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A Familiar Face
If you haven’t already, you should read my piece on why replacing the wings will be incredibly important this offseason. My last suggestion for fixing the issue was getting a wing facilitator. Today I want to talk more about a shooter, and it is a name that has been talked about quite a bit by Pelicans […]
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A Big Athletic Guard Looking for Playing Time
Buddy Hield could come into the season as the Pelicans’ starting 2 guard, and I wouldn’t doubt that’s what the front office is hoping for. But what if he isn’t ready? What if they want to bring him off the bench instead? If he starts, who backs him up? The Pelicans’ depth at guard is […]
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Replacing the Major Minute Getters in Free Agency
Norris Cole, Eric Gordon, Ryan Anderson, and Alonzo Gee could all wear a different uniform come next season. That is a lot of minutes to replace. Drafting Buddy certainly helps replacing the guards, but the Pelicans need to do more than replace those guys’ production, they need to improve on it. Guys like Dante Cunningham and […]
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Finding Front Court Minutes
You might not think it, but a very good argument can be made that the Pels’ #1 offseason need this year is another big. With Ryan Anderson potentially gone and Omer Asik fitting out instead of fitting in, the Pels will need to find Anthony Davis a front court partner. We’ve seen the pairing with a […]
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Season in Review: Kendrick Perkins as the Good Influence
Kendrick Perkins’ one-year tenure on the New Orleans Pelicans cannot be evaluated by the eye test at all. In fact, you can’t use stats to say how he contributed either. That makes it hard to write a season in review on him. If you root for a team that he’s never played for you probably […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Host Phoenix Suns
The New Orleans Pelicans (30-49) host the Phoenix Suns (21-58) tonight at the Smoothie King Center. The game starts at 6 pm CT (UTC -5) and is on Fox Sports New Orleans and the Pelicans Radio Network. Both teams have major issue on the court, but the Suns have been pure misery off the court, […]
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Pelicans Finally Win Against Lakers
The New Orleans Pelicans (30-49) finally defeated the Los Angeles Lakers (16-63) in the third and final attempt this season. The 110-102 win was more complete than an 8-point differential may typically indicate. The Pelicans closed the gap on the Lakers at the end of the first to just 3, but barreled over the California […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Host Los Angeles Lakers
The New Orleans Pelicans (29-49) host the Los Angeles Lakers (16-62) tonight at the Smoothie King Center. The game starts at 7:00 pm CT (UTC -5) and can be seen on Fox Sports New Orleans and heard on the Pelicans Radio Network, 99.5 FM locally. Any game can be fun, but the records of the […]
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Pelicans Dominate Battle of the Backups in 106-87 Victory over Nets
For the first 5 1/2 minutes of today’s game in Brooklyn, the Pelicans looked worse than a D-League team. Their first 10 possessions consisted of seven missed shots (two of them blocked), five turnovers, and zero points scored. Their play was sloppy, uncoordinated, and quite frankly, even worse than most expected even considering the players on the floor. Then, […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Nets
The Pelicans head to Brooklyn for a game that features only two players who would start for the majority of teams in this league, both of whom play for the opposing Nets (Brook Lopez and Thaddeus Young). Both squads have fewer wins combined (49) than five other NBA teams. The Pelicans’ projected starting lineup of Toney Douglas, Jordan […]
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Pelicans Win With 38th Different Starting Lineup
The Pelicans might only have the 25th best record in the league, but they have used the most starting lineups thus far into the season, that’s got to count for something, right? The Pels’ more recent starting lineup choices have been based on availability rather than strategy, but the type of players added in the […]
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New Pelicans Face a Difficult Task on Second of Back-to-Back
Tonight’s 8/7CT affair marks an interesting twist for the careers of many on this Pelicans team. Take James Ennis, the most recent addition to the flock. He had played less than an hour’s worth of minutes all season. After 24 last night tho, he could well double his total minutes in 2 days. Dell Demps […]
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Spurs Move to 38-0 at Home, best Home Start in NBA History
Yes the Spurs won tonight, but the game went to the final minute, a credit to the play of the Pelicans. After a fairly even first half, in which both teams struggled to score consistently, the Spurs pulled away from the Pelicans, outscoring New Orleans by 11. Falling behind as many as 18, the Pelicans […]
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Spurs Contemplate Resting Players While Pelicans Lay Players to Rest
I must admit the image above isn’t 100% accurate, the Pelicans signed James Ennis to a 10-day today. The 6′ 7″ 2013 second round pick has played a couple minutes for Miami and Memphis this year, and most recently the Iowa Energy of the D-League. Tonight could mark his 11th appearance of the season as the Pelicans […]
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Pels Out-Tanked in 99-91 Win over New York
Not a lot of defense and not a lot of good offense led to competitive match (on the scoreboard at least) between two teams who seem to have called it a season early. But to the Pelicans credit, their bad defensive possessions and offensive struggles didn’t stem from motivational issues, the team came out and […]
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Tank-Mania Monday Edition: 6th Place Pels v Now 8th Knicks
The New Orleans Pelicans (26-46) host the New York Knicks (30-44) tonight in the Smoothie King Center, tip off is for 8/7CT. Alvin Gentry is finding it hard to field a team these days, he is up to 35 different starting lineups used and the team is up to 253 games missed to injury by […]
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The Pels Have Not Gone Gently
What’s left of the New Orleans Pelicans (26-46) lost to the Toronto Raptors (49-23) predictably. As empirical probability is inexorably overcome by mathematical certainty, the half-team from New Orleans can do little to resist. Playing literal D-League players and none of their high power, high pay, high offense guys, it’s a testament to something that […]
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New Orleans Pelicans v Toronto Raptors
The New Orleans Pelicans (26-45) host the Toronto Raptors (48-23) tonight at the Smoothie King Center at 6 pm CT (UTC -5). The game will be on Fox Sports New Orleans and the Pelicans Radio Network, 99.5 FM locally. The Pelicans starters will be players under contract, but I’m not sure the details matter at […]
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Not Enough Pelicans to Defeat the Pacers
The New Orleans Pels (26-45) fell to the Indiana Pacers (38-33) in Indianapolis tonight in a 92-84 loss that was a tick closer than it might appear. It’s possible the Pelicans could have won, but, alas, they did not have enough healthy letters. The Pelicans were without anyone who can really lead a team to […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Pacers
There is a difference between tanking and not being good enough to win. Tanking implies losing on purpose, throwing in the towel, waving the white flag, not trying. If you’re rooting for that then I think you’ve lost sight of something. Having an injury list of Anthony Davis, Tyreke Evans, Quincy Pondexter, Ryan Anderson, while […]