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Anthony Davis has his streetcar operating license
The Pelicans debuted a new video intro, theme song, and possible battle cry last night before tip-off in Portland. If you missed it, get caught up: PELICANS OPEN 2015 from FSN Creative Content Group on Vimeo. It’s a huge improvement over hype videos of the past. For one, it has multiple locations. Adding a local […]
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Trew 2 the Game: The Louisiana Basketball History Museum
On the latest episode of Trew 2 the Game, I am joined by Jason Calmes to fantasize and speculate about the upcoming Louisiana Basketball History museum in the Smoothie Kind Center. Stream the podcast right here at Bourbon Street Shots (look to the right!), right here on It’s New Orleans, Stitcher, or subscribe on iTunes.
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Alvin Gentry Observations from :07 Seconds or Less
While this Jack McCallum book was published way, way back in 2007 (back when New Orleans gave Morris Peterson 4 years 23 million) it’s an addicting read of a basketball team that most states not named Arizona don’t bother banking in the memory. It’s extra relevant to us, Pelicans fans, as Chief Pelican Alvin Gentry was […]
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What if New Orleans Beat San Antonio in the 2008 Playoffs?
It’s still a sore subject amongst hypothetical water coolers in New Orleans, so let’s put on our What If Spacesuits and dive into the outer space possibilities that the Pelicans Hornets defeated the Spurs in that dastardly Game 7. Now what? Ryan Schwan joins me for a trip down memory lane. Stream the podcast right here at Bourbon […]
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What if New Orleans lost the Anthony Davis lottery?
Aside from a relocation or a rebrand to Angels, the worst case glad-that-didn’t-happen scenario for Crescent City basketball fans is that we didn’t get Anthony Davis. The good news is that Davis is here, in New Orleans, playing for the Pelicans. But it’s the offseason and your body needs more Pelicans to digest. So we’ve […]
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Dancing with Anthony Davis
The MVP of the Crescent City, the richest man in a New Orleans jersey, the future dominator of hung banners in Champions Square, Anthony Davis, could have added another trophy to his case this Summer. From TMZ Sports via the talented basketball stable over at DimeMag, we learned today that Anthony Davis turned down an offer […]
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Where should the Pelicans D-League team be based?
[Listen to the latest episode of the Trew 2 the Game podcast for a playful overreaction to the Kendrick Perkins signing plus more D-League chat] The Fort Wayne Mad Ants are not only the D-League affiliate of the New Orleans Pelicans, they are also the affiliate for the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, and […]
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Trew 2 the Game: NBA Schedule Wish-List
While the NBA schedule release doesn’t hold the same weight in New Orleans like the NFL schedule release does, it’s becoming increasingly interesting to Crescent City residents as we prepare for life-with-a-super-duper-star. Do we have a shot at playing the Warriors in Oakland on opening night? Are we in the running for a Christmas Day […]
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The Marmoset as Anthony Davis
Anthony Davis is the future of the NBA and the future of the NBA can do whatever he wants, including keeping a marmoset as a pet. They are, however, not supposed to be kept as pets. From MarmosetCare.com: Marmosets are wild animals and have very particular requirements It is impossible to provide an environment as […]
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Podcast: Making a Pelican Playoff donut + a chat with Pelicans communication manager Lindsey Mitchell
Last year I collaborated with District Donuts (the very, very good restaurant on Magazine Street) on making a special edition donut to celebrate the first final home game of the year for the New Orleans Pelicans. We threw a party at the restaurant, people came, Dell Demps came, and we talked basketball while eating a crazy basketball-team […]
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A How-To Guide for Hosting a Playoff Game in New Orleans
Important events require careful, clever planning. Surprise parties, international trips, festivals, New Orleans comedy festivals, cross-country road trips, graduations, and most relevantly to you, fine reader, a postseason basketball game. Specifically a postseason basketball game in New Orleans, the city still proudly holding the big game championship belt. Final Fours, Super Bowls, All-Star Weekends, College […]
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Podcast: A diehard Warriors fan and Oakland comedian shares three reasons the Pelicans have no chance
On this special Monday edition of Trew 2 the Game Oakland native and fellow stand-up comedian Joey Devine joins Chris on the show. He gives us 3 reasons why the Pelicans have absolutely no chance of beating the Warriors. Chris responds with 3 very doable not-insane-at-all reasons why the Pelicans could possibly (maybe) beat the Warriors. Listen […]
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YouTube Play-by-Play: The Pelicans Enter the Building
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SQa48DcX1E Imagine if you will, this above Pelican (video contains NSFW language, by the way) as a sort of mega-tron version of the New Orleans Pelicans NBA franchise. The face is Anthony Davis, determined and focused. The eyes are Jrue Holiday (right), Tyreke Evans (left). The rump is Omer Asik, the chest is Eric Gordon. Keeping […]
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Mascot Wars: New Orleans vs. Golden State
You’ve read a lot about the matchup between the young pup Golden State Warriors and the younger pup New Orleans Pelicans and you’re going to read a lot more. While you’re soaking up the analytics, the advanced metrics, the head-to-head history of these squads, consider taking a dip in what many (read: just me) believe […]
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My Night Behind the Bench and on TV: Pelicans vs. Warriors
If I’m being honest, I believe that at every sporting event I’ve ever attended that the team I was rooting for had a chance to win. This confidence, this way-of-living was no different when I walked into the Smoothie King Center earlier tonight. It didn’t change when word got out that the Warriors were calling […]
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The New Orleans Pelicans vs. Mardi Gras
The Pelicans missed a lot of shots last night, both on the court and off. The game recap tells you what happened on the court. Here’s what happened off. It’s Mardi Gras season and there is no way to compete with Mardi Gras head-to-head. Maybe if our three best players were active. Maybe if we were […]
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The Greatest Pelicans Commercial of All Time
My feet and hands are as sore as they’ve ever been as I spent the majority of Tuesday giving a standing ovation to the Pelicans staff, Pelicans players, and whoever gave this project the thumbs up. Witness the triple-double of online promotional videos, the Bill Russell of ticket plans: You need to see the original? […]
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Preparing for the Weekend at the Smoothie King Center
We have a basketball team, that basketball team has Anthony Davis, and that man and that team are facing off, at home, against two of the hottest teams in the league this weekend. There’s bound to be a lot of riff-raff at the Blender. Let’s talk about it. Lebron James and Stephen Curry are very […]
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The first-ever showdown between the Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans
Tonight the Charlotte Hornets face the New Orleans Pelicans. The last time the Hornets played in New Orleans was April 14th, 2013. The first time the Hornets played in New Orleans was October 30th, 2002. That game was against the Utah Jazz, who used to be the New Orleans Jazz. The New Orleans Jazz last […]
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New Pelicans Shirt from Dirty Coast plus Pep Rally October 27th!
The Pelicans Pep Rally is going down tomorrow night at Dirty Coast from 6:00-8:00p with free beer, a new Pelicans shirt for sale, and good ole chit-chat-chatter from Pelicans fans. Come hang! Free beer, for real: Hope to see you tomorrow night! More info on the Facebook event.