• It Begins

    The Pelicans’ long standing offseason ritual of offering a would-be starter up as a sacrifice to the basketball gods found its latest lamb, and while offerings in recent years haven’t won...

  • Grainy Defense

      “What’s the basketball vision right now? What kind of team are they? We don’t know.”   It took until the last day of the regular season, but by the time...

  • Boogie and the Brow: Defense

    We here at BourbonStreetShots are breaking down the Cousins acquisition in every which way possible, and I am here to talk about some on-the-court ramifications, specifically on the defensive end. Go...

  • So It Is a Center Pairing, Is It?

    Amid recent reports around the Pelicans’ trade deadline activity is a message from the organization that they have made a decision regarding the future of the team: they are going to...

  • The Race For 8th

    Like many Pelicans’ fans my frustration almost reached a tipping point after the all around embarrassing performance against the Brooklyn Nets. But in true Pelicans’ fashion they turned around and beat...

  • The Pelicans’ Offense With Jrue Holiday

    *all numbers presented do not include the most recent game against the New York Knicks Defense, defense, defense. That is all that was talked about in the offseason, and for good...

  • Buddy Hield Progressing In His Rookie Campaign

    A collaboration between James Grayson and Graham McQueen Buddy Hield was able to accomplish something that not even Anthony Davis was able to during his rookie season, and something no Pelican...

  • Different Team, Same Results…so Far.

    With 22 games down we are now over a quarter of the way through the NBA season, and the results so far haven’t been exactly what Pelicans’ fans hoped despite all...

  • Solo and the Wookie

    When Han Solo tried to escape from the clutches of the Imperial Navy through an asteroid field, he knew what he was getting into. With sharp-shooting Imperial TIE Fighters behind and...

  • A Holiday Weekend – How the Former Allstar Will Immediately Help the Pelicans’ Defense

    During last week’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers, the best word David Wesley and Joel Meyers came up with to describe Jrue Holiday’s offense was “smooth.” After the game Alvin...

  • 4 Thoughts Through 4 Games

    The Pelicans have started the season a demoralizing 0-4 despite playing two very winnable games against the Denver Nuggets and the Milwaukee Bucks. In both games the Pelicans put themselves in...

  • Some Clarity on the Glass

    The 2014-15 Pelicans ranked 4th best in offensive rebounding% as Anthony Davis and Omer Asik feasted off Tyreke Evans’ wild rim running. In the 2690 minutes Evans played that year, the...

  • In Need of a Holiday

    The Pelicans’ Media Day was peppered with optimistic talk of the day-to-day process of improving the right way and the impact of blue-collar workers (which Alvin Gentry had to clarify as...

  • In the NO Podcast Ep. 259: Offseason Storylines

    Graham and Jake get together to discuss some of the storylines surrounding the Pelicans’ offseason. We set the record straight for you guys on some takes around the league. Enjoy! Want...

  • The Two Sides to the Pelicans’ Signing of Solomon Hill

    There are a lot of reasons why Solomon Hill is a good signing for the Pelicans, and a lot of them don’t have anything to do with X’s, O’s, or buckets....

  • An Unexpected Contributor

    Who is Tyler Johnson? More and more people found themselves asking this question as the undrafted, 4-year college athlete started to earn more and more trust from Pat Riley and Eric...

  • In the NO Podcast Ep 257: Summer League and Free Agency

    Nick Lewellen and I continue the In The NO takeover while Ryan Schwan enjoys a European tour. We take a look at the Summer League roster before diving into offseason needs...

  • It Is up to the Front Office to Turn Davis’ “Down” Season Into a Positive

    It is only slightly surprising to Pelicans fans that Anthony Davis’ name doesn’t appear on any of the 2015-16 All-NBA rosters, but it is still disappointing. As Ryan Schwann pointed out,...

  • Replacing Eric Gordon

    Eric Gordon, whether you liked the guy or not, was a huge part of this Pelicans team. His 3pt shooting last year was essential to Anthony Davis’ first playoff berth. He has...

  • A Familiar Face

    If you haven’t already, you should read my piece on why replacing the wings will be incredibly important this offseason. My last suggestion for fixing the issue was getting a wing facilitator....

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