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This town can become a Pelicans town
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:15 am
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:15 am
Here's why:
Louisianans are fiercely loyal to anything they own. If this team goes on a nice 5 year run (AD re-signs and you add pieces) a la OKC you have the potential to see a real ground swell. And this is a convention town. AD becomes a top 2-3 player in the league who wouldn't want to catch a Pels game while they're in town. Tons of upside here. Unfortunately no draft pick this year in a well stocked draft but that was done for current success.
Louisianans are fiercely loyal to anything they own. If this team goes on a nice 5 year run (AD re-signs and you add pieces) a la OKC you have the potential to see a real ground swell. And this is a convention town. AD becomes a top 2-3 player in the league who wouldn't want to catch a Pels game while they're in town. Tons of upside here. Unfortunately no draft pick this year in a well stocked draft but that was done for current success.
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Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:16 am to RedRifle
You couldn't drive 1/2 mile in this city during the '07-'08 season without a business having a Geaux Hornets or something similar on their billboards.
It's there. Just gotta show consistent winning.
It's there. Just gotta show consistent winning.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:16 am to RedRifle
Zero chance.
The Saint are always gonna be THE team.
The Saint are always gonna be THE team.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:38 am to RedRifle
quote:
This town can become a Pelicans town
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:44 am to RedRifle
Getting AD to resign will be very tough.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 11:59 am to RedRifle
NOLA will never be "a Pelicans town" if you want to use that terminology. The Saints will always rule the city's identity.
But yes, NOLA can absolutely support an NBA team. There is no reason why the city can't have full-fledged Pelicans fever from Jan/Feb to June. I remember how frenzied Hornets games used to be with CP3 and that squad. The atmosphere last night on TV seemed like the closest thing it's been to '07/'08.
But yes, NOLA can absolutely support an NBA team. There is no reason why the city can't have full-fledged Pelicans fever from Jan/Feb to June. I remember how frenzied Hornets games used to be with CP3 and that squad. The atmosphere last night on TV seemed like the closest thing it's been to '07/'08.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 12:09 pm to RedRifle
From David Fisher last night:
If you win, they will come
quote:
Electric. The Smoothie King Center was absolutely humming all game long. The game began slowly for the Pelicans and the Spurs were out to an early 4-0 lead. An Omer Asik dunk finally got New Orleans going and we were off. Everything on the court was difficult. The officials, understanding the meaning of the game and how each team would approach things, wisely elected to let the teams play. This was thankfully retained throughout the game. Regular season fouls were just contact ignored. Pushing, holding, and grabbing off the ball was liberally applied by both teams. Asik and Duncan looked like two kaiju battling over a meal for every single post-up by the Big Fundamental.
This played to the Pelicans advantage. A game with flow allows the crowd to stay up. New Orleans fans understood what the Pels needed all game long, even if the man running the in-game soundtrack was clueless. (Seriously, stop playing DAYO! Stop it. Now.) This city gets a bad wrap as a "bad" basketball town. Once upon a time that was also true for New Orleans Saints fans, shown almost exclusively wearing paper bags over their heads. Given the opportunity to support a winner, residents of the Big Easy filled the Blender to capacity.
If you win, they will come
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