“Rosina’s cavatina was simply spectacular. Easily the best I’ve heard in all my years attending operas,” JaVale McGee was saying animatedly. Kenneth Faried nodded eagerly. “The transposition up to F Major was a stroke of genius, really. The cadenza took my breath away with those impossibly high notes. And the actor who did Bartolo, he…
Read MoreDay: January 5, 2015
Jordan Hill 23 Points Full Highlights (1/5/2015)
Jordan Hill is second-last only to Brook Lopez in one critical stat: inches jumped per jumpshot. Brook Lopez averages 0.1 inches, with Jordan Hill not far behind at 0.6 inches. There are other players (mostly big men) who are also averaging below one inch. It’s probably a strategic decision on the part of Hill. He…
Read MoreRudy Gobert 11 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (1/5/2015)
One of these days I’m going to get tired of doing Rudy Gobert highlights. Today is not that day. 10-ish points and a couple of blocks usually isn’t very exciting, but Rudy has a thing for making every game into a display of his freakish abilities. He doesn’t block shots like a wimp, like some…
Read MoreDante Exum 13 Points Full Highlights (1/5/2014)
What good is a career high in points, if you don’t accumulate any other stats but three fouls, and take more shots than you score points? Unfortunately, not the greatest first start for Dante Exum. But good enough, despite the lack of anything. He hit some semi-clutch buckets late in the fourth, and points are…
Read MoreMeyers Leonard 12 Points/3 Threes Full Highlights (1/5/2015)
We have witnessed the complete transformation of Meyers Leonard, from dunking-only cocoon to three-point chucking butterfly. It truly is a sight to behold, the wonder and splendour of Mother Nature never ceases to amaze. Meyers is a smart dude. 7-footers who shoot threes are a rare (though growing less so) commodity around the NBA. It’s…
Read MoreGorgui Dieng Career High 22 Points Full Highlights (1/5/2015)
Gorgui Dieng is an impressive player for a guy who wasn’t projected to do a ton on offense, and is only on his second year in the league. Until you realize that he’s already 24 (what’s that I see waving in the distance it looks like a BIG RED FLAG) and might even be older…
Read MoreQuincy Acy Career High 19 Points/2 Dunks Full Highlights (1/5/2015)
With the trade of two of their rotation players, the acquisition of a bunch of soon-to-be waived scrubs, the actual waiving of Fatty Dally, and the imminent shutting-down of Carmelo, the Knicks are setting themselves up to tank. Which is weird, because I really thought they were doing it before all this happened. No harm…
Read MoreAndrew Wiggins 20 Points Full Highlights (1/5/2015)
Night casts its cloak over Minneapolis as a light snow falls. The streetlights emanate their steady glow even as the houses of the town grow dark. With pain, comes healing. With defeat, victory.
Read MoreJames Young 13 Points Full Highlights (1/5/2015)
This may be a glaring indictment of my ability to follow NBA basketball, but I wasn’t even aware James Young was in the league. I just kind of figured that he was in the D-League or something. So, uh, yeah. What is there to say about James Young? He likes to shoot it looks like,…
Read MoreCody Zeller Career High 20 Points Full Highlights (1/5/2015)
I have maintained for a while that Tyler Zeller is the superior Zeller. You might be able to make a case for Luke as well, though it would be a much more strained argument. Cody just hasn’t impressed me so far. Obviously his goal is not to impress me, but to impress his coaching staff,…
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