Shamit Dua
@fearthebrown.bsky.social
I cover the Pelicans as a credentialed media member for intheno.substack.com | Ultimate Frisbee Coach | Wannabe Disc Golfer
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Shamit Dua
@fearthebrown.bsky.social
· Dec 1
For the new follower, welcome. I appreciate all of you.
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1) the substack will always be free and never behind a paywall
2) the paid subscribers get access to our discord community, which I don't like to advertise in the other place, but I will here. It's the best Pelicans community online.
Hard to find a worse set of transactions in ONE off-season than the Pacers trade, Wizards trade, Hawks trade. That's before we get to the minor but still harmful misses in Looney and Hawkins option. Truly an all-time bad executive stretch in just a few short months.
January 5, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Hard to find a worse set of transactions in ONE off-season than the Pacers trade, Wizards trade, Hawks trade. That's before we get to the minor but still harmful misses in Looney and Hawkins option. Truly an all-time bad executive stretch in just a few short months.
Marc Stein is reporting that the Hawks may have to send draft capital to the Wizards for CJ McCollum's expiring deal to unload Trae.
If that ends up being the case, the Pels/Was trade also enters all time bad territory.
marcstein.substack.com/p/sources-wi...
If that ends up being the case, the Pels/Was trade also enters all time bad territory.
marcstein.substack.com/p/sources-wi...
Sources: Wizards emerge as a legitimate trade destination for Hawks star Trae Young
The prospect of Atlanta trading its face of the franchise only grows as the Feb. 5 trade deadline approaches
marcstein.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Marc Stein is reporting that the Hawks may have to send draft capital to the Wizards for CJ McCollum's expiring deal to unload Trae.
If that ends up being the case, the Pels/Was trade also enters all time bad territory.
marcstein.substack.com/p/sources-wi...
If that ends up being the case, the Pels/Was trade also enters all time bad territory.
marcstein.substack.com/p/sources-wi...
The Lakers are getting comically low production out of their centers lol
January 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
The Lakers are getting comically low production out of their centers lol
Breaking out the radar charts again. If you are interested in a specific team, let me know and I will post in the thread below.
Here is the Pelicans positional production relative to league average measured by EPM wins. Positions classified by EPM. (EX Murphy and Z are PFs)
Here is the Pelicans positional production relative to league average measured by EPM wins. Positions classified by EPM. (EX Murphy and Z are PFs)
January 5, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Breaking out the radar charts again. If you are interested in a specific team, let me know and I will post in the thread below.
Here is the Pelicans positional production relative to league average measured by EPM wins. Positions classified by EPM. (EX Murphy and Z are PFs)
Here is the Pelicans positional production relative to league average measured by EPM wins. Positions classified by EPM. (EX Murphy and Z are PFs)
Did a quick check on which positions each team is getting production from to see how the Pelicans stack up positionally. They are getting the least combined production in the league from the PG, SG, and C positions. Separated out, they are LAST at PG, 27th at SG, and 26th at C
January 5, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Did a quick check on which positions each team is getting production from to see how the Pelicans stack up positionally. They are getting the least combined production in the league from the PG, SG, and C positions. Separated out, they are LAST at PG, 27th at SG, and 26th at C
One of the big reasons why Pelicans are so poor in transition defense and defense in general while Fears is on the court is every missed layup is basically 2 points the other way
January 5, 2026 at 1:13 AM
One of the big reasons why Pelicans are so poor in transition defense and defense in general while Fears is on the court is every missed layup is basically 2 points the other way
Not many real options but the double big look right now is just clogging the offense. But the alternatives are flawed and poor too
January 5, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Not many real options but the double big look right now is just clogging the offense. But the alternatives are flawed and poor too
Pelicans had a 67.4% TS and an elite shot profile in the first half but coughed up 17 turnovers.
January 5, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Pelicans had a 67.4% TS and an elite shot profile in the first half but coughed up 17 turnovers.
The offense just crawls to a stop in the Poole initiations
January 5, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The offense just crawls to a stop in the Poole initiations
Trey Murphy III is now the Pelicans all time leader in threes made
January 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Trey Murphy III is now the Pelicans all time leader in threes made
Genuinely don't understand what Troy Weaver saw in Poole
January 4, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Genuinely don't understand what Troy Weaver saw in Poole
The Heat are 7/9 from three and somehow the Pelicans are up by one. Interested to see if Borrego trys to turn Powell's water off. He's started 4/4 from deep early
January 4, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The Heat are 7/9 from three and somehow the Pelicans are up by one. Interested to see if Borrego trys to turn Powell's water off. He's started 4/4 from deep early
Great confidence from Fears on that three. That's what he needs to continue to do
January 4, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Great confidence from Fears on that three. That's what he needs to continue to do
Trey Murphy and Derik Queen are available tonight against Miami
January 4, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Trey Murphy and Derik Queen are available tonight against Miami
Reposted by Shamit Dua
We’re pulling out the old college lit!
January 4, 2026 at 2:10 AM
We’re pulling out the old college lit!
Reposted by Shamit Dua
Great time for people to read up on the United Fruit Company and Banana Republics
January 4, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Great time for people to read up on the United Fruit Company and Banana Republics
"The Imperial need for control is
so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear"
- Nemik's manifesto, Andor
so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear"
- Nemik's manifesto, Andor
January 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM
"The Imperial need for control is
so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear"
- Nemik's manifesto, Andor
so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear"
- Nemik's manifesto, Andor
Reposted by Shamit Dua
Working on a graph for comparing player's net points through the season. Here's some MVP candidates and some ROY candidates
January 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Working on a graph for comparing player's net points through the season. Here's some MVP candidates and some ROY candidates
Seems like there's another influx of bluesky users. Pro tip- ignore the weirdo hall monitors on here
January 3, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Seems like there's another influx of bluesky users. Pro tip- ignore the weirdo hall monitors on here
Pelicans list Derik Queen and Saddiq Bey OUT tonight and Trey Murphy as questionable
January 2, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Pelicans list Derik Queen and Saddiq Bey OUT tonight and Trey Murphy as questionable
The Derik Queen impact on his teammates has been wildly impressive for a rookie
January 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
The Derik Queen impact on his teammates has been wildly impressive for a rookie
A trend worth paying attention to
January 1, 2026 at 6:15 PM
A trend worth paying attention to
Look at this kitty I found aura farming in Istanbul
December 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Look at this kitty I found aura farming in Istanbul
A lot of building out rotations is eliminating minutes from unproductive/unimpactful players. This is the roster the Pels have to work with, only one player registering an EPM in the top 100.
There's no good choices. You're trying to win with bottom 200 level players
There's no good choices. You're trying to win with bottom 200 level players
December 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A lot of building out rotations is eliminating minutes from unproductive/unimpactful players. This is the roster the Pels have to work with, only one player registering an EPM in the top 100.
There's no good choices. You're trying to win with bottom 200 level players
There's no good choices. You're trying to win with bottom 200 level players