Quick quiz: out of the top six picks in the 2010 draft, which one is NOT a bust? a) John Wall b) Evan Turner c) Derrick Favors d) Wesley Johnson e) DeMarcus Cousins f) Ekpe Udoh g) None of the above – they are all huge busts If you answered (g), I don’t blame you….
Read MoreDay: February 2, 2013
Mickael Gelabale 11 Points Full Highlights (2/2/2013)
Mickael “I have the ball” Gelabale has been pretty good for the Timberwolves this year. Not a world beater, but he’s a nice role-player. He supports my hypothesis that there is a lot of untapped talent in the Eurozone. How can some random dude from Lithuania be any worse than Jason Collins?
Read MoreDante Cunningham 18 Points Full Highlights (2/2/2013)
Dante “Crafty Pork” Cunningham was having a good night. He had just taken nine field goals in a game versus the Hornets, but not only that, he didn’t miss a single one. Not one. So sitting by himself in the little Moroccan restaurant near his place, enjoying a masterfully prepared plate of couscous, he was…
Read MoreAmar’e Stoudemire 21 Points Full Highlights (2/2/2013)
Remember how much of a beast Am’ar’e Sto’udemir’e was back in Phoenix? A totally unstoppable scoring machine. It’s really too bad that he has exploding knees and his back is just a collection of loose vertebrae floating around in the sludge that used to be his spinal cord. His long list of ailments makes his…
Read MoreMarreese Speights 21 Points Full Highlights (2/2/2013)
Marreese Speights has a lot of attributes. Tall. Muscular. Black. Florida-born.”Ability to take over games in the 4th quarter” is, however, not one of the attributes I thought he possessed. How wrong I was.
Read MoreSteve Novak 15 Points/5 Threes Full Highlights (2/2/2013)
There are a lot of NBA players who I call as “box-score allstars”. They put up lots of pretty looking stats, but their impact on the game is minimal or even negative. Someone like Drew Gooden or Carlos Boozer. Steve Novak is like the opposite of that. He doesn’t put up anything in the box-score….
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