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Bourbon Street Shots NBA Draft Party – Baton Rouge Edition
For the first time ever, our site will be putting on a watch party in both New Orleans AND Baton Rouge. For those of you in Baton Rouge who are avid readers of our site – we haven’t forgotten about you! On the night of the NBA draft, we’ll be teaming up with Pluckers Wing […]
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Everything You Need to Know About Dario Saric (Updated)
I said in the last podcast that it was clear to me by this time in the process that Austin Rivers would be the 10th pick, but that this year was way different and I had no idea what the Pelicans would do with the sixth pick. I don’t feel that way anymore. Even though […]
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Fine Details of New Orleans Arena Renovations
The New Orleans Pelicans are just that . . . the New Orleans, not Seattle . . . Pelicans, not Supersonics, in part thanks to the current and upcoming renovations to the New Orleans Arena. The Practice Facility and Tom Benson’s whopping investment played a role, but those have been discussed recently, so it’s the […]
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Cutting Loose
You’re playing so cool Obeying every rule Dig way down in your heart You’re yearning, burning for some Somebody to tell you That life ain’t passing you by I’m trying to tell you It will if you don’t even try You can fly if you’d only cut Loose, Footloose Kick off your Sunday shoes — […]
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Joe Ingles and the New Orleans Pelicans a Perfect Fit
Flash-back to the 2012 London Olympics and the basketball world was transfixed on how Team-USA would win their next gold-medal. Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony led the way as they walked easily towards their goal of being the best basketball nation in the world. One of the sub-plots to transpire was the emergence of Australian […]
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Sixth Pick Tournament Round One: Trade Down vs. Anthony Bennett
In the first match-up in round one of the Sixth Pick Tournament, Mason Ginsberg and Joe Gerrity face off in a battle between trading down in the draft and Anthony Bennett. The Case for Trading Down (Ginsberg) What a lay-up of a first round match-up this is! Arguing in favor of a very realistic possibility […]
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Quiescent Quotidian Quandaries
But I won’t cry for yesterday There’s an ordinary world Somehow I have to find And as I try to make my way To the ordinary world I will learn to survive — Duran Duran, Ordinary World News This Tuesday, the Pelicans participated in the first NBA draft under than name, receiving the most likely […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Sixth Pick Tournament
And we’re back! After an incredibly successful Tenth Pick Tournament last year, we are proud to debut our bracket for the Sixth Pick Tournament today. The First Round will kick off on Monday and the tournament will stretch all the way through the Eve of the NBA Draft. This year, we have 16 contestants; thirteen […]
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Reports Indicate Vasquez Will Have Surgery on Both Ankles
Multiple reports from Venezuela indicate that New Orleans Pelicans point guard Greivis Vasquez will undergo a cleanup procedure on both ankles in the coming days. Loose material in his ankles bothered the guard as the season neared its close. One report says the recovery period is 12 to 16 weeks. Greivis Vásquez se operará mañana […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Lottery Day Discussion Thread
Today can unofficially be deemed the first day of the New Orleans Pelicans offseason, as the first domino is set to fall down at 7:30 tonight. The Pelicans own an 8.8% chance at securing the first overall pick in the 2013 draft and have a 55.3% chance of drafting in the top five. As Ryan […]
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Getting the House in Order
Our house it has a crowd There’s always something happening And it’s usually quite loud Our mum she’s so house-proud Nothing ever slows her down And a mess is not allowed Our house, in the middle of our street — Madness, Our House News The New Orleans Pelicans gave a tour of the under-construction Pelicans […]
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Practice Makes Normal
Today the New Orleans Pelicans gave a tour of their practice facility to be. While it’s not much to look at today, it is indicative of not only the changes that have taken place with this franchise that are more concrete than shuffling around words on pages (or bits in computer memory), but also of […]
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It Just Doesn’t Stop
‘Cause you can’t, you won’t and you don’t stop Oh, ’cause you can’t, you won’t and you don’t stop Oh, but you can’t, you won’t and you don’t stop Mike D, come and rock the sure shot I’ve got the brand new doo-doo guaranteed Like yoo hoo, I’m on like Dr. John, yeah Mr. Zu […]
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Bienvenue en Bourbon Street Shots
Bourbon Street Shots is the new name for the site you’ve known and loved for so long, Hornets247. We’ll tell you what you need to do with links, etc. below, but for now, just read and enjoy. As our readers know, we were on the name change situation from before the start of the Benson […]
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Rapid Reaction – Eric Gordon Undergoes Arthroscopic Ankle Procedure
In news that came as a surprise to most of the basketball world this morning, the Pelicans announced that Eric Gordon underwent a successful arthroscopic procedure on his left ankle. The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that guard Eric Gordon underwent a successful arthroscopic procedure yesterday in his left ankle to alleviate pain caused by […]
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The Times, They Are A-Changin’
Come writers and critics who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide, the chance won’t come again And don’t speak too soon for the wheel’s still in spin And there’s no tellin’ who that it’s namin’ For the loser now will be later to win For the times they are a-changin’. — Bob […]
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Season In Review: Lance Thomas
For many reasons, Lance Thomas’ journey into the NBA was an unlikely one. At Duke he won a national championship as little more than a role player. He wasn’t a scorer, not a terrific rebounder, nor a dominant athlete. So how did he end up as a rotational NBA player despite large obstacles in his […]
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The Missing Piece: Going All-In on Chris Paul
Eleven months ago I laid out an argument for why I would not close the door on the return of CP3. Eleven months ago I laid out a scenario in which we could see the Clippers regressing and New Orleans becoming the main competition for his services. Friday night, the Grizzlies eliminated the Clippers from […]
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Season in Review: Darius Miller
When the New Orleans Hornets were miraculously able to swap both Emeka Okafor and Trevor Ariza’s contracts – two players who were owed a combined $43 million over the 2012-13 & 2013-14 seasons – in exchange for a $13.7 million buyout of Rashard Lewis’ contract, that deal was more than enough for most. Therefore, it […]
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Season in Review: Greivis Vasquez
After the offseason trade of Jarrett Jack to the Warriors, Vasquez entered the season as the Hornets unquestioned starting point guard. Vasquez responded by having his best year statistically (finishing with a PER of 16.3) en route to finishing second in the Most Improved Player voting. Was his season as good as it looked? Or do […]