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Game On: Pelicans vs. Detroit Pistons
The Pelicans are one game and one win into a seven game home stand. It feels like every week we move the goal posts with this team and set a new point of no return/move on date. Well, if the Pelicans can’t run through this series with a relatively strong record (i.e. 5 to 6 […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 242: Can the Pels be bad OR good enough?
Nick Lewellen joins me as we recap the week – a winning week(!) – and show ourselves to be terribly conflicted by talking down most of the team while doing so somehow. Sheesh. Then we play “20-20 Hindsight”, “Which team is worse”, and “Stop me when you hear a player you wouldn’t trade Eric Gordon […]
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The Pelicans take down the Jazz
Well, I suppose my pessimism in the preview paid off as the Pelicans defeated the Jazz for their second road win of the season. While it wasn’t a perfect game for the Pelicans, they did a lot of things right. Look, it was only our 7th win of the season. It is worth celebrating. Here […]
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Game On: Pelicans at The Utah Jazz
The Pelicans are in Utah tonight to take on the Jazz, who are coming off a pretty rough week. They’ve dropped their last three, but they’ve had a tough schedule including two games against the Thunder. Then there was that game against San Antonio… Of course, they Jazz couldn’t hope for a better matchup tonight as […]
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Finding the Real Eric Gordon
The stat line doesn’t tell the whole story, and if that’s all you looked at, you might think Eric Gordon has had a relatively consistent season. The truth is that Gordon has been up and down. He’s had a few incredibly efficient games, but he’s also put up a few stinkers. Variance in player performance […]
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Another Frustrating Loss for the Pelicans
And this one started off so well. In the end, it didn’t matter as the Pelicans dropped their 14th game this season. Tonight, they lost 113-104 to the Memphis Grizzlies. For some perspective, here is the Pelicans scoring by quarter: 38, 27, 20, and 19. The Grizzlies, on the other hand, pulled out in front […]
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Game on: Pelicans vs. Grizzlies
Well, the calvary has arrived! Tyreke Evans and Norris Cole are questionable tonight, but they’re expected to play “unless something bizarre happens” according to coach Gentry. But that doesn’t mean anything, right? I mean this team has never had bizarre luck with injuries… Anyway, here’s to hoping! Seriously, it does sound like Tyreke is going […]
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Making Sense of Omer’s Minutes
As far as recent history goes, this past week wasn’t a bad one for Pelicans fans. Ryno looked better than ever, and AD went back to destroying worlds. Still, there was one lingering question. Where was Omer Asik? Well, he was on the bench. Why? It seems like some of that was answered in the […]
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Pelicans Drop Another Game Against the Nuggets
I really don’t know what else to say about this team. We can discount injuries and point out the other issues, but the fact of the matter is that some of the lineups we saw tonight won’t work in the NBA. It doesn’t matter what system you use or who’s the coach. There just wasn’t […]
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Game On: Denver @ Pelicans
The 5-5 Denver Nuggets are in New Orleans tonight to take on the… ugh, 1-9 Pelicans. The injuries have been bad, but things are starting to seem worse. While the West doesn’t seem as mighty as it once did, the Pelicans have dug themselves a considerable hole. Frankly, any team with Anthony Davis should expect […]
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Does This Progress Matter?
Jason: Nick, it’s been an interesting week for the Pelicans. They are clearly beyond the point where they can absorb injury and succeed consistently, but they still manage to win quarters and long stretches of time differently defined. However, in every loss so far, the Pelicans have given up a at least 8 points in […]
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The Pelicans (Finally) Won!
We won! I kept waiting for Mavericks to creep back in during the second half but nope! We won! The final score was 120-105. It wasn’t even close! Of course, it isn’t all good news as AD left at halftime with a hip contusion. X-rays were negative, though. Let’s not focus on that. Let’s focus […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans vs. Dallas Mavericks
We’re still looking for our first win. I honestly thought it was coming last game against the Mavericks, but Dirk and Deron stashed a Delorean in the locker room. So, here we are. 0-7. Can we just get a win? Is that so much to ask? Mavericks Injury Report The Mavericks don’t have anybody on […]
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Are the Pelicans Playing Selfish?
After their second loss to Golden State last week, coach Alvin Gentry said this about the Pelicans’ offensive performance, “I look at the stat and we end up with 22 assists and a 120 points. I thought we played a little selfish offensively to tell you the truth.” The next day, Gentry backed off those […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans vs. The Orlando Magic
The Pelicans have had a rough start to the 2015-16 season. The Orlando Magic know the feeling. Both teams have started 0-3 and look to get back on track tonight at 7 PM central time in the Smoothie King Center. The Orlando Magic The Magic are coming off of 3 close losses to the Wizards, […]
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Week in Review: Thoughts on the Pelicans’ Rough Start
Nick Lewellen: Well, that was a trying week for Pelicans fans. We’ve played three games, and we’ve collected three losses. Relative sample sizes aside, I think we both have things to say about the Pelicans’ new fast-paced look and their first week. So, I’ll start off easy. Give me some of your impressions, take-aways, comments, […]
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The Warriors get their Rings and a Win on Opening Night
It’s never fun to write about these types of games. First, it’s a loss, and no one enjoys that. Second, it was just a weird game. AD was off. Kendrick Perkins was on. Ish Smith looked like he’d gelled with the team despite signing yesterday. It was just… strange. Still, it’s hard to be too […]
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Game On: New Orleans Pelicans vs. Golden State Warriors
And we’re back! Welcome to the first Game On of the 2015-16 NBA season. The Pelicans are taking on their familiar 1st round foe the Golden State Warriors. Let’s get right into it. The Golden State Warriors There’s been a lot of off-season talk about the Warriors and their place in history, but there is […]
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Pelicans Scoop: Season Preview Edition
1) The big story out of training camp was injuries. How do you see these early season injuries affecting the Pelicans both in the short and long term? Can they stay afloat? Ryan Schwan: I want to say “crippling” but that’s overstating the case. It is more like . . . losing a toe? The […]
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The Development of Anthony Davis 2.0
Last year, I wrote my favorite piece ever for BSS called The Development of Anthony Davis. I enjoyed it so much that I decided to run it back this year. The original post was long and detailed. I’m not going to repeat a lot of the set up or analysis here. If you have questions, […]