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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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There is no space as the Pelicans lose to Knicks
Usually when writers talk about “space” in basketball – they are simply referring to shooting. Put some shooters around the perimeter, and viola, teams have to guard them, there is room inside. That is pretty much garbage though. Competent NBA defenders know when to collapse and recover and are capable of defending 10-12 feet of […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Knicks
It’s a Noon Eastern game! In the past, that has meant losing, losing, losing! So . . . maybe this messed up team can kick the habit? It’s possible, right? It’s the Knicks! Maybe. At this point, I’m not going to bet on the team until one capable guard comes off the injury list. Ish […]
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Raptors shred Pelicans
In a repeat of the Atlanta game, the Pelicans were able to lead the game for most of the first half, and then couldn’t handle the adjustments and renewed focus of a team with simply more talent than they could field. The turnovers that killed the Raptors in the first half dried up, the Pelicans […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Raptors
We’re finally coming to the point in the season where you can actually draw a few conclusions from a teams record and performance. Well, except for the Pelicans, since we haven’t actually seen half of their projected key players on the court together. The Raptors, on the other hand, have played a good cross section […]
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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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Pelicans continue to lose
I’m going to boil the Pelicans issues right now to a single issue. It’s far from the only issue, but for now I feel it is the one that is the biggest problem: Their guard play isn’t cutting it. You can point go Eric Gordon and his pretty decent offensive numbers. But in my book, he’s […]
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Game On: Hawks @ Pelicans
A potential 0-5. Holy crap. Really bad teams go 0-5. This team isn’t Philly or LA, right? At least it’s the NBA, where 5 game win streaks are as common as 5 game losing streaks. You just need a soft patch of schedule and some injury luck. The Pelicans are going to try, once again, to […]
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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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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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For All the Wrong Reasons: Omer Asik
It’s been several weeks since the New Orleans Pelicans 2015 offseason action, for the most part, came and went. The offseason has been met with mixed reviews. I do think that the offseason is correctly judged as mixed: I see it as good from some perspectives, bad from others. On the surface, then, I agree […]
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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, […]
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Short-Handed Pelicans Need Preseason Overtime to Lose to Magic
After four quarters, the New Orleans Pelicans had 101 points, matching that of the hosting Orlando Magic. Nate Robinson scored the Pelicans’ only field goals in the extra period. after 19 seconds and at the buzzer. Davis added a pair of free throws, but the Magic scored 9 between Nate’s buckets, and the Magic won […]
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Davis Returns as Pelicans Play the Magic
The New Orleans Pelicans play the Orlando Magic tonight at 6pm CT (UTC -5). The game is in Orlando at the majestic Amway Center, is not being televised, and is available locally on the radio network, 99.5 FM in New Orleans, or the Pelicans app. Nothing new to report on the injury front that is […]
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Some Pelicans Against More Rockets
The New Orleans Pelicans take on the Houston Rockets tonight at 7 pm CT (UTC -5) at the Toyota Center situated above the underground part of downtown Houston. The game is on 99.5 FM locally, on the Pelicans radio network regionally, but Houston has local TV coverage. This is not faithfully accurate . . . […]
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Pelicans Sign Nate Robinson
The Pelicans announced today that they have officially signed guard Nate Robinson (photo by Shinya Suzuki). The 10 year NBA veteran has played for 7 different NBA teams. Last year, he appeared in 42 games for the Nuggets and Clippers, where he averaged 5.7 points, 2.3 assists, and 1.2 rebounds in just over 14 minutes […]
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New Orleans Pelicans, Anthony Davis Visit Chicago
The New Orleans Pelicans play the Chicago Bulls in Chicago at Monday at 7pm CT (UTC -5). The game is on NBA TV and the Pelicans radio network, 99.5 FM locally. The Pelicans list their probable starters as Cunningham, Davis, Evans, Gordon, and Perkins, though Gordon is questionable with back spasms. (Gordon played just 10 […]