-
Jameer Nelson signing is worth losing Crawford, should help offense
Jameer Nelson, who was cut last week by the Denver Nuggets ahead of his age-35 season, is exactly what the Pelicans need from their backcourt rotation, especially until Rajon Rondo returns from injury. Without Rondo, the Pelicans have been forced to alter the identity they crafted around Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins in training camp. […]
-
Sprinkling in Some Long 2’s
Wednesday night in Memphis, the Pelicans looked good in the first quarter, and things unraveled to start the second. The game was about even until a Memphis run in the third, and the Pelicans were really never close again. There were several things going well for New Orleans throughout the game: Rebounding, getting to the […]
-
42 Sense: Season Ahead
The New Orleans Pelicans tip off the season tonight against the Memphis Grizzlies. At long last, we find the Pelicans in a key season. Each season you’ve heard (elsewhere) how this is make or break for some reason or another. This time I’m telling you: this one is a watershed season. As noted in the […]
-
In the NO Pod Ep. 292: Ryan Raps and Season Launches
I pay up on the bet, delivering the finest rap you’ve ever heard. The finest. If you want the file by itself, let me know on twitter. Follow @SchwanBSS After I blow your mind with that, we then talk pre-season and reasons to be optimistic or terrified for the upcoming season. We seem split 50/50 […]
-
Pelicans’ injury curse strikes again, but don’t freak out
As I prepared to make my personal debut for Bourbon Street Shots, the all too familiar voodoo curse that comes in the form of injuries came for starting New Orleans Pelicans point guard Rajon Rondo’s soul. At this point, the injury bug practically feels like a mundane right-of-passage for anyone that joins the Pels’ roster. […]
-
42 Sense: Season Behind
In advance of the New Orleans Pelicans kicking off the 2017-2018 Season against the Memphis Grizzlies on October 18th, I’m going to share some thoughts on several areas of interest. To start with, we need to look at how we got here. Business The Pelicans sit among the smallest markets in the NBA by every […]
-
In the NO Pod Ep 291: Pre-season take-aways and Rondo’s Injury
Hey look, the Pelicans are down 2 starters to begin the season. One day, they’ll just be used to this, I guess. We talk a lot about the pre-season. Who will finish games, are Boogie and Davis better staggered or not. What does Rondo being gone mean for the PG position. We cover a lot! […]
-
Overreacting to the first Pelicans preseason game
After a long (very long) off-season we finally had our first action of New Orleans Pelicans basketball. With so much conjecture as to how well the team will perform this season, it was nice to be able to see some substantive play. And we all know that whatever happens in the very first pre-season game […]
-
How NBA Draft Lottery Reform Could Impact the Trade Deadline
The new NBA lottery reform provides the same draft odds for the worst three teams and smooths out the odds of the remaining non-playoff teams. Here are my thoughts on one potential impact it may have – how certain teams approach the trade deadline. First things first, do not get things too twisted. Bad teams […]
-
Solving the Riddle That is the Pelicans Rotation
The New Orleans Pelicans spent this summer putting together a talented, yet somewhat confusing roster. In a league that has run from the big man like the plague, it contains perhaps the two best big men in the league. In a league that values shooting, it has perhaps the two least respected perimeter shooters in […]
-
In the NO Pod Ep 290: Rest of the West
After dispatching the Hot Garbage teams in the West in part one of the pod, Mike and I start with the teams fighting for the playoffs and go through the pile. Pels are in this pile! Enjoy! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the Show or the Blog? Follow @BourbonStShots
-
In the NO Pod Ep 289: Q-pon, Dante, Line-ups and Hot Garbage
Mike and I talk about Q-pon’s revelations, Dante re-signing and make some guesses about line-ups. Then we talk about the Western Conference teams that are Hot Garbage! Enjoy! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the Show or the Blog? Follow @BourbonStShots
-
In the NO Podcast ep 288: Final Summer Moves and Eastern Conference Preview
We’re back and dropping a long pod for you! Mike and I talk the final roster moves of the summer, going back from Rondo, through Ian Clark and Tony Allen, and then start the real meat of the episode: The Eastern Conference! We talk all the teams, including those known colloquially as Hot Garbage! Enjoy! […]
-
The New Movement is Hosting Another Monthly Hangout For Pelicans Fans Tonight
Who: You! Plus members of Pelicans media (blogs, podcasts, radio, TV) What: A chill “let’s hang out and get hype for the upcoming season” meetup (9:30-10:30) followed by a live recording of “Locked on Pels” inside the theater at 10:30p Where: The New Movement, the only full time New Orleans comedy venue. 2706 St. Claude […]
-
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 the gods’ favor, hope still remains that they shall one day look down upon New Orleans basketball sufferings and answer the many cries for […]
-
The New Movement is Hosting a Monthly Hangout For Pelicans Fans
Who: You! Plus members of Pelicans media (blogs, podcasts, radio, TV) What: A chill “let’s hang out and get hype for the upcoming season” meetup (6:30-8:00) followed by a live recording of “Locked on Pels” inside the theater at 8:00p Where: The New Movement, the only full time New Orleans comedy venue. 2706 St. Claude […]
-
Pels Scoop: Schedule
The Pels schedule is out, so I thought it might be useful to bring some guys together for some light schedule analysis. 1. Expected Record by Month 2. What do you think is the softest part of the Pels schedule? Jake Madison: February seems to be the easiest part. […]
-
Grainy Defense
[youtube id=”INZsZPbLdSQ” width=”620″ height=”360″] “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 the dust settled on April 15th, 2015, the New Orleans Pelicans found themselves in possession of the final seed in […]
-
Change Change Change
It’s been quite the interesting offseason for the New Orleans Pelicans, at least from where I sit. The team’s lone significant move was to sign Jrue Holiday to a large deal. Combining that with other contracts on the books, even extended into the pre-offseason, the rest of the team’s moves have been Out: Tim Frazier, […]
-
Ian Clark might be the New Orleans Pelicans’ best offseason signing
It’s a situation the Pelicans aren’t accustomed to, in which free agents are willing to take less money or a lesser role in order to be a part of the organization. Never a premier locale in the NBA, it has taken the arrival of DeMarcus Cousins to push the team toward this kind of legitimacy. […]