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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 […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 226: Eastern Conference Preview Part 2
Michael and I continue our Eastern Conference Preview! And yes, the Cavs are the top team. That’s right, I don’t care about Spoilers! Enjoy the podcast! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the Show or the Blog? Follow @BourbonStShots
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Pelicans Continue to Install New System Against Hawks
The New Orleans Pelicans lost a preseason game to the Atlanta Hawks Friday night, 93-103. As with most preseason games, the loss does not matter in terms of predicting measuring regular season performance because so many minutes were assigned to players who would not normally get minutes, even if they stay on the team. Here […]
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Pelicans Travel to Jacksonville to Take on Hawks Tonight
The Pelicans take on another Eastern Conference team in their second game, as they return to Jacksonville once again for a preseason contest. In the initial game we saw the key players get significant minutes early, and then rode the end of the rotation guys late to victory. Tonight might be slightly different as injuries […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 225: Eastern Conference Preview Part 1
Michael and I spend the first part of the podcast talking about Asik and Ajinca’s injuries and the impact, and then we get into previewing the Eastern Conference! We group the teams into tiers, and I quickly find I hate the Eastern Conference a lot more than Michael does. Part 2 will follow this weekend. […]
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Pelicans Injuries Could Create Ample Opportunites For Role Players
There was a time when Danny Green was an afterthought on the San Antonio Spurs roster. When George Hill was just a surprise first round pick from a school nobody had ever heard of and Patty Mills was a nice international player who couldn’t play in the NBA. When Festus Ezili was just the guy […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 224: The Pelicans are back!
Pelicans basketball is back! With a pre-season game in the books, the team roster essentially set, training camp well and truly rolling and the NBA ready to get started, we return as well! We talk Cole, Perkins and Seth leaving, and then handicap the trainee camp invitees. Then we get to the important stuff – […]
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Recap: Pelicans take down Pacers 110-105
Your New Orleans Pelicans started the preseason off with a bang. Anthony Davis and Luke Babbitt led the Pelicans with 18 and 16 points apiece, while Paul George poured in 18 for the opponents. While the game wasn’t televised locally by either team, footage was available on International League Pass. Kudos to the readers abroad […]
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Who Will Be the Pelicans Second All-Star?
As progressive and forward thinking as most of us think we are, when we project forward, we tend to predict a future very similar to the past. How do most of the experts think the West will shake out this year? Well, pretty much like it did last year. The East? Um, Cavs again. And […]
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Media Day: Everything’s Gravy
It’s good to be back. Fall is upon us and that means basketball is back and ready to rock your world. Media Day is very often a lot of fluff–Player X worked on Skill X this summer, Player Y did that. It’s what should be expected and any deviation from the fluff is usually a […]
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Projecting a Pelicans Rotation With a Limited Holiday
Alvin Gentry confirmed yesterday what we had all expected for quite a while – Jrue Holiday will be limited to start the season. Specifically, he stated that the plan for now is that Holiday will get around 15 minutes a game until January. At that point you would assume that he will be re-evaluated and […]
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Meet & Greet with Pelicans Head Coach Alvin Gentry
One of the really great things about the world of professional sports is its ability to inspire and deliver philanthropic activity on many levels. That philanthropy can come directly from sports teams and/or players, but it can also manifest itself through the assistance of a third party. A strong local example is the Touchdown Club, a non-profit organization connected with the New […]
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Handicapping the Race for the Final Two Spots at the End of the Pelicans Bench
With Norris Cole finally signing his qualifying offer, the Pelicans have 13 guys who are a lock to make the final roster – barring a trade between now and the beginning of the season. That means there are (at most) two spots left up for grabs, and at least five players who will be competing […]
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Mining the Numbers: Pumping the Brakes on Davis
Alright guys, it’s time for a reality check. I know it’s hot and sexy to see boundless potential for the upcoming season, and I’ve heard a lot of reasons why: Alvin Gentry is going to implement a system that turns Eric Gordon into Eric Gordon, and Darren Erman will make Omer Asik into Dikembe freakin’ Motumbo! […]
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Mining the Numbers: Quincy, Cole and Cunningham
Friggin’ Utah. They are always trying to crap all over our parade. First, they aren’t Jazzy. Second, Deron Williams never was, at any point, under any condition, AT ANY TIME, better than Chris Paul. EVER. Now, once again, they have to get all uppity and try to one-up us again. “19-10 in the last 29!!!” […]
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Breaking Down the New Orleans Pelicans 2015-16 Schedule
While we spend the majority of our time discussing free agent acquisitions like Jason Terry, trade possibilities like Markieff Morris, and re-signings like Norris Cole at this time of year, the truth is that none of those things will likely move the needle this season when it comes to the win column. The Pelicans are a team […]
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Mining the Numbers: The Dark Side of Ryan Anderson
I love me some threes. LOVE Them. It’s partly why I hate the Warriors, because all the threes belong to them. It follows then that I’d love Ryan Anderson . . . and I do. When he was signed for a criminal 8mil per, despite being a restricted free agent, I was a bit like this guy […]
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Mining the Numbers: Talking Dante Cunningham
Unlike most New Orleans basketball off-seasons of recent memory, the season in the past still has a lot of relevance for the upcoming season. The team hasn’t really changed, even if its coaching staff has, so I’m going to be spending some time over the summer pulling out the odd number here and there and […]
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BSS Pelicans Off-Season Recap: Google Hangout Video Chat
Jake joined me via Google Hangout to talk about the New Orleans Pelicans’ off-season, other fun NBA-related topics, and even Jake’s upcoming celebrity bartending gig at Tracey’s this Wednesday. Enjoy! [youtube id=”BzJwUx-HH50″ width=”620″ height=”360″]
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On Conference Call With Anthony Davis
Anthony Davis took 30 minutes out of his day to answer any and all questions from the media on everything from his contract to Monty’s departure, Gentry’s hiring, recruiting future free agents, and more. He was forthright in his answers and really didn’t hold anything back. More than anything, he sounded excited about the upcoming […]