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Season Preview Finale: What Lies Ahead for the New Orleans Pelicans?
So far, Michael McNamara played the ‘What If’ game, while Mason Ginsberg took a look at best case, worst case, and realistic scenarios using the data at hand to project the season ahead for the New Orleans Pelicans. Then, Michael Pellissier broke down the schedule month-by-month and came up with his own projection. In the […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Sweep the Magic
The New Orleans Pelicans enter the regular season on a high note, defeating the Orlando Magic for a second time this preseason, 101-82, bringing the nearly meaningless preseason record to 7-1. The Pelicans started strongly, outscoring the Magic 21-11 in the second 6 minutes of the first quarter. After a few minutes into the second, […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans at Orlando Magic
The preseason is finally coming to an end, and the real games are about to begin, but not until the Pelicans play the Magic one more time. In their first meeting in Jacksonville, Anthony Davis was simply dominant; scoring 29 points, grabbing 9 boards, logging two steals, and swatting 4 shots in 31 minutes. Brian […]
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The Golden Month and a New Beginning
Man, I used to love Charizard. He could fly, breathed fire, and had some kick-ass wings to boot. “It can melt almost anything, its breath inflicts terrible pain onto its enemies. It uses its wings to fly high. Its fire’s temperature increases as it becomes more experienced. It flies around the sky in search of […]
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Preview: Miami Heat at New Orleans Pelicans
It’s the first game day of many for New Orleans Pelicans fans, and even though it’s preseason you can expect a big and excited crowd looking for the first W on our home floor. LeBron James and the Miami heat appear to be adequate competition, especially after emerging the frontrunners for MVP and NBA champions […]
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Tour of the Renovated New Orleans Arena
The New Orleans Pelicans will open the preseason on Wednesday in a renovated New Orleans Arena. Many of the backstory has been covered extensively (overview, blueprints, in-work photos). Here are the highlights of the renovations, followed by the main points of the backstory and notes. For the complete set of pictures, check out the media […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Launch Junior Training Camp Program
Today, the New Orleans Pelicans announced the Launch of the Pelicans Junior Training Camp Program. The program is focused on helping students in the Gulf Coast region live healthy and active lifestyles in an effort to end childhood obesity and to prevent Louisiana youth from starting the use tobacco products. Ryan Anderson, who is a […]
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The 2013-14 New Orleans Pelicans – A Statistical Projection
With the NBA regular season opener only about a week away, time is running thin to make projections in regards to how the Pelicans will fare this year. In other words, it’s time for yours truly to make predictions that will almost certainly end up being wrong at season’s end. In many instances – such […]
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Pelicans Squeak by Washington, Remain Undefeated
In a game that could be only characterized as devastatingly ugly, the Pelicans edged the Washington Wizards 93-89 to remain undefeated in the preseason and in their time as the Pelicans. The Pelicans recovered from a weak 3rd quarter and outscored Washington by 10 in the fourth quarter behind some strong play by Brian Roberts […]
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One Step Closer
One step closer to the promised land Your mind’s a liar again One step closer to the bleeding heart A bandage for the wound — Saigon Kick, One Step Closer New Orleans Pelicans News The New Orleans Pelicans have gone 2-0 since the last news piece, bringing their preseason record to 5-0. The Pelicans trounced […]
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Eric Gordon Plays, Pelicans Look Sharp, Beat the Thunder
I tend to be on the more cautious side of things when it comes to the Pelicans. I seem to be on the lower end of the win prediction spectrum; and I tend not to put too much stock into preseason displays and results. But I’m setting that all aside tonight because the Pelicans 105-102 […]
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Weakside Eyes: Gauge Your Frontal Lobes!
The New Orleans Pelicans are currently riding on the limo of the unbeaten! As I write this, I stiff arm those that have asked, “Now do you think they’ll be a playoff team?” My stiff arm is followed by a few slaps with a cold, wet washcloth . . . the charitable side of me […]
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New Orleans Pelicans’ Eric Gordon to Play Tonight Against Thunder
The New Orleans Pelicans are on the road tonight to face off against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Tulsa at 7. The game is not being televised in New Orleans but the game will be on FS Oklahoma and appears to be on League Pass tonight according to the Cox guide here in New Orleans. […]
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Atlanta Hawks at New Orleans Pelicans at Biloxi
The New Orleans Pelicans play a game designated as a home game for them in Biloxi at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum against the Atlanta Hawks. The game starts at 1 CDT (UTC -5) and does not seem to be televised by either team. WWL will be covering the Saints, and the Hawks will not have […]
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Overturning Jrue Holiday’s Turnover “Issue”
Much has been made of Jrue Holiday’s turnovers in the first three New Orleans Pelicans preseason games. In fact, Ryan took note of them before they happened. For the purposes of this article, we take the 2013 preseason statistics to date and the idea that they predict regular season performance without quibble and examine Holiday’s […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Training Camp Bodies
Waiting for someone to call And turn your world around Looking for an answer To the question you have found Looking for an open door — Rush, Something for Nothing New Orleans Pelicans News The New Orleans Pelicans have gone 2-0 since the last news piece, bringing their preseason record to 3-0. The defeated the […]
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Peeking Inside the New New Orleans Arena
The New Orleans Pelicans held a Select-A-Seat event at the New Orleans Arena today. We used this opportunity to peek behind the curtain and see the renovations. As noted before (generally, and via blueprints), the Arena is getting some serious work, to the tune of $50m. The inside and outside will be changed. For those […]
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How It Starts, How It Ends
Time is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings Watch it count down to the end of the day The clock ticks life away — Linkin Park, In the End New Orleans Pelicans News The New Orleans Pelicans had their first preseason game last night and defeated the Houston Rockets, 116-115. […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Win First Preseason Game, Lose Tyreke Evans
The first outing for the New Orleans Pelicans was a win on the scoreboard and a loss on the depth chart. With Eric Gordon and Ryan Anderson not playing (Coach’s Decision), the Pelicans entered the game without key offensive cogs and a solid defender in Gordon. Then, after scoring his 7th point, Evans injured his […]
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New Orleans Pelicans at Houston Rockets: First Preseason Game
At long last, the New Orleans Pelicans will pre-take the floor for the pre-first time against their division rivals and new NBA must-see team, the Houston Rockets. The game will be played at the Rockets’ home, the Toyota Center in Houston. CSN Houston will begin their broadcast at 7 p.m. CDT (UTC -5), but the […]