“Daddy, what’s the D-League?” Doc Rivers looked up from his newspaper. His son had hardly touched his cereal, aimlessly stirring it around with his spoon. “The D-League?” “Yeah. Some kids on the bus yesterday were making fun of me. They were saying ‘Austin is going to be such a bust! He’s going to get way…
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James Johnson Career High 27 Points/4 Blocks Full Highlights (2/21/2015)
It’s kind of cute how the Raptors’ commentators get when they’re losing. Always talking about how “you’ve got to move on to the next game” and “can’t worry aboot this one, this happens in the NBA” while hardly bothering to remark on the game still in progress. This sort of thing goes for a lot…
Read MoreCorey Brewer 26 Points Full Highlights (2/21/2015)
Corey Brewer has found a spastic home in Houston, where his non-jumper and hounding defense fit right in with Patrick Beverley. Those first few games with the Rockets where he hit some threes are now revealed to be the illusion we all suspected they were; Corey now binges (then purges) on transition opportunities and stuff…
Read MoreMichael Kidd-Gilchrist 20 Points Full Highlights (2/21/2015)
Do you yearn for days of yore? Simpler times, where the dewy grass soothed your feet under the early morning sun? Times when men were men, women were women, and DownToBuck called everyone who even slightly missed expectations a huge bust? You’re in luck! Because Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is a straight up busteroni pizza with extra…
Read MoreMarkel Brown 9 Points/1 Dunk Full Highlights (2/20/2015)
Markel Brown is notable for having once, in a sanctioned NCAA game, dunked on someone so hard that the refs had no choice but to eject him from the contest. Fate was kinder to him this time, though the dunk was not as outrageous. He didn’t even use anybody’s head as toilet paper.
Read MoreTim Frazier 13 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (2/20/2015)
Having impaled the body of the lead NBA copyright enforcer, I have no time for celebration. I must find where Dawk Ins is being detained. I dial his number, not bothering to find another phone. The NBA already knows about me. Just as I had hoped, the call is answered, and a gruff voice gloats,…
Read MoreTyler Zeller 22 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (2/20/2015)
“Squad, take down this door. DownToBuck is going down just like his little friend.” The NBA enforcers are at my door, just as Dawk Ins had warned me. I look down at my cat. “Japurri, to your station,” I command. “If war is what they desire, war is what they shall receive.” I put on…
Read MoreAl-Farouq Aminu 17 Points Full Highlights (2/20/2015)
I sit in front of my computer, editing highlight videos as I do every Saturday morning. When my phone rings, I have no idea how soon my life will change completely. After trimming the current clip to the perfect length, preserving the audio while only showing a second of the player running back down the…
Read MoreLangston Galloway 19 Points/1 Half-Court Shot Full Highlights (2/20/2015)
This is the perfect opportunity to get on my soapbox. Since it is a larger soapbox, with a wider audience, than most people are allowed, I should take advantage of it more often than I do. Attention NBA players: if you protect your stats by failing to shoot half-court shots at the buzzer, be it…
Read MoreLou Williams 26 Points/7 Threes Full Highlights (2/20/2015)
Lou Williams stood at the entrance of the Haas Howell building on the campus of Georgia State University. He had done this many times, now, but getting in front of people to perform still made him nervous. ———————————————– “Yes, I’m sure my students would love a session with famous jazz saxophonist Lou Williams!” came the…
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