As the Philly commentators helpfully noted, literally who even needs Ish Smith anymore? T.J. McConnell has shown himself perfectly capable of throwing lobs to Nerlens Noel when he is afforded the opportunity to throw such lobs. And McConnell is not going to shoot twenty-five shots per game while doing it. Those shots should all be…
Read MoreMichael Carter-Williams 20 Points/12 Assists Full Highlights (1/5/2016)
I remember last year’s Bulls-Bucks playoff series like it was only yesterday. Coming back from 0-3 to win two games, Bayless hitting a buzzer beater, MCW making Rose into his personal buttslave for a game, Bulls fans panicking, it was all good. I knew that we weren’t going to win the series but, for the…
Read MoreGiannis Antetokounmpo 18 Points Full Highlights (1/5/2016)
Greek, Is Also Nigerian, Never Is Slovakian Assisting Not-as-good Teammates It Is Hard To Make An Acrostic Out Of His Name
Read MoreKhris Middleton 26 Points Full Highlights (1/5/2016)
During tonight’s broadcast, Chicago commentator Stacey King said something like “you could consider Khris Middleton the Bucks’ best player”. He is wrong. A more accurate statement would be “Khris Middleton is definitely the Bucks’ best player”. I may be falling victim here to recency bias, as Khash has been really good lately. But don’t forget…
Read MoreJaVale McGee 13 Points Full Highlights (1/5/2016)
Based on the view counts for my other JaVale McGee videos this year, it looks like I am not alone in this sentiment: an NBA with Javale is way better than an NBA without. Dunks are fun. JaVale provides dunks. Blocks are fun. JaVale provides blocks. Boneheaded plays are fun. JaVale provides boneheaded plays. Having…
Read MoreKristaps Porzingis 17 Points Full Highlights (1/5/2016)
Had Carmelo Anthony and a bunch of refs not intervened, I’d say we were about five seconds away from seeing Kristaps Porzingis and Kent Bazemore take the gloves off and start throwing haymakers at each other. I am curious, as we all are, what the outcome of that fight would have been. Let’s take a…
Read MoreShabazz Muhammad 20 Points Full Highlights (1/4/2016)
The snow fell outside the window of the high-rise apartment. A dismal gray sky dulled the colors of the world. Shabazz Muhammad stared at these things and felt the loneliness grip his heart. He glanced over at his iPhone, wondering if he should call…no. He should not, could not be a dealer in false hope….
Read MoreJeremy Lamb 22 Points Full Highlights (1/4/2016)
Why does Jeremy Lamb look so sleepy all the time? His eyes are half-closed even when he’s going hard. If I walked around looking that sleepy people would ask me if I needed a nap. One has to wonder if Jeremy’s perpetual just-woke-up-after-not-enough-sleep look is effecting his league-wide value. Nobody wants a lazy oaf with…
Read MoreRichaun Holmes 17 Points/3 Dunks Full Highlights (1/4/2016)
Anyone else getting a serious Giannis Antetokounmpo vibe from this dude named Richaun Holmes? No? Well you should be. I don’t know why you aren’t. Maybe it’s because you haven’t been exposed to enough primo Rich Homie highlights? Prepare to be enlightened. We haven’t seen the ball-handling ability that Giannis possesses yet, but everything else,…
Read MoreIsh Smith 21 Points/11 Assists Full Highlights (1/4/2016)
We’ve determined that Steve Nash and Ish Smith had their brains swapped, and that’s why Ish is a stud point guard now and Steve is trying to buy a soccer team. It is an empirical fact. No one can deny that nine-foot tall blue aliens with plasma guns performed the transplant while DownToBuck watched from…
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