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On the New Orleans Pelicans Podcast for Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, Joe Cardosi and Jim Eichenhofer are joined by legendary TV play-by-play announcer Joel Meyers. Joel discusses his many years in the NBA as part of a myriad of different broadcasts, the relationships he’s built with the players and fans over the years, and what he sees in this iteration of the Pelicans that feels special.

Joe and Jim also break down what they saw out of the Pelicans starters and which players to watch when the Pelicans face off against the Rockets in Birmingham.

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Pelicans TV Play-by-Play Announcer Joel Meyers | Pelicans Podcast

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The voice of the Pelicans Todd Graffagnini sits down with Bally Sports' Joel Meyers. The duo discuss the remaining ten games, the potential for making the play-in tournament, the lessons learned, and more. Listen in.

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Joel Meyers on the New Orleans Pelicans Weekly Show - April 29, 2021

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1)      Following a rare off day, the Pelicans return to practice Tuesday morning. Watch post-practice interviews via our live stream on Pelicans.com this afternoon (time to be determined). The team will travel to Florida afterward, in advance of Wednesday’s regular season opener against Toronto.

2)      NBA TV’s Jared Greenberg joined Monday’s Pelicans Podcast to discuss the upcoming New Orleans campaign and former Turner Sports colleague Stan Van Gundy.

3)      Listen to Sirius XM Radio’s Pelicans season preview, hosted by the TV duo of Joel Meyers and Antonio Daniels.

4)      In the community, Brandon Ingram made a holiday donation to Boys Town Louisiana.

5)      On most Tuesdays throughout the 2020-21 season, we’ll take a look at where the Pelicans are placed on prominent national power rankings. NBA.com lists New Orleans at No. 18 overall, while The Athletic has the club at 15th. As John Schuhmann of NBA.com noted, the Pelicans enjoyed an elite preseason at one end of the floor: “With Zion Williamson averaging 30.6 points per 36 minutes and taking 28 of his 35 shots in the restricted area, the Pelicans did have the preseason’s most efficient offense (for what that’s worth).” The 2020-21 NBA regular season tips off tonight on TNT with a doubleheader featuring Golden State (No. 15 on NBA.com’s rankings) at Brooklyn (No. 6), followed by the Clippers (No. 4) visiting the Lakers (No. 1).

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Five things to know about the Pelicans on Dec. 22, 2020

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New Orleans Pelicans play-by-play announcer Joel Meyers and color analyst Antonio Daniels gave fans a preview the New Orleans Pelicans' 2020-21 NBA season on SiriusXM NBA Radio on Dec. 16. The Fox Sports New Orleans broadcast duo was joined by special guests Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin, Coach Stan Van Gundy, forward Zion Williamson, and guard JJ Redick.

Griffin spoke about what went into the process of hiring Van Gundy.

"I think what we were looking for was a teacher," Griffin said. "Somebody that was going to be a dense, attention to detail, sort of accountability-driven coach that could sort of raise the young kids in that environment."

Van Gundy, who last served as the head coach and president of basketball operations of the Detroit Pistons from 2014-18, enters his 16th season as an NBA head coach.

"I'm really happy and honored to have this opportunity," Van Gundy said. "There's a lot of great coaches out there, and when you're out, you never know when your chance is coming again because there are so many people. I'm very, very fortunate to not only be back having a job but to have this job with the roster we have, with the front office we have, with the ownership we have, and with the city we get to live in."

Williamson talked about beginning his second season without a minutes restriction.

"As I begin my second season, I have a feeling of what the NBA is like now," Williamson said. "With Gundy as our coach and the assistant coaches he brought in, everything is a lot more detailed. And I'm continuing to learn as I go, and I can't ask for much more than that."

Click here to listen to the entire Pelicans preview show on SiriusXM

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SiriusXM NBA radio special: New Orleans Pelicans 2020-21 season preview

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Joel Meyers & Antonio Daniels talk NBA bubble life ahead of Pelicans vs. Jazz

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Joel Meyers & Antonio Daniels analyze the Pelicans vs Jazz NBA restart matchup

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By now you probably know most of the popular favorable characteristics of the five cities that comprise the NBA’s Southwest Division, such as New Orleans’ well-documented nightlife and social scene, which draws worldwide attention during Mardi Gras each winter. But what are some of the lesser-known parts of the region’s cities that make them great places to live or visit? Our five-person division panel explored that topic this week. The panel was also joined by three writers from other NBA franchises, as well as a handful of Pelicans TV and radio broadcasters, who all partly played the role of “local tourism director” in this week’s feature.

