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Pelicans out-worked by Kings
I could waste time complaining about the same things we always complain about. It’s getting a bit old, however, and why dwell on why certain guys are getting minutes? Instead, let’s focus on the real reason the Pelicans lost that game: They rarely had more than one rebounder out there – and the Kings were […]
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Game On: Kings @ Pelicans
The Pelicans wrap up the season series against the Kings at home tonight and catch the Kings on a bit of a downswing. The Kings are missing one of their trio of efficient scorers – Isaiah Thomas – and his absence is causing a surprising number of issues. Since Thomas has gone down, the team […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 177: More Wins and Neck Surgery
Michael and I talk about a pair of gutty wins, pretend the game in San Antonio never happened, and enjoy the hell out of CP3 losing. As usual, we can’t avoid talking Eric Gordon – despite him not playing a minute, and we also talk Ajinca’s situational value, Darius Miller’s big game, Michael loves on […]
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Short Handed Pelicans Destroyed by Red Hot Spurs
Most have us grew up fascinated with the tale of ‘David and Goliath.’ The world felt enormous when you were growing up and there was no better feeling than knowing that, if push came to shove, maybe you could take down giants fifty times your size like David did if ever forced to. It’s a […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans at San Antonio Spurs
The Spurs and Pelicans each come into this game with winning streaks; The Pels are at 5, while the Spurs streak is at 16. Yep, The San Antonio Spurs have not lost in the month of March, and have glided past the Thunder, Heat, and Pacers to the best record in the NBA. And while […]
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Pelicans Drop Jazz, AD Leaves with Injury
The good news is that the Pelicans managed to hold off the struggling Jazz. The bad news is that Anthony Davis went down with an ankle injury. Luckily, it didn’t appear to be anything major. Jen Hale reported that it is thought to be wear and tear. This is just another piece of bad news for a […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans vs. Utah Jazz
I don’t know whether to be confident or scared to death. The injury-maligned Pelicans have struggled against teams with winning records all season, yet they just posted a 4 game win streak in perhaps their toughest stretch of the entire season. It has been an uncharacteristic stretch of play and their recent good fortune makes […]
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3 Reasons to attend our pre-game Tweet-up this Friday
The Pelicans are on a winning streak and the season is coming to a close – those are good enough reasons to celebrate early this Friday night but here’s 3 more reasons why you should attend our pre-game Tweetup this Friday at the Little Gem Saloon. #3. Twitter is fun. Twitter is becoming a regular second screen […]
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Pelicans role players down Clippers
This is one of those games that just leaves you scratching your head. No Holiday, Gordon, Anderson, Smith, Rivers, or Roberts. Darius Miller played long stretches of the game as a point guard. Anthony Davis couldn’t stroke any of his midrange shots, scoring just 16 points on 19 shots. Tyreke scored 10 points on 16 […]
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Game On: Clippers @ Pelicans
Sometimes you get lucky in this league and you catch a real good team on a downswing or when it has a significant injury. That time is not now for the Clippers. The Clippers come into the game having lost just one of their last 14 games – and that was to Denver, in Denver, […]
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Of Course the Pelicans Will Not Retire Chris Paul’s Jersey
Just over a month ago, the New Orleans Pelicans hosted the Los Angeles Clippers for the first of two times this season. On that day, a claim was made that the Pelicans would eventually retire Chris Paul’s jersey. For their second visit, I claim the opposite. To be fair, I’m not going to sit around […]
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Five Takeaways Monty Williams Will Take From This Season
To get this out of the way, Pelicans Head-Coach Monty Williams will be back next season. Whether you think he should or not does not matter, your opinion on this will not affect the outcome. Maybe after next season, but as of right now it bears little in the discussion of building for this basketball […]
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Video Recap: Pelicans fight back in second half, cut down Nets 109-104 in OT
Mason Ginsberg and Jake Madison give their takes on the Pelicans’ come from behind victory against the Nets in New Orleans tonight. Below the video, you can find some of the themes of our conversation. Quick Hitting Highlights: After starting Davis and Babbitt against a team with no true center (Miami) on Saturday night, the […]
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Game On: Nets @ Pelicans
Tonight, the Pelicans host the Nets for the only time this season, getting their chance to avenge their early February loss in Brooklyn in which New Orleans trailed 51-28 at halftime and never recovered. Fortunately for the Pels, the Nets played a tightly contested overtime game in Dallas last night, beating the Mavericks 107-104. Brooklyn […]
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2014 NBA All-Star Weekend Look Back
Nearly concurrent with the purchase of the then New Orleans Hornets by Tom Benson was the award of the 2014 NBA All-Star Game to New Orleans. While the ownership transfer is clearly the bigger of the two items, that does not mean that the All-Star Game hosted by the now New Orleans Pelicans is not […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 175: Chemistry, Davis and the Heat
Michael and I talk about the Heat game, Anthony Davis being a foundational player, the Heat game, how the team almost won in Toronto without Davis, Chemistry, Aminu as a backup power forward, and whether Brian Roberts deserves the abuse he gets. Plus, LVPs, Paying your Debts like a Lannister, and what happened to the […]
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Talking about the Timeline
Nick just put out an article about Anthony Davis’ development timeline. Here, we talk about what that says about the timeline the New Orleans Pelicans are on. Jason: Nick, you just wrote this analytic piece about the progression of the great big men in relatively recent NBA history. When I look at the data, I […]
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Anthony Davis and His Supporting Cast Take Down the Champs
Coming into this game, we knew that Anthony Davis and Tyreke Evans would show up, but it was going to take more than just those two to take down the two-time defending champs. When word came late that Eric Gordon would miss tonight’s game, there was legitimate concern that the Pelicans just wouldn’t have the […]
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Game on: Heat @ Pelicans
Both teams are playing back to backs, with Miami coming off a tough, grind-it-out win in Memphis. The Heat have actually been fairly poor on the road (by their standards) this season, only going 20-14 away from Miami. That means, of course, that the Pelicans have a chance tonight, particularly since Dwyane Wade has only […]
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The Curious Case of Brian Roberts
Two summers ago the Pelicans offered former Dayton star Brian Roberts a spot on their summer league team, hoping that he could give a little spark off the bench when rookie Austin Rivers needed a break in the glorified pickup games. Cut to a little less than two years later and he is the starting […]