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Game On: Pelicans Host The Brooklyn Nets
A win today against the Brooklyn Nets would be the 6th win for New Orleans in the 8 games since a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers just over 2 weeks ago, a loss that had dropped the Pels to 2nd worst in the West. A win would move the Pelicans within 3.5 games of […]
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Preying on Desperation
The Pelicans have not met expectations this season. As they currently sit 3.5 games out of the playoffs and 4 games out of a bottom 5 record, the Pelicans are perhaps in the worst spot a team can find itself in. Nevertheless, this ball club has won 6 out of its last 8 contests and […]
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Shorter-Handed Pelicans Defeat Short-Handed Kings
A good number of the New Orleans Pelicans defeated nearly the entire Sacramento Kings, 114-105, in a game that was not as close as this score or the Kings’ runs through the game may indicate. The Pelicans are 17-28 after the win, good for 12th in the West, though in a virtual tie with 11th […]
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The Point of Getting the Eighth Seed
What’s the point of getting the 8th seed? I see this question a lot, and I don’t really know how to answer it. My problem isn’t that I don’t know how to list the positives of making the playoffs, even if you get defeated in the first round, it’s that I don’t truly understand the […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 243: One Shining Moment
Graham McQueen joins me this week to talk another winning week for the Pelicans! That’s two winning weeks now! Despite our usual trashing of members of the Pelicans team, we do pick out one shining moment from each of the five games we cover. One of those shining moments may or may not have been […]
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Pelicans Hang Tough but Falter Late in 112-111 Loss to Rockets
Late in the second quarter, the Pelicans lost Anthony Davis to a head injury after taking an elbow from teammate Tyreke Evans. New Orleans entered halftime with a 60-58 edge, but soon found out that AD would not return, as his injury was ruled to be a concussion (surprisingly enough, this is not the first time […]
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The Twist that Woke Up The Pelicans Pick and Roll Game
The pick and roll is pretty much the staple of all NBA offenses. It’s run nearly every possession, and often multiple times during it. You often see double screens, pick and pop/pick and roll combos, and any other combination you can think of. But right now the New Orleans Pelicans are running a very simple […]
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Pelicans Look to Continue Hot Streak at Home vs. Rockets
Tonight, the red-hot (what?) New Orleans Pelicans host the Houston Rockets in an intra-division match-up with the season series tied at one game apiece. The Pelicans are playing some of their best basketball as of late, winning their past 3 games by a combined 48 points and winning 5 of their last 6 (only losing on the […]
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Pelicans On a Hot Streak?
Since the demoralizing loss to the Los Angeles Lakers that saw New Orleans drop to second-to-last place in the West at 11-26, The Pelicans have managed to win 3 games in a row, and 5 out of their last 6, a feat that has produced a pleased Alvin Gentry, a first for New Orleans. After […]
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Imagining Some ‘Pelicans as Buyers’ Trades
The blockbuster trade is not coming. And with the Pelicans starting to play much better and the playoffs in reach, neither is the epic sell job that sends out impact players for picks and/or inexperienced young prospects. No, if Dell is going to make a move, it is going to be a minor one or […]
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Pelicans bury Bucks in threes
The first half of this game was pretty rough en route to a 52-51 halftime lead for the Pelicans. The half had multiple little 10-2 runs from both teams, as each squad took turns looking very mortal offensively and turning the ball over. The Bucks, in particular, came out hard on Davis – doubling him […]
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Game On: Bucks @ Pelicans in Defenseless bowl
Expect a pretty high score tonight as two of the three worst defenses in the league clash tonight in New Orleans. Both of these teams have been disappointments after their surges last year, but in some respects the Bucks have actually had the largest decline. Bringing in Monroe for Zaza and dropping Jared Dudley for […]
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The Pelicans Take Down the Pistons at Home
The Pelicans almost put together a complete game tonight against the Pistons. Really, the only thing missing was the 3 ball, but that was to be expected when Gordon went down for a few weeks. There was also a brief lull in the 3rd quarter, but they did finish the game as strong as they […]
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A Focus on the Point
Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans, the two “point guards” for the New Orleans Pelicans. One is considered by the fan base to be part of the future, the other is considered a terrible fit so far. Pelicans fans have been increasingly frustrated with Tyreke Evans’ ability to run the offense, and increasingly pleased with the […]
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Finding the ‘Outta Nowhere’ 3-and-D Wing
The Pelicans biggest hole has been the in the same place for the better part of a decade. Heck, save for one good year from Peja, the small forward position might have been their biggest weakness since Jamal Mashburn lost his career to the all too common vertigo. And as Pelicans fans wish upon a […]
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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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Pelicans Remind Everyone It Isn’t How You Start but How You Finish
After going down by as many as 17 points in the first half, the Pelicans were able to turn it around and beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-99. It is the 3rd win in 4 games for the Pels, and a good start to their 7-game home stand if they hope to get back in the […]
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Game On: Pelicans vs Timberwolves
Well this is it. At 13-27, the Pelicans sit 4.5 games out of the 8th seed in the West and just 1 game out of the 4th seed in the Tank. Starting tonight the Pels enjoy a 7-game long home stand. At the end of it, the direction of this team should become much clearer. […]
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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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Pelicans Play Hard But Same Problems Lead To a Loss
I said in my preview that this game had the option to show the Pelicans were maybe turning a corner and keeping their slim playoff hopes alive. Or they’d show us that they are the same team that tantalizingly puts two wins together (it’s sad that’s considered a lot at this point) but can’t reach […]