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MythBusters – New Orleans Pelicans Have More Flexibility Than You Think
The team has no picks and is full of high-end contracts, and they are about to give AD a 300-400 percent increase in salary in two years, so we won’t even have him on a great contract anymore. We fricked. I believe that is how the argument goes, though I am paraphrasing a bit. You […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Lose to San Antonio Spurs 95-93 in Overtime
The New Orleans Pelicans close out 2014 at 16-16 after losing in overtime to the San Antonio Spurs, 95-93. A short-lived peppy start (9-2 in just over 6 minutes of play), the Pelicans stalled nearly completely on offense, but only slightly on defense, with the half finishing 28-38 in favor of the Spurs. The Pelicans […]
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Trouble Igniting the Flamethrower? Anderson Through 30 Games
With about one-third of the NBA season now over, we have come to a strange place. Christmas ushers in a time of reflection, a time to stop and think, “Oh ,wow, I blew a lot of money on Dome and SKC beer this year.” Then, New Years hits and, we immediately turn around, look towards […]
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Phoenix Suns Fall to New Orleans Pelicans 110-106
The New Orleans Pelicans improved their record to 16-15 with an exciting win over the visiting Phoenix Suns, 110-106. The Pelicans led the Suns by as many as 14 late in the first quarter, but the Suns were simply a victim of their three-point shots not falling. Once that normalized, the scores tightened up, never […]
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New Orleans Pelicans v Phoenix Suns: Open Thread
Tonight the New Orleans Pelicans (15-15) host the Phoenix Suns (18-14). The Suns are the 8th seed in the Western conference currently, so this game had added importance. The game broadcast starts at 7 pm (UTC -6) and can be seen on Fox Sports New Orleans, heard on the Pelicans radio network. The Suns have […]
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Pelicans Scoop: First Trimester Review
1) What are your general impressions of the Pelicans after 30 games? Are you disappointed, satisfied, or somewhere in-between? Mason Ginsberg: Satisfied with the offense, disappointed with the defense. Despite gripes from many about how the offense has been run thus far, the fact of the matter is that the Pelicans have been a top-10 […]
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A Closer Look at the New Orleans Pelicans’ 15-15 Record
Going into the Phoenix Suns game tonight, the New Orleans Pelicans bring a 15-15 record. For some, this record is a great disappointment. For others, mild disappointment. For still others, a sign of hope. Since the record at this point likely has some real information content, let’s take a closer look to see if there’s […]
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Notes From the Underground: New Orleans Pelicans Practice 12.29
The New Orleans Pelicans practiced today, after splitting a back-to-back against two championship contenders in the Chicago Bulls and San Antonio Spurs over the weekend. Tomorrow, the Pelicans will host the Phoenix Suns, who are winners of six straight and are currently holding the 8th and final playoff spot out West (and are two games […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 199: Any hope for the Playoffs?
Mason Ginsberg joins me to talk about whether the Pelicans have a chance to get into the playoff picture this year or not. Then we pick Western Conference stars to curse, talk Tyreke Evans, and get into what the line-up numbers look like when replacing Eric Gordon with Luke Babbitt. Grim. Then we preview a […]
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Observations: Bulls beat Pelicans
I felt like Tyreke was doing a really solid job on Jimmy Butler for most of the game. He was physical with him, fought him for position, and contested his shots well. The Bulls, apparently, thought so as well. The last 10 plays they ran for Butler were designed to get a switch – putting […]
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Time for a Change in the Starting Lineup?
After the injury to Eric Gordon, Coach Monty Williams untimately settled on a Pelicans starting lineup of Jrue Holiday, Tyreke Evans, Luke Babbitt, Anthony Davis, and Omer Asik. The prevailing idea, here, was to find a way to still effectively space the floor for guys like Tyreke and Jrue to have room to get into the […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Stick San Antonio Spurs 97-90
The New Orleans Pelicans climb back over 0.500 with a 97-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, bring their record to 15-14. They face the Chicago Bulls tomorrow on the standard distribution channels. The game did not start off well. In his post-game interview, Coach Williams addressed the matter, sparing the guys a bit by […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Host San Antonio Spurs: Open Thread
The New Orleans Pelicans, at 14-14, host the San Antonio Spurs and their 18-12 record at the Smoothie King Center tonight. The game tips at just after 7:00 pm CT (UTC -6), and can be seen on Fox Sports New Orleans, heard on the Pelicans radio network. Both the Spurs and the Pelicans are evidence […]
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Tyreke Evans and the Elusive Free Throw Line
In almost every way, Tyreke Evans is producing at the same high level this season that he reached last year. From a statistical perspective, Evans’ rebounds, assists, and steals are down ever so slightly from last season, and his blocks and turnovers are pretty much the same; hardly enough in total to cause concern over […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 198: Jrue and AD
Nick Lewellen and I spend some time talking about Jrue Holiday’s phenomenal defense – but how he’s generally viewed around the league as a third tier sort of point guard. We talk about how he’s grown, and if he’s good enough to be a member of a big three. Then we shift to Anthony Davis […]
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Pelicans’ Late Game Defense Seals 101-99 Victory over Thunder
Instead of starting this recap with words, let’s start with a beautiful, beautiful picture: This chart, my friends, displays the Oklahoma City Thunder’s shots during the final 5 minutes of the 4th quarter tonight. THIS is what many were expecting when Omer Asik joined forces with Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday in the Big Easy. While the […]
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Pelicans @ Thunder: Open Thread
The Pelicans travel to take on the resurgent Oklahoma City Thunder, who are 8-2 in their last 10 games. The Thunder will be missing Kevin Durant but are still a very tough opponent. Questions 1. The Pelicans put up a bit of a dud last night- can they move past that and steal a road win […]
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Pelicans lose big to the Trail Blazers
Tonight nothing seemed to work. The Pelicans strength has been their offense and a lot of that is due to Anthony Davis’ stellar play. For proceedings this evening Davis was struggling. The Blazers did an excellent job defensively forcing him into tough shots and making sure that when he missed they pushed the ball up […]
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Game on: Blazers @ Pelicans
If you missed the game last night between the San Antonio Spurs and Portland Trail Blazers you missed an absolute barn burner. Triple Overtime and Damian Lillard taking over to settle matters in the final extra period. Every time the Blazers looked down and out Lillard would some how keep his team in the game. […]
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Don’t Forget about Jrue
Jrue Holiday is having the best season of his career. Yes, he is playing better than when he was an eastern conference all-star in 2012-13. In fact, I don’t think it is even close. Despite having a career best year, there are still some fans who aren’t crazy about Holiday. I am not one of […]