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Jrue Holiday – Is It Really That Bad?
When the Pelicans signed Jrue Holiday to a 5-year, $126 million contract, they figured they would be getting their third key All-Star. He would help bolster the Pelicans roster with scoring...
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5 Pelicans Facts for 5 Games This Season
The New Orleans Pelicans currently sit at 2-3 to start the year. Their losses are on the road to Memphis and Portland with one at home to Golden State. Their wins...
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Pelicans should not take moral victories, but…
Despite my last post here warning fans not to freak out while starting point guard Rajon Rondo is out recovering from sports hernia surgery, the New Orleans Pelicans are off to...
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Pelicans’ injury curse strikes again, but don’t freak out
As I prepared to make my personal debut for Bourbon Street Shots, the all too familiar voodoo curse that comes in the form of injuries came for starting New Orleans Pelicans...
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Pelicans May be Ready to Trigger NBA Hard Cap of $125 Million
Over the past week or so, Jason and I have published multiple articles on how Jrue Holiday’s contract impacts the Pelicans’ salary cap situation, even suggesting a possible player to target...
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Jrue Holiday Officially Re-Signs with the New Orleans Pelicans
As of this afternoon, Jrue Holiday has signed his 5 year, $126 million contract extension with the Pelicans. Holiday verbally agreed to this extension less than 12 hours after free agents...
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In the NO Pod Ep. 287: Jrue and a Free Agency Malaise
Mike and I get together to do a deep dive into the impacts of the Jrue Holiday signing – and then we start talking about everything else that could happen. Trades,...
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Jrue Holiday Signs 5-Year Deal With Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans signed Jrue Holiday to a 5-year deal. The fifth year is a player option, and the deal is worth between $126m and $150m total, depending on incentives...
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Is Jrue Holiday “Clutch?”
**All stats from NBA.com** Clutch is not what you think. It’s not what Skip Bayless thinks and it’s not what Biff from the bar thinks, which is, crudely, “is this player...
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Pick and Roll Engine Wanted
Jrue is a good player. He can shoot a bit. He can dribble a bit. He is one of only a handful of point guards who have a real impact on the...
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Jrue Holiday will set the baseline for the 2017 free agent point guard class
The summers of 2012 and 2013 felt important for the future of the point guard position in the moment, but together they now especially feel like a definitive moment. Because many...
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The Defensive Conundrum with Jrue Holiday
Jrue Holiday and his role with the New Orleans Pelicans has been a hot topic over the past two months. But let me be clear on one thing: in a vacuum...
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Pelicans Off-Season Q&A: Looking Backwards & Ahead
Earlier this week, Rafał Kamieński (a writer for Pelicans.pl, a polish website dedicated to covering the New Orleans Pelicans) asked me a few questions related to the key decisions awaiting the...
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Jrue Holiday Owes Nothing to the New Orleans Pelicans
I’m going to be coming in like a hot take, but Jrue Holiday owes nothing to the New Orleans Pelicans. You know what this is about and, as I wrote earlier...
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The Specifics of a Jrue Holiday Max Contract
With the regular season effectively over for the New Orleans Pelicans all eyes turn towards the offseason. And any discussion about the offseason starts with free agent guard Jrue Holiday. While...
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The Jrue Holiday Decision
Almost immediately after the New Orleans Pelicans traded for DeMarcus Cousins there was talk of the Pelicans finally having their own “Big 3.” Cousins, Anthony Davis, and Jrue Holiday. And while...
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Why Are the Pelicans Struggling on the Glass?
The DeMarcus Cousins era for the New Orleans Pelicans has not gotten off to the flying start many thought would occur. Struggles abound in multiple areas, and while some make sense...
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Musings on the Start of the Boogie and the Brow Era
On the surface the early returns for the Pelicans after the DeMarcus Cousins trade haven’t looked good. For a team with playoff expectations a 2-5 record after acquiring and All-Star isn’t...
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Casspi Out 4-6 Weeks with a Broken Right Thumb – Do the Pelicans have a Decision to Make?
Shortly after last night’s game, it was announced that new Pelicans small forward Omri Casspi broke his right thumb after making contact with Eric Gordon when trying to steal ball from him (because...
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The Pressure Cooker
[[Everyone please give a warm welcome to the newest member of the Bourbon Street Shots team: Brendon Kleen. Enjoy his first post for the site and give him a follow on...