“Thanks for coming in Mr. Pekovic. We are glad you want to join the prestigious Thunder organization.” “Thank you very much for having me.” “Let’s get down to business. We’ve looked at your resume, and it seems very impressive. Good scoring numbers on good efficiency. There’s just one little issue we’d like to bring up.”…
Read MoreMonth: November 2013
Marcus Morris 19 Points Full Highlights (11/19/2013)
Markieff Morris is one of the success stories of this nascent NBA season. He’s been putting good scoring numbers on good efficiency. But what about Marcus Morris? Eh. That about describes his season, and even his career, up until this point. He’s not a bad player. He can be pretty good, sometimes. Does he need…
Read MoreRodney Stuckey 21 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (11/19/2013)
Rodney Stuckey has suffered the misfortune of having to spend his entire career with the Detroit Pitstains. It’s not all bad, though; they went to the conference finals his rookie year. The sweet taste of success has indeed graced his lips, but its sensation upon his tongue is long forgotten; all he knows now is…
Read MorePero Antić 12 Points Full Highlights (11/19/2013)
Pero Antic looks like Carlos Boozer. This is all I have to say on the matter. Alright, fine. He is also Macedonian. But he’s not from a country called Macedonia, because the Greeks were/are being total bungholes. He is instead from a country called “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”. FYROM for short. Isn’t that…
Read MoreTerrence Jones Career High 24 Points Full Highlights (11/19/2013)
Terrence Jones only played in 19 games last year as a first round pick for the Rockets. While that team didn’t really have a shortage of power forwards, they did have a shortage of what could be called “starter-quality” power forwards. But still, Jones couldn’t get any minutes. This year’s Rockets team is presumably better…
Read MoreShaun Livingston 23 Points Full Highlights (11/18/2013)
Shaun Livingston stole the ball from his hapless defender, and quickly raced up the court for a routine fast-break jam. He took off from just outside the restricted circle and cleanly slammed it home. He landed, and began to run back on D. Until he collapsed on the floor in a heap. He looked down…
Read MoreWes Matthews 24 Points Full Highlights (11/18/2013)
Wes Matthews and DownToBuck. Both went to high school in Wisconsin. Both went undrafted in the NBA draft. Both can shoot threes. But only one of them got a 32 million dollar contract from an NBA team in order to play basketball as a full-time job. You can guess who. I’ll just go back to…
Read MoreJeff Taylor Career High 20 Points Full Highlights (11/18/2013)
I don’t pay super close attention to Eurobasket, but I seem to remember Jeff Taylor totally dominating with the Swedish team. I bet Bobcats fans all over the country were thinking “Oh man we’re gonna be so good this season Jeff Taylor is a beast and Michael Jordan is such a good owner”. Okay, they…
Read MoreEvan Fournier 12 Points Full Highlights (11/18/2013)
The new Nuggets GM needs to take some classes in roster construction at his local community college. They have 4 point guards who I would consider starter quality, Fournier, Robinson, Miller and Lawson. Sure, Robinson’s more like a midget shooting guard but still. That’s too many. Surely they could trade one to the Jazz or…
Read MoreNicolas Batum 24 Points/1 Poster Slam Full Highlights (11/17/2013)
–Nicolas Batum, Age 3.5– “Nic, I got you a new toy! Look!” Nicolas’ mom said, bringing out an inflatable rubber ball from behind her back. “You’ll have so much fun!” Nicolas took the ball from his mother’s outstretched hand. He looked at it, not with delight as his mother suspected, but rather, with mistrust. “You…
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