My arms are all tingly, as if pricked by hundreds of tiny, invisible pins. My heart rate is elevated. My hands, clammy and weak, are no longer nimble enough to type with any speed or accuracy. I can’t sit still, but when I get up and move, I’m tired. I try to focus on a…
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Al Jefferson 30 Points/16 Rebounds Full Highlights (1/17/2014)
Al Jefferson is a top-five offensive center of the past decade. There. I said it. It’s out there in the open for you to accept or reject, but if you choose to reject it, you would be incorrect. Just looking at pure offensive skill, and ignoring the opposite side of the floor, there aren’t many…
Read MoreAl Jefferson 35 Points Full Highlights (1/14/2014)
People complain that there isn’t enough post play in the NBA. People also complain that Al Jefferson is a ballhog in the post and isn’t very efficient. Well, duh! That’s what happens with post play, and why teams aren’t going to it as often as they used to. I like watching this stuff on occasion,…
Read MoreAl Jefferson 26 Points Full Highlights (12/23/2013)
The Bobcats were pretty much the only suitors for not-so-coveted free agent Al Jefferson last offseason. There’s a reason no one really wanted him; he is a black hole who doesn’t play defense. But the Bobcats felt that he was the missing piece to their playoff puzzle and signed him to a fairly ridiculous deal….
Read MoreAl Jefferson Career High 40 Points Full Highlights (4/12/2013)
Time machines are fun. To celebrate Al Jefferson’s 40 point game, I revved mine up and set the chronometer to about a decade ago. The location I set to Prentiss, Mississippi. Luckily my newer model has patented TerraLocation technology, so I don’t have to worry about orbits and solar movements and such. Anyway, I had…
Read MoreAl Jefferson 31 Points/15 Rebounds Full Highlights (12/5/2012)
“Big” Al Jefferson is a puzzle. He puts up excellent numbers and has a supremely refined offensive game, but can he contribute to a winning basketball team? Nope. The Jazz are merely average this year, although they are worlds better than the awful Timberpuppy teams that Jefferson headlined for a while. None of this is…
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