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New Orleans Pelicans Head Coaching Tournament: Ettore Messina v. Mike D’Antoni
Ettore Messina By: Christopher Louis Romaguera Theoretically, Ettore Messina has the most interesting and effective offensive schemes out of any of the potential head coaches for the New Orleans Pelicans. He also may be the biggest gamble, having never been a head coach in the NBA or collegiate level. Messina has coached in nearly every […]
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How the Pelicans Can Make Room For a DeAndre Jordan Max Contract
A report came out yesterday saying that there was some tension between Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan this season. If that is the case, and DeAndre Jordan goes into free agency with an open mind, it would make sense for Dell to pursue him. That is the easy part. The hard part is meeting his […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Head Coaching Tournament: Stephen Silas vs. Ime Udoka
The Case for Stephen Silas By: Michael McNamara When Stephen Silas was first hired by this organization (I know the Hornets history has gone back to Charlotte, and the name has changed, blah, blah, but it was THIS organization), many people thought it was just nepotism rearing its ugly head and a father getting his […]
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Season in Review: Jrue Holiday
It’s disheartening to once again give Jrue Holiday an “Incomplete,” as he missed more games than he played this year for the second season in a row. Next year, the third year in his four year deal, Holiday won’t be graded as an “Incomplete”. Playing or not, he is what he is, next year. Offense […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Head Coach Tournament: Jeff Van Gundy vs Mark Jackson
The Case for Jeff van Gundy by: Mason Ginsberg 9 full seasons as a NBA head coach. 8 playoff appearances. 430-318 (.575) career record. Only one losing season (mainly because Yao Ming & Tracy McGrady both missed significant time). Want a coach who knows what it takes to win? Look no further than Jeff Van […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Head Coach Tournament: Alvin Gentry vs. Mike Malone
Alvin Gentry by: Chris Romaguera Alvin Gentry’s letter of recommendation list is as impressive as anyone’s. It kind of comes off as a trailer to a movie where every actor has won or been nominated for an Oscar or Golden Globe. He’s been an assistant coach for everyone from Larry Brown to Mike D’Antoni, Terry […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Head Coach Tournament: Sean Miller vs. Tony Bennett
The Case for Sean Miller By: Michael McNamara All of the coaches in this tournament bring something great to the table, and it’s just a matter of figuring out which things you would like to add to the pieces already in place. In my opinion, two of the areas where I want to see improvement […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 218: Coaching Vacancy
Expectations were shattered with the firing of Monty Williams this week. Michael and I get together to talk about the timing of the firing, impacts it might have on AD and team acquisitions, and whether the way it was done indicates anything about Dell Demps’ power in the organization. Then we get into the good […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Season in Review: Jeff Withey
Sometimes things just don’t break your way–and for Jeff Withey, the offseason addition of Omer Asik all but promised that he would not see many minutes. It’s not that Withey doesn’t have NBA talent–he does–but he’s not as good as Davis, Anderson, Asik, or Ajinca, and this year, he struggled to get any minutes on the floor. […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Head Coach Tournament: Fred Hoiberg vs. Kevin Ollie
The Case for Fred Hoiberg by: Michael McNamara Where do I begin? It seems like I have been banging the Hoiberg drum for so long that I don’t know how to sum up why I think he will be the perfect Head Coach for this franchise concisely. I guess I should start with what I […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Head Coach Tournament
We have had draft pick tournaments and mid-level exception tournaments, so it’s only natural that we should do a tournament for the biggest hire in the franchises history. The 16 coach bracket is pictured above and the matchups will come at you hard and fast, as we try to move through it before Dell and […]
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Season in Review: Quincy Pondexter
A Summary Quincy Pondexter is one of 4 players on the Pelicans who is under contract beyond next season (the other 3 being Evans, Holiday, and soon to be Davis). He was brought in for his second stint in New Orleans on January 12th, 2015 in a 5-player trade that sent out Austin Rivers to […]
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An Early Look at the Candidates to Replace Monty Williams
Now that Monty Williams has been relieved of his head coaching duties, it is time to look forward and try to figure out who will be the next guy in charge. The issue is that we don’t fully know who is calling the shots, and as you will see by my list, that could make […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Season In Review: Omer Asik
In Spain, Omer Asik told Monty/Anthony Davis he just wants to rebound/defend. Upon hearing that, Davis’ smile was “like the Kool-Aid Man – Jim Eichenhofer, Pelicans.com It’s been talked about everywhere, whether the Pelicans should re-sign Omer Asik. New Orleans was surging towards the playoffs thanks in large part to their improved defensive play. Their […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Season in Review: Ryan Anderson
Ryan Anderson’s 2013-14 season was unfortunately cut far too short as a result of an in-game collision in early January with the Celtics’ Gerald Wallace. Prior to that accident, though, Anderson was having the best shooting season of his career, hitting about 41% of his 3-point attempts to go along with a career low turnover rate of […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Season In Review: Alexis Ajinca
Alexis Ajinca is not a core player to the Pelicans. But he is a rotation guy, a bench big, and during the 2014-2015 season the New Orleans Pelicans relied on their bench quite a bit to step up when starters went down with injuries. Did he do an admirable job? Does his performance this season […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Season in Review: Anthony Davis
I couldn’t figure out where to start this article – for as much of the individual brilliance that I’ve witnessed from Anthony Davis over the past few years, writing about how amazing he is feels like trying to prove gravity. Everyone already knows it exists, and everyone knows that Anthony Davis is on a trajectory that most […]
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The New Orleans Pelicans’ 2015 Salary Cap Situation
With the New Orleans Pelicans’ 2014-15 season now officially at an end, it is time to start thinking about the summer and where the team stands within the rules of the salary cap. Our resident expert, Jason Calmes, will likely go into more detail later in the offseason, I thought it would be a good idea […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Season in Review: Luke Babbitt
At the age of 25, Luke Babbitt is by almost all standards a young guy. Of course, it is a bit different in the NBA. After 5 years, most would agree that we pretty much know who Luke Babbitt is as a player. Still, I wouldn’t call him old, but I would call him mature. That […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Season In Review: Tyreke Evans
Let’s get one thing straight – If it weren’t for Tyreke Evans this season, the Pelicans wouldn’t have sniffed the playoffs. He is a polarizing player that can be seen by some as an unstoppable offensive force and by others as an out-of-control liability, but both camps agree that he is as tough as they […]