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Not Yet a Succession Success
Yesterday, an important ruling was handed down in a legal case with enormous implications for the New Orleans Pelicans, New Orleans Saints, and the rest of Tom Benson’s Empire. The ruling denied the attempt to declare Tom Benson incapable of running his various business entities. This denial, however, does nothing but keep the succession battle […]
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Why the Pelicans Should Not Draft a Rookie
While the draft is always exciting, and it is fun to think about the potential that all the future rookies can bring to the Pelicans, Dell Demps should absolutely avoid trading into the first round to select one. You’ve heard since Anthony Davis was drafted that the Pelicans have looked for ‘young veterans,’ and have […]
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Eric Gordon Exercises $15.5 Million Player Option for 2015-16 NBA Season
The New Orleans Pelicans have announced that Eric Gordon has opted into the final year of his 4-year, $58 million contract that he signed three years ago. The 26 year old shooting guard will make just over $15.5 million in the 2015-16 season, all of which is guaranteed. Gordon is coming off of the best shooting […]
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Don’t Panic if Anthony Davis Does Not Sign His Extension on July 1st
Nearly 10 months ago, I wrote about the most important thing transaction the Pelicans will be a part of in the next few years – Anthony Davis’s contract extension. As stated in that article, the Pelicans are the only team that can give AD that designated five-year max contract and now that we know where […]
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Top Targets if the Pelicans were in the Draft
It’s been a little painful for me the last couple years when Draft time has rolled around. I’m a HUGE draft fan. When the Pelicans have something better than the 56th pick of the draft to use, I live for draft articles and spend more time with DraftExpress.com than I do playing Star Wars games. That’s […]
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How to Prematurely Evaluate a Head Coach Hiring
With about two and half weeks now passed since the Pelicans announced that Alvin Gentry, the lead assistant coach for the newly crowned NBA champion Golden State Warriors, would be the team’s next head coach, there has been sufficient time to gauge the reaction to the hire from the fan base. Overall, the response has been a relatively calm one, […]
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In case you missed it: Gentry’s message to Anthony Davis
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Making the Kevin Durant to the Pelicans Dream a Reality
The idea of pairing Anthony Davis with another superstar is something that every Pelicans fan has contemplated from time to time, and no superstar would be more deadly with Anthony Davis than Kevin Durant. Rumors have been out there for months that Durant is eyeing Washington or LA if he decides to leave Oklahoma City […]
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How Demps Can Maximize Depth and Flexibility this Summer
The New Orleans Pelicans two biggest moves of 2015 were set up by decisions that Dell Demps made way back in the summer of 2014. Though he couldn’t foresee the exact moves at the time, Dell knew that declining Austin River’s 4th year option would make him more appealing on the trade market. In a similar move, […]
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Re-Imaginaing Omer Asik Under Gentry
The lasting image in our mind of Omer Asik is him with his shoulders slumped and his head down as he struggled to make any kind of impact in the Pelicans playoff series against the Warriors. Despite his improvement throughout the season, including a really good stretch after the All-Star break, as human beings we tend to […]
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How Gentry Can Get More Out of Davis
One of the main talking points around the hiring of Alvin Gentry was that he showed the Front Office that Anthony Davis was being “underutilized.” It was one of his points of emphasis to the Pelicans organization throughout the hiring process to show how the franchise player could be used more often and more […]
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The Pelicans’ Roster Under Gentry – What to Expect Next
First, Alvin Gentry. Soon after, Darren Erman & Robert Pack. The core of an excellent new Pelicans coaching staff is now in place, and with that being the case, the natural next question is how the upcoming free agency period will be affected by these changes. Below is a player-by-player look at what the Gentry hire could mean for the […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 219: Amin Elhassan on Alvin Gentry
The Pels pick Alvin Gentry, and Michael and I pick Amin Elhassan to come on and talk about the Pelicans new Coach. As an ESPN NBA analyst and a former member of the Suns front office when Alvin Gentry coached there, we thought his insight would be invaluable. And he doesn’t disappoint. After Amin, we […]
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Pelicans Choose Pace and Experience With Gentry Hire
The Pelicans were at a crossroads after firing Monty Williams. On one side, they had a handful of defensive minded head coaches with experience clambering for the job, and on the other side they had some innovative offensive minds, most lacking NBA head coaching experience. Dell Demps went into the process with an open mind, […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Season In Review: Dante Cunningham
On December 4th, 2014, an opportunity presented itself to Dell Demps and he took advantage of it. Due to a bogus charge, Dante Cunningham was just sitting there on the open market, waiting to be scooped up, and Demps did just that. Within a week, Cunningham was regularly getting 25-30 minutes a night and within […]
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A Look at Alvin Gentry’s Possible Staff If Hired
A few days ago we took a look at what Jeff Van Gundy’s staff may look like if he gets hired. With Alvin Gentry emerging as another leading candidate for the job, it is only fitting that we look at some of his connections around the league. Gentry is an NBA lifer with 26 years […]
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Pedal to the Metal?
Update: Gentry is the hire. More below. The New Orleans Pelicans fired Monty Williams as Head Coach a couple of weeks ago now. I admit that I was caught by surprised by move. I’ve thought about the firing and the enduing coaching search for a bit now, and I wanted to give my thoughts. Looking […]
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Pelicans Head Coach Tournament Round Two: Kenny Atkinson vs. Ime Udoka
The Case for Kenny Atkinson By: Michael McNamara Atkinson is going to get this team running and he is going to have the three-ball flying all over the pace. He will make every guard on this roster better and he is going to spread the court, and that means AD behind the line too. On […]
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A Look at Jeff Van Gundy’s Potential Staff if Hired
We are all so focused on the coaching search, and rightfully so, but once that is completed that head coach will have to put together his staff, and that will be equally important. Jeff Van Gundy wants the Pelicans job, badly. I have reported as much since two days after Monty’s firing and recent conversations heard […]
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Season in Review: Eric Gordon
Fair or not, Eric Gordon’s tenure in New Orleans will always be connected to the expectations that came with the Chris Paul trade in 2011. It is easy to understand why. He was, in many ways, the centerpiece of a trade that saw New Orleans’ most decorated player leave the team. Expectations for Gordon were […]