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Is Dell Demps in “Win Now” Mode?
There is no question that Pelicans GM Dell Demps spent assets and cap space this year to stock the team with talent. That has resulted in many pundits declaring that Dell Demps was responding to directives from an Octogenarian owner to “win now”. The question – is that an accurate statement? First, what does “win […]
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Pelicans Win the Game and in Position to Win the War
Anthony Davis is the future of this organization, and the future is now. Following a season where Davis dealt with some injury issues and was overshadowed nationally by Damian Lillard and Andre Drummond, he is now ready to take his place amongst the elite players in the NBA. Offensively, we saw the entire repertoire – […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans at Dallas Mavericks
Dallas fans will get their first look at their teams’ new additions, while most Pelicans fans still have not seen theirs do to lack of television coverage in the area. Honestly, it is a shame the way the NBA treats the preseason, and if this keeps up it will be reason number 643 why the […]
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How It Starts, How It Ends
Time is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings Watch it count down to the end of the day The clock ticks life away — Linkin Park, In the End New Orleans Pelicans News The New Orleans Pelicans had their first preseason game last night and defeated the Houston Rockets, 116-115. […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Win First Preseason Game, Lose Tyreke Evans
The first outing for the New Orleans Pelicans was a win on the scoreboard and a loss on the depth chart. With Eric Gordon and Ryan Anderson not playing (Coach’s Decision), the Pelicans entered the game without key offensive cogs and a solid defender in Gordon. Then, after scoring his 7th point, Evans injured his […]
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New Orleans Pelicans at Houston Rockets: First Preseason Game
At long last, the New Orleans Pelicans will pre-take the floor for the pre-first time against their division rivals and new NBA must-see team, the Houston Rockets. The game will be played at the Rockets’ home, the Toyota Center in Houston. CSN Houston will begin their broadcast at 7 p.m. CDT (UTC -5), but the […]
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Monty’s Rotation: Taking a Shot in the Dark
We’ve had three seasons now to try to figure out how Monty Williams likes to manage his rotations, so with that amount of data in our corner you would think we might be able to project his plans for all the new pieces. After hours of looking over New Orleans five man units and his […]
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NBA Rank and the Pelicans
Every year, ESPN runs a segment called “NBA Rank,” where they rank the top 500 players in the NBA. They are in the midst of this process right now, and before the final results are divulged, I thought it might be a good time to take a peek at last year’s results and see if […]
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Pelicans Scoop: Media Day Edition
1) Monty Williams said Tyreke Evans needs to be on the court with shooters to be most effective. What do you think will be Evans’ most standard lineup and how will he be used? Michael Pellissier: Mason and I were actually tweeting about this earlier. My guess is that Ryno will be a staple of […]
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Trew 2 the Game #14: More on Media Day
This column appears every Tuesday exclusively on Bourbon Street Shots. What’s a Christmas, birthday, anniversary, graduation and new year’s eve party all in one? For a lot of NBA junkies it’s media day. Pelicans fans have been lucky, as a steady stream of Crescent City Basketball information has been running our way since the day […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 147: Larry Coon talks Pelicans future in NO
Larry Coon joins the show to talk about Pelicans basketball – how the league is dealing with small market teams, what the tighter luxury taxes mean to teams in all markets, and gives his take on Dell Demps’ strategy of looking for “Young Veterans”. Lots of good stuff here. Thanks to Larry Coon for coming […]
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Pelicans Media Day 2013: Playoffs on the Mind
There was no shortage of playoff chatter at the first ever Pelicans media day, with some players going so far as to say that it’s the only real barometer for success this season. With a state of the art practice facility, an owner who wants to win now, and a brand spanking new identity, the […]
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Jrue Holiday and the Turnover Problem
Jrue Holiday isn’t an advanced statistician’s dream player. Scoring, rebounding, stealing – these are all areas in which he’s only performed at an average level over the full course of a season. (If you take his season last year before Doug Collins threw the whole team under the bus, he looks fantastic, but as a […]
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Learning to Fly
I’m learning to fly around the clouds But what goes up must come down I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings Coming down is the hardest thing — Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Learning to Fly New Orleans Pelicans News Media Day for the New Orleans Pelicans is today, and training camp starts […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 146: Pelicans Basketball Returns!
In our first Podcast of the new Season, we bring on special guest Kevin Pelton to talk projections for the team. Will Anthony Davis be the next NBA superstar? What are the biggest question marks about this team? Is Tyreke really regressing? It’s all answered here. Enjoy! Give us a call to sound off! 504-322-3333. […]
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Finding Fast Freddie
As if the constant churn of NBA personnel is not fast enough, the New Orleans Pelicans franchise’s former instability combined with its talented General Manager have kept the Pelicans, and New Orleans Hornets, from keeping players around long enough to really being identified with the franchise. Chris Paul was with the team for six years, […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Season Preview: Playing the ‘If’ Game
This time of year, all 30 NBA fan bases are playing the ‘If’ game. In Portland, fans are thinking the playoffs are a lock, “If Lamarcus Aldridge buys in, CJ McCollum duplicates what Damian Lillard did last season, and Robin Lopez defends the pick and roll as well as his Synergy stats said he did.” […]
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Trew 2 the Game #13: The Elephant in the Practice Facility
Facebook likes, tweets, comments and Google + shares are much appreciated here at Trew 2 the Game. It helps us grow the column. It’s like internet confetti streaming over our keyboards here at the Bourbon Street Shots office. Thanks for your support and we’ll see you next week for column #14! Last week the Pelicans […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Practice Facility Tour
The New Orleans Pelicans have been using the new practice facility for a few weeks, but last week they gave a tour of the franchise’s new jewel. The Practice Facility Saga A practice facility was part of the deal that brought the Hornets to New Orleans, but the building did not materialize. When the franchise […]
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So Good Together?
Tell you ’bout the world that we’ll invent Wanton world without lament Enterprise, expedition Invitation and invention Yeah, so good together Ahh, so good together We could be so good together Yeah, we could, know we could — The Doors, We Could Be So Good Together New Orleans Pelicans News The New Orleans Pelicans gave […]