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The New Orleans Pelicans vs. The Oklahoma City Thunder
The OKC Thunder are traveling south tonight to take on our Pelicans. The game will be on TNT so no Joel Meyers or David Wesley, which is sad, but I think AD will want to put up 60 in front of a national audience. That’ll be fun, right? Hey, we can always dream. Anyway, the […]
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Pelicans’ 3rd Quarter Breakdown Against The Wizards Is a Familiar Story
All ball movement stopped and defensive break downs ran wild. Davis couldn’t get the ball and no one knew what to do when he couldn’t. And when the offense wasn’t flowing like it should, Alvin Gentry finally decided made a change: he just benched the guards. After a very lackluster first half that ended with […]
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A Look at the 2016 NBA Draft Options Through Pelican Eyes
The 2016 draft looks like it will be average. Not great, not terrible. There are some high ceiling freshman wings, some quality bigs, and a few intriguing international prospects. The point guard class isn’t fantastic, but there are a few quality starters to be had, and in a league where shooting has become a premium, […]
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Pelicans Transformed by Wizards into Flightless Birds in 2nd Half of 109-89 Loss
One game after Anthony Davis led New Orleans to victory in Detroit with a career high (and NBA season high) 59 points, Davis and the Pelicans crash landed in DC in a brutal loss to the Wizards. Despite a lackluster first half, New Orleans only trailed 54-51 at halftime thanks to similar struggles by Washington. In the 3rd quarter, however, […]
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What is Left to Watch For?
(Note: Graham McQueen was a big help on this and contributed a lot of valuable thoughts.) The All Star break has come and gone. The trade deadline passed with a whimper. 55 regular season games have happened, and the Pelicans are 22-33. The playoffs are a long shot and quickly approaching impossible. Considering this offseason some […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Wizards
Fresh off of the best performance of Anthony Davis’ young career, the Pelicans head to Washington DC to take on the Wizards. New Orleans got the best of Washington in the two team’s prior meeting this season, winning 107-105 at the Smoothie King Center. Of course, it also bears mentioning that the Pelicans rolled out a […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 247: 59 and Trade Deadline wrap-up
I’m joined by Nick Lewellen to talk about Anthony Davis’ 59 point monster and my frustration that it wasn’t more. We also talk about the Trade Deadline – the deals that were and weren’t made, Jrue Holiday’s strong play, Anthony Davis and the All NBA team, the standings, and whether stockpiling tons of draft picks […]
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AD’s 59 Shows There is No Such Thing as a “Pointless” Game
We live in an all or nothing culture nowadays. Tune in to the latest Bill Simmons podcast on the trade deadline, and you will hear him say something to the effect of, “What’s the point? They’re not winning a title this year…” more than a half dozen times. And he’s not alone. That same rhetoric […]
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Revisiting the Point: Untouchable
Well it wasn’t the most exciting trade deadline and a lot of Pelicans fans are disappointed about it. It seems the franchise stood pat, but in reality the Pelicans took a step forward down the road. At the very least we learned that this is the team New Orleans is going to finish the season […]
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Anthony Davis Blew Out the Pistons
Basketball is a team sport, and the Pelicans won today. But, the top story from today’s game was Anthony Davis. His historic stat line of 59 points (24-34) and 20 rebounds has only been matched a handful of times. It is hard to overstate how impressive he was. He scored from every level and 6 […]
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The New Orleans Pelicans vs. The Detroit Pistons
For game 2 of the “new season”, the Pelicans will take on the Detroit Pistons, who made a ton of noise (in a relative sense) at the trade deadline. In a couple of moves, SVG and our old friend Jeff Bower added Tobias Harris, Marcus Thornton, and Donatas Motiejūnas. By the way, Thornton and Montejunas are still […]
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Pelicans Score More Points Than Sixers
The New Orleans Pelicans (21-33) ended the game following regulation play with a larger point total than the Philadelphia 76’ers (8-46), with the totals being 121 and 114, respectively. Gentry’s “new season,” where they are 1-0, started off well enough. Jahlil Okafor picked up 3 quick fouls to help the Pelicans surge to a 37-26 […]
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New Orleans Pelicans v Philadelphia 76’ers
The New Orleans Pelicans (20-33) host the NBA worst Philadelphia 76’ers (8-45) and their vaunted, resultless process. The game is at 7pm CT (UTC -6) at the Smoothie King Center, and can be found on Fox Sports New Orleans and the Pelicans Radio Network, 99.5 FM locally. There are no changes to the Pelicans starting […]
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Pelicans Failure: Bad Luck or Bad Management?
Three and a half years into the Anthony Davis era, we can say unequivocally that Dell Demps initial plan to turn the Pelicans into a contender has failed. The idea was to surround Davis with young veterans that could both grow with Davis and contribute to the win column in a significant way early on, […]
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Pelicans Scoop: Another Trade Deadline Letdown
Hundreds, nay thousands, of trade machine proposals were thrown around the interwebs by Pelicans fan, yet nobody got it right. Jarnell Stokes for a protected 2nd round pick was not the move Pelicans fans were hoping for. Some wanted a guy who could help them win now, others wanted a young prospect, and most wanted […]
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For All the Wrong Reasons: Continuity
It’s been several months since the New Orleans Pelicans 2015 offseason action, for the most part, came and went. The offseason has been met with mixed reviews over time, tending toward negative as the results come in. I do think that the offseason is correctly judged as mixed: I see it as good from some […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 246: Western Conference Trade Targets
Jake and I rip off a long podcast for you. First we talk the Tyreke Evans news, Ryan Anderson testing free agency, and a fake ESPN trade. We also address BDJ not re-signing right away, and Anthony Davis at the All-Star weekend. Then we get to what you all wanted – the Trade Market in […]
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Monitoring the Pelicans at the Trade Deadline
The NBA trade deadline is this Thursday, and rumors will be flying right up until the clock his 2 pm central. The Pelicans will be sure to be mentioned with Ryan Anderson and Eric Gordon having expiring contracts. Asik has been rumored to the Cavs, and even Tyreke Evans was mentioned at one point. Will […]
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The Last Thing This Team Needs is a Ryan Anderson Replacement
When you see the deals that people throw around for Ryan Anderson, there always seems to be a Ryan Anderson-lite coming back to the Pelicans in return. First it was Markieff Morris, then Montiejunas, or Patrick Patterson, or Ersan Ilysova, etc. Why?? The Pelicans play in the Smoothie King Center but they need a ton […]
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Thunder Gently Destroy Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans (20-33) were soundly defeated in nearly every possible way by the clearly superior team, the Oklahoma City Thunder (40-14). The Pelicans lost every quarter, and the margins were 4, 5, 12, and 5 for a total of 26, on their way to a 121-95 loss. The Thunder shot better, rebounded better, […]