His phone made the characteristic “new text” sound. Not even looking down at his phone, he knew what it was going to be: another one of his teammates wondering why he wasn’t at the New Year’s Eve party with the rest of them. He had already told them that he was still recovering from injury;…
Read MoreDay: December 31, 2014
Markieff Morris 25 Points Full Highlights (12/31/2014)
One of my fears with the new year is that I’ll accidentally type “2014” instead of “2015” in the title of all my videos. It’s not a problem today, since I’m still doing yesterday’s games, but starting tomorrow, I’m going to be one erroneous digit from a total mental breakdown. It’s going to be months…
Read MoreManu Ginobili 26 Points/5 Threes Full Highlights (12/31/2014)
Manu has still got it! Stop talking about when he should retire. He’ll retire when he damn well pleases, on his own terms. He can do all the things on the court that he ever could, even now. I’m talking, of course, about his flopping game. You would think that his arm-flailing ability would decrease…
Read MoreJimmer Fredette 14 Points Full Highlights (12/31/2014)
The Pelicans’ coach, Monty Williams, said before the season that Jimmer Fredette had the green light. Was he just screwing with us? That was a weird thing to say, normally an underperformer like Jimmer wouldn’t be given carte blanche to shoot any shot he wanted on a new team. And he hasn’t. So why did…
Read MoreGiannis Antetokounmpo 14 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (12/31/2014)
We deviate from regularly scheduled programming to deliver this important news bulletin: The Bucks ran a significant amount of offense through Giannis in the high post. This may be a better use of his talents then the ill-fated “make him a point guard” experiment. He’s tall enough and has good enough instincts to make good…
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