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Patience is paying off for the Pelicans
It remains to be seen if consistency will be sustainable for the rest of the season but the ability to practice patience and not panic is the key to the most...
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Pelicans take a step towards identity
For most NBA teams in a rebuilding year, it typically takes at least a month before visual evidence of a defined identity begins to appear on the court. For the New...
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Brandon Ingram is filling a void left by Anthony Davis in New Orleans
Another NBA season in New Orleans is underway after much anticipation and fans find themselves in the same situation once again as the best Pelicans player is putting up historic numbers...
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The Promise of Zion: Summer League Provided Brief Glimpse of Elite Skill
Fans were only treated to a brief glimpse of Zion Williamson as an NBA player now that he has been ruled out for the remainder of NBA Summer League action in...
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Pelicans Maintain Flight Path Despite Rotation Disarray
Photo Credit: Andrew Smith Through 13 games, the Pelicans sit at 7-6 and in a 3-way tie for 9th place in the Western Conference. They are also 10th in the NBA...
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Pelicans agree to terms with E’Twaun Moore
The Pelicans are about to sign E’Twaun Moore to a 34-million dollar contract over four years, and many people outside of Chicago have no idea who the Pelicans just committed to. Offensively,...
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Bill Simmons Calls New Orleans A Contender
On Bill Simmons new not-ESPN podcast (The Bill Simmons Podcast), Simmons called the New Orleans Pelicans a title-contender. The topic came up when talking with his buddy Joe House about championship...
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The Dawn is Coming
On March 31st, I booked a flight back to New Orleans landing at 7:20 PM on April 23rd to surprise my mother for her birthday on the 24th (today). At the...
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Learning from the Warriors’ Losses
The Golden State Warriors finished the 2014-15 regular season with 67 wins and 15 losses, easily the best record in the NBA this year. That level of dominance certainly makes the Pelicans’...
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Anthony Davis Named 2015 NBA All-Star Game Starter
The New Orleans Pelicans have an All-Star for the second year in a row, and this time he’s starting. Anthony Davis is a starting forward for the West in the 2015...
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Chris Romaguera’s Season Opener
((As part of our constant change here at Bourbon Street Shots, we’ve added new writers we spent the summer recruiting, though that’s fancier sounding that it actually was. You’ve already gotten...
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New Orleans Pelicans Sign Russ Smith
Just prior to the press conference to introduce Omer Asik, the New Orleans Pelicans announced another move, the signing of Russ Smith, the second round pick they got in exchanged for...
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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...
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The New Orleans Pelicans Options Heading Into Free Agency
The announcement of Asik being traded to the Pelicans was exciting, but somewhat limited on Wednesday night, as it was really just the first step of a series of moves that...
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In the NO Podcast Episode 181: The Off-season looms
The Finals are about to start, but the Pelicans beaks are turned towards the off-season, so Michael and I start talking off-season! We talk the Mid-Level Tournament, our wishlists for TYPES...
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In the NO Podcast Episode 178: Things fall apart fast
Michael and I don’t spend too much time talking about the games and all the missing players. Instead we talk about line-ups the team fielded this season, (and how few minutes...
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In the NO Podcast Episode 173: Anthony Davis turning into a Monster
Michael and I don’t sing the praises about Anthony Davis enough. Well, we do it for a while tonight. The guy is amazing. We also talk Tyreke, the total lack of...
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Melo Carries Knicks to 98-91 Victory over Pelicans
Another night of questionable rotations for New Orleans, and another loss. In this game, both teams’ best and most efficient scorers averaged between 1.4 and 1.45 points per field goal attempt;...
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Understanding the Trade Market: Opportunity Cost
Everything has a cost. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it many-a-time until they run me off this site. Even if a thing is free from a financial perspective, it...
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In the NO Podcast Episode 168: Pelicans changing Tactics?
Michael and I talk about the different things we’ve been seeing the past couple weeks as the Pelicans defense appears to be tightening. We talk about Davis and his crazy run,...