I guess Mike D’Antoni’s system really is good for point guards. Steve Blake was looking like a point-god earlier in the season before he passed away, and now erstwhile D-League scrub Kendall Marshall is racking up double-digit assist games regularly. Imagine if Steve Nash was healthy. We’d be seeing 20-assist games on a regular basis….
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Luol Deng 27 Points Full Highlights (1/14/2014)
Luol Deng must be so relieved. After years of playing 40 minutes per game and having to be accountable on the defensive end, he gets to go to a team with lower minutes requirements where he gets to run and chuck without having to play defense at all. Not everyone is so lucky to be…
Read MoreJodie Meeks 26 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (1/14/2014)
Kobe approached his teammate Jodie in the locker room. They were the only two present. “You ready, man?” Jodie nodded solemnly, retrieving the sledgehammer from his locker. “I guess. I wish it didn’t have to be this way.” Patting Jodie chummily on the shoulder, Kobe said, “It’s gotta happen, man. I’m not going to be…
Read MoreCourtney Lee 24 Points Full Highlights (1/14/2014)
Courtney Lee is currently experiencing the bump in play that comes with being traded to a new team. It happened to Derrick Williams. It happened to Kevin Martin. These players don’t magically get any better. I guess their roles increase, given that a team desired them enough to acquire them. And then after a few…
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,…
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