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Two Waits Are Over
The grass was greener The light was brighter The taste was sweeter The nights of wonder — Pink Floyd, High Hopes New Orleans Pelicans News The New Orleans Pelicans revealed their jerseys this week, ending a long wait that many fans endured anxiously. The NBA schedule will be released Tuesday, August 6 at 5 pm […]
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The Oden Chase Was Fun, But Tuesday’s Schedule Release is Far More Important
After a hectic couple of weeks that saw the Pelicans add an All-Star point guard, a 23 year old former ROY, and several intriguing role players, fans were waiting for the cherry on the sundae. Our sundae appears cherry-less after Greg Oden chose to sign with the Miami Heat, but I can (and will) argue […]
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Several Free Agent Options Still Available for the New Orleans Pelicans
For the last three weeks, the New Orleans Pelicans have been hoping to add Greg Oden to their already promising young core. On Friday night he decided to sign with the Miami Heat instead, leaving the Pelicans with a room exception and nobody to spend it on. Or so it seems. The truth is that […]
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Weakside Eyes: Summer Reading, Part 3
I enjoy sharing from my many notebooks that I used during my years coaching high school and college and in my twenty-one years as an NBA analyst and clinic speaker. To this day, I am adding to my journals notes about the game that has been very good to me. As a coach, you have […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Uniforms Unveiled
The New Orleans Pelicans unveiled their jerseys today at a press conference at Pelicans Practice Facility on Airline Drive. Forwards Jason Smith, Anthony Davis, and Ryan Anderson, were on hand to model the custom uniforms along with All-Star guard, Jrue Holiday. Children were in attendance, lining the runway the players used to model the uniforms, […]
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Weakside Eyes: Summer Reading, Part 2
“It doesn’t pay to be good at something that rarely happens in a ball game” Be good at what happens in a basketball game. Sounds self explanatory, but it needs to be explained because it reminds us that the basics will forever rule basketball performance. Passing Ball handling Shooting Defensive situations Good coaches include these […]
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Making the Leap
Yesterday, James Grayson took a look at the Pelican push for the playoffs. Today, I look at whether the leap that will be required of the Pelicans this season is feasible from a historical perspective. Can a team that finished with a 27-55 record and as the 5th worst team in the NBA make the jump to […]
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Weakside Eyes: Summer Reading
I will monitor and carefully observe Anthony Davis to see if he will improve his defensive work as far as alertness and proper reactions and proper reads/rotations… place this in the “he better” file Will Withey display the required footwork in defending vs pick and rolls? Is he a true shot blocker or a player […]
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Trew to the Game #5: The State of New Jerseys
In 2005 the state of New Jersey wanted a new state slogan. The five finalists were revealed, the people voted and all was happy. The eventual winner was “Come See For Yourself” which you actually can see for yourself right here, courtesy of a still standing tall Governor’s Action website. What about the other four […]
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Sharp Dressed Men
Clean shirt, new shoes And I don’t know where I am goin’ to. Silk suit,black tie, I don’t need a reason why. They come runnin’ just as fast as they can Coz’ every girl’s crazy ’bout a sharp dressed man. — ZZ Top, Sharp Dressed Man New Orleans Pelicans News Three members of the New […]
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Playoff Contention Not A Guarantee for the New Orleans Pelicans
There is a great deal of excitement following the New Orleans Pelicans these days. Free-Agency brought in former rookie of the year Tyreke Evans. The draft presented an opportunity to pick up “All-Star” point-guard Jrue Holiday. Amongst the entire buzz there remain a lot of unanswered questions. Positivity is something new to the reformed basketball […]
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Trew 2 The Game #4: Let’s Go the Polls
Welcome to the fourth weekly installment of the lighter side of Pelicans reporting, Trew 2 the Game. Not a lot of action this week as Greg Oden remains unsigned, Dell Demps remains awesome and the remains of the Hornets brand appears to be heading back to Charlotte (but we all saw that coming, right?). In […]
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Rolling the Bones
We go out in the world and take our chances Fate is just the weight of circumstances That’s the way that lady luck dances Roll the bones — Rush, Roll the Bones New Orleans Pelicans News The New Orleans Pelicans time at the Las Vegas Summer League came to and end with losses to the […]
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The Pelicans won’t impress your average NBA stat guy
A lot of us are pretty high on the Pelicans latest team transformation. In a single off-season the physical profile of the team has changed dramatically as Dell Demps has added young athletes and shooters to a perimeter that was devoid of them. For the first time in a decade, the team now has multiple […]
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Lasting Impressions From Summer League in Vegas
After watching perhaps the greatest NBA Finals I have ever seen, I was tempted to dismiss Summer League before the week even began. That Finals had six, possibly seven sure-fire Hall of Fame players, one of the greatest coaches of All-Time, and clutch shot after clutch shot on the biggest stage imaginable. Summer League in […]
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New Orleans Pelicans fall to Wizards in Summer League Finale
“The next step with Austin is getting him to knock down that mid-range shot.” That was Coach Bryan Gates on Thursday, when asked about the evolution we have seen in Austin Rivers’ game and where he still has to go. On Friday, Rivers wanted to show that he is ready to take that next step. […]
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Paint Percentage
We need more paint.. lots more paint. Follow @palochak New Orleans finished ranked 15th (tied) in offensive efficiency, but despite having a respectably efficient offense, possessions were often stagnant and horrifying to watch. Possessions where the ball would slowly swing around the perimeter or the lead guard would get his momentum stopped before he […]
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Weakside Eyes: It’s Summer League
Jimmy, did ya see dat move? Did ya see what he did? The kid is gonna be a star, Jimmy! Calm down kid, it’s the Summer League . . . plus, ya see who was guarding him? — Uncle Jimmy giving advice to Lil’ Nicky Bops Resist the emotional pull of the moment NBA Summer […]
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Denver Nuggets Three Point Barrage Takes Down the Pelicans
George Karl has often said that on some nights there is simply nothing you can do to avoid a loss. The other team just has “one of those nights,” and it just happens to be against your team. That was what happened to the Pelicans today, as the Nuggets started off red hot from deep […]
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Beneath the Screen: Spacing vs. Positioning
Since the 2013 NBA finals ended, much has been written about floor spacing and how important it is to NBA offenses. People look at the 3-point specialists of both the Spurs and Heat and talk about how these players are vital to spreading out a defense, making these shooters critical to their team’s success. With […]