Locked on Pelicans

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The Pelicans scored a franchise record 149 in Friday's victory over the Kings. Jake takes a look at how the Pelicans scored that record number. He then talks about the importance of pace adjusted stats, where the Pelicans rank in various categories, and how the defense can improve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jake is still breaking down the Pelicans big win from the other night and today he's diving deep into the Pelican' rotation in their opener. He then looks around to the league and shares some thoughts before previewing tonight's home opener Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's opening night for the Pelicans! Jake takes a look at why the Pelicans offense struggled and how an improving defense should lead to better offensive efficiency for New Orleans. He then takes a look at rule points of emphasis and how those should be a positive for the Pels before he previews tonight's game against the Rockets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The season is about to start but the Pelicans are still making moves! Out is Alexis Ajinca and in is Wes Johnson from the Clippers. Jake takes a look at the moving pieces of the trade and talks about Johnson's fit and role. He then look at how the Pelicans depth stacks up and the importance the bench will play. Finally, he throws out some hypothetical trades to see if anyone bites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pelicans trimmed the roster over the weekend, and while it went as expected there was a bit of a surprise. Jake takes a look at who remains and what that means for the roles of Ian Clark and Frank Jackson. He then previews the other teams in the Southwest division Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pelicans are 0-5 in preseason after losing to the Raptors. Jake recaps the game, looks at the starting lineup, and talks about continued preseason concerns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pelicans continue to struggle in preseason losing to the Miami Heat. Jake recaps the game. He then talks about some consistent problems for the Pelicans in preseason and what the Pelicans can do about that. Finally he previews tonight's game against the Raptors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been wild week in the NBA as the Suns fired their GM 8 days before the season starts. The Spurs lost starting guard Dejounte Murray to a torn ACL and Jake takes a look how the injury will impact their season. He then talks about Seerat Sohi's article looking at how the Pelicans training staff has changes, and then previews tonight's game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pelicans lost 106-100 on Friday to the Knicks in their third preseason game. At 0-3 Jake takes a look at the concerns he has from preseason so far. He then looks around the league, and at the impact Andre Roberson's injury might have Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the third Pelicans preseason game and the team welcomes back Nikola Mirotic and Darius Miller from injury. That means we might see more of a regular season rotation for the Pelicans as the take on the Knicks tonight. Jake tells you what to expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NBA released its annual GM Survey and Jake takes a look at how the Pelicans fared in it. He then talks about the weird situation going on with the Timberwolves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After an MRI the Pelicans have announced Jahlil Okafor is out for 1-2 weeks. Jake talks about his play on the court and how this might impact his chances of making the team. He then looks at the MVP race and gives his personal League Pass rankings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Preseason game 2 is in the books...and it ends with another Pelicans loss. Jake takes a look at who played well and what trends he is seeing after 2 games. He also looks at the injury situation for the Pelicans and catches you up on noteworthy news from around the league. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pelicans tipped off preseason with a loss to the Bulls, but several new players had strong debuts. Jake recaps everything you need to know about the Pelicans opening game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jake welcomes Pelicans guard Darius Morris to the podcast to talk about a number of topics. Morris gives insight into how the Pelicans plan to push the pace and look to defend. He talks about playing with Hall of Famer Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant. Jake then asks him about winning a high school state title and playing against Jrue Holiday before they were even in college. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite what everyone else is saying, there is no concern about Anthony Davis signing with Klutch sports. Other things the Pelicans don't need to be concerned about is their three-point shooting, Jake explains why. He also talks about how Elfrid Payton can help elevate the offense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The New Orleans Pelicans had their media day yesterday, in today's podcast Jake Madison and Rory Callais give their thoughts on what they heard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices