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Aerial Battle On: Hawks @ Pelicans
The Hawks are hardly a team brimming with spectacular talent. Their two most impressive players – Al Horford (injured) and Paul Millsap (newly minted all-star) aren’t exactly known for flash, but instead rumble through the league being efficient and looking up at the rim as they put home floaters and power layups. Despite the lack […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Sign Luke Babbitt
The New Orleans Pelicans have signed Luke Babbitt. The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has signed forward Luke Babbitt. Per club policy, terms of the contract were not released. Babbit [sic], who was originally drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round (16th overall) of the 2010 NBA Draft and traded […]
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Trew 2 the Game #32: Commercial Breakdowns
:: Follow Trew2theGame on Twitter :: It’s a big deal when an athlete stars in a nationally televised commercial. It’s a bigger deal when that commercial is accomplishing what it sets out to. In the case of Anthony Davis, these new Foot Locker spots are actually funny. Let’s break ’em down. The first, published January […]
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GameDay: San Antonio Spurs
In my Gameday post I try to give fans an in depth look at the Pelicans during gameday. With that said here is an in depth look at the Pelicans vs Spurs.
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In the NO Podcast Episode 168: Pelicans changing Tactics?
Michael and I talk about the different things we’ve been seeing the past couple weeks as the Pelicans defense appears to be tightening. We talk about Davis and his crazy run, Jason Smith and his season-ending injury, and discuss why Tyreke Evans has not been particularly effective. As always, we also wonder at why Withey […]
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Pelicans Picked and Rolled to death in 4th by Spurs, blow double-digit lead in 102-95 loss
After three quarters, the Pelicans were in the driver’s seat with a 76-64 lead. They managed to hold the Spurs to 42.6% shooting (2-12 from long range) and only 12 free throw attempts (including just three in the 2nd and 3rd quarters combined). San Antonio had totaled just two offensive rebounds, and though Parker and […]
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Game On: Spurs @ Pelicans
Tonight, the depleted Spurs come to town to take on the depleted Pelicans in a battle of stars and benches. The list of inactive players is a long one: Jrue Holiday, Manu Ginobili, Ryan Anderson, Kawhi Leonard, and Jason Smith. Fortunately for San Antonio, starting center Tiago Splitter returned from injury on Saturday night, though […]
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Is Austin Rivers Better?
After last season many of us were highly disappointed with the prospects of Austin Rivers being a staple for the New Orleans Pelicans moving into the future. He posted what some considered was the worst rookie-season ever. Much of this criticism was overblown quite a bit because of his family name and the praise he […]
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Starless Night
Living in the limelight The universal dream For those who wish to seem Those who wish to be Must put aside the alienation Get on with the fascination The real relation The underlying theme — Rush, Limelight New Orleans Pelicans News In seeming tribute to David West, the New Orleans Pelicans had another “and one” […]
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Pelicans Defeat the Bulls, This Time With Defense
The first time these two teams met, Ryan Anderson drained everything and Luol Deng sliced up the Pelicans defense at will. The two teams went back and forth until finally a deep three fell short and the Pelicans escaped with a 128-125 victory. Tonight was very, very different. Tonight the Pelicans won a game with […]
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Game On: Chicago Bulls at New Orleans Pelicans (Plus Babbitt, Gordon, Super Bowl picks, and More)
The last time these two met, the Pelicans pulled out a close victory in triple overtime, thanks to a remarkable effort by Ryan Anderson. Tonight, the Pelicans will be without him and the Bulls will be without their star of that game – Luol Deng. Still, both these teams have been playing surprisingly well of […]
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Understanding the Trade Market: The Layers of Asset Values in the NBA
“Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.” – Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray This little quip from Mr. Wilde would eventually be co-opted to mock economists as people who know the price of everything and the value of nothing. For non-economists, the point of this phrase was […]
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New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis left off of 2014 Western Conference All-Star Game Roster
In a relatively surprising turn of events, New Orleans superstar 20 year old big man Anthony Davis was not selected by the NBA coaches as a reserve for the 2014 Western Conference All-Star team. The list of those chosen for the team’s bench included four guards – Chris Paul, Damian Lillard, James Harden and Tony […]
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Pelicans Lose a Grind-It-Out Affair to the Timberwolves
The narrative about tonight could be any number of things. It could be that once Anthony Davis was ruled out the New Orleans Pelicans stood no chance against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Or it could be that the Pelicans played hard against a Wolves team which really didn’t look into the game and shot a lackluster […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Timberwolves
The focus could be on the New Orleans Pelicans attempting to win four straight games. I say could be because (as I said yesterday) this is all about Anthony Davis right now with his two dominant performances on both ends of the court. Tonight, against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Davis will have a a slightly tougher […]
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Pelicans Beat Cavaliers, Anthony Davis Shines
As I said in the preview the rest of the season for the New Orleans Pelicans is all about Anthony Davis. But do you want to know what was so great about the 100-89 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers? Even with Anthony Davis’ huge game, it wasn’t actually all about him. Nearly everyone who played […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Cavaliers
The Pelicans are in that precarious no mans land which NBA fans hate to see. Playoff, at least in the Western Conference, is a tremendous long shot—especially with the injuries New Orleans must still overcome. A bottom (top?) five pick might be even harder to attain given that the schedule eases up some and Jrue […]
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Trew 2 the Game #31: Anthony Davis sets internet on fire (Required Snow Day Reading)
Flights are cancelled. Schools are closed. Meeting are being rescheduled. New Orleans weather wizard Margaret Orr says that “A cold front moved through and went offshore. Cold air moved into the area. Moisture moved in from Texas. When it encounters the cold air, a wintry mix will develop“, but I think we all know what […]
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Austin Rivers is no longer Historically Awful
I felt bad for Rivers last year. It’s a bit of an understatement to say that he got slammed by most of the NBA-related media. The draft kept being referred to as a 9-man draft, with Rivers brought up at 10 as the perfect eye-rolling example of a failure. I wasn’t too kind either, […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 167: Anthony Davis going Nova
Michael and I talk about Jason Smith’s Injury, whether he or Aminu will be back next season, and where the team needs the biggest upgrade. We cover trends for the young guys on this team – the play by Rivers, Withey, and Darius Miller – and who we were most impressed with. We also talk, […]