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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. We pretty much can’t get away from the badness, whether it’s Hill, Galloway, Ajinca, Hield, Asik, Jones, even Stephenson. It’s bad. But I do […]
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What Everyone is Saying and Nobody is Talking About
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. The recent trend amongst NBA experts, podcasters, bloggers, and the like is to inform us all of what everyone is saying, and nobody is talking about. And then, they so cleverly say the opposite of what everyone else is saying and begin to talk about what nobody else […]
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What Is This Process?
I decided to talk to Jason about the team building the Pelicans have done in the AD era. This was started just before the season and went through today, which makes the academic rambling perhaps a little more interesting. Nick: Jason, a new season is upon us, and excitement is in the air. Let’s put […]
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An Early Regular Season Look and a Theory
I think I think . . . Davis never wavered. The headlines were stupid this summer about him taking a step back, as these were from some experts on things who were also inexpert on Davis. Remember, the fact that many . . . but not all . . . national writers have zero sources […]
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Figuring Out Solomon Hill
Last off-season, the Pelicans made some moves, most of which were met with indifference to slight approval from fans. Well, to be fair, I think most fans were actually excited to see Gordon leave, but some of that was mitigated by seeing Ryno in Houston. Still, most of the new guys that were brought in […]
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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 this game, what questions we still have, and then try to pick a Non-AD MVP. We also pick LVP, talk about Lance a lot, […]
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Searching for Pieces
Offseason always feels like an eternity to me. After the adrenaline rush of free agency, we are exposed to the horrors of Summer League.. then we wait a few months and are rewarded with preseason pickup basketball.. I mean, NBA preseason games. There are a lot of projection models that are not, erm, high on the Pelicans […]
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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 Pelicans had an Oreb% of 29.0, good enough for 2nd in the NBA. Davis was and is simply a monster finishing around the rim, […]
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There’s Always All-Star Weekend
Before Brett Dawson (@BDawsonWrites) left for a regular gig in Oklahoma City (and a big congrats to him), I discussed the 2017 NBA All-Star Game with him. Opening Day for the NBA with an off day for the New Orleans Pelicans seems the perfect time to remind everyone that the city, and the NBA, won […]
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Pelicans Scoop: Previewing the Season
As you may have heard, I’m the new host of Locked on Pelicans. There’s even a handy little link on the right on the site. It’s part of the larger Locked on Podcast Network. One of the great things about having a podcast on every team is we’ll sometimes come together to give you a […]
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The Bourbon Street Shots Pelicans
With another NBA season set to kick off this week, I find myself thinking about where I was last year at this time. I had started a brand new job in a brand new city, and longing more than ever for the start of a new Pelicans season. It wasn’t just the fact that the […]
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A Late Preseason Look
Now we’ve seen all 6 preseason games, dealt with a couple injuries, and just 1 cut that was offset by a signing. There’s only so much to take from preseason, but they are definitely making an effort to get the passing going. Last season, the team was starved for passing. It was so starved for […]
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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 we answer in this week’s In the NO. Enjoy! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the Show or the Blog? Follow […]
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Quick Hits: Random Thoughts
Follow @mikepellissier For someone who played 4 years of college basketball, it’s crazy to see the weight that some are giving to Buddy Hield’s Summer League and preseason performances. Buddy going 3-6 from deep in a preseason game means no more to me than him throwing up bricks in Summer League. I wrote about […]
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Quick Wins and a Path Forward
We are right in the thick of the 2016 NBA preseason, and it seems as if the only buckets being filled up for the Pelicans are ones full of bad news. First, we learned that Jrue Holiday’s wife Lauren will soon have a surgical procedure to remove a benign tumor from her brain (for which Jrue […]
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Preparing For the Next NBA Trend
Larry Bird, easily considered the best shooter of his generation, hit 649 three-pointers in his career. Steph Curry hit 688 in his last two regular seasons. Larry Bird shot 37.6% from behind the arc over the course of his career. That would have placed him 54th last season, right below Portland Trailblazers 7-foot center Meyers […]
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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 a positive term). But not too deep beneath the surface talk of promising new additions lies a pretty clear picture of what to expect: […]
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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 sad Bulls, and some other teams. Really, there are other teams in that Division. Enjoy! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like […]
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Introducing: Locked on Pelicans
I’m very happy to announce that I’ll be your new host of the Locked on Pelicans Podcast. Big shoes to fill with Brett Dawson leaving, but I’m excited to be talking Pelicans everyday! We’ll have our Bourbon Street Shots writers on as guests constantly, and don’t forget about In the NO as well! Preseason has […]
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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 to tell Omer Asik. Enjoy! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the Show or the Blog? Follow @BourbonStShots