Nicolas “I Hate Juan Carlos Navarro” Batum is an example of what happens when a young, raw player actually develops. But, for every Nicolas Batum, there are ten Hassan Whitesides left behind, forced to seek employment overseas. The Blazers lucked out this time, and their prospect turned out to be a high-quality starter who is…
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Mirza Teletovic 20 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (5/8/2014)
Is it time for the Nets to panic? Yes. This is the playoffs. Adjustments need to be made before it’s too late. Win or go home. Win or go home. Win or go home. If something doesn’t change the Nets are gonna get swept. Swept in 4. Don’t worry. I’ve got the solution. What invigorates…
Read MoreThabo Sefolosha 14 Points/2 Dunks Full Highlights (5/7/2014)
Back before people were throwing around the term “3-and-D guy” like so much confetti, Thabo Sefolosha was a 3-and-D guy. It made sense to start him; stick him on the other team’s best perimeter player, and tell him to get out of the way on offense so that Westbrook and Durant (usually Westbrook) can do…
Read MoreMarcin Gortat 21 Points Full Highlights (5/7/2014)
Marcin Gortat is not having very good matchup luck in these playoffs. First he has to go up against DPOY Joakim Noah. After dispatching him, he now gets to face the former DPOY Roy Hibbert. Talk all you want about the recent failures of Hibbert, but the fact remains that he is 7-3 and can…
Read MoreJonas Valanciunas All 80 Dunks Full Highlights (2013-14 Season Dunkilation)
There is a lot more to Jonas Valanciunas’ game than dunking. However, for the purposes of this video, we don’t care about any of that. For all you know, these 80 dunks are the only shots that Jonas made all year. His sizable accomplishments this year have been reduced to a compilation of him converting…
Read MoreAron Baynes 10 Points Full Highlights (5/6/2014)
DownToBuck, seasoned businessman and entrepreneur, has a new proposal for Mr. Baynes: The Baynes Bus! It would be like the Bang Bus, but instead of girls getting “picked up” off the “streets” to film indecent videos, the Baynes Bus would actually drive around San Antonio to retrieve real people walking the streets. Then, they would…
Read MoreRay Allen 19 Points/4 Threes Full Highlights (5/6/2014)
Ray Allen exited his car and in the player’s parking area at the arena, eager to begin the sweep of the Nets. Nodding at the assorted hangers-on and media members, he headed towards the locker room. But as he approached, something seemed to be wrong, as there was a throng of fellow Heat players surrounding…
Read MoreJamal Crawford 17 Points Full Highlights (5/5/2014)
The more I watch Jamal Crawford play, the more I want to hit him with my fists. He has a dumb-looking face. It’s kind of droopy and he has puffy cheeks that would make perfect punching bags. He’s also skinny enough that I feel like I could probably take him a fight. I’m not an…
Read MoreDrew Gooden 12 Points/13 Rebounds Full Highlights (5/5/2014)
As I’ve mentioned before, the playoffs are not a great time for fans of role-players and all-out scrubs. Yearning for some Garrett Temple? Hah. Desire some Otto Porter highlights? Excuse me while I LOL. So that makes these Gooden highlights even weirder than normal. It’s not like he even got that many minutes, but in…
Read MoreGerald Green All 57 Dunks Full Highlights (2013-14 Season Dunkilation)
If Gerald Green dunks it this hard in the NBA, imagine how hard he was dunking during the two years he spent in glorious Russia. Nothing against the guys in the Russian league, I’m sure they ball their hearts out every night, but they probably were no match for Gerald Green’s superhuman jamming prowess. In…
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