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A Role for Asik?
“Does Asik have an on-court role on this team for this season? Any part of next? (None of this is to say he should not be traded.)” 42: Yes, I think so. Davis has missed some time (not significant time), but Cousins is now out. Shouldn’t that open the door for him? Asik has seen […]
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The Stretch Provision and Omer Asik
As free agency started for the New Orleans Pelicans, there have been two questions I’ve heard most prominently. For what amount will Jrue Holiday sign? And should the Pelicans stretch Omer Asik. The former we now know the answer to. But that latter is where confusion sets in. The Numbers Omer Asik is due around […]
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Omer Asik’s Contract Incentives
When news first broke that Omer Asik would be signing a contract extension with the New Orleans Pelicans, it was originally reported as a 5-year, $60 million deal. That estimation was quickly proven to be an overstatement, as the deal’s total value and length continued to trend downward. Before getting to what the incentives in Asik’s contract […]
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Maximizing Roster Output – Time for a Rotation Change?
First, a word of warning: the last time I suggested a rotation change, it involved benching Eric Gordon last November, which looks hilariously bad in hindsight. I clearly jumped the gun on that one, not allowing him enough time to get out of his early season funk (though he didn’t really do that until returning from injury […]
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Making Sense of Omer’s Minutes
As far as recent history goes, this past week wasn’t a bad one for Pelicans fans. Ryno looked better than ever, and AD went back to destroying worlds. Still, there was one lingering question. Where was Omer Asik? Well, he was on the bench. Why? It seems like some of that was answered in the […]
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The Second Tower Falls
And unlike the falling of Orthanc of Isengard and Minas Morgul of Mordor, this is not a good thing. Pelicans’ Center Omer Asik is set to miss 3 weeks with a right calf strain, becoming the second Pelican Center who signed a multi-year deal this summer to get injured this preseason. Obviously this is not a […]
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Transitioning into the new NBA Salary Cap Environment
This week, the Pelicans have verbally agreed to extend three of their four most important big men to long-term deals: Anthony Davis, Omer Asik, and Alexis Ajinca. From a financial perspective, each player’s average annual salary is in line with what most of us here at Bourbon Street Shots expected them to get: $29 million for Davis, $11 […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Reportedly Bringing Back Omer Asik
The New Orleans Pelicans have reportedly agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent center, Omer Asik. The contract is for 5 years with an aggregate total value of around $58,000,000, along with incentives throughout and some non-guaranteed money in the final year. General Notes Asik was acquired by the Pelicans for a first round pick […]
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Eric Gordon Exercises $15.5 Million Player Option for 2015-16 NBA Season
The New Orleans Pelicans have announced that Eric Gordon has opted into the final year of his 4-year, $58 million contract that he signed three years ago. The 26 year old shooting guard will make just over $15.5 million in the 2015-16 season, all of which is guaranteed. Gordon is coming off of the best shooting […]
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Re-Imaginaing Omer Asik Under Gentry
The lasting image in our mind of Omer Asik is him with his shoulders slumped and his head down as he struggled to make any kind of impact in the Pelicans playoff series against the Warriors. Despite his improvement throughout the season, including a really good stretch after the All-Star break, as human beings we tend to […]
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The Pelicans’ Roster Under Gentry – What to Expect Next
First, Alvin Gentry. Soon after, Darren Erman & Robert Pack. The core of an excellent new Pelicans coaching staff is now in place, and with that being the case, the natural next question is how the upcoming free agency period will be affected by these changes. Below is a player-by-player look at what the Gentry hire could mean for the […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Season In Review: Omer Asik
In Spain, Omer Asik told Monty/Anthony Davis he just wants to rebound/defend. Upon hearing that, Davis’ smile was “like the Kool-Aid Man – Jim Eichenhofer, Pelicans.com It’s been talked about everywhere, whether the Pelicans should re-sign Omer Asik. New Orleans was surging towards the playoffs thanks in large part to their improved defensive play. Their […]
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The New Orleans Pelicans’ 2015 Salary Cap Situation
With the New Orleans Pelicans’ 2014-15 season now officially at an end, it is time to start thinking about the summer and where the team stands within the rules of the salary cap. Our resident expert, Jason Calmes, will likely go into more detail later in the offseason, I thought it would be a good idea […]
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Game On: Warriors v. Pelicans Game 3
“It’s not a series until someone wins on the road,” is an old adage that Quincy Pondexter was quoted as saying after the New Orleans Pelicans lost Game 2. The Pelicans know they need to win today if they want to win the series. The stats are daunting, if the Golden State Warriors win tonight, […]
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Easy Adjustments the Pelicans Can Make To Win Game 3
With their first round series shifting homeward the New Orleans Pelicans find themselves in a must-win situation. Yes, no one expected them to win this matchup but getting swept would put a slight dent on an otherwise very good season. And getting knocked out of the playoffs while at home is something no fan wants […]
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Moleskin Moments (And the Morning After): Game 2
Notes of the New Orleans Pelicans game 2 defeat against the Golden State Warriors, where we saw a lot of things get better, but not enough for the win. Omer Asik started the game. Many at Tracey’s were wondering if Ryan Anderson should start. I even heard some “Alexis Ajinca starting” talk being brought up […]
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Warriors and Pelicans Game One: Film Review
The Anthony Davis playoff era began last night to what many believed to be an easy Warrior victory. Proceedings proved to fall in line with these sentiments as Golden State controlled much of the evening. But, for what seemed destined for a blowout turned into a more competitive game as New Orleans scored 33 4th […]
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The Key to Beating the Dubs, Part One: Offense
The New Orleans Pelicans made the playoffs for many reasons (and not all of them are named Anthony Davis). One of the main reasons is that they had a top-10 offense for most of the year, finishing with an offensive rating of 108.2, good for 8th in the league. The Pelicans offense rated just behind […]
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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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Game On: Pelicans v. Warriors
When our own Michael McNamara said that “If Pelicans (and Their MVP) Want Playoffs, They Are Going to Have to Earn It,” this is one of the games circled. After being 3.5 games out of the playoffs just a short while ago, the New Orleans Pelicans (41-35) went on a four game winning streak (while […]