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Brandon Ingram is filling a void left by Anthony Davis in New Orleans
Another NBA season in New Orleans is underway after much anticipation and fans find themselves in the same situation once again as the best Pelicans player is putting up historic numbers without a significant number in the wins column to show for it. Except what is different about this situation is that very few saw […]
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What Is Lonzo Ball?
Over the next year or two, the Pelicans have a few questions to answer. Most of them revolve around constructing a team that maximizes Zion Williamson. The organization will deny employing such a player centric approach to roster building, but the NBA is star driven league and at some point every organization is tasked with […]
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In the N.O. Episode 51: The Pelicans are Still 0-For
Shamit and Mason discuss the Pelicans starting 0-4. We touch on the brief positive notes and then go into more detail about areas of improvement. Should the Pelicans panic? Should they punt the season? Find out.
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In the N.O. Episode 50: The Season Has Begun
Shamit and Mason take you through the Zion injury and recap the first game of the season. We discuss what was most surprising and what was most concerning. Lastly, we field questions from Twitter.
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Alvin Gentry Embracing Pelicans’ Growing Pains
Game One of the New Orleans Pelicans’ next era of basketball hit one theme hard, throughout the night: This Team Will Experience Plenty of Growing Pains. At times, the Pelicans’ rhythm and synergy left jaws wide open in amazement. While at other times, it left most of the viewers cringing. It’s not surprising with this […]
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Plus Ça Change
Change has been the constant for the New Orleans Pelicans since the trade demand from Klutch came through, derailing the last chances for Davis to stick around in Louisiana. Since then, it’s been incessant change. It’s exciting and inspiring. It’s woken the desire and imagination of many. Trying to understand just what kind of difference […]
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The Case for an Ingram Extension
The number of options the New Orleans Pelicans have before them is part of what makes them so exciting. This cuts both ways, however. Every choice is a point where, when things are examined in hindsight, one can point directly to it and say, “This . . . this right here . . . this […]
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In the N.O. Episode 48: Open Practice & Training Camp Recap
Shamit and Mason come at you live directly after Open Practice at the Smoothie King Center. We discuss our first impressions of Zion, who was the best singer, and other standouts from practice.
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Who Gets The Headliner Spot in the Pelicans Gameday Lineup?
It’s the NBA off-season. Even worse, it’s post-trade flurry, pre-training camp offseason. You have to squint to see the storylines. At least the schedule dropped, giving us diehards something to break down and analyze. Rest those eyeballs for a minute now, and let’s dissect how the order of the Pelicans starting lineup announcement should play […]
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Top 3 Schedule Requests for the New Orleans Pelicans 2019-2020 Season
NBA schedule heads, I humble stand before you with a mere handful of requests intended to maximize entertainment for the most intriguing team in your league. New Orleans is not like most places and with all due respect to spots like Milwaukee and Minnesota and their plethora of things to do year-round, they have no […]
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Predicting The Anthony Davis “Thank You New Orleans” Instagram Post
Whenever a notable athlete leaves one town for another, it always comes with the three I’s: introspection, image control, and the Instagram post. In a perfect world, the latter captures the formers. Your superstar bolts for alleged greener pastures and you hunker down for the impending photographic storm – the Thank You, See You Later […]
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In the N.O. Episode 42: Tales from Summer League
Shamit and Mason take you through how the Pelicans have been performing in Summer League. Shamit discusses his time in Vegas watching the team, and the duo breaks down what to expect from the rookies during the season. Oh, and if you haven’t yet – don’t forget to grab your Zion “Let’s Dance” t-shirt. Listen on […]
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The Super-Max has failed – the importance of small market teams recognizing why
The failure of the super-max New Orleans lost Anthony Davis, San Antonio lost Kawhi Leonard. These players left remarkably different situations for the same reason, they weren’t happy – one decided to leave a heralded franchise where he had won a championship, and finals MVP, the other decided to leave one […]
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Thank You, David Griffin
A very long time ago, in a time where I was still athletic, my soccer coach pulled me off the bus after a game and looked me dead in the eye. We had just won a tournament and it was freezing cold outside. I could see his breath when he said: “you are the engine […]
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Summer League Game 3 Recap: What Just Happened?
Confession: I wrote this after 3 quarters. • Nickeil Alexander-Walker has some real confidence and a versatile game to boot. Aggressive player who is always looking to feed his guys, particularly his bigs. On the first play, he *unsuccessfully* tried to squeeze in a pass to Hayes. A play or two later, he was successful. […]
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The Promise of Zion: Summer League Provided Brief Glimpse of Elite Skill
Fans were only treated to a brief glimpse of Zion Williamson as an NBA player now that he has been ruled out for the remainder of NBA Summer League action in Las Vegas, but Friday night was the Hollywood trailer we’ve all been waiting for. Williamson was impressively efficient, producing 11 points in 9 minutes […]
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Summer League Game 1 Observations
Some very brief thoughts on the Summer League game (writing as game is being stopped for earthquake, hope everyone is okay). No conclusions about players below, just some observations. • Frank Jackson had a very slow start and then heated up en route to 30 points on 17 shots. It was great to see the […]
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In the N.O. Episode 41: Pelicans 2019 Free Agency Breakdown
Shamit and Mason breakdown all the moves the Pelicans have made in free agency thus far. Come for the analysis, stay for the fight over Darius Miller. Oh, and if you haven’t yet – don’t forget to grab your Zion “Let’s Dance” t-shirt. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify RSS Feed Direct Download Blue Wire Network
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Pace vs Transition
Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry is known for his uptempo offense. In a league that has grown faster and faster in recent years, the Pelicans ranked 2nd in pace, at nearly 104 possessions per 48 minutes. However, looking at the transitions stats from Cleaning The Glass, the Pelicans rank 14th in the frequency of possessions that occur […]