Sometimes things don’t work out like you want them to. A few months ago I self-published the first run of my trademarked “Flavors of Favors” cookbooks. Now, let the record show that these are some good-ass cookbooks. But you can’t do anything without marketing, and DTB didn’t have much of it. I mean, yeah, I…
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Luc Richard Mbah a Moute 16 Points Full Highlights (1/9/2015)
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute was just getting ready to head home when he was approached by a nervous-looking Jerami Grant. “What’s up, rookie?” asked Luc. “Well,” Jerami started, scratching his scalp nervously. “Some of the guys were saying that, you being a veteran and all, that you knew a lot. That you could give…
Read MoreAnthony Tolliver 15 Points/2 Blocks Full Highlights (1/9/2015)
It is a testament to the overwhelming popularity of Anthony Tolliver that my first highlight video of him, a thirteen-point outburst while he was with the Hawks (raise your hand if you remember him being on that team), has all of 347 views. This is a video I uploaded two months after I started my…
Read MoreGordon Hayward 27 Points Full Highlights (1/9/2015)
Everyone knew that Gordon Hayward was going to get a max-contract offer from some team during the offseason, whether from the Jazz or from some other team. It was simply an inevitability. The Hornets ended up making the offer, putting the Jazz in a weird spot, as they had the ability to match. They are…
Read MoreP.J. Tucker 19 Points Full Highlights (1/9/2015)
I can’t think of another player who looks as much like his team’s logo as PJ Tucker. It’s perfect: they’re both brownish spheres. Well, PJ’s head is. The rest of him is kind of humanoid in shape. Brian Scalabrine looked like the Celtics logo, but he doesn’t count anymore. I guess Zach Randolph sorta looks…
Read MoreJusuf Nurkic 16 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (1/9/2015)
Jusuf Nurkic strolled through the mountainous landscapes on the outskirts of his new city. His fellow Nuggets had warned him about things like “warm clothes” and “staying on the trails”, but he had paid them no heed. He wanted nothing to distract him from the natural beauty. And beautiful it was. Snow covered his entire…
Read MoreNik Stauskas 13 Points Full Highlights (1/9/2015)
I admit I had my posterior firmly planted on the Nik Stauskas hype train leading up to the draft. I was led astray by home videos of him shooting threes in the rain, by deviously constructed highlight packages, by the general overexpectations for rookies, and by the collective hivemind of a bunch of dudes on…
Read MoreKentavious Caldwell-Pope 20 Points Full Highlights (1/9/2015)
16 threes attempted, the most by any player this season. Are you serious? I know that the total was inflated by his seeming hotness at the end of the game. I know that. I’m not brushing it aside, like it don’t mean anything. But 16 threes? Only making 4? If there’s anyone on the Pistons…
Read MoreCleanthony Early 16 Points/2 Dunks Full Highlights (1/8/2015)
Cleanthony Early left his apartment in plenty of time to make it to practice. He had been late a few times recently due to the unpredictable whims of New York City traffic. However, today, all the green lights smiled at him, and sailed down streets which were significantly less crowded than usual. As he drove,…
Read MoreHassan Whiteside 10 Points/4 Blocks Full Highlights (1/8/2015)
I have to wonder: when Hassan “Upside” Whiteside went to play in Lebanon, did he bother learning any Arabic at all? I have to imagine that his team provided him with a translator/guide of some sort, since he probably was the highest-profile player that the team had ever been able to sign. I’m guessing no….
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