Cody Taylor of Basketball Insiders has reported the Pelicans have displayed interest in Cavalier swingman Iman Shumpert following the torn hamstring to Solomon Hill and Quincy Pondexter dump in Chicago.  What in the Sam Hell are the Pelicans thinking playing him out of position and taking on his two year, $21.3 million in salary?

But it beats the alternatives, right?  If Chase Budinger, Josh Smith, and Martell Webster are the alternatives you bet your sweet hiney it does!  

Finally we break down Frank Jackson's reaggravated broken foot and call to question Misty Suri, yet again...

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Well the injury bug has floated over both sides of Airline Drive, now reaching Pelicans starting small forward Solomon Hill.  Solomon Hill enjoyed a great year defensively according to general manager Dell Demps and Head Coach Alvin Gentry, helping to propel the Pelicans defense into the top ten after bottom dwelling in 2015.

We welcome on Travis Tate and Trevor Ritchie of The Bird Writes to offer their takes and reactions to the injury, as well as exploring the free agent landscape to see if help could possibly be on the way. 

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On July 26th the Pelicans and New Orleans Saints announced an eight year partnership with Ochsner, and even renamed the training facility and practice fields after said corportation.

Less than three weeks later, the New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton fired team doctors Deryk Jones and Misty Suri after a misdiagnosis of team's starting corner, Delvin Breaux.  The doctors had misdiagnosed a fractured fibula as a contusion.

Misty Suri also serves at Head Team Doctor to the Pelicans and after a greatly improved season in 2016/17 health wise the Pelicans are sticking by their leader.  

We break down the drama and get all the hot takes from Editor Oleh Kosel and contributor Travis Tate, and then we spend a little time chatting about Frank Jackson, Quinn Cook, and Game of Thrones!  

 

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The 2017/18 season has been officially announced by tthe NBA, and the Pelicans walked away with the fifth strongest schedule, including six nationally televised games on ESPN, two on TNT, and six on NBA TV.

We welcome on buddy Travis Tate, and newbie Trevor Ritchie to break down the sched month by month, predict wins and loss totals, as well as analyze where we fit in the grand scheme of the ever growing Western Conference.

Also, a big congratulations to Justin Verrier, now of The Ringer!

 

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The New Orleans Pelicans are fast approaching training camp with a roster of fourteen guaranteed contracts with minutes to spare for a small ball four who can spot minutes at the three.  Is that Dante Cunningham's music we hear!!!???

Nah, we're still playing the waiting game.  So let's take this opportunity to rehash his 2016 growth, as well as spill some rumors, discuss some quotes unleashed by children at Anthony Davis' skills camp, and talk Boogie working on his fitness!  

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Diving even deeper on former Golden State Warrior Ian Clark, and what brought him to the New Orleans Pelicans.  Clark's closest suitor might have been the Los Angeles Lakers' two weeks ago according to the Los Angeles Times before Demarcus Cousins convinced him to join the Birds.  

We ask Christian Rivas a bevy of questions, including his first hand experiences watching Ian Clark play, as well as his overall impression of his fit in Chris Finch's system alongside Rondo, Holiday, Boogie and AD.  

 

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The New Orleans Pelicans are finally getting some national attention!  Although most of it isn't very good.  Oleh, Kevin and I break down some of the comments of the better known sports writers, as well as have a little bit of fun with some of Demarcus Cousins' latest tweets.

Then we discuss our favorite 8/9 man rotations as well as get Kevin and Oleh's takes on comments made this week by Anthony Davis, Demarcus Cousins, Alvin Gentry and Chris Finch.  

 

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The New Orleans Pelicans suddenly find themselves deeper than expected at the guard position, while filled with question marks at the front court.  Can Darius Miller and Quincy Pondexter provide reliable minutes at the three?  Who will spell Anthony Davis and Boogie at the four and five?  Cheick Diallo?  Alexis Ajinca?  SOLOMON HILL!?  

Join fellow Bird Writes blogger Travis Tate as we dive into all things Solomon Hill, and have a bit of fun while we're at it.

 

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Last night New Orleans Pelicans' Twitter rejoiced with news of former Golden State Warrior Ian Clark's acquisition at the veteran minimum, broke back by Shams Charania of The Vertical.  

We welcome on Mason Ginsberg of Bourbon Street Shots to discuss Ian Clark, his role on the teams, small ball lineups, the future of Dante Cunningham, Frank Jackson, the Pelicans current position against the Hard Cap and more.

Finally, we sum it all up with Mason's Offseason Grades.  

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Things are slowing down in the New Orleans Pelicans' offseason, but all is not dead on the news front!  

The Pelicans have been rumored to sign Summer League Standout Jalen Jones to a unguaranteed contract.  We discuss his overall game, ceiling and his dark horse roster possibilities.  

Then we discuss the two major holes in the Pelicans roster (shooters and big man depth), Sam Mitchell's disappearance, preview Oleh's Darius Miller European series, as well as Jrue Holiday's reduced role.  

 

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