What’s the most underrated aspect of your home NBA city?

The most underrated thing about Dallas is that we are a city for food lovers. We have no shortage of great restaurants and bars. The cuisine is varied and there always seems to be new restaurants in areas that are undergoing a transition. Hopefully that will continue when things get back to normal.

Houston is just one of the friendliest cities in America. Yes I’m biased but other friends who come here say the same thing. We get knocked for our humidity and traffic. But once you settle in, you’re going to have a good time here. The food, the bars, the music options, and the golf. I also love the vibe in and around the Toyota Center especially during the postseason.

The South Bluffs/Riverside Drive. The BBQ, Blues, Beale Street, Graceland, St. Jude Research and Le Bonheur Children’s hospitals and the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel are all fascinating places. Most folks hit up some, most or all of them on their way through Memphis. But there’s no better place to catch an amazing sunset or a refreshing jog than along the peaceful, serene stretch of Riverside Drive along the South Bluffs just off the Mississippi River. When I worked at ESPN or elsewhere covering the league and came to Memphis, I always carved an hour or two into my schedule to reset my thoughts and take in this underrated spot.

New Orleans suffers from some of the same misperceptions as the Mardi Gras celebration, because based on what most see on TV, people may be only aware of what takes place downtown and in the French Quarter. For NBA teams that visit the Crescent City, I doubt many venture very far from Canal Street, which is understandable because there are so many amazing restaurants nearby, for example. But if you have rare spare time during the season, or you’re staying here for multiple days during a playoff series – and some of those could be on the horizon – I recommend checking out Lake Pontchartrain, or massive City Park, neither of which are too far from downtown. Both will give you a much different perspective on the city’s natural beauty.

Again, diversity. Most people come to San Antonio thinking the place to be is the Riverwalk, and sure it’s a great place to visit if you’re a tourist. But most of that area is tourists. The city has so much more to offer, especially when it comes to great restaurants. San Antonio is probably one of the more spread out NBA cities. So, you’ve really got to venture outside of the downtown area to get a good feel for the city. Longtime NBA scribe Mike Monroe is a great resource for finding the best places to visit in San Antonio. I live here, and I even hit Mike up from time to time for recommendations. If you were covering a playoff series out here, I’d say on a day off, you should drive out to New Braunfels or San Marcos and hit the Guadalupe, Comal, San Marcos or Frio rivers, where tubing is a way of life. You can rent tubes for super cheap (or hit me up and I’ll let you borrow some of mine), bring a cooler full of cold beer and some tunes and just kick back and relax and float the rivers for hours. Along the way, you’ll meet tons of fun people and there are usually places to grab a bite to eat along the float route. I’m actually sad I haven’t yet floated any of the rivers since the NBA suspended the season.

Believe it or not, it’s actually the weather … for a couple of months each season. If you’re lucky enough to come to Boston during the final two weeks of the regular season (the start of April) or in the playoffs, you’re likely going to see this city in its most ideal state. This is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cities in the country, with an overload of character. Experiencing all of that in 75-85 degree, sunny weather, is a good deal.

Everyone knows Orlando for Disney and its theme parks, but there are many sides of the city that most visitors never get to see. There are a number of wildlife parks, lakes and trails all within a short drive of the city center. Orlando is also only a 40-minute drive to some of the best beaches on the East Coast and just over an hour from some of the top Gulf Coast shores the country has to offer. Orlando is also an underrated food city – just ask JJ Redick. Head to downtown Winter Park for a variety of high-end dinner experiences or visit the College Park, Mills 50 and Audubon Park districts for a wide array of dining options. If you’re a partygoer that doesn’t mind being surrounded by a younger demographic, downtown Orlando rarely disappoints Thursday through Sunday.

The NBA season is in the winter. The winter is cold. Minneapolis is especially cold. That’s why we have skyways. What are skyways, you ask? They are basically walkways that connect buildings so you never have to go outside. Chances are if you’re staying in a hotel downtown to watch a Timberwolves game, you won’t even have to go outside to get to the Target Center. It turns out the cold isn’t so bad when you never have to go outside.

New Orleans is a place where you pretty much are accepted for being who you are (as long as you’re not a criminal, but I digress). I don’t really know how it is in other cities – I’m not there, obviously. But people aren’t “overwhelmed” by celebrity (I only have to do autographs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays) and they seem to be accepting of the fact that the famous among them also need their space. We hear a ton about how players love to be in “major” cities and the extra financial opportunities that are afforded there, but the fact is fame and fortune will find the location of the person who’s deserving of fame and fortune. Meanwhile, a familial feel can be taken for granted. True, it’s not for everyone. But for those who are attracted to it, who believe they can help create their own big stage, New Orleans is a pretty great place to be.

