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 in the frontcourt?  And how does Evans, Gordon, Holiday, Pondexter and Cole all get time?

 

Good problems to have?

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Michael and I have a lot to cover since the last podcast.  An injury to Jrue Holiday, Norris Cole, an injury to Anthony Davis, a 2-1 set of games, an injury to Ryan Anderson, Tyreke Evans being up and down, a death blow to playoff hopes, a team with a real, possible, 9-man rotation, and injuries that prevent that.

 

Freakin' injuries.

 

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After a few crushing losses, everyone must go!  Michael and I talk trades!  Not that any of them will happen, but it's fun talking about them!  Hope you enjoy the new opening!  And all the exclamation marks in this summary!

 

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Michael and I stand, once again, aghast and how often injuries derail this team.  Seriously.  It's hard to build momentum with injury issues like these.  We talk the excellent win in OKC, I try to talk Michael off a cliff, we talk Toney Douglas and probably Jimmer's exile, and we guess at the final game before the All-Star break.

 

Come drown your sorrows with us!

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After good wins over the Clippers and Hawks, it's easy to squint your eyes, ignore the Denver loss and think playoffs once more.  So guess what?  Michael and I talk playoffs, Ryan Anderson not hedging, one of those nights in almost hated Denver, how many wins it will take for Davis to win MVP, and if Korver is an All-star

 

Plus Eric Gordon and Tyreke Evans' excellent play and what it means with Jrue!

 

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Michael and I break down the 4-game win streak and what it means now that Jrue isn't playing.  We talk the uptick in Gordon's numbers, how Anthony is taking more shots now, and address the idea of Jrue going to the bench.  We also talk Nate Wolters, whether Gordon may play basketball as a Pelican for years to come, and if we think Dante and Quincy are the answer on the wing moving forward.

 

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Michael and I finally just talk Monty and what it would mean if the team did move on.  Who we would like to see, if this is a reflection on Monty or the team, should he team make more moves without knowing who will be at the helm?  We also talk Hakeem Ajinca-won, Quincy being mad, and grading our guards.

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Michael and I talk the coming Pondexter trade and Michael talks about how he thinks it sets up another trade after that.  Then I lay out some numbers about the Pelicans Offense, discussing just why the team is actually pretty good at that end.  I think the answer will surprise you.

 

Then we talk about the games, how annoying Andre Miller is, and preview the upcoming week of road games.

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McNamara Returns!  Eric Gordon Returns!  Over .500 basketball Returns! Christmas Gifts are being Returned!  So many returns!

 

Michael and I talk Eric Gordon's impending play, how bad Austin Rivers has been, whether Tyreke and Ryan Anderson can be major pieces on a championship team, and pick our MVND!

 

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Mason Ginsberg joins me to talk about whether the Pelicans have a chance to get into the playoff picture this year or not.  Then we pick Western Conference stars to curse, talk Tyreke Evans, and get into what the line-up numbers look like when replacing Eric Gordon with Luke Babbitt. Grim.

 

Then we preview a couple upcoming games and talk the Pacers and Chicago.

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