Is Jordan Clarkson legit the best player on the Lakers? That team is so bereft of quality players that he might be. -Kobe Bryant: old, decrepit, broken-down, and done. Shooting 33% from the field. 20% from three on seven attempts per game. In terms of win production, it’s not close between him and Clarkson -Roy…
Read MoreDay: November 22, 2015
C.J. McCollum 19 Points Full Highlights (11/22/2015)
C.J. McCollum was interrupted from his Game of Thrones marathon by his phone ringing. He took a quick glance at the screen, planning to ignore the call, but when he saw that it was Blazers GM Neil Olshey, he reluctantly paused the show and answered the phone. “Hi Neil, what’s up?” Neil’s voice sounded breathless….
Read MoreMason Plumlee 17 Points Full Highlights (11/22/2015)
Is it too late to fix Mason Plumlee’s free throws? I’m getting Shaq flashbacks (Flashshaqs?) here. Plumlee acts like he’s going to shoot it normally with two hands, but at the last second, his guide hand goes away and he just one-hands it. His borked form worked for him this game, but I’m doubtful that…
Read MoreEmmanuel Mudiay 17 Points/8 Assists Full Highlights (11/22/2015)
This highlight video goes against my general policy of “player in question ought to have actually had a good game”. Granted, I go against that policy almost every night, so it’s more of a loose guideline than anything. Anyway, 6 of 21 shooting automatically disqualifies any game from “good” status, unless the other stats are…
Read MoreLuis Scola 20 Points Full Highlights (11/22/2015)
The big news surrounding Luis Scola is his supposed title of “Strongest Man in Raptors History”, earned when he benched 265, surpassing all other player’s measurements. That’s great! I did not imagine that a not-exactly-all-that-toned guy like Coca Scola would hold such a title. But is 265 even really that much? Doesn’t seem like a…
Read MoreDarrell Arthur 21 Points Full Highlights (11/22/2015)
What is it like living your life in total isolation, knowing that you will never, not even if you had thousands of years at your disposal, find a kindred spirit? I ask this of you, viewer, the world’s lone Darrell Arthur fan. I cannot imagine the pain of your soul, a soul forever denied the…
Read MoreDeMarre Carroll 21 Points Full Highlights (11/22/2015)
Wrong is such an ugly word. I prefer the term “intellectually open-minded”. “Wrong” has so many negative connotations. Given his play to start the season, it looks like I was at least partially intellectually open-minded about DeMarre Carroll. I had basically no confidence that he would be any good at all once he left the…
Read MoreJaVale McGee 8 Points Mavericks Debut Full Highlights (11/22/2015)
Finally! JaVale McGee is back, and we can put Zaza Pachulia to rest forever. I don’t care how well he may have been playing, his time is over now, and the chapter in the Mavericks’ novel entitled “Zaza leading us nowhere” can at last be wrapped up. Remember, Cuban promised JaVale the starter’s job and…
Read MoreDevin Booker 15 Points Full Highlights (11/22/2015)
I don’t like this. Can Devin Booker even grow facial hair? There should be a rule: no NBA until you can sprout a cruddy little goatee. These rookies get younger and younger I swear. And, troublingly, I get older and older at the same time. Another new rule: no NBA players can be younger than…
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