and whether […]
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Should the Pelicans Just Run It Back Next Season?
There is nothing that gets a fan base more excited than change, or even the possibility of change. Even when a franchise is winning, a tweet, or a message board post about that team possibly acquiring a new player will get more views than any other topic by a wide margin. The thinking is that […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 209: Playoff Dogfight
It may be stupid, but Michael and I can’t help talking about the fight for the playoffs. We talk the games against Denver and Brooklyn, but also talk streaking Utah, the Serge Ibaka injury, the three guards the Pels have, and even talk a little about potential playoff matchups. Getting ahead of ourselves? Yes! So […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 208: Davis going Nova
A 3-1 week and another injury to boot! That’s Pelicans Basketball! Like Davis, Michael and I shake off Tyreke’s injury and tear into all we saw these last few games. And then, once again, we get sucked into talking what it would take for this team to make the Playoffs. We try to come up […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 207: Reserves for the Win
Michael and I talk about this run of good play without the big stars and what it means. Do the Pelicans now have an 11-man deep bench? Should we expect the team to explode as they feed stars back into it? Where does Ajinca, Babbitt, Anderson and Cunningham all fit next to Asik and Davis […]
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Norris Cole and Quincy Pondexter Have Value That Goes Well Beyond the Numbers
I love numbers. Use them all the time. And when it comes to analyzing the NBA and the New Orleans Pelicans specifically, I tend to make them a regular part of my evaluation. Do they tell the whole story? Of course not. Are they useless? Only Charles Barkley would say so. Do people tend to […]
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New Orleans Pelicans End of Season and Offseason Priorities
With Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday, and Ryan Anderson all out for the New Orleans Pelicans and the hope of the playoffs fading away, it is hard for some fans to justify caring about the team right now. Attendance has been down at the SKC, traffic has been down on this site and others, and the general […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 206: Injury Bug strikes again
Michael and I have a lot to cover since the last podcast. An injury to Jrue Holiday, Norris Cole, an injury to Anthony Davis, a 2-1 set of games, an injury to Ryan Anderson, Tyreke Evans being up and down, a death blow to playoff hopes, a team with a real, possible, 9-man rotation, and […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 205: Trades!
After a few crushing losses, everyone must go! Michael and I talk trades! Not that any of them will happen, but it’s fun talking about them! Hope you enjoy the new opening! And all the exclamation marks in this summary! Enjoy the Podcast! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the Show or […]