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What’s the Plan With Asik and Ajinca?
July 1st, 2015 will be a day that every Pelicans fan remembers fondly, because it was the day that Anthony Davis agreed to a five-year extension to stay with the team for the forseeable future. What few remember, though, is it was on that very same day that the Pelicans locked up two other big […]
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Monster Night from Davis Gives Pelicans 2nd Straight Win
It’s official, y’all – Pelicans basketball is fun again. In a game that ended up being pretty close most of the way through, New Orleans protected their home court and held on to beat the Phoenix Suns 122-116. Anthony Davis led the way for the Pels, putting up a monster stat line of 32 points on 22 […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 233: Total Eclipse
Michael and I are clearly starting to lose our optimism. Well, I am. Michael still is holding out hope. Regardless, we try to keep it light, talking the good we are seeing, what Gordon’s role will be when healthy players come back, and the Turkish Klay Thompson. We preview the upcoming week, make bad predictions […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 232: Looking for Bright Spots
Michael and I spend the first couple minutes of the podcast talking about bright spots! And if you know how long these things typically go . . . We also talk Tanking, AD being damn good, the disaster that is our backcourt, and make predictions for the upcoming games. Enjoy the podcast! Want it on […]
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In the NO Podcast EP. 231: Real Games . . . Occur
Michael and I talk about the three L’s and rate how bad/good they were – along with what good things we did see in those games. That part wasn’t very long. Then, Michael profanes Larry Bird, we talk about injury news, wonder at Davis’ demeanor and preview the upcoming week. Enjoy the podcast! Want it […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 230: The Grand Adventure Begins
The Journey to the MVP begins this week for Anthony Davis against the Defending Champs. How will it turn out? Michael and I talk what we saw this pre-season, who we did and didn’t like, talk about the REAL impact from all the injuries to the Win-Loss record, and play 2nd Best and Ryan Guesses […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 229: Western Conference Preview 2 – Pelicans Landing
Michael and I walk through the decent teams in the Western Conference – including where we feel the Pelicans are most likely to land. We don’t really talk about Tyreke, because I’m so tired of injuries. Enjoy the podcast! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the Show or the Blog? Follow @BourbonStShots
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 228: Injuries and Western Conference Preview
Friggin hell, I’m sick of injuries. Mike and I talk injuries, talk Nate Robinson, Bo McCaleb, and the rest of the roster hopefuls, and then pick the guys we want to see make the team. Then we talk the bottom of the Western Conference – putting teams into the Garbage and “Meh” categories. The Lakers […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 226: Weird Defense and Davis is a God
Michael and I continue our Eastern Conference Preview! And yes, the Cavs are the top team. That’s right, I don’t care about Spoilers! Enjoy the podcast! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the Show or the Blog? Follow @BourbonStShots
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 226: Eastern Conference Preview Part 2
Michael and I continue our Eastern Conference Preview! And yes, the Cavs are the top team. That’s right, I don’t care about Spoilers! Enjoy the podcast! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the Show or the Blog? Follow @BourbonStShots
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 225: Eastern Conference Preview Part 1
Michael and I spend the first part of the podcast talking about Asik and Ajinca’s injuries and the impact, and then we get into previewing the Eastern Conference! We group the teams into tiers, and I quickly find I hate the Eastern Conference a lot more than Michael does. Part 2 will follow this weekend. […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 224: The Pelicans are back!
Pelicans basketball is back! With a pre-season game in the books, the team roster essentially set, training camp well and truly rolling and the NBA ready to get started, we return as well! We talk Cole, Perkins and Seth leaving, and then handicap the trainee camp invitees. Then we get to the important stuff – […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 223: Summer Time
Summer league is done! Babbitt and Gee have been signed, Curry is a possibility, and most Non-Cole Summer moves seen over! Wait. That means no basketball stuff for 2 months?! It’s time for that Summer Time Sadness . . . Which is still better than Jimmer Time. Amiright or amiright? Before we go for the […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 222: Free Agency Wrap Up
With most of the big moves already completed, Michael and I talk about what this off-season means to the team. Will Asik, Ajinca and Cunningham live up to their deals? Can we squee with joy over Anthony Davis resigning? What is a squee? What teams got better or worse in the conference? Plus, we answer […]
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Pelicans Scoop: Davis, Ajinca, Asik, and Free Agency
With big Pelicans news coming out in the first 24 hours of free agency, BSS writers give their opinions on five pressing questions. 1. What was your reaction when you saw AD had signed his extension? Michael McNamara: Instant relief. I knew that AD would sign it at some point this summer, but having him […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 221: Free Agency Starting Mark
Michael and I talk about the news about Jrue Holiday’s leg injury and the 76ers being fined about it, the underwhelming results of the NBA Draft, and then we get into the big fun discussion: The Draft! We talk pie-in-the-sky candidates, whether Asik should come back and at what deal, and who we think should […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 220: Staff, Gordon and the Draft
Michael and I get together and break down all the stuff that’s happened since Gentry was hired! Gordon picking up his option, staff joining Gentry’s squad, Anderson making health vows, and, of course, the DRAFT coming up! I love the draft. Hope you do too! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 219: Amin Elhassan on Alvin Gentry
The Pels pick Alvin Gentry, and Michael and I pick Amin Elhassan to come on and talk about the Pelicans new Coach. As an ESPN NBA analyst and a former member of the Suns front office when Alvin Gentry coached there, we thought his insight would be invaluable. And he doesn’t disappoint. After Amin, we […]
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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. […]