January 21, 2015 – DownToBuck

Isaiah Thomas 27 Points Full Highlights (1/21/2015)

Isaiah Thomas took short, careful steps into the nightclub. He was still a little unsteady on his new footwear, but even with his uneven gait, he felt more confident than ever before. “First time wearing heels?” snickered a woman who was sitting at the bar, having seen the eight-inch cardboard contraptions strapped to Isaiah’s feet….

Nikola Vucevic 26 Points Full Highlights (1/21/2015)

I’m trying to figure out how many points Nikola Vucevic would score if he was given the amount of touches, as, say, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Certainly, his efficiency would go down being the sole centerpiece of the offense, but that’s why you shoot more shots; so you can keep scoring points even while being less efficient….

Timofey Mozgov 16 Points Full Highlights (1/21/2015)

“Yo Timofey, I heard from some of the guys around the league that you like to party real hard,” said Matthew Dellavadova. Timofey nodded. “Yes. I party in the Russian manner, and American consider it to be very extreme form of party.” Matthew puffed up a bit. “Well, down under, we do it a little…

Chandler Parsons 22 Points Full Highlights (1/21/2015)

Jenny Smith of Houston, Texas stared listlessly at her word processor. Ever since Chandler Parsons had gone to play in Dallas, her Parsons/Lin fanfiction storyline had come to an abrupt halt. She didn’t understand why it had to be this way. Her dad said that the Dallas team, whatever their name was, had paid Chandler…

Michael Carter-Williams 27 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (1/21/2015)

10 out of 26 may seem like a bad shooting night, but in the context of Michael Carter-Williams’ shooting efficiency this year, it’s positively average! Man, these goalposts are just moving all over the place. What we should be impressed with is that MCW managed to get 7 assists while only committing 3 turnovers. How’s…

Enes Kanter 24 Points/17 Rebounds Full Highlights (1/21/2015)

Lost in the ecstatic falderal around Rudy Gobert’s emergence is the vague disappointment of Enes Kanter. The 3rd overall pick from four years ago, still only 22 year old, written off already. His refined offensive game is no match for the raw potential of the 2 months younger Gobert. The Jazz must have seen enough…

Elijah Millsap 12 Points Full Highlights (1/21/2015)

The Jazz announcers were going on about how hard Elijah Millsap plays, and how impressive that was. That’s cool. I always like to see players with heart and determination, attempting to dispel the notion of NBA players as lazy bum divas. But isn’t energetic play what you would expect out of a D-League callup? They…

Nicolas Batum 27 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (1/21/2015)

“Bon Dieu de merde,” Nic whispered, watching with fascination and horror. “I warned you something bad would happens.” Victor Claver whimpered. Nicolas Batum and his Spanish teammate were rooted to the floor as the horrific scene unfolded before their eyes. What had started as an innocent experiment on the effects of microwaves on basketballs had…

Andrew Wiggins 18 Points Full Highlights (1/21/2015)

Andrew Wiggins has shown the ability to throw down some nice dunks so far this season. He looks effortless getting off the ground, graceful while flying through the air. A worthy entrant in the slam dunk contest, all things considered. There is only one problem. He doesn’t use enough power! Sometimes you just have to…