January 2015 – Page 21

Rudy Gobert 13 Points/6 Blocks Full Highlights (1/3/2015)

Here’s a thought exercise for you. How many shots would you not have blocked if you played Rudy Gobert in a game of one-on-one? Half of them? A few? None? It depends on your basketball skill-level, obviously. NBA players can get most of them past him, but someone like me would be hard-pressed to have…

Mason Plumlee 18 Points/5 Dunks Full Highlights (1/2/2015)

Mason Plumlee walked around the verdant landscape uncertainly. He had just been taking a nap, and now he was here, in some lush countryside. He ascended to the top of a small hill, hoping to get a hint of some landmarks from that raised-up vantage point. However, all he could see was a few cottages…

C.J. Miles 22 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (1/2/2015)

See, I almost did it right there. I typed in 2014 in the video title. Luckily, I caught my mistake, and was thus spared the ridicule of over-critical commenters, but that was too close. Way too close. I’m losing it over here. This is just too much stress. I hope everybody enjoys watching C.J. Miles…

Tony Wroten 28 Points Full Highlights (1/2/2015)

One could say that Tony Wroten is having a breakout season; he is scoring 17 points per game a third of the way through the year, and his efficiency has never been higher. However, such a declaration would be false. Wroten is indeed scoring at unprecedented (for him) levels of volume and accuracy, but he…

Marreese Speights 26 Points Full Highlights (1/2/2015)

Okay, here’s one for you: should Speights be the permanent starter over Bogut, even when Bogut’s fragile body heals itself to the point where he can play? I hear your laughter from here and it displeases me. Sure, the defense would suffer, because Speights doesn’t have the same defensive instincts, but there’s a saying: “Offense…

Gerald Green 21 Points Full Highlights (1/2/2015)

I have been keeping tabs on the Suns on social media. Don’t ever say DownToBuck is not tech-savvy! I like to keep track of who is saying what about the players in Phoenix. I’ve seen lots of weird opinions, lots of half-baked trade ideas, and lots of hero-worship. But one thing is really concerning me…

Draymond Green Triple Double 16 Pts/13 Asts/11 Rebs Full Highlights (1/2/2015)

Draymond Green was billed as this kind of player coming out of college. It was basically a nice way of saying “He won’t be able to score worth crap so he will be good at the other stuff otherwise why would he even be in the league.” I did my share of ragging on Draymond…

Dante Exum 13 Points Full Highlights (1/2/2014)

Some speculated that, with Alec Burks and Rodney Hood out, Dante Exum would get his first career start at shooting guard. It seems kind of funny, looking back on it. Such optimism! Do they think Quin Snyder, who has long leashes for all his players except Dante, would ever start his Aussie rookie? No, not…

Ryan Anderson 22 Points Full Highlights (1/2/2015)

Ryan Anderson looked with concern at the large amount of weaponry presented to him. “Oh, uh, I didn’t really expect all this, you know. Maybe I was just going to have a talk with the guy.” “Just talk with the Smoothie King? Don’t make me laugh.” The extremely fat black man, who had revealed himself…