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Should the Pelicans Just Run It Back Next Season?
There is nothing that gets a fan base more excited than change, or even the possibility of change. Even when a franchise is winning, a tweet, or a message board post about that team possibly acquiring a new player will get more views than any other topic by a wide margin. The thinking is that […]
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Pelicans Give it All, Fall Short to Clippers
Monty Pregame Thoughts “Since I have been here, we have shown that we can beat them here.. but it’s not an easy task.” The news that Anthony Davis would play in this game drastically changed the Pelicans’ fortunes. It’s not that Asik and Tyreke aren’t valuable to this team — it’s simply that Anthony Davis […]
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A few members of the Pelicans lose to the Suns
I don’t know what to say. The Pelicans were missing Jrue Holiday and Ryan Anderson. They got 18 minutes from Asik before he got hurt himself – and, by the way, he was murdering the Suns on the glass and defensively when he could play. Tyreke Evans came up gimpy with a rolled ankle that kept him from ever […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 209: Playoff Dogfight
It may be stupid, but Michael and I can’t help talking about the fight for the playoffs. We talk the games against Denver and Brooklyn, but also talk streaking Utah, the Serge Ibaka injury, the three guards the Pels have, and even talk a little about potential playoff matchups. Getting ahead of ourselves? Yes! So […]
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On the Fly, Episode 14: Scott Kushner
Jake and I are privileged to welcome Scott Kushner of The Advocate to talk about a smorgasbord of Pelican topics and also the changing world of journalism. Give it a listen and make sure to give Scott a follow! Follow @ScottDKushner
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Seasoning this Season
Well, well, wellwellwell. With 17 games to go, the New Orleans Pelicans sit in the 8th seed. It is admittedly by a margin that is garlic skin thin over the Oklahoma City Thunder who are a good team that, like the Pelicans, have been under-performing for various reason, someone of which are ongoing. We can […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 208: Davis going Nova
A 3-1 week and another injury to boot! That’s Pelicans Basketball! Like Davis, Michael and I shake off Tyreke’s injury and tear into all we saw these last few games. And then, once again, we get sucked into talking what it would take for this team to make the Playoffs. We try to come up […]
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Davis Unstoppable as Evans goes down
I wanted so hard to enjoy Michael Carter-Williams regression to the mean in the fourth quarter of that game. I wanted to enjoy Davis ripping cord for 43 points in the flow of the game as well. But, of course, the Pelicans had yet another injury as Tyreke rolled his ankle in the third and did […]
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Pelicans Rally From 18 Down to Stun Grizzlies
The Pelicans rallied back from as many as 18 down to beat the Southwest Division-leading Memphis Grizzlies to equal their win total from last season with 19 games still to play. The win moves New Orleans within a half game of Oklahoma City and the 8th seed, and brings their South West Division record to […]
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Game On: Pels Host Grizzlies
The Pelicans host the Memphis Grizzlies tonight in the Smoothie King Center, tip off is for 6CT. Both teams are coming into the second of a back-to-back, tho Memphis won their game against the Lakers while the Pels fell last night to Boston. The Pelicans remain a game back from the playoffs while Memphis sits […]
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Pelicans Blow Chance to Pull Even with OKC
Another night another disappointing loss for the Pelicans against a sub-.500 team from the East. Looking at the stat sheet the Pelicans out shot, out rebounded, and assisted more than the Celtics did, but 18 big turnovers and 10 more FT attempts for Boston led to the Pels falling 98-104. The loss keeps the Pels […]
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Game On: Pels Host Celtics
Lost amid the MVP race, the mounting the number injuries to big name players, game-changing calls, and other national story lines, is the race for the Western Conference Playoffs. Tying into the MVP discussions, Russell Westbrook’s recent statistical performances have overshadowed the fact that the Pelicans, who hold the head-to-head tie-breaker over the Thunder this season, […]
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My House of Cards’ Inspired Case for Tyreke Evans
Spoiler Alert House of Cards fans* “Imagination is its own form of courage,” Frank Underwood states coolly to us before turning back toward author Thomas Yates. They are in discussion of the content of his soon-to-be written novel on Frank’s presidency. Underwood is talking about his self-proclaimed bold and revolutionary new jobs program that […]
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Davis returns and takes down Pistons
Davis returned, played 42 minutes, and put up 39 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, and 8 blocked shots. He had 1 turnover, and 1 personal foul. He was phenomenal, was all over the court, was contesting everything, and made Monroe’s life miserable in the post. Better yet, he showed no ill effects to […]
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Breaking Down Omer Asik’s Defensive Game Winners
Earlier in the season I broke down the game winning shot Tyreke Evans had against the Toronto Raptors. Last week Omer Asik decided he wanted to win the Pelicans a game against the Raptors as well. Except this time he did it on the defensive end. Asik wasn’t content with just one game winning defensive […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 207: Reserves for the Win
Michael and I talk about this run of good play without the big stars and what it means. Do the Pelicans now have an 11-man deep bench? Should we expect the team to explode as they feed stars back into it? Where does Ajinca, Babbitt, Anderson and Cunningham all fit next to Asik and Davis […]
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Watch Party Tuesday, March 10th @ Tracey’s!
As we head down the home stretch of the Pelicans’ season we are all rooting as hard as possible for this team to make the playoffs. And there is no better way to do that than among fellow friends and fans. So come join the staff of Bourbon Street Shots at our monthly watch party […]
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Pels Fall Late to Mavericks
It became clear early on that defense would not be the name of this game, as both teams got off to blazing hot starts. For the Mavericks, it was Rajon Rondo, who scored 15 first half points. And for the Pelicans, it was Tyreke, who scored 7 points in his first 6 minutes. Things were […]
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Game On: Pelicans @ Mavericks
The red-hot Pelicans travel to Dallas to face a Mavericks team that will be missing two of its key players, Chandler Parsons and Tyson Chandler. The Pelicans are on their longest winning streak of the season (5 games) and they will be tested tonight despite the Mavericks missing key players. Dirk may have played in the All-Star game, […]
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Norris Cole and Quincy Pondexter Have Value That Goes Well Beyond the Numbers
I love numbers. Use them all the time. And when it comes to analyzing the NBA and the New Orleans Pelicans specifically, I tend to make them a regular part of my evaluation. Do they tell the whole story? Of course not. Are they useless? Only Charles Barkley would say so. Do people tend to […]