Every year at the trade deadline I expect to see Ersan Ilyasova moved. He may not be what he once was, but to a maybe-less-informed GM he could be intriguing, as a big man who can theoretically shoot threes. Theoretically. I’m trying to decide which is the aberration: Ilyasova shooting a combined 45% from three…
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Giannis Antetokounmpo 19 Points Full Highlights (3/3/2015)
Giannis Antetokounmpo is mixing it up a bit, as we get later in the season. Opposing defenses have figured out his old move, the “take a couple dribbles at the top of the key then drive no matter what the situation is”. He used to sometimes get by players with that move; now he usually…
Read MoreDennis Schröder 16 Points/8 Assists Full Highlights (3/3/2015)
Dennis Schröder walked around in the darkness. “Where am I?” he asked of the void. His voice echoed weirdly off of unseen barriers, but he did not receive an answer, so he continued to walk. All of a sudden, a jovial voice issued out from behind him. “Guten tag, Dennis! Guten tag!” Dennis whipped around…
Read MoreJason Terry 21 Points Full Highlights (3/3/2015)
I used not to be a fan of Jason Terry, during my earlier NBA-watching days. Something about him, I think it was the stupid airplane act he did (still does, god damn it) after hitting a three, just made me want to punch his stupid face. I’ve mellowed a bit, now. You can’t hate on…
Read MoreJeremy Lin 23 Points/8 Assists Full Highlights (3/3/2015)
The Jeremy Lin – Chandler Parsons bromance is over. OVER. Daryl Morey killed it, ruthlessly, because he himself has a heart of stone that feels nothing but coldness. Their beautiful relationship could handle many things, but 1000 miles is not one of them. In the saddening absence of Parsons, we must find a new bromance…
Read MoreNik Stauskas 15 Points Full Highlights (3/3/2015)
From now on, I will write my descriptions expecting that the player displayed will read them. Nik Stauskas is a really rad dude. He’s Canadian, which accentuates his radness, creating another rad facet on the already rad gemstone of his life. I think he’s a good basketball player, unfairly maligned in the media merely for…
Read MoreRudy Gobert 15 Points/24 Rebounds Full Highlights (3/3/2015)
For players other than DeAndre Jordan, 24 rebounds is a heck of a lot. 0 blocks, on the other hand, is not very many for anybody except JJ Barea. Rudy Gobert has been building up to performances like this for a while. It took Enes Kanter getting packed up in a shipping crate and sent…
Read MoreNikola Mirotic 23 Points Full Highlights (3/3/2015)
It’s weird that Nikola Mirotic hasn’t been getting a ton of minutes, considering his coach is Tom Thibodeau, he who runs his players into the ground. What’s the deal here? Usually when Thibs finds a player that he likes, he gives said player 40 minutes a game until they get injured. We could be talking…
Read MoreZach LaVine 14 Points/2 Dunks Full Highlights (3/2/2015)
Zach LaVine and Ricky Rubio: bros for life? After investigating thoroughly the thumbnail image for this video, I believe so. Look at how broey they are. Ricky’s like “Hey Zach are we gonna be bros forever?” and Zach is all exasperated like “Yeah man of course we are gonna be bros forever that’s why we…
Read MoreNerlens Noel 17 Points/5 Dunks Full Highlights (3/2/2015)
Nerlens “Knurly” Noel has been as advertised in his rookie season. He dunks. He blocks. He jumps around like he’s made out of pogo sticks. This is good. It reinforces confidence in the ability of NBA teams to scout draft prospects. If he came in and performed sick crossovers leading to three pointers while playing…
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