The Bird Calls

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Everything Pelicans for Sports Drink. Exclusive NBA analysis, news and opinion about Zion, BI, Herb, and the NBA.

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The Bird Calls episodes:

04.19.2024
Pelicans vs Kings VI: The Chase for 8th
Can the Pelicans get past the Kings and into the playoffs without Zion Williamson?
04.19.2024
5 for 50: Pelicans Prepared for Hollywood Finish to Regular Season
The Pelicans have been unable to win 5-straight games all season, but if they can win on Sunday, they grab that elusive winnings streak, 50 wins for the season, and the 6th seed in the Western Conference.
04.11.2024
Play-in or Playoffs? What's Ahead for the Pelicans?
David Grubb and Ben Pfeifer break down tonight's matchup with the Kings and look at the Pels' strengths and weaknesses heading into the postseason.
01.31.2024
The Pelicans Remain Consistently Inconsistent
David Grubb welcomes NBA Writer Damian Adams as they discuss the Pels' latest losing streak, Zion and BI vs Zion or BI, and trade possibilities as New Orleans faces a critical juncture of the season.
01.14.2024
Should the Pelicans make a trade before the deadline?
Oleh, Grubb, Kevin and Jamile discuss what moves the Pelicans should make if any as they approach the NBA deadline See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
01.12.2024
Pelicans dominate and dethrone the Sacramento Kings!
Oleh and Grubb discuss the Pelicans statement bounce back win over the Sacramento Kings See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
12.18.2023
Pelicans soar to 4-game winning streak!
Oleh Kosel and David Grubb discuss the Pelicans 4-game winning streak and preview the next week of games See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
12.08.2023
Zion, Pelicans give humiliating display in the NBA Cup semis. How will they respond?
David Grubb and Oleh Kosel discuss Zion and the Pelicans' humiliating performance in front of the nation in the Vegas NBA Cup Semi-Finals. How will he and the Pelicans respond? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
12.06.2023
Pelicans Advance to the NBA Cup Final Four and set to face the Lakers
Oleh Kosel and David Grubb discuss the impressive come from behind victory over the Sacramento Kings and briefly preview the Vegas matchup with LeBron and the Lakers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
11.30.2023
76ers victory, CJ's importance, Zion's back-to-back situation and more!
Oleh and Grubb discuss the 76ers victory, CJ's importance, Trey's return and the handling of Zion on back to backs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
11.08.2023
Lost Identity: The Pelicans have lost 3 of 5 and their defense
Oleh, Grubb and Jamile discuss the Pelicans skid and most troubling of all...where is the defense? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
11.01.2023
Erin Summers joins to talk Pelicans and preview the next slate of games
Erin Summers joins Oleh and Grubb to discuss the start to the season and what's to come See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
10.26.2023
Oleh, Grubb recap the Pelicans opening night victory over the Grizzlies
Oleh, Grubb recap the Pelicans opening night victory over the Grizzlies See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
10.25.2023
Importance of a Quick Start to 2023, Small Ball and a Stacked WC with Antonio Daniels
David Grubb is joined by Antonio Daniels to discuss the importance of a fast start, small ball lineups and a stacked Western Conference. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
10.18.2023
Zion and the Pelicans finally breakout against the Magic plus a regular season preview
David Grubb and Oleh Kosel recap the Pelicans breakout performance against the Orlando Magic before briefly previewing the regular season See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
10.13.2023
Pelicans suffer preseason blowout to the Rockets, cause for concern?
David Grubb and Oleh Kosel discuss the Pelicans preseason blowout loss to the Rockets and their 0-2 start. Is it cause for concern? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
10.08.2023
Reasons for Optimism/Cautiousness as the Pelicans approach Training Camp
David Grubb and Oleh Kosel preview Pelicans training camp and why fans have reasons to be optimistic heading into the 2023-24 NBA season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
09.28.2023
What does the Damian Lillard trade mean for the Pelicans?
David Grubb and Oleh Kosel discuss the Damian Lillard trade as well as answers some Pelicans questions See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
09.20.2023
Jose Alvarado joins Trey Murphy on the injury list and who will fill bench minutes?
Oleh and David discuss Jose's injury and how it will affect the Pelicans leading into training camp. Who will step up and replace Jose and Trey Murphy's minutes? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
09.06.2023
What does Trey Murphy's Injury mean? Plus, Jonas, Kira Lewis and more
David Grubb and Oleh Kosel discuss Trey Murphy's injury in addition to Jonas and Kira Lewis See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
07.18.2023
Summer League Wrap Up
David Grubb and Oleh Kosel discuss the Pelicans summer league performance See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
07.10.2023
Summer League Update with Erin Summers
David Grubb and Erin Summers talk recap game 2 and discuss storylines through the first days of Summer League. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
07.08.2023
Pelicans Summer League Reaction
Grading the Pelicans summer league performance after their first night. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
06.29.2023
Antonio Daniels joins to discuss the draft, free agency, summer league and the fans!
Antonio Daniels joins David Grubb and Oleh Kosel to discuss the Pelicans offseason, draft, summer league relationship with fans and so much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
