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New Orleans Pelicans’ Mid-Season Report Card
With the New Orleans Pelicans’ season now officially halfway complete, it is a good time to take a look back and see how the team has fared relative to expectations. In this relatively high-level post, I start out by putting things in perspective with the team’s first half schedule, followed by player/coach grades accompanied by both quick notes to […]
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Pelicans’ Late Game Defense Seals 101-99 Victory over Thunder
Instead of starting this recap with words, let’s start with a beautiful, beautiful picture: This chart, my friends, displays the Oklahoma City Thunder’s shots during the final 5 minutes of the 4th quarter tonight. THIS is what many were expecting when Omer Asik joined forces with Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday in the Big Easy. While the […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: Nick Young vs. Andray Blatche
In today’s MLE Tournament, Lakers’ guard Nick Young goes head-to-head with Wizards’ big man Andray Blatche. Don’t forget to vote at the end, and for all the matchups so far, click here. Nick Young (3 years for $13 million) By Ryan Schwan I can feel you smirking right now. To you, there’s nothing I can say that […]
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New Orleans Pelicans MLE Tournament: CJ Miles vs. Jordan Hill
In today’s MLE Tournament, Cavaliers swingman CJ Miles goes head-to-head with Lakers big man Jordan Hill. Don’t forget to vote at the end, and for all the matchups so far, click here. CJ Miles (3 years for $8.5 million) by: Michael McNamara For me, this battle comes down to one simple question; What do the […]
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Glory Days: Balanced Offensive Attack Leads Pelicans to 121-105 Road Win over 76ers
Glory Days is a series that takes a look back at the 13 magical games where the Pelicans key players were all healthy and playing together. This is Game #6 in the series. For a look at all the Glory Days posts in this series, click here. After winning their first three games with all key […]
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Season in Review: Alexis Ajinça
Nearly two months into the 2013-14 NBA season, the New Orleans Pelicans announced the signing of 7’2″ center Alexis Ajinça after buying him out of his contract with Strasbourg of the Euro League. Ajinça was the 20th pick in the 2008 NBA draft, playing sparingly in his first three seasons before deciding to head back to France to […]
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New Orleans Pelicans NBA Trade Deadline Rumor Mill
Thursday, February 20th, 2 PM The 2014 NBA trade deadline comes and goes with no movement from the New Orleans Pelicans. Update: Wednesday, February 19th, 10 PM Ramona Shelburne reports that the Pelicans are one of three teams to be in negotiations with the Lakers for big man Jordan Hill. New Orleans could use their […]
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Is Austin Rivers Better?
After last season many of us were highly disappointed with the prospects of Austin Rivers being a staple for the New Orleans Pelicans moving into the future. He posted what some considered was the worst rookie-season ever. Much of this criticism was overblown quite a bit because of his family name and the praise he […]
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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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New Orleans Pelicans Summer League Preview: What to Watch for in Vegas
Tyreke Evans, Jrue Holiday, Anthony Davis, Eric Gordon, and Ryan Anderson might be the most impressive finishing five in New Orleans basketball history. Al-Farouq Aminu was brought back to take another crack at the starting small forward position, as Dell apparently chose him over more established players at the positions. Jason Smith appears fully recovered […]
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The One Question I Need Answered by Tyreke Evans
The last 72 hours have been nerve wrecking. First, we hear that our sights are set on Andre Iguodala, then the news comes out that Dell will be meeting with Tyreke Evans at 12:01 on the first day of free agency. The rumor was that he had a huge offer in hand. Reports of the […]
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SF Prospect: Tyreke Evans
The Basics Height: 6-6 Wingspan: 6’11” Weight: 220lbs Experience: 4 years Teams: Kings Quick Hits Scoring mentality Acrobatic finisher around the basket Good length and decent defensive ability/potential Poor decision maker Below-Average Shooter His Offensive Game Coming out of college Evans was seen as a prolific scorer with excellent defensive potential. In the NBA this […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Free Agency Tracker
The New Orleans Pelicans appear to be one the most active teams in free-agency thus far with links to a number of prolific players. This article will have all the updates and rumors as they are spread across the interwebs so stay tuned. Evans Wants Change of Scenery, Will Sign Offer Sheet With Pelicans According […]
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Pelicans Draft Day Links & Resources
Happy Draft Day, everyone! This post should fill all of your needs up until and throughout the NBA Draft tonight. For draft rumors as it pertains to the Pelicans, click here. We will be updating that page throughout the day with anything we hear that could hold weight. For the official Bourbon Street Shots mock […]
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The Missing Piece: Scouting the NBA Combine
By the time the next ‘Missing Piece’ is published, the NBA Combine will have come and gone and the draft lottery will be just three days away. On May 16th and 17th, the top NBA prospects will be put through a series of athletic tests and will have the opportunity to introduce themselves to some […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 135: Henry Abbott on Lillard v Davis and CP3 a Pelican?
This may be my favorite podcast I’ve ever recorded. Michael and I talk CP3 – Michael makes his case for him returning to New Orleans – and where else he could go. We talk all kinds of prospects, and then we bring on TrueHoop.com Maestro and Portland Trailblazer Fan to talk Lillard winning the ROY […]
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Season In Review: Lance Thomas
For many reasons, Lance Thomas’ journey into the NBA was an unlikely one. At Duke he won a national championship as little more than a role player. He wasn’t a scorer, not a terrific rebounder, nor a dominant athlete. So how did he end up as a rotational NBA player despite large obstacles in his […]
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Season in Review: Darius Miller
When the New Orleans Hornets were miraculously able to swap both Emeka Okafor and Trevor Ariza’s contracts – two players who were owed a combined $43 million over the 2012-13 & 2013-14 seasons – in exchange for a $13.7 million buyout of Rashard Lewis’ contract, that deal was more than enough for most. Therefore, it […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 134: Gerry V on Scouting, Davis, Rivers and Collins
Michael and I are joined by Gerry V to get an insiders glimpse into what the scouting process will be for the Pelicans. We talk about how to look at prospects, which is harder to coach – offense or defense – and what Davis and Rivers should each be doing this summer to get better. […]
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Season In Review: Jason Smith
On March 1st of this year, Jason Smith was officially declared out for the remainder of the season. It was a tough season for Smith physically, but despite all the injuries he racked up, it was by far his most productive on the court. Even though he was playign with a partially torn labrum for the […]