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Pelicans Drop Another Game Against the Nuggets
I really don’t know what else to say about this team. We can discount injuries and point out the other issues, but the fact of the matter is that some of the lineups we saw tonight won’t work in the NBA. It doesn’t matter what system you use or who’s the coach. There just wasn’t […]
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Game On: Denver @ Pelicans
The 5-5 Denver Nuggets are in New Orleans tonight to take on the… ugh, 1-9 Pelicans. The injuries have been bad, but things are starting to seem worse. While the West doesn’t seem as mighty as it once did, the Pelicans have dug themselves a considerable hole. Frankly, any team with Anthony Davis should expect […]
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Watch Party Wednesday 11/18 @ Tracey’s
You’ve heard my spiel before about that this just isn’t an excuse to have multiple parties. That it’s about community. And it still remains true. So all of us at Bourbon Street Shots are excited to announce our slate of watch parties this season! And we’re doubly excited that they’ll still be at Tracey’s The Original […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 233: Total Eclipse
Michael and I are clearly starting to lose our optimism. Well, I am. Michael still is holding out hope. Regardless, we try to keep it light, talking the good we are seeing, what Gordon’s role will be when healthy players come back, and the Turkish Klay Thompson. We preview the upcoming week, make bad predictions […]
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There is no space as the Pelicans lose to Knicks
Usually when writers talk about “space” in basketball – they are simply referring to shooting. Put some shooters around the perimeter, and viola, teams have to guard them, there is room inside. That is pretty much garbage though. Competent NBA defenders know when to collapse and recover and are capable of defending 10-12 feet of […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Knicks
It’s a Noon Eastern game! In the past, that has meant losing, losing, losing! So . . . maybe this messed up team can kick the habit? It’s possible, right? It’s the Knicks! Maybe. At this point, I’m not going to bet on the team until one capable guard comes off the injury list. Ish […]
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Raptors shred Pelicans
In a repeat of the Atlanta game, the Pelicans were able to lead the game for most of the first half, and then couldn’t handle the adjustments and renewed focus of a team with simply more talent than they could field. The turnovers that killed the Raptors in the first half dried up, the Pelicans […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Raptors
We’re finally coming to the point in the season where you can actually draw a few conclusions from a teams record and performance. Well, except for the Pelicans, since we haven’t actually seen half of their projected key players on the court together. The Raptors, on the other hand, have played a good cross section […]
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Short Handed Pelicans Give Valiant Effort, Lose to Hawks
The Pelicans injury bug is so rampant, that even the color commentator isn’t immune. Joel Meyers had to do the broadcast by himself after David Wesley was forced out of action, and that was a perfect metaphor for this Pelicans season, and this game in particular. New Orleans had to travel to Atlanta, a 60 win […]
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Does This Progress Matter?
Jason: Nick, it’s been an interesting week for the Pelicans. They are clearly beyond the point where they can absorb injury and succeed consistently, but they still manage to win quarters and long stretches of time differently defined. However, in every loss so far, the Pelicans have given up a at least 8 points in […]
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The Pelicans (Finally) Won!
We won! I kept waiting for Mavericks to creep back in during the second half but nope! We won! The final score was 120-105. It wasn’t even close! Of course, it isn’t all good news as AD left at halftime with a hip contusion. X-rays were negative, though. Let’s not focus on that. Let’s focus […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans vs. Dallas Mavericks
We’re still looking for our first win. I honestly thought it was coming last game against the Mavericks, but Dirk and Deron stashed a Delorean in the locker room. So, here we are. 0-7. Can we just get a win? Is that so much to ask? Mavericks Injury Report The Mavericks don’t have anybody on […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 232: Looking for Bright Spots
Michael and I spend the first couple minutes of the podcast talking about bright spots! And if you know how long these things typically go . . . We also talk Tanking, AD being damn good, the disaster that is our backcourt, and make predictions for the upcoming games. Enjoy the podcast! Want it on […]
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Pelicans continue to lose
I’m going to boil the Pelicans issues right now to a single issue. It’s far from the only issue, but for now I feel it is the one that is the biggest problem: Their guard play isn’t cutting it. You can point go Eric Gordon and his pretty decent offensive numbers. But in my book, he’s […]
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Game On Pelicans @ Mavericks: Time to get real
Alright. We’ve been nice up to this point. We’ve looked at the upside, the possibilities, the fact this is a new system. We’ve bemoaned the injuries. And now I’m done with that. Give me a god damned win. Seriously. A win. I waited through a 3-year rebuild for what was supposed to be this season. The […]
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AD Returns to Form, But Pelicans Can’t Return to Win Column
0-5 is never a good look, but all losses are not created equally. A loss is not indicative of bad play, just like every win is not indicative of good play. Anthony Davis was fantastic tonight, and the Pelicans had stretches where they looked unguardable, but Atlanta held off every surge to win 121-115. Anthony […]
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Game On: Hawks @ Pelicans
A potential 0-5. Holy crap. Really bad teams go 0-5. This team isn’t Philly or LA, right? At least it’s the NBA, where 5 game win streaks are as common as 5 game losing streaks. You just need a soft patch of schedule and some injury luck. The Pelicans are going to try, once again, to […]
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Are the Pelicans Playing Selfish?
After their second loss to Golden State last week, coach Alvin Gentry said this about the Pelicans’ offensive performance, “I look at the stat and we end up with 22 assists and a 120 points. I thought we played a little selfish offensively to tell you the truth.” The next day, Gentry backed off those […]
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Pelicans Fall to 0-4 via 103-94 Loss to Magic – Running Diary Recap
In order to discuss and help recap tonight’s game, I enlisted the help of Eddy Rivera, an avid Orlando Magic follower (formerly of Orlando Pinstriped Post and Magic Basketball) and great basketball mind, not to mention a fellow current Chicagoan. Eddy and I had a back-and-forth email thread as the game progressed, in which we discussed some of […]