The most underrated aspect about our city for NBA is that we have some of the most loyal and passionate fans in the league. We just haven’t had the opportunity to grow the fan base on a consistent level over the years for one reason or another. The hardcore fans have always been there. That change has been palpable this season with the atmosphere inside the Smoothie King Center and the vibe around town since we won the NBA draft lottery one year ago. It’s only gonna get better.

The genuine soul of New Orleans. Yes the food is wonderful, the music is amazing and the architecture is gorgeous. I truly believe though you need to experience it all away from the typical tourist traps. Nola is so unique – discovering the city needs to be personal. I love making somewhat individual recommendations for NBA and NFL friends visiting Nola, based on their interests. Cooking classes, streetcar rides, Garden District walking tours or a trip to the Spotted Cat/Maple Leaf Bar/Tipitina’s … there is something for everyone to fall in love with!

How good the people are, how genuine the people in this city are. For those of us who have lived here, we’ve all found out that if you embrace the city, it will give back to you, times a thousand. Everyone who comes to visits our city and walks around – whether it’s the visiting NBA teams, or anyone else – finds that out in a big hurry.

The history of the city. When you go on road trips to a lot of other cities in the NBA, your first thought is not to do something related to history, or to go somewhere to learn about the culture of the city. But when you’re in New Orleans, the culture and the history kind of hits you in the face, in a good way. You don’t have to go to certain places to see a historic aspect of the city; the whole city is historic. It’s something you can feel when you come here and what’s so unique about New Orleans.

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Southwest Division roundtable: Underrated aspect of NBA cities

Joel Meyers, the longtime TV voice of the New Orleans Pelicans and a veteran NBA broadcaster, will be sharing with Pelicans fans weekly conversations he has with friends and colleagues in the media and the NBA. Up next is New Orleans resident Bob Pettit. The former LSU star was ranked one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history.

Joel Meyers: Bob, you had opportunities to go to other universities. Why did you decide to go to LSU? 

Bob Pettit: Well, in that time, the recruiting was so laid back. I think I had actually only about six or seven scholarship offers as a senior in high school. So, I made the decision that Coach (Harry) Rabenhorst at LSU was such a high-pressure recruiter, he took me to dinner and said, ‘Bob, we have a scholarship for you if you want it,’ and that was his recruiting pitch. Well, it’s a little different today. But I answered at that dinner, and I said, ‘Yes, I want it, I’d like to come to LSU to play basketball.’ Now, I’ve come from a kid that was cut as a sophomore in high school that just wanted to win a letter and, all of a sudden, has a scholarship offer to play basketball in college. So, I came a long way quickly. So, I went ahead and went (to LSU). But then I also went to the ‘North-South’ game in Murray, Ky., as a senior in high school, where the 10 (best players) from the South played the 10 (best players) from the North. In that game, I played very well. So all of a sudden, I’m now getting scholarship offers from DePaul, Western Kentucky, Kentucky, and some of the other big-name schools in the country. They have not seen me play in high school, simply from playing well in this all-star game.

Joel Meyers: So, you go to LSU, freshmen are not eligible at that time.

Bob Pettit: They’re not eligible, and I played a year of freshman ball and then stepped in as a sophomore and started as a sophomore in college.

Joel Meyers: I know things are different now. You go to the games a lot both football and basketball in Baton Rouge and your presence there is great. But let me ask you this, what was it like going to a school where football, let’s face it – in this region and especially to the SEC – football is religion, and it means a lot to this whole region. What was it like playing at that time in the early 1950s at LSU?

Bob Pettit: Well, we were considered a minor sport at LSU. I never thought of this when I signed up to go to college. We had to step aside at the training table and let the football team go first, and I think they were something like, won one game and lost nine or what have you. They were not a very good football team, but we had to step aside and let them go first in the line for the food. So football was the ‘King’ when I went to LSU. Then all of a sudden we became a very good basketball team and the people started coming and filling the Cow Palace as they called it…the old barn at LSU where we played. All of a sudden now we’re still becoming a very, very hot commodity. As a matter of fact, the other sport at LSU that was so popular was the boxing matches, and of course they don’t have that anymore. But when I went to college that was a very big sport. The only person to change that when he came to LSU was Dale Brown, and Dale Brown when his basketball team had to step aside for the football team, he went and told the athletic director and said, ‘That’s the end of that were not having any more of that.’ Then the LSU basketball became on equal terms with football. Even today, football is still the king in Louisiana. I don’t think there’s any question about that. Even I like it so much I go to all of the football games as well as the basketball games. I’m a season ticket holder at LSU. I go to as many games as I possibly can. I don’t get to all of them, don’t even get to the majority of them, but I still go up and follow it very, very closely, and pull for them. Now, the LSU basketball program has come back so strong and is doing extremely well. This year was cut short, but the year before, they won the SEC, which was a big deal in basketball and the Southeastern Conference. Basketball has now done extremely well, and all I can read and what I understand they’ve got a tremendous recruiting class, a good recruiting class coming in. So, LSU basketball should be on good terms for a number of years.

