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David Griffin is Betting on NBA History to Repeat Itself
The idea of first round picks are captivating, but the reality of what those picks become is often far less exciting. Every fan base with a first round pick studies mock...
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The Top Free Agent Target for the Pelicans Should Be Obvious
Last offseason, everything was on the table. David Griffin was essentially building a roster from scratch, knowing he had to trade his cornerstone Anthony Davis while simultaneously building around his new...
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An Outside the Box Approach to the Offseason for David Griffin and the Pelicans
Go young. Get Vets. Trade Jrue. Move Lonzo. Get more picks. Trade away picks. You ask 5 people and you will get 5 totally different philosophies and ideas on how David...
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This Offseason will Show Us Exactly Who David Griffin is
In the next few months, we will finally get to see who David Griffin is as the lead decision maker of an NBA franchise. While he has been a General Manager...
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How the NBA Returns: A Proposal to Save the Season
Predicting the future has never been harder. Make no mistake, it has never been easy, but it has been possible because the future often resembles the past. Most people still fail...
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The Pelicans Playoff Window Might Be Closed Very Soon
Pelicans, Grizzlies, Kings, and Spurs fans all go through the same process every morning. First, they take a glance at the standings. Then, they do a little arithmetic to calculate how...
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10 Pelicans Things I Think I Think at the All Star Break
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. More specifically, Quentin Tarantino says, “Steal, steal, steal.” So with that in mind, I see no better person to blatantly steal...
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Trade Deadline: Buyers? Sellers? Why Not Both?
With so many podcasts available these days, how is a Pelicans fan supposed to know who to believe? In the span of five days, you could download the Brian Windhorst podcast...
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Trade Season is Coming and the Pelicans Need to Be Aggressive
After an offseason full of collecting assets and quality players, inspiring press conferences, an exciting summer league, and a perfect preseason, David Griffin had a 100% approval rating. Even national media...
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Early Season Eye Test Part Two — The Bigs
As we continue to forgo the urge to look at the stats, and instead focus on what our eyes are telling us, I turn my attention to the bigs. Unfortunately, we...
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An Eye Test Evaluation After a Handful of Games – Part 1
Stats are all the rage these days, but this old man uses his eyes first, second, and third before even bothering to check out basketball reference. It is not that I...
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Pelicans Secured Aaron Nelson, Now They Have to Use Him
Every franchise in the NBA has strengths. Some have more than others, but there are advantages that each franchise has that they need to leverage for maximum impact. Texas teams have...
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Don’t Close the Door on Nikola Mirotic Just Yet
It’s easy to assume that the Pelicans have closed the door on the Western Conference playoffs, contending for a title in the upcoming years, and yes, Nikola Mirotic. After just under...
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Anthony Davis, The Celtics, The Knicks, and Leverage
It is February 1st, the NBA trade deadline is less than a week away, and the games are just beginning. The Pelicans are taking and making plenty of phone calls, which...
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The Writing is on the Wall; It’s Time for the Pelicans to Sell
Two Games under .500 with a brutal 12 game stretch facing a Pelicans team that was finally completely healthy. That was the situation the Pelicans were in after beating the Cavs...
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Trades, Trades, Trades
Yes, it’s that time again. The NBA’s trade deadline is just three weeks away, and the worst kept secret in the NBA is that Dell Demps is working the phones in...
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Gentry Needs To Find Out Now If The Three Bigs Can Play Together
When Julius Randle unexpectedly became a free agent on July 2nd, the Pelicans put in a call to his agent half expecting to get blown off. They had no cap room...
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Ian Clark Looks to Build on Great Finish to Season
July 2nd was certainly the climax of the New Orleans Pelicans 2018 offseason. Rondo and Boogie went to the West Coast, Julius Randle chose to team up with AD and Elfrid...
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Let’s Be Real About Rondo
Some have characterized Rondo going to the Lakers as a “big loss” for the Pelicans. They cite his stats, his relationship with AD, and his intangibles as things that the Pelicans...
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All Dell Demps Deserves is the Chance to Succeed . . . Or Fail
Dell Demps is entering his 9th season as General Manager of the New Orleans Pelicans, and what a journey it has been. When he first arrived in 2010, a new coach...