06.23.2023
Pelicans keep Zion, BI: Draft Jordan Dawkins, add several others
David Grubb and Oleh Kosel give their reactions to the Pelicans 2023 NBA Draft. The Pelicans held onto Zion, BI and added Jordan Dawkins as well as several interesting prospects. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
06.18.2023
Should the Pelicans trade Zion?
David Grubb and Kevin Barrios discuss the recent rumors involving Zion Williamson and Scoot Henderson. Is it time to move Zion or is the talent worth investing another year? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
06.14.2023
Should the Pelicans move Zion/BI for Scoot? With Sean Highkin
David Grubb speaks with Sean Highkin about the Pelicans interest in dealing for Scoot Henderson. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
06.09.2023
Erin Summers joins to discuss the Pelicans season, offseason and preview draft
Erin Summers joins David Grubb to discuss the Pelicans previous season and preview the offseason and NBA Draft. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
06.08.2023
Should the Pelicans Trade for Myles Turner? With Alex Golden
Alex Golden of Setting the Pace Podcast discusses Myles Turner and what a potential deal could look like for him See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
05.26.2023
Draft Preview with Ben Pfeifer! First round pick (14) and some sleepers
Ben Pfiefer joins David Grubb to discuss the Pelicans options in the 2023 NBA Draft. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
05.17.2023
Lottery Reaction: What to do with the pick and more
Oleh and Grubb discuss the Pelicans draft position and where they go from here See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
05.11.2023
Herb Jones Snubbed! Awards Voting, Pels search for an assistant and more!
Grubb and Oleh break down the latest Pelicans news See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
05.08.2023
3-point shooting, coaching staff changes and in-game adjustments
Grubb and Oleh discuss 3-point shooting, coaching staff changes and in-game adjustments See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
04.15.2023
Zion's Absence and Grading the 2022-23 Pelicans Season
Grubb and Oleh discuss Zion's absence and grade the Pelicans 2022-23 season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
04.10.2023
Pelicans Season In Review and Play-In Preview with Grubb and Oleh
Grubb and Oleh recap the Pelicans season and preview the Play-In See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
04.04.2023
Playoff Push: Will NOP get Zion back? And an exciting new announcement!
David Grubb and Oleh break down the Pelicans playoff push and share an exciting announcement about the future of the pod. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
02.03.2023
Will the Pelicans free fall change their trade deadline plans?
Oleh, Grubb, Fish and Kevin discuss the Pelicans free fall as they approach the trade deadline. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
01.13.2023
Will the Pelicans win 50 games for the first time in 15 years!? Midseason check-in!
Grubb, Oleh and Fish check-in at the midseason point, recap the past several weeks and contemplate how many games this team will win despite significant injuries to Zion and Brandon Ingram. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...
12.09.2022
Pelicans in FIRST PLACE! Five-game win streak and are they elite?
Oleh and Grubb break down the win streak and whether or not this team is a contender. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
11.04.2022
Evaluating the 4-3 Start including BI's Absence, Zion, CJ, Trey's play and more
Grubb, Oleh, Kevin, Fish evaluate the first two weeks of play See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
10.11.2022
Zion's return, lineup looks and other preseason takeaways
Grubb, Fish and Oleh discuss the Pelicans performances three games into the preseason. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
09.25.2022
CJ McCollum Extension, Media Preview and Trade Possibilities
Grubb, Oleh, Kevin and Fish discuss all the most pertinent details heading into media day. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
07.11.2022
Draft, Summer League and Free Agency Roundup
Grubb, Fish, Charlie and Oleh recap the latest Pelicans news See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
06.19.2022
New Orleans Pelicans Draft Preview!
Grubb, Fish, Oleh and Kevin discuss the Pelicans upcoming draft. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
05.18.2022
NBA Lottery Reaction and what the Pelicans should do with the 8th pick
Grubb, Oleh and Fish respond to the Pelicans winning the rights to the 8th pick in the draft. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
05.03.2022
Grading the 2021-22 season and previewing what's to come
Grubb, Oleh and Fish review the season and preview the offseason See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
04.22.2022
Pelicans shock the Suns! Can they pull off Games 3 and 4 at home? Time for Zion?
Grubb, Oleh and Fish discuss the shocking win in Game 2 and preview Games 3 and 4. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
04.18.2022
Chris Paul slams the door on Pelicans comeback and previewing Game 2
Grubb and Fish do a quick review of Game 1 and preview Game 2. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
04.17.2022
Playoffs! Willie Green leads the Pelicans to a shocking come from behind victory and a playoff spot!
Grubb, Preston, Kevin and Oleh discuss the victory over the Clippers, preview the Suns and more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
04.07.2022
Pelicans earn a play-in spot and steal a top-10 pick from LAL in the same day?! #blessed
Oleh, Grubb, Fish and Preston discuss a wild week for the Pelicans, what to do with a top-10 pick, the Pelicans chances heading into the play-in and answer your questions! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

