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In the NO Podcast EP. 275: Little Letdowns
Michael and I talk about these little letdowns that keep spiraling into Pelicans defeats – and while Michael walks away more positive than expected, I end up a bit more negative....
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In the NO(pe) Pod Ep 274: Trade Jrue?
Trading Jrue. That’s pretty much what Michael and I talk about all pod long. What teams are buyers and sellers, which ones make sense to trade Jrue too, what sort of...
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In the NO Episode 273: Pushing for 8?
Michael and I talk about Jrue, Moore, and the push for the 8th seed in the West. Do we want the Pels to go for it? Trade Jrue? Set Moore free?...
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In the NO Podcast ep 272: Motiejunas and an Improved Hield
Motiejunas! Buddy Hield’s improved play! Rogue one! 4 wins! 1 game out of the 8th seed! Jrue Holiday’s next contract! Michael and I have a lot to talk about after our...
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Holiday Pleasantness and Team Leaders
I’ve spent too much time writing unpleasant things about this team. Really unpleasant things. I decided that this piece, being right before I go on vacation for the Holidays, will instead try...
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The historical failure of this Franchise
Before the season started, I bristled whenever someone mocked the Pelicans acquisitions over the summer. I liked a lot of those signings – Frazier, Galloway, Moore – these guys are NBA rotation...
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In the NO Ep 271: Can they get back to 500?
Jason and I talk about Buddy’s minutes, whether the team will get back to playing .500 ball, spend an inevitable amount of time being sad about Solomon Hill, and wonder at...
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Pels setting records – for lowest offensive rebound rate
Last week I noted that the Pelicans were on pace to set a record low in offensive rebound rate. Since then, they’ve managed to dip even a little lower, posting a...
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How the Pelicans have changed
I had a lot of questions this summer stemming from the subtraction of Anderson and Gordon. How was the team going to replace all those threes? Would the team maintain its...
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In the NO Pod Ep 270: With Jrue comes Wins
After a disappointing loss against Orlando, the Pelicans welcome Jrue back to the fold and immediately win a back to back! Really! They won some games! So, Michael and I spend...
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Ranting and by the way, Anthony Davis isn’t helping the defense much
Before I get to the one little stats tidbit I noticed this week, I do have to express my frustration. WHY THE HELL CAN THIS TEAM NOT STAY HEALTHY?!?!? WHY IS...
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In the NO Pod Ep. 269: The Return of the Jrue
Michael and I get to do a pod after a win!!! So instead of being 100% gloomy, we get to be 75% gloomy! That’s not entirely true, as we get to...
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Going small isn’t helping during crunch time
The Pelicans have been in a lot of close games this season. Only the Spurs game was an outright blowout, and the Pelicans have now logged the second highest number of...
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The cost of Tim Frazier and observations
Those of you who follow me on Twitter know I’m a fan of Tim Frazier. I usually take the side of the underdog, and a not-quite six-foot five-year college player who went...
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In the NO Pod: Ep 268
Michael and I talk about the first three games of the season. We try to find happy things to talk about other than Frazier and Davis . . . and fail....
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In the NO Pod Ep 267: Opening Night!
Michael and I stand agog at what we saw from Anthony Davis in the season opener. We talk about what questions we had about him we saw laid to rest in...
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 266: A bad ankle and the pre-season so far
Who is Michael most excited to see play after seeing this pre-season? Is Anthony Davis soft or injury-prone? Is Tim Frazier the answer? Can Asik not suck? These are all questions...
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In the NO Ep. 265 part 2: The Central Division
As promised, Michael and I wrap up the In the NO season previews of all the other teams with the exciting Central Division. Home of the Cavaliers, the interesting Pistons, the...
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 265: The First Pre-Season game
McNamara joins me to talk about the first pre-season game and the Central Division. We spend this entire pod on just the pre-season game, the starting guards, and what Gentry’s trying...
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In the NO Ep. 264: Media Day info and the Pacific Division
Michael and I feast on the nuggets of information that have trickled out of Media day recently. We choke on the injury news, devour the Lance Stephenson chances, and then turn...