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Bourbon Street Shots NBA Draft Party – Baton Rouge Edition
For the first time ever, our site will be putting on a watch party in both New Orleans AND Baton Rouge. For those of you in Baton Rouge who are avid readers of our site – we haven’t forgotten about you! On the night of the NBA draft, we’ll be teaming up with Pluckers Wing […]
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Everything You Need to Know About Dario Saric (Updated)
I said in the last podcast that it was clear to me by this time in the process that Austin Rivers would be the 10th pick, but that this year was way different and I had no idea what the Pelicans would do with the sixth pick. I don’t feel that way anymore. Even though […]
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Sixth Pick Tournament Round One: Otto Porter, Jr. vs. Dennis Schroeder
In another Round One matchup, Georgetown small forward Otto Porter, Jr. squares off against German point guard Dennis Schroeder. The Case for Otto Porter (McNamara) Darius Miller. That is how the depth chart currently reads at the small forward position for the New Orleans Pelicans. Al-Farouq Aminu’s option wasn’t picked up and Xavier Henry is […]
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Sixth Pick Tournament Round One: Alex Len vs Shabazz Muhammad
In the second match-up in round one of the Sixth Pick Tournament, Michael Pellissier and Ryan Schwan face off, arguing the merits of drafting Alex Len vs Shabazz Muhammad. Read and vote for your pick at the bottom. The Case for Alex Len (Pellissier) True 7-foot centers always carry a high level of intrigue because […]
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Sixth Pick Tournament Round One: Trade Down vs. Anthony Bennett
In the first match-up in round one of the Sixth Pick Tournament, Mason Ginsberg and Joe Gerrity face off in a battle between trading down in the draft and Anthony Bennett. The Case for Trading Down (Ginsberg) What a lay-up of a first round match-up this is! Arguing in favor of a very realistic possibility […]
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The Missing Piece: Trading out of the 2014 Super Draft
Though I always try to do the pieces in this series as objectively as possible, two things have become blatently clear to me in this last week, and as a result, this Missing Piece will be more subjective than any of the others. The two things are as follows: 1.) The 2014 NBA Draft appears […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Sixth Pick Tournament
And we’re back! After an incredibly successful Tenth Pick Tournament last year, we are proud to debut our bracket for the Sixth Pick Tournament today. The First Round will kick off on Monday and the tournament will stretch all the way through the Eve of the NBA Draft. This year, we have 16 contestants; thirteen […]
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New Orleans Pelicans at the Draft Combine: Day Two
A list of things that stood out on day two at the combine. To read about day one, click here. Cody Zeller is more David Lee than Andrew Bogut As much as Zeller hurt his stock yesterday by measuring poorly, he helped himself today with athletic testing. There is no way he can be a […]
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The Missing Piece: Playoff Scouting, Draft Ranking, and Summer Planning
The season has now officially come to a close for the Pelicans, and now we are just a few short weeks away from perhaps the biggest off-season in franchise history. The cornerstone is in place, a sharpshooter has been found, and our oft-injured premier scorer has given us some reason to hope he can be […]
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The Missing Piece: Scouting Shabazz
When scouts, GM’s, fans, coaches, and media really start to shift their focus to the NBA Draft, no player will be more polarizing than Shabazz Muhammad. Nearly every mock draft heading into the college basketball season had Muhammad as either the #1 or #2 pick, but since then he has had be mired in contraversy. […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Lottery Projections – One Final Look
With just one week until the end of the 2012-13 NBA regular season, we take one last look at where the Hornets stand among the other lottery-bound teams. First, each potential lottery team’s record and remaining schedule: Charlotte Bobcats (18-60) – at Detroit, vs. Milwaukee, vs. New York, vs. Cleveland Orlando Magic (20-59) – vs. […]
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5th, 6th, or 7th – What the Numbers Say About Where We Will Draft
We will know in 9 days how many lottery balls we will have for the May 21st Draft Lottery. Some teams have seperated themselves, and now the Hornets find themselves in a tier with Detroit and Sacramento fighting for the 5th, 6th, and 7th spots in the draft lottery. Detroit has 26 wins, while New […]
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The Missing Piece: Building an Advanced Team
Last Week, the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference took place in Boston, and some interesting presentations were made that might or might not influence decision makers in the NBA, both now and in future generations to come. There is an old school vs. new school debate going on right now in NBA circles, with the […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Lottery Projections (updated through games on 4/3/13)
With three quarters of the 2012-13 NBA season in the books, it’s impossible to avoid looking towards the 2013 NBA draft this summer. Given each team’s remaining schedule, where are the Hornets most likely to end up? It’s a question on everyone’s minds, but likely one that not many want to talk about. Though many […]
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The Missing Piece: International Imports
I hate not knowing. Hate it. I pride myself on knowing every side of the argument, researching every possible solution and then moving forward with well-thought out forecasts and solutions that have a foundation of probability, or at the very least, extreme possibility. In my Missing Piece last week, I laid out the different college […]
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In the NO Podcast Episode 74: D-day Wrap-up
D(avis) Day is here! Michael and I recap the draft, argue about Austin Rivers vociferously, talk more calmly about Darius Miller, and then try to figure out what this draft means for players like Belinelli, Aminu and Henry. Last, we debate the potency of the Hornets backcourt. It was a good night, people! Enjoy the […]
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Hornets Select Anthony Davis With First Overall Pick
“With the first pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, the New Orleans Hornets select Anthony Davis” — NBA Commissioner David Stern.
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Hornets 247 Live! Pre-Draft Video Chat
Please join us and keep the questions coming as we discuss all the rumors and possibilities right up to the first pick.
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Tenth Pick Tournament Finals: Damian Lillard vs. Trade Up
Sixteen have been widdled down to just two as Damian Lillard faces off against the option of Trading Up in the Tenth Pick Tournament
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The Value of a Draft Pick – and the Hornets Picks
It’s time for my annual “Value of a Draft Pick” post, where I once again point out what a crapshoot the Draft is for anyone not picking at the top of the draft. Oh wait, we’re picking first! Pessimism Begone! As always, I’ll start by explaining my methodology and ranking system, and then summarize the […]