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The Bird Calls episodes:

Pelicans vs Kings VI: The Chase for 8th

5 for 50: Pelicans Prepared for Hollywood Finish to Regular Season

Play-in or Playoffs? What's Ahead for the Pelicans?

The Pelicans Remain Consistently Inconsistent

Should the Pelicans make a trade before the deadline?

Pelicans dominate and dethrone the Sacramento Kings!

Pelicans soar to 4-game winning streak!

Zion, Pelicans give humiliating display in the NBA Cup semis. How will they respond?

Pelicans Advance to the NBA Cup Final Four and set to face the Lakers

76ers victory, CJ's importance, Zion's back-to-back situation and more!

Lost Identity: The Pelicans have lost 3 of 5 and their defense

Erin Summers joins to talk Pelicans and preview the next slate of games

Oleh, Grubb recap the Pelicans opening night victory over the Grizzlies

Importance of a Quick Start to 2023, Small Ball and a Stacked WC with Antonio Daniels

Zion and the Pelicans finally breakout against the Magic plus a regular season preview

Pelicans suffer preseason blowout to the Rockets, cause for concern?

Reasons for Optimism/Cautiousness as the Pelicans approach Training Camp

What does the Damian Lillard trade mean for the Pelicans?

Jose Alvarado joins Trey Murphy on the injury list and who will fill bench minutes?

What does Trey Murphy's Injury mean? Plus, Jonas, Kira Lewis and more

Summer League Wrap Up

Summer League Update with Erin Summers

Pelicans Summer League Reaction

Antonio Daniels joins to discuss the draft, free agency, summer league and the fans!

Pelicans keep Zion, BI: Draft Jordan Dawkins, add several others

Should the Pelicans trade Zion?

Should the Pelicans move Zion/BI for Scoot? With Sean Highkin

Erin Summers joins to discuss the Pelicans season, offseason and preview draft

Should the Pelicans Trade for Myles Turner? With Alex Golden

Draft Preview with Ben Pfeifer! First round pick (14) and some sleepers

Lottery Reaction: What to do with the pick and more

Herb Jones Snubbed! Awards Voting, Pels search for an assistant and more!

3-point shooting, coaching staff changes and in-game adjustments

Zion's Absence and Grading the 2022-23 Pelicans Season

Pelicans Season In Review and Play-In Preview with Grubb and Oleh

Playoff Push: Will NOP get Zion back? And an exciting new announcement!

Will the Pelicans free fall change their trade deadline plans?

Will the Pelicans win 50 games for the first time in 15 years!? Midseason check-in!

Pelicans in FIRST PLACE! Five-game win streak and are they elite?

Evaluating the 4-3 Start including BI's Absence, Zion, CJ, Trey's play and more

Zion's return, lineup looks and other preseason takeaways

CJ McCollum Extension, Media Preview and Trade Possibilities

Draft, Summer League and Free Agency Roundup

New Orleans Pelicans Draft Preview!

NBA Lottery Reaction and what the Pelicans should do with the 8th pick

Grading the 2021-22 season and previewing what's to come

Pelicans shock the Suns! Can they pull off Games 3 and 4 at home? Time for Zion?

Chris Paul slams the door on Pelicans comeback and previewing Game 2

Playoffs! Willie Green leads the Pelicans to a shocking come from behind victory and a playoff spot!

Pelicans earn a play-in spot and steal a top-10 pick from LAL in the same day?! #blessed

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