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Game On: Pelicans Host the Heat
While it seems the plug has been pulled on the season, there are still 13 games left to play and tonight the New Orleans Pelicans host the 40-29 Miami Heat. The previous matchup was one of the ugliest games ever witnessed on Christmas Day, and it somehow went to overtime. Forcing people to watch more […]
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Pelicans Sweep Kings, Now Know They Aren’t THAT Bad
Well the Pelicans put together a really good performance tonight. Ball movement, great debuts, whacky lineups, and, well, not a lot of defense, led to a pretty entertaining night overall. Davis had 27-14-2-2, just a typical night for him these days. Anderson found his groove, as I mentioned in the pre-game a trip back home […]
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GameOn: Pelicans Travel To Sacramento with Season Series in Hand
The Pelicans have won all 3 matchups with the Kings so far this season but sit 2 games behind them in the league standings. What a season it has been, with just 18 games left a top 5 draft pick is within grasp. One win in their last 9 has put the Pels just 3.5 […]
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In the NO Episode 249: No Way to Escape Lottery Balls
Graham McQueen joins me to talk about the last two weeks of bad basketball, injuries that we are nearly numb to at this point, and whether we are full on Tank lovers now. We talk Jrue Holiday playing off the bench still, pick the most appalling Pelican Stat line, and try to figure out if […]
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Pelicans Show A Lot in Loss to Hornets
After a 4 game losing streak that all but put the final nail in the coffin containing a lifeless corpse of an unidentifiable large bird inside, New Orleans came out and went down 17 points in consecutive games. But in both those games they showed some character, battling back to win the 1st one, and […]
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Game On: Pelicans Go Back to their Roots against the Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets are on a 4-game winning streak that has pushed them up to 34-28 and the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference standings. Kemba Walker has recorded 3-straight 30+ point games as he continues to impress in his career season. Meanwhile the Pelicans just ended a 4-game losing steak with a win on […]
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Pelicans’ 3rd Quarter Breakdown Against The Wizards Is a Familiar Story
All ball movement stopped and defensive break downs ran wild. Davis couldn’t get the ball and no one knew what to do when he couldn’t. And when the offense wasn’t flowing like it should, Alvin Gentry finally decided made a change: he just benched the guards. After a very lackluster first half that ended with […]
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What is Left to Watch For?
(Note: Graham McQueen was a big help on this and contributed a lot of valuable thoughts.) The All Star break has come and gone. The trade deadline passed with a whimper. 55 regular season games have happened, and the Pelicans are 22-33. The playoffs are a long shot and quickly approaching impossible. Considering this offseason some […]
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Revisiting the Point: Untouchable
Well it wasn’t the most exciting trade deadline and a lot of Pelicans fans are disappointed about it. It seems the franchise stood pat, but in reality the Pelicans took a step forward down the road. At the very least we learned that this is the team New Orleans is going to finish the season […]
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Pelicans Scoop: Another Trade Deadline Letdown
Hundreds, nay thousands, of trade machine proposals were thrown around the interwebs by Pelicans fan, yet nobody got it right. Jarnell Stokes for a protected 2nd round pick was not the move Pelicans fans were hoping for. Some wanted a guy who could help them win now, others wanted a young prospect, and most wanted […]
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Pelicans Make the Cavaliers Play all 4 Quarters
The Pelicans were able to somehow fight, compete, and stay around for most of the game, but could stop the Lebrons from taking control in the 4th. It was a 4-pt game heading into the the final frame despite the Pels being down double digits multiple times. They were in the game thanks in large […]
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Game On: Pelicans in Cleveland
The New Orleans Pelicans take flight to the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio to take on the East-leading Cavaliers in their 50th game of the season tonight at 6:30 CT. The Pels have now lost 3 in a row and are coming off a morale-sapping 99-96 defeat against the Los Angeles Lakers, their second […]
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Jrue Holiday Ends the Pelicans’ January with a Bang
Almost 3 weeks ago the Pelicans’ season looked over. At 11-26 following a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, it seemed the Pelicans were destined to “blow it up” and fight for a high draft pick rather than post season play. Since that game the Pelicans have gone 7-2, with with a chance to make it […]
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Game On: Pelicans Host The Brooklyn Nets
A win today against the Brooklyn Nets would be the 6th win for New Orleans in the 8 games since a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers just over 2 weeks ago, a loss that had dropped the Pels to 2nd worst in the West. A win would move the Pelicans within 3.5 games of […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 243: One Shining Moment
Graham McQueen joins me this week to talk another winning week for the Pelicans! That’s two winning weeks now! Despite our usual trashing of members of the Pelicans team, we do pick out one shining moment from each of the five games we cover. One of those shining moments may or may not have been […]
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Pelicans On a Hot Streak?
Since the demoralizing loss to the Los Angeles Lakers that saw New Orleans drop to second-to-last place in the West at 11-26, The Pelicans have managed to win 3 games in a row, and 5 out of their last 6, a feat that has produced a pleased Alvin Gentry, a first for New Orleans. After […]
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A Focus on the Point
Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans, the two “point guards” for the New Orleans Pelicans. One is considered by the fan base to be part of the future, the other is considered a terrible fit so far. Pelicans fans have been increasingly frustrated with Tyreke Evans’ ability to run the offense, and increasingly pleased with the […]
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Pelicans Remind Everyone It Isn’t How You Start but How You Finish
After going down by as many as 17 points in the first half, the Pelicans were able to turn it around and beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-99. It is the 3rd win in 4 games for the Pels, and a good start to their 7-game home stand if they hope to get back in the […]
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Game On: Pelicans vs Timberwolves
Well this is it. At 13-27, the Pelicans sit 4.5 games out of the 8th seed in the West and just 1 game out of the 4th seed in the Tank. Starting tonight the Pels enjoy a 7-game long home stand. At the end of it, the direction of this team should become much clearer. […]
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Old Habits Die Hard
I want to share something I was taught with you. Now it isn’t that complex of an idea, and you may already have an understanding of its message but basically it goes like this: To change who you are you have to change how you think and how you act. Ground breaking stuff I know. […]