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Top 3 Schedule Requests for the New Orleans Pelicans 2019-2020 Season
NBA schedule heads, I humble stand before you with a mere handful of requests intended to maximize entertainment for the most intriguing team in your league. New Orleans is not like most places and with all due respect to spots like Milwaukee and Minnesota and their plethora of things to do year-round, they have no […]
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In The N.O. Episode 14: The Pelicans are on a Win Streak!
Shamit and Mason discuss the Pelicans’ recent 3 game winning streak. Can the team sustain this success on a tough road trip ahead? Come listen to the schedule breakdown and our predictions. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify RSS Feed Direct Download Blue Wire Network
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A Different Look at the Remaining Schedule, Part 9
The New Orleans Pelicans are in the Playoffs (congratulations), and there is not much to the remaining schedule. Graphics and such are out there, but I’m going to wrap this series up by laying out the 16 cases (4 remaining important games), at least enough to see how it plays out for the Pelicans and […]
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A Different Look at the Remaining Schedule, Part 8
The New Orleans Pelicans are in the Playoffs (congratulations), and there is not much to the remaining schedule. I’m going to leave much of the work to the world, but I’m going to wrap this series up by laying out the 32 cases (5 remaining important games), at least enough to see how it plays […]
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A Different Look at the Remaining Schedule, Part 7
Punchline: The Pelicans are in a good position to make the Playoffs. They control their own destiny, have one game worth of cushion to keep control. They are guaranteed top-6 if they win out. Note: Updated Monday with some omitted info, details after Jazz win. The New Orleans Pelicans have 2 games left to play, […]
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A Different Look at the Remaining Schedule, Part 6
Punchline: The Pelicans are in a good position to make the Playoffs. They control their own destiny, have one game worth of cushion to keep control, but they need to win at least one game. They can get into the top-6 if they win out. The New Orleans Pelicans have 4 games left to play, […]
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A Different Look at the Remaining Schedule, Part 5
Punchline: Sunday is a pivotal point in the Pelicans’ Playoff path. It can be made clear, but getting top-6 is murky, and top-4 is getting tougher in part due to losing important tie-breakers, including multi-team tie-breakers. It can also be made into a demolition derby, or more of one than it already is. The New […]
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A Different Look at the Remaining Schedule, Part 2
Punchline: The Pelicans and Nuggets are the teams in the top-8 with the most potential to fall out of the playoffs. The New Orleans Pelicans have 21 games left to play, with one tonight against I hate the Mavericks. A few weeks ago, I looked at the schedule trying to identify the importance of games […]
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A Different Look at the Remaining Schedule, Part 1
The New Orleans Pelicans have 30 regular season games games remaining, sitting at 28-24. Teams in the West have between 26 and 31 games remaining, depending on the team. The number of games remaining and the varying details of each team’s schedule this far out, not to mention changing circumstances due to trades, injuries, interconnectedness […]
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Looking at the New Orleans Pelicans’ Schedule
In case you missed it, the Pelicans’ schedule was released Thursday. You can take a look at the whole thing here. Despite how early it is to form concrete opinions, and knowing that a lot will change as we get closer to the season, and change when the season actually starts, there is still a […]
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A Closer Look at the New Orleans Pelicans’ 15-15 Record
Going into the Phoenix Suns game tonight, the New Orleans Pelicans bring a 15-15 record. For some, this record is a great disappointment. For others, mild disappointment. For still others, a sign of hope. Since the record at this point likely has some real information content, let’s take a closer look to see if there’s […]
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The Hornets’ Road to the Playoffs
With 27 days left in the regular season, the Hornets face a challenging, but sparse schedule. They have played a league high 70 games already, so they have a league low 12 left. Theoretically, that should make the always difficult task of keeping starters rested a little bit easer for rookie coach Monty Williams. Unfortunately […]
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The Start of the Season could be Tough
It’s early September, which means there is next to nothing in the way of basketball news to talk about. So, let’s talk about something that couldn’t possibly be drab and boring: Schedules! Meant to do this a while ago, but better late than never, right? So, the Hornets are now a team looking for their identity. […]