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Fire Sale Alert: Pelicans Appear Open to Trading Tyreke Evans

Fire Sale Alert: Pelicans Appear Open to Trading Tyreke Evans

The New Orleans Pelicans’ 2015-16 season is not for the faint of heart. Injuries have left them outside of the playoff picture. Anthony Davis remains a magnet for contact. Poor, impulsive spending habits have made it so that, even if the Pelicans are healthy, they won’t be worthy of more than a first-round exit at [...]

January 28, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Anthony Davis: Pelicans Must ‘Stop Playing Selfish Basketball’

Anthony Davis: Pelicans Must ‘Stop Playing Selfish Basketball’

Anthony Davis has had enough of the New Orleans Pelicans playing the part of unlikely bottom-feeder. Entering the 2015-16 regular season, the Pelicans were considered playoff locks. They wouldn’t be a top-four Western Conference team, but they would appear in the postseason, perhaps as a No. 6 or No. 7 seed. Alvin Gentry’s offense would [...]

December 2, 2015 admin Blogs 0

Say It Ain’t So: Anthony Davis Injures Hip Against Mavs

Say It Ain’t So: Anthony Davis Injures Hip Against Mavs

Life wasn’t supposed to get any worse for the New Orleans Pelicans. But it just did. Though the Pelicans nabbed their first victory on Tuesday night, a 120-105 drubbing of the Dallas Mavericks, the win came at a cost…before it was even a win. Anthony Davis, the Pelicans’ lifeline, sat out the second half with [...]

November 11, 2015 admin Blogs 0

Jimmer Fredette Is Back With the Injury-Infested Pelicans

Jimmer Fredette Is Back With the Injury-Infested Pelicans

Jimmer Fredette is getting another shot to stick in the NBA. We think. The New Orleans Pelicans have been overrun with injuries to start the season. Omer Asik has appeared in only one game thus far, and Norris Cole, Tyreke Evans and Quincy Pondexter are all expected to be out for at least another couple [...]

November 10, 2015 admin Blogs 0

In Need of Point Guard Depth, Pelicans Turn to…Nate Robinson

In Need of Point Guard Depth, Pelicans Turn to…Nate Robinson

Nate Robinson is once again going to be employed by an NBA team. Everybody party. Especially if you’re a New Orleans Pelicans fan. Marc Stein of ESPN.com had the deets first: ESPN sources say Pelicans are signing veteran guard Nate Robinson — Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) October 15, 2015 It's a one-year veteran minimum deal for [...]

October 15, 2015 admin Blogs 0

Asik Injury, While Not Ideal, Gives Pelicans Chance to Experiment

Asik Injury, While Not Ideal, Gives Pelicans Chance to Experiment

The NBA’s preseason has not been kind to the New Orleans Pelicans’ big men. First Alexis Ajinca went down with a right hamstring strain, which, per a team announcement, is expected to sideline him for the next four to six weeks. Now, to make matters worse, starting center/$60 million man Omer Asik is projected to [...]

October 9, 2015 admin Blogs 0

Pelicans Are Being Super Cautious with Jrue Holiday

Pelicans Are Being Super Cautious with Jrue Holiday

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry isn’t messing around when it comes to Jrue Holiday. After missing just 14 games through the first four seasons of his career, all of which were spent with the Philadelphia 76ers, Holiday has missed 90 over the last two. Put simply, his time in New Orleans has not [...]

September 25, 2015 admin Blogs 0

Eric Gordon Wants to Stay With Pellies, So It Must Not Be 2012 Anymore

Eric Gordon Wants to Stay With Pellies, So It Must Not Be 2012 Anymore

Eric Gordon’s feelings about the New Orleans Pelicans have changed. It was the summer of 2012, and Gordon, after spending a year in New Orleans following the Chris Paul trade, signed a max offer sheet with the Phoenix Suns in restricted free agency. Knowing the Pelicans (then the Hornets), could match that contract, he publicly [...]

September 16, 2015 admin Blogs 0

Top 10 NBA Backcourts: By The Numbers

Top 10 NBA Backcourts: By The Numbers

This season, Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal told USA Today that himself and Wall are, “definitely the best backcourt in the league.” But, after his dismissal from the Warriors, former Head Coach Mark Jackson called Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry the, “greatest shooting backcourt in the history of the game.” Since then, the question of [...]

January 19, 2015 Rob Lists, R.S. De France 0

What Makes an NBA Champion?

What Makes an NBA Champion?

As the 2014-2015 NBA season gets underway, everyone already wants to know how it will end. Will the San Antonio Spurs repeat? Will Cleveland finally win one? When will big market franchises in the basement (Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, and the Philadelphia 76ers) return to contention? Back on top, the Spurs [...]

November 15, 2014 Rob R.S. De France 0