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Pelicans Scoop: Eric Gordon Injury Impact
A few of our writers give their takes on what impact Eric Gordon’s torn labrum will have on the New Orleans Pelicans. 1) If it were up to you, who would you replace Gordon with in the starting lineup? Do you think this is what Monty will do? Mason Ginsberg: This may be a dark […]
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On the Fly, Episode 2: Kings!
Jake and I are privileged to welcome Aaron Bruski to talk about the upcoming game with the Sacramento Kings. Aaron writes for NBC Sports, RotoWorld, ProBasketballTalk, and every other basketball site known to man. Make sure to give him a follow! I will quit giggling in the background one day.. but that day is not […]
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Gordon Out Indefinitely With Torn Labrum
Eric Gordon is out with a torn labrum that he suffered in the New Orleans Pelicans’ win Saturday night against the Utah Jazz. The injury was discovered after Gordon had an MRI earlier this week. The team said “Gordon will undergo further evaluation throughout this week by the team’s medical staff to determine the best […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 195: No Gordon, No Asik, No Problem?
Michael and I talk about . . . 43 points! INJURIES?!? OMG!!!! What do we do!!! Or – we break down no less than 6 games and give a brief preview of the week to come. We talk everything – replacements for Gordon, the weakness of the bench, whether Tyreke is never going to hit […]
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Pelicans get the Win, and AD gets a new Career High
This game felt strange. It wasn’t something in particular. Just everything about it felt odd. First off, the Pelicans didn’t have their own guys broadcasting the game. If you got anything, you got the Utah broadcast. Then, it was a late west coast game on a Saturday night in November. There is never a lot of […]
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Pelicans at Jazz Open Thread
Hey Pels fans! Sorry to get this up so late. There was a misunderstanding on my part. The Pelicans (6-5) take on the Jazz (5-8) tonight. Again, we will be missing Asik. Let us know your thoughts on the Pelicans and the game in the comments below.
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On the Fly v 1.0: Welcome!
Welcome to On the Fly, Bourbon Street Shots’ new podcast. At the site, we are always trying to find new, creative ways to cover the New Orleans Pelicans.. and after a lot of conversations, Jake and I stumbled upon the idea of a new podcast. The premise of the podcast is simple- we bring […]
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Observations: Pelicans at Nuggets
The Pelicans did something new every quarter tonight. Each quarter, they lost in a slightly different way. In the first, after racing out to a quick lead, they decided they wanted to turn the ball over more than they ever had. In the second, the deployed an offense that consisted of pick and rolls that […]
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Anthony Davis: Destroyer of the Basketball-Reference Play Index
The Pelicans are now 10 games into the 82-game NBA season, sitting at 6-4 after splitting a road back-to-back in Portland and Sacramento. The biggest single contributor to New Orleans’ winning record, of course, is the incredible play of Anthony Davis. While trying to measure just how great he has been so far, we can point to lots of raw […]
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The Perfect Pelicans Pick-and-Roll
I like to keep up, as best I can, with everything going on in the NBA. Like most of the writers at BSS, I’m not just a fan of the Pelicans. I’m a fan of the game. One thing I’ve been hearing recently from national commentators is that this Pelicans offense isn’t nearly as good […]
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Weakside Eyes: Reviewing the Anthony Davis (Audio)
Gerry talks about Anthony Davis, his improvement, and looks at the Spurs game for some examples. V on Davis’ Improvement V on Davis in the Spurs Game Gerry V is a 21-year NBA analyst, 17-year talk radio host, a 16-year coach . . . also hosts “News Talk” on 99.5 FM WRNO New Orleans 5 […]
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Observations: Pelicans @ Blazers
For the second time this season, the Pelicans held all the cards through the first three quarters – and then sputtered in the fourth and lost the game. Really – the Blazers didn’t change their defense much – it’s just that the Pelican guards started missing. I mentioned in the game preview that the Blazers […]
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In Search of an Eighth Man for the New Orleans Pelicans
Prior to the season starting, our own Mason Ginsberg wondered whether a 7th man would emerge. Austin Rivers clearly has, but unfortunately there is still a gaping hole on the wing and ideally it will get plugged up as the Pelicans race towards a playoff spot in the competitive Western Conference. Some may say that […]
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Tyreke Evans and Small Sample Sizes
I’ve been known to get a little salty about how NBA fans, especially those of the Twitter variety, talk about and use statistics. I am by no means a statistics expert, but I’ve studied it enough to know that often what we refer to as “statistics”, as basketball fans, is just arithmetic. But that is […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Set Records Against the Timberwolves
Good teams defeat the teams that they should beat; great teams demolish them. After playing a terrible final four minutes against the Lakers on Wednesday, it was clear that they were not going to let up off the gas if they got a big lead tonight. The lead became double digits early on, then hit twenty […]
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Timberwolves at Pelicans Open Thread
The New Orleans Pelicans take on the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight, who will be without Ricky Rubio (injury) and Thad Young (passing of mother.. prayers to Young and his family). The Pelicans enter tonight with a 4-3 record and the Timberwolves are currently 2-5. Questions for tonight: 1) Nikola Pekovic is a bear in the paint.. […]
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Observations on Pelicans v Lakers
109-102 is the final score. Looked at without context, that’s probably a bit disappointing. The Pelicans are trying to be hot stuff, and the Lakers are simply an incubator for lots of shots from Kobe. The Pels should rock that team. Well they did. Until the last five minutes of the game the Pelicans were […]
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Notes on the New Orleans Pelicans’ Collapse in Cleveland
Monday night, the New Orleans Pelicans lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-111. The Pelicans entered the fourth quarter down 6, but got to within 2 points with just under 4 minutes left to play. Still, the game ended with the Cavaliers raising the differential by 1 in the quarter. The real issue, however, was not […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 194: Davis barking, Evans unfinished
Michael and I unleash a swath of Anthony Davis appreciation before moving on to the much more flawed team. We focus greatly on Tyreke Evans and his finishing struggles, wonder at Asik’s place among Hornet/Pelican centers, enjoy the hell out of Ryan Anderson, and preview the Lakers and Minnesota. Good times! Enjoy the Podcast! Want […]
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Watch Party Video Recap
A big shout out to everyone who came out to the watch party at Tracey’s last night. It’s fantastic to meet everyone and get to know the person behind the username! We have a video recap of the event below!