If I was Derrick Favors, I would just stop playing basketball. I would drop absolutely everything and invest every ounce of my energy into a new business venture: A line of cookbooks called “Flavors of Favors”. Trying to think of how many cookbooks Derrick would sell makes my head ache. If I were an overworked…
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Ersan Ilyasova 20 Points Full Highlights (2/24/2014)
So apparently Ersan Ilyasova wanted to be traded before the deadline. That didn’t happen, obviously, because here he is, still in Milwaukee. I get where he’s coming from though. He doesn’t want to waste his prime years on a team that’s rebuilding. Totally understandable. But at the same team you don’t really get to request…
Read MoreGiannis Antetokounmpo 13 Points/4 Assists/4 Blocks Full Highlights (2/24/2014)
Giannis Antetokounmpo has some of the highest potential in the league. For having cool nicknames. “Greek Freak” is lame and has slight negative connotations. There are lots of better possibilities. “Greeced Lightning” plays up his heritage and takes note of his body which looks like a bunch of lightning bolts zigzagging all over the place….
Read MoreHedo Turkoglu 12 Points/4 Threes Full Highlights (2/24/2014)
Hedo Turkoglu sat on the edge of his bathtub, syringe in hand. “More ‘roids! I need more ‘roids!” he shouted, plunging the needle deep into an arm already marked with hundreds of needle-holes. “I will come back to the NBA stronger, better than ever!” Jose, Hedo’s supplier, looked on sadly. “Hey man, you might wanna…
Read MoreKelly Olynyk 21 Points Full Highlights (2/24/2014)
Kelly Olynyk has quietly been putting together some good games recently. Who cares if the Celtics are losing all of them? It’s not his fault. He’s just a rookie. He’s playing his heart out. Meanwhile vets like Jeff Green and Gerald Wallace are sleepwalking through the season. They’re the real culprits. It concerns me to…
Read MoreAlexis Ajinca Career High 19 Points/12 Rebounds Full Highlights (2/24/2014)
There’s a totally unheralded position battle going on in New Orleans. Who gets to be the starting center? Greg Stiemsma or Alexis Ajinca? The Pelicans are trying out both dudes next to Anthony Davis, who they obviously can’t start at center. Then who would be the power forward? Stiemsma fills the more traditional “big white…
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