Joel Meyers: Bob, you led LSU your junior year to their first NCAA Final Four. What do you remember from your junior season in Baton Rouge?

Bob Pettit: Well, I do remember that I think we had a very good record. We were, I’m going to say with my memory, 22-1. We lost one game, and that was to Tulsa. We came back and played - and then we went to the NCAA regionals in Raleigh, N.C. In those days, there were only 16 teams that went to the regional tournament. We won at Raleigh, then we got the opportunity to go to Kansas City and play in the Final Four. The first night we played Indiana, who wound up being the champion, and they had a really fine basketball team and great tradition there. They beat us in our first night in Kansas City, but we did go to the Final Four, and that was the first time in a long time that LSU had a basketball team that made it that far.

Joel Meyers: Then your senior year, what stands out in your mind? Before we get into life after LSU, what stands out your senior year? Because you averaged 31 (points) and 17 (rebounds) per game. So, individually you did well, and you led LSU to anther SEC title.

Bob Pettit: Yes. It’s hard to remember in those days, but Kentucky was the really good team other than us in the Southeastern Conference, and they were not able to play. They were not eligible to play. We didn’t even play them. That was an argument over; I don’t even remember the argument over who played where. But we didn’t play Kentucky my senior year. We played them in a playoff game in Nashville. But we had a really nice team. We won 20-something games and lost four or five. (We) went to the NCAA (Tournament) and played Penn State as I recall, and got beat there. But, basketball has come a long way at LSU. In those days, we were, had brought it back to where it has become a big sport with great fan interest. We packed the Parker Coliseum, where we played with close to 10,000 seats in it. We filled it almost every night that we played in both my junior and senior year. There was a lot of interest in basketball. At the end of my senior year, I hadn’t even heard much on some of the NBA teams at that time. There were like eight teams in the NBA. The first pick in my senior year for the draft was a player from Furman University. His name was Frank Selvy. Frank was averaging over 40 points per game his senior year, and actually, he held the scoring record in college until Pete Maravich broke it when Pete was at LSU. So, I was the No. 2 pick in the draft and drafted by a team I had never even heard of, which was the Milwaukee Hawks. It was an interesting time, and when I think back on it, you know a kid from being cut in his sophomore year of high school and going on to now playing at four years at LSU and now being picked No. 2 in the draft for the NBA was an exciting time.

Joel Meyers: We’re going to talk about your NBA career, of course, a little bit later. But let me ask you this. When you came back after your professional career and your last year was 1964-65 with the St. Louis Hawks. You came back to Baton Rouge to go to work and start a life with Carol and raising a family. A couple of years later, Pete Maravich started playing in 1967 at LSU. Did you have an opportunity to watch Pete play for his father Press (Maravich) in those days?

Bob Pettit: Yes, I did. I was living in Baton Rouge at that time, and I had tickets to the games, and we went out there quite often to watch Pete play, and thoroughly enjoyed it. He was exciting to watch, and I enjoyed it. So, yes, I saw him play quite a number of times in college.

Joel Meyers: Tell me what you picked up because we’re going to air Pete’s game on Fox Sports New Orleans when he had 68 points against the Knicks in 1977. Did you see Pete as a college player, and it translating to the NBA as well?

Bob Pettit: I did not get to know him. I didn’t know him at all. I did get to know him a little it after I had -  later years I ran into him, and we would have conversations, and I enjoyed talking to him the few times I was with him. But he was exciting to watch, and the fans loved him. It was an exciting time at LSU with Pete there.

Joel Meyers: Yeah, and he played for his dad, and the style must have been pretty entertaining, wasn’t it Bob?

Bob Pettit: Yes. It was very entertaining. It certainly was if you enjoyed basketball and watched. His passing was exciting to watch, as well as his scoring. So, yea, he was an exciting player to watch, he absolutely was.

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Conversations with Joel Meyers: LSU, NBA great Bob Pettit

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