Alright, so DJ Augustin sucking to start the year was definitely because of Josh Smith’s opposite Midas touch. His struggles along with the struggles of his entire team were due to one player’s penchant for shooting bad jumpers. That was sarcasm. I’m not convinced that Josh Smith has much to do with the successes of…
Read MoreMonth: January 2015
Pero Antic 13 Points Full Highlights (1/7/2015)
Fans of Macedonian basketball are surely saddened by the lack of playing time for their country’s sole NBA representative, Pero Antic. There’s not much to be done about it. Al Horford is finally healthy again, and he’s getting the bulk of the minutes at center, as he should. Last year’s “everyone in the starting lineup…
Read MoreD.J. Augustin 19 Points Full Highlights (1/6/2015)
I was fooled. We all were fooled. I thought that DJ Augustin had turned a corner in his career and was going to be a good player from now on. He had some amazing performances with the Bulls after being left for dead on the Raptors. I thought the 3 million per deal that he…
Read MoreJeff Ayres 16 Points Full Highlights (1/6/2015)
I have not had occasion to make Jeff Ayres highlights since he changed his name from Jeff Pendergraph. He will always be Jeffy Pendy in my heart. He has not done much with the Spurs since he’s arrived, which makes sense, because he’s not very good. I went back into the archives and pulled out…
Read MoreJ.J. Hickson 16 Points Full Highlights (1/5/2015)
“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 MoreJordan 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…
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