December 6, 2014 – DownToBuck

Josh Smith 23 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (12/6/2014)

We are almost a quarter of the way through the season, and Josh Smith is still shooting a mere 38% from the field. I won’t rip into Joshy here too much, since I know a lot of his fans will end up reading my words, but Christ, he needs to pick his shots better. Now…

Luke Babbitt 12 Points/4 Threes Full Highlights (12/6/2014)

This always happens to me. Somebody starts getting hot at the beginning of the first quarter, and I start imagining how awesome the highlight video will be when they carry that hot performance through all four quarters. Babbitt had nine points in the first five minutes, paving the way for his first-ever 50-point game. Then…

Jason Thompson 18 Points Full Highlights (12/6/2014)

That’s a new one for me. Apparently, you can get an assist off the opening tip, as the guy doing the tipping. Jason Thompson just managed to do it last night, otherwise I wouldn’t even believe it. The scorekeepers must have figured that instead of tipping blindly at the ball, Thompson tipped it WITH PURPOSE…

Kyle Singler 21 Points Full Highlights (12/6/2014)

I warned Kyle in my last description that he shouldn’t have any more good games. Apparently he doesn’t watch his own highlight videos, because here I am, making another Singler video. Even the mention of his last name catapults me into a whirling vortex of loneliness. “Singler”. That describes my life right now. Yesterday I…

Tobias Harris 27 Points Full Highlights (12/6/2014)

Sometimes when I do Tobias Harris highlights, I get a little bummed by the amount of points he is scoring around the rim. Layups and stuff are cool, but unless you are dunking it regularly it’s not all that engaging. Maybe it’s because I’m white, but I love highlights where people just splash a ton…

Zach LaVine 22 Points/10 Assists Full Highlights (12/6/2014)

“Zach’s one of those guys that just doesn’t care.” A pretty damning quote, huh? Especially coming from his own team’s commentator. I am outraged. This guy gets paid tons of money to play basketball and he can’t even manage a little enthusiasm for his job? Athletes these days are the most entitled little brats that…

Robert Covington Career High 25 Points Full Highlights (12/6/2014)

This is definitely the last time Robert Covington sets a new career high, right? There’s no possibility of him continuing this trend further than the three games it has gone. Imagine a phrase like this: “Robert Covington once scored 30 points in a NBA game.” It simply doesn’t seem like a sentence that would ever…

Anthony Bennett 14 Points Full Highlights (12/6/2014)

Those who expected an Anthony Bennett resurgence in Minnesota are sure to be disappointed. True, he hasn’t been as absolutely god-awful as he was in Cleveland. He’s taken the three-pointer out of his repertoire entirely, so his shooting numbers look a little bit better, but he’s still a former first pick, and just being “not…

Donatas Motiejunas 16 Points/1 Skyhook Full Highlights (12/6/2014)

What post move doesn’t Donatas Motiejunas have in his arsenal? The last few games for him have been a clinic in the art of back-to-the-basket gamesmanship. Up-and-unders, he can do with ease, with either hand. He can do regular old hook shots as well, when the mood strikes him. I haven’t seen a good drop-step…