Very little is going right for the Knicks this season. They are 2-5, have the slowest pace in the league, and Carmelo’s new nickname is “Slumpelo”. Calderon and Bargnani are both injured and euro. Amar’e still sees fire extinguishers in his sleep. The only bright spot, as far as I can tell, is that Iman…
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Jabari Parker 13 Points Full Highlights (11/8/2014)
Like many rookies, Bustbari Porker has struggled out of the starting gate this season. To further the horse racing metaphor, he isn’t being whipped hard enough by his jockey, Jason Kidd. Parker’s scoring will come around, eventually. His last two games have seen him choose his spots better, and he’s been dunking everything he can…
Read MoreDanny Green 16 Points Full Highlights (11/8/2014)
Danny “Greenger” Green had 13 points in the first quarter, then failed to score again until there were twelve seconds left in the game. If he wanted to call out his teammates and coach in the postgame interviews, I wouldn’t blame him at all. When a guy is on pace to score 50, you leave…
Read MoreGiannis Antetokounmpo 18 Points Full Highlights (11/8/2014)
In a famous tweet, Giannis summed up his first experience of smoothies thus: “I just taste for the first time a smothie..MAN GOD BLESS AMERICA????” What were his reactions to other firsts? Tacos: “I just taste for the first time a tako…MAN GOD BLESS MEXICO????” Bratwurst: “Wisconsin people like brat sousages, so I try…I think…
Read MoreEvan Turner 19 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (11/8/2014)
Doing his best not to get frustrated, Evan Turner whistled a tune while being stuck in barely-moving traffic. Highway congestion in Boston was notorious, and he would find himself randomly not moving for long stretches of time. Given new opportunity to observe his surroundings, he looked at the billboards which dotted the side of the…
Read MoreShabazz Muhammad 13 Points Full Highlights (11/8/2014)
Just forget about all the falderal surrounding Shabazz Muhammad in his high school days. It will only negatively color your perception of his play. Instead, think of him as some relatively obscure foreign player who had enough upside to be drafted in the middle of the first round. Suddenly, things seem brighter for the Shabazztard!…
Read MoreDennis Schröder Career High 11 Points/5 Steals Full Highlights (11/8/2014)
Dennis Schröder’s dour expression contrasted starkly with the merriment surround him. The “Wunderbar Weiner Platter” that was placed in front of him at the table was untouched. Seated around were his Atlanta Hawk’s teammates, all happily conversing and enjoying their food. Chants of “Eins, Zwei, Drei, sich betrinken!” emanated throughout the dimly lit space. Walking…
Read MoreKyle Korver 27 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (11/8/2014)
Now that Kyle Korver’s streak of whatever games with a made three is over, we can enjoy his performances for what they are, rather than in the framework of some arbitrary “record”. 6 threes in a single game is pretty good. For a lesser player, it would be a noteworthy achievement. But for Korver, it’s…
Read MoreSolomon Hill Career High 28 Points Full Highlights (11/8/2014)
It’s still early in the season, but if I had to vote now, my choice for the “craziest performance by a scrub” award would go to Solomon Hill for this 28 outburst against the Wizz. It’s not entirely unexpected; Han Solomon has been getting big minutes in relief of all the dead people on the…
Read MoreDonatas Motiejunas 16 Points Full Highlights (11/8/2014)
D-Mo has gotten to off to an awful start to the season, playing tentatively while missing most of his shots anyway. Jeremy Lin can no longer be the scapegoat for the entirety of the Rockets’ problems, so we have to find a new one. Tarik Black perhaps? Yeah, why not. That guy is holding everybody…
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