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Game On: Pelicans @ Grizzlies
Twice is a coincidence. Three times is a trend. (Or an enemy action if you’re in favor of tanking for a draft pick.) And when the Pelicans put their two game win streak on the line, in an early afternoon tipoff, today they’ll end up with one of those two options. For it to be […]
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The Case for Keeping and Re-Signing Ryan Anderson
Conventional wisdom says that Ryan Anderson is not long for New Orleans. He is on the final year of his four-year contract and will likely be a hot commodity this summer, as over 20 teams will have max salary cap room and very few quality players to spend it on. With the cap setting to […]
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Pelicans Outlast Hornets with Hard-Fought 109-107 Victory
For two teams who have been struggling so mightily as of late, it would have been difficult to predict a game so fun and exciting. And yet, that kind of game is exactly what all who watched got to see tonight. Ryan Anderson and Kemba Walker exchanged 3 after 3. Anthony Davis and Nic Batum […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Pelicans
Tonight, the Pelicans host the Hornets (still sounds a little weird to say), an opponent who has experienced similar fortunes as themselves as of late. Both teams were able to snap long losing streaks on Wedneday night – New Orleans halted a 4-game skid in Sacramento, while Charlotte ended their string of 7 straight losses at home against […]
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Can the Pelicans Match the Warriors 2012 Draft and Would It Be Enough?
Harrison Barnes. Festus Ezili. Kent Bazemore. Draymond Green. All in one rookie class. Collectively, there hasn’t been a better draft in recent memory, and that draft (combined with what was already in place and a couple of savvy FA signings) led to a title, and a potential dynasty in the making. The idea of that […]
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In the NO Wrathcast: Ep 241
Shamit Dua joins me in a wrathcast as we tear apart what happened in that Lakers game. We talk how bad the team has been defensively, the inexplicable line-ups, and fail utterly in coming up with reasons why Gentry would play those particular line-ups. Enjoy the podcast! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Play a Decent Game, Win
The New Orleans Pelicans (12-26) are in a virtual tie for 12th in the Western Conference now after defeating the Sacramento Kings (15-23) 109-97 and are now 5 games out of the eighth seed in the West. Their postseason hopes are bleaker than a casual look at those indicates, but these are the bare facts. […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Take On New Orleans Pelicans in Sacramento
The New Orleans Pelicans (11-26, not that it matters) take on the New Orleans Pelicans (11-26, not that it matters) tonight at 9:00 pm CT (UTC -6). Oddly, they are playing in Sacramento, where the Kings (15-22) will be on the court, too. This contest concludes the road trip. The game is on Fox Sports […]
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Monty Love Proves Just How Flawed Our Memories Are
One thing you can say about Monty coached teams – They always played with effort. I have seen this sentence or one like it literally dozens of times in the past few weeks. The first thing I did when I read it was google ‘Multiverse Theory’. Seems odd, I know, but I was convinced that […]
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Are We Being Unfair to Tyreke Evans?
The Christmas Day game seemed like the tipping point for many fans. For me, it was the Boston game about a week earlier. Now, social media and the internet in general is not a great place to find the entire spectrum of fans’ thoughts, but it is all we’ve got right now. And the internet […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 240: Blow it up?
Chris Trew of Trew to the Game (and our own BSS) joins me to talk about an 0-3 week that pushes this team further and further from respectability. We then talk about whom Chris likes to heckle the most, who talks trash the most, and come to realize Chris is a big softie. We also […]
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Davis-less Pelicans Lose to Clippers after Valiant Effort
The New Orleans Pelicans found themselves without Anthony Davis before the tip, then found themselves without a win as they dropped to 11-25 on the season in a 111-114 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers (25-13). Overall, this was a winnable game, even without Davis (the Clippers were without Griffin), so the loss hurts just […]
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Do the Pelicans Have a Secret Plan?
No. They have a very public plan, I think. This plan is somewhat vague in some parts and is obfuscated by injury, spin, and the current roster. With the terrible way this season has turned out and with all the talk of “blowing it up,” whatever that is, I wanted to lay out some of […]
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New Orleans Pelicans @ Los Angeles Clippers
This afternoon, the New Orleans Pelicans (11-24) on (I hate) the Los Angeles Clippers (24-13) at the Staples Center. This is the first of the teams 3-game California road trip; we have the Lakers Tuesday (watch party at Tracey’s) and the Kings Wednesday. The game is at 2:30 pm CT (UTC -6) and is on […]
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Pelicans lose Davis, and then a sloppy, sloppy game
The last meaningful shot the Pelicans took was a fitting epitaph for the game. With the Pelicans down three, Gordon received the ball in the corner with space to shoot. He pump-faked, realized he still had room, leaned back, and vomited a three pointer that missed the rim by five feet. It wasn’t blocked […]
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Watch Party Tuesday 1/12 @ Tracey’s
It’s 2016, the Pelicans are still in the playoff hunt, and we all need to start getting excited about Quincy Pondexter coming back. So that means it’s time for another watch party! And if there is a team the Pelicans can absolutely beat it’s the Los Angeles Lakers. So come on down to Tracey’s, grab […]
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For Pelicans, Blowing it Up isn’t the Same as Tanking
It is no coincidence that I am writing this piece two days before we reach what I stated was The Point of No Return. A month ago, I wrote a piece setting a target days of January 9th for the Pelicans to decide which direction to take, and set a win total of 13 as […]
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Pelicans’ Offense Gives Entire Win to Half of the Mavericks
The New Orleans Pelicans fell to 11-23 as they lost to a (I hate the) Dallas Mavericks (21-15) squad that was resting 4 starters and is average when full strength, 100-91. The following is from the pregame post: So, with all the Dallas players resting, they leave salary, experience, and talent on the bench. They […]
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New Orleans Pelicans v Dallas Mavericks
Tonight, the New Orleans Pelicans (11-22) on (I hate) the Dallas Mavericks (20-15) at the Smoothie King Center. This is the second of the away-home pair to close the season series, which is 2-1 at the moment, in favor of the Pelicans. The game is at 7:00 pm CT (UTC -6) and is on Fox […]
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The Pels want transition defense – are they getting it?
Gentry – and his coaching tree – are big proponents of transition offense. You heard all about pace in the off-season, and the general reason for that is transition attempts are generally worth about 1.09 points per possesion, or .1 more points per possession than their half-court conterparts. The flipside of that is that the […]