Bradley Beal heard a knock at his door. He looked up from the letter he was penning in surprise. “Who could my visitor be? I am not anticipating the company of any of my friends. Perhaps it is that beggar Vesely, beseeching me for scraps from my table. What a detestable fellow that man is.”…
Read MoreDay: January 7, 2014
David Lee 22 Points/18 Rebounds Full Highlights (1/7/2014)
It seems like the Warriors should be better than they actually are. They have good players at every starter spot. So why are they only recently not a .500-ish team? David Lee doesn’t play any defense, but that’s not really the problem. He’s got Bogut backing him up so he can do whatever he wants…
Read MoreRandy Foye 23 Points/5 Assists/7 Threes Full Highlights (1/7/2014)
Here’s a rule that I came up with: if a player shoots below 40% over the course of a full season in the modern NBA, even if it’s just once in a career, they can no longer be considered a “good” player. No matter what their accomplishments are in other areas of the game, they…
Read MoreKendall Marshall 18 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (1/7/2014)
“Kendall Marshall can’t shoot” is all I keep hearing from internet commentators. At what point do we just accept that maybe he can shoot a little bit despite his lack of lift and wonked out form? He’s now shooting 56 percent from the field, and while that number will go down, he has shown at…
Read MoreCJ Miles 34 Points/10 Threes Full Highlights (1/7/2014)
What’s up with NBA players and not setting the record for most threes made in a game? I mean, every single performance by every single player this year has failed in this respect. And then, when someone finally does get close, they don’t even gun selfishly for the record! CJ Miles should have had no…
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