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Grantland: NBA 18-Day Warning: Here Come The Pelicans
Posted on 10/11/13 at 11:03 am
Posted on 10/11/13 at 11:03 am
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More at the link.
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It all starts with Anthony Davis.
Remember two years ago? He was like an alien hybrid of Bill Russell and Kevin Durant, and everyone realized we were about to get the NBA's next true superstar. Kentucky rolled through the NCAA tournament more or less unchallenged, people worried about John Calipari and Worldwide Wes ruining college basketball forever, we talked ourselves into Terrence Jones and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist as future superstars, and Davis was at the center of it all. For four months he shifted the landscape of his whole sport.
More at the link.
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Posted on 10/11/13 at 11:12 am to Chad504boy
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Posted on 10/11/13 at 11:46 am to SLafourche07
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A few important notes before we get started:
1. I promise to never write a story about the New Orleans Pelicans that doesn't lead with a photo of an actual pelican.
2. That Evil Pelican up there could be a fixture on Grantland all year long ...
3. ... because we're going to be talking about the Pelicans a lot. Because look at this team.
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A lot of people murdered the Pelicans for dealing away a draft pick in the Greatest Draft in Human History next summer, but as bad as that trade looked on draft night, it's October now and the roster in New Orleans looks shockingly solid compared to the wasteland it was last year. If everyone stays healthy, the Pelicans will probably be a 6- or 7-seed, and the draft pick they gave up will end up being somewhere in the late teens. Are we sure that was such a bad trade?
Great article.
Posted on 10/11/13 at 12:31 pm to SLafourche07
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Where does Birdman factor in, and can he bring his doves?
I like this writer,
That was a fun article, thanks for posting it.
Posted on 10/11/13 at 12:58 pm to SLafourche07
Good stuff.
Grantland has given good pub to the Pelicans this summer
Grantland has given good pub to the Pelicans this summer
Posted on 10/11/13 at 1:16 pm to SLafourche07
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Nobody really gave a shite about the Hornets, which was business as usual.
NOT ANY MORE
Posted on 10/11/13 at 1:20 pm to SLafourche07
Great article with some really good points, that most media members ignore.
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Because nobody was wrong about Anthony Davis, because the Pelicans did the smartest thing possible after lucking into him. Instead of wasting another year tanking, New Orleans surrounded him with a cast of guys who weren't quite good enough to carry teams on their own, but might be underrated in situations where they don't have to do it all themselves.
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Remember how much better the T-Wolves got when they added Sam Cassell and Latrell Sprewell that one year? That could be the Pelicans over the next few seasons. The help Davis has now is already better than what, say, Kevin Durant will be stuck with for the first two months in Oklahoma City this year. And as things evolve this season and beyond, playing with Davis should make his supporting cast look better.
Posted on 10/14/13 at 1:21 am to mm2316
Andrew Sharp was the first media member on the Pelicans bandwagon. He should be remembered.
Posted on 10/14/13 at 8:10 am to KikkomanSauce
Grant Lowe
Posted on 10/14/13 at 4:02 pm to LasVegasBandit
the only thing i want more than Leonard Fournette is for the Pelicans to stay healthy and gel as a team
Posted on 10/15/13 at 10:35 pm to James Woods
Everyone keeps trashing about the pick. Isn't it still top 3 protected?
Posted on 10/15/13 at 10:47 pm to WalkingTurtles
Yes, top-5 protected.
Posted on 10/15/13 at 11:58 pm to phelpsalot
I'm not sure there has ever been an official declaration of whether the pick is top 3 or top 5 protected. Either way, the chances of us being a bottom 5 team are.. slim, so it really doesn't matter. And since the 6th worst team-14th worst teams cannot get picks 4-5 anyway, the difference between something being top 3 protected and top 5 protected is meaningless.
Simply put, the only way there is actually a difference between the pick being top 3 or top 5 protected is if we manage to be one of the worst 5 teams in the NBA.
Simply put, the only way there is actually a difference between the pick being top 3 or top 5 protected is if we manage to be one of the worst 5 teams in the NBA.
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