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It does not appear that Anthony Davis is going to sit out games in a bid to force the New Orleans Pelicans to trade him. Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry said he has spoken to Davis on Monday after news of his trade demand went public, and he said …
The NBA is a “get wins or get out” enterprise. The business can be callous at times, spurning head coaches who have seemingly earned job security — a lesson Dwane Casey learned the hard way in May. It’s still hard to imagine Casey on the …
Alvin Gentry is standing up for his star player in the wake of whispers that he may have been partially responsible for DeMarcus Cousins’ departure. Addressing the media on Monday, the New Orleans Pelicans coach responded to recent reports …
The New Orleans Pelicans took it to the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of their playoff series on Friday night with a 119-100 win. The Pelicans had a 25-point lead late in the third and as much as a 26-point lead late in the fourth. Despite that, …
Alvin Gentry began his post game press conference after the New Orleans Pelicans swept the Portland Trail Blazers by thanking Kobe Bryant and his shoes. With less than a minute remaining in regulation of Saturday’s game, Jrue Holiday was ruled …
The 2016-17 NBA season was a time of peace on earth and goodwill towards head coaches — not a single one was fired, marking the first time that had happened since at least Millard Fillmore’s presidency. But the same cannot be said about …
New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry believes in the Big Baller way. Before his team played the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, Gentry paid rookie guard Lonzo Ball the ultimate compliment by saying that he couldn’t see how Ball could …
New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry may just be raising the boombox over his head for point guard Jrue Holiday this summer. In an appearance on SiriusXM NBA Radio on Tuesday, Gentry said that re-signing Holiday will be “a number one …
The New Orleans Pelicans have lost four straight games and are one of the worst teams in basketball. Typically when that is the case, the team’s head coach is not on solid ground. But that is the last thing on Alvin Gentry’s mind. After …
Alvin Gentry thinks so highly of Anthony Davis that he wouldn’t trade the big man for anybody in the league — not even LeBron James. The New Orleans Pelicans head coach joined Jay Mohr on FOX Sports Radio Tuesday and was asked about …
The New Orleans Pelicans were torn apart at the seams by injury last season, and their luck still doesn’t appear to be getting any better. In an appearance on The Lowe Post podcast with ESPN’s Zach Lowe on Friday, Pelicans head coach …
New Orleans Pelicans general manager Dell Demps hired Alvin Gentry as his head coach last offseason. It sounds as though he already regrets it. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of the Vertical, Demps has spent much of the season second-guessing and …
The New Orleans Pelicans are all but eliminated from the Western Conference playoff race, and with Anthony Davis battling injuries, coach Alvin Gentry conceded that he would have to consider sitting him for the remainder of the season. Davis had a …
The Pelicans have 23 games remaining in the regular season and currently sit six games behind the Houston Rockets, who hold the eighth and final spot in the NBA’s Western Conference playoff race. In theory, New Orleans shouldn’t be …
Mike D’Antoni played an indirect role in the development of many players and coaches who helped the Golden State Warriors win an NBA championship, and his work was not overlooked on Tuesday night. After the Warriors defeated the Cleveland …
The Golden State Warriors are your 2014-15 NBA champions and assistant coach Alvin Gentry was the mastermind behind their historic, transcendent offense that proved once and for all that a jump-shooting team could in fact win an NBA championship. …
