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The Bird Calls
by HITP Sports Media
Everything Pelicans for Sports Drink. Exclusive NBA analysis, news and opinion about Zion, BI, Herb, and the NBA.
Episodes
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Are the Pelicans committed to "Borrego Ball?"
The New Orleans Pelicans are off to a 2-1 start, but since the injury to Dejounte Murray, the offense has sputtered. Scoring and shooting numbers have plummeted, and the team has reverted to its worst habits from a season ago, with heavy emphasis on iso scoring and not enough three-pointers. Are...
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New Orleans Pelicans 2024-25 Season Preview
The regular season tips off on Wednesday, so it's time to give preseason predictions. Who's going to start? Who SHOULD start? What happens to Brandon Ingram and Willie Green? Is this the season the Pelicans take a big step forward? Tap in and let's talk about it. See Privacy Policy at...
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Pelicans Preseason Wrap-Up
The New Orleans Pelicans finished the preseason with a 1-2 record. What did we learn and what questions are paramount as the Pels prepare for the latest "most important season in franchise history?" Terry Kimble from Pelicans on Sports Illustrated joins David to answer those questions. Contact...
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The Bird Calls: Pelicans Let It Fly vs Magic
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The Bird Calls: Pelicans vs Magic Preseason Preview
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The Bird Calls: One-on-One with Bleacher Report's Dan Favale
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Media Day 2024: Talking with Shamit Dua
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All or Nothing: Is B.I. Going to Buy In?
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The Bird Calls: Pelicans Offseason in Review with Christian Clark
We're one month away from media day, so who better to be our first guest of the new season than NOLA.com Pelicans beat writer/columnist Christian Clark. David and Christian look at the moves that were made and the ones that weren't for the Pelicans, on the court and in the front office. Zion's...
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Pelicans vs Kings VI: The Chase for 8th
After one of the most successful seasons in franchise history, the New Orleans Pelicans are standing on the verge of elimination from the postseason. Can the Pelicans get past the Kings and into the playoffs without Zion Williamson? David Grubb and Ben Pfeifer discuss. See Privacy Policy at...
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5 for 50: Pelicans Prepared for Hollywood Finish to Regular Season
As if scripted by the basketball gods themselves, the New Orleans Pelicans will end their season with a critical match against the Los Angeles Lakers. 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…
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Play-in or Playoffs? What's Ahead for the Pelicans?
With only three games remaining in the regular season the New Orleans Pelicans are looking to avoid the NBA play-in tournament and get back to the playoffs. The Pels are in the driver's seat with three games to go, so David Grubb and Ben Pfeifer break down tonight's matchup with the Kings and…
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The Pelicans Remain Consistently Inconsistent
The month of January hasn't been kind to the Pelicans. 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. See Privacy Policy at...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 at...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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