This is why we wait ten games before calling someone a bust. Before ten games elapses, applying the bust label to someone just doesn’t make any sense. There is a certain adjustment period that must be granted to young players. After that period elapses, though, the NBA punditry can go to town. The minute the…
Read MoreMonth: November 2015
Cory Joseph 19 Points Full Highlights (11/6/2015)
I don’t even know why the Raptors bothered to pick Cory Joseph up. Well, I do (here’s a hint: starts with a “C”, end with an “anadian”), but when the Spurs fail to retain somebody, you know that there’s something really wrong with him. If he isn’t wanted by the best organization in the league,…
Read MoreJahlil Okafor 18 Points Full Highlights (11/6/2015)
Jesus Christ. Starting around 45 seconds into this video is the worst sequence of commentary that I’ve heard so far this year, easily beating out Stephanie Ready’s stilted “Oh no he didn’t!” from the last Hornets game. What’s up with teams replacing their perfectly good commentators with semi-literate drooling mongoloids? I liked Malik Rose. Don’t…
Read MoreKelly Olynyk 19 Points Full Highlights (11/6/2015)
This video is a lot like the first album of Kelly Olynyk’s art-rock band Starcubism, entitled “Visions of Mars (Cubistic Journey Part I)”. Starcubism really hit the ball out of the park with their debut effort, combining technical space-rock with lush ambient soundscapes spiced up with native American instrumentation. So how is this video like…
Read MoreMarvin Williams 17 Points Full Highlights (11/5/2015)
Seventeen points for Marvin Williams might not seem video-worthy, but there is reason behind my madness. I’m simply not convinced that Marvin will improve on this performance at any point during the season. Last year he scored seventeen or more four times, but the highest was nineteen, showing that even when he’s having the game…
Read MoreMeyers Leonard 14 Points Full Highlights (11/5/2015)
“Hey Meyers!” Meyers Leonard turned around to find Blazers GM Neil Olshey addressing him. He immediately put on a smile and reminded himself to be on his best behavior. It was the man who paid the checks, after all. “Hi Neil. How are things?” Neil seemed distracted. He ignored Meyers’ friendly greeting and instead said,…
Read MoreDwight Powell 14 Points/4 Dunks Full Highlights (11/5/2015)
Dwight “Dwight Power” Powell is one of those players that no one outside of their team’s fanbase knows about at all. No, knowing about him for fantasy purposes does not count. I certainly don’t know anything about him. I used to compare him to Brook Lopez; that comparison might be somewhat valid still, in that…
Read MoreAl Jefferson 31 Points Full Highlights (11/5/2015)
If there’s one thing that Al Jefferson’s performance tonight has taught us, it’s that Dirk Nowitzki absolutely cannot guard anything anymore. Neither can Zaza Pachulia. I mean, we mostly knew that before about Dirk, but there was always the possibility that he would still be able to defend passably in one-on-one post-up situations. That possibility…
Read MoreKhris Middleton 21 Points Full Highlights (11/4/2015)
Oh great. We pay Khris Middleton big bucks (hehe) and now he decides that he doesn’t want to be good anymore? Can you say “contract year push”? Don’t believe the narrative. I think people are being a little hard on him as he struggles a bit to start the year. His defense has been good…
Read MoreT.J. McConnell 7 Points/12 Assists Full Highlights (11/4/2015)
What the heck? I haven’t even done Giannis Antetokounmpo highlights yet and I’m already on my second T.J. McConnell video? Just rename my channel to PhilaPhilia and be done with it, I guess. This is right up there with the most improbable events in DTB history. Like when I made a bunch of Charlie Villanueva…
Read More