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In the NO Ep 283: Four percent chance at amazing
Four percent chance. It’s amazing how much of an impact a 4% lottery ticket could have on this team. Michael and I spend most of the pod talking about the options...
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Five Scenarios in Which the Pelicans Improve This Offseason…. Without Holiday
Earlier this week, our own Jake Madison hypothesized that Jrue might have already made up his mind to head elsewhere this offseason. While that would leave another gaping hole on an...
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In the NO Pod Ep 282: Optimism Warranted?
The Pelicans have been eliminated from the playoffs, but there’s still a lot to talk about! Michael and I cover the games that have happened since the last pod and bring...
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Pelicans Poddy Training: 3/19 – 3/25
Catch up on the spoken word from our various contributors over the past week + a bonus Pelicast episode from two weeks ago (because it was so good). Scroll to the bottom and you...
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In the NO Pod Ep. 281: King Solomon and the Boogie
No way not to spend lots of this pod without talking about King Solomon, Michael Jordan Crawford, and, oh yeah, E’twaun Moore. We talk about their production, how the team plays...
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In the NO Pod Ep. 280: Gentry, Casspi, and the Hornets game
Michael and I talk about the Hornets game and things we liked and didn’t like. We spend some more time talking about Gentry – and then even more time on what...
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2017 Offseason Possibilities Part Four: Extending Boogie
What’s the old saying, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush? What does that even mean, and who is choosing between domestic birds and those living in...
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In the NO Pod Ep. 279: Ugly Games, but is there progress?
Though we’re still trying to wash the bad taste out of our mouths from that Utah game, Mike and I take a step back and review the last 4 games. We...
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2017 Offseason Possibilities Part Three: Jrue Walks
Let’s get one thing out of the way….. Jrue Holiday will be overpaid next year. Whether it is by the New Orleans Pelicans or by some other team, he will receive...
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2017 Offseason Possibilities Part Two: Operating Above the Cap
In part one of the offseason possibilities piece, I took a look at the Pelicans options if they were to try and operate under the salary cap this summer. That route...
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In the NO Pod Ep 278: Jrue, y u so bad?
Michael and I get together after the team went 0-3 and are surprising upbeat. At least I feel like it’s surprising. We do want to know what the hell is going...
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2017 Offseason Possibilities Part One: Using Cap Room
Teams with a “Big 3” rarely have cap room to add more. The Clippers, for instance, have had little to no flexibility ever since adding Chris Paul. The Heat had to...
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In the NO Ep. 277: Euphoria Letdown
Well, that high didn’t last for long, did it? Michael and I talk about the Rockets game. A bunch. Then we talk about Jrue needing to be aggressive, the team fitting...
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Building a Team Around a Jrue/Boogie/AD Core
It is hard to not be excited about the Pelicans absolute fleecing of the Kings in this DeMarcus Cousins trade. Getting a superstar is difficult. Getting a superstar to come to...
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In the NO Podcast Ep 276: DeMarcus Cousins and a Big Three?
Holy crap. We’re recording a pod, talking about that terrible Lay-up line – er – All-Star Game, and suddenly a blockbuster trade falls on us. Boogie and Casspi for Hield, Evans,...
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In the NO Podcast EP. 275: Little Letdowns
Michael and I talk about these little letdowns that keep spiraling into Pelicans defeats – and while Michael walks away more positive than expected, I end up a bit more negative....
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In the NO(pe) Pod Ep 274: Trade Jrue?
Trading Jrue. That’s pretty much what Michael and I talk about all pod long. What teams are buyers and sellers, which ones make sense to trade Jrue too, what sort of...
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The Jrue Holiday Trade That Makes Sense For Everyone
The Pelicans management is in a tough spot here. Ownership wants to make the playoffs, yet a singular focus on that one goal could have terrible ramifications for future years. Imagine...
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In the NO Episode 273: Pushing for 8?
Michael and I talk about Jrue, Moore, and the push for the 8th seed in the West. Do we want the Pels to go for it? Trade Jrue? Set Moore free?...
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The Argument For Acquiring Paul Milsap
For several days now, reports have been out there that Hawks forward Paul Milsap is being shopped around by Atlanta. A few days after that, some reports linked him to the...