Thanks to a Korveresque 2-of-4 excursion behind the long line last night, Norris Cole has raised his three-point percentage from 19% to 23%. That’s a big improvement. If he can go 2-of-4 every game and thereby gain four percentage points every game, it won’t be very long until he’s shooting better than Curry. I’ve double-…
Read MoreDay: January 13, 2016
Shane Larkin 17 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (1/13/2016)
As I predicted would happen, Shane Larkin lost his starter’s job two games ago when Donald Sloan put up a gnarly 15/10 statline. However, Sloan did not play very well in either of the games he started, so I’m thinking that Larkin probably gets the job back at some point. It’s a pointless exercise, however,…
Read MoreGary Harris 19 Points Full Highlights (1/13/2016)
Gary “Hairy Garris” Harris is clearly not a passer or a rebounder at this point in his career. He is a scoring-only shooting guard like Wes Matthews or Kevin Martin. However, his inability to set up his teammates for easy buckets should not dissaude you from using my #hypedForGaryHarris hashtag which is definitely going to…
Read MoreEric Gordon 24 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (1/13/2016)
It figures that the one game where Eric Gordon shows an inclination to do anything other than shoot (in this case, pass), I decide not to show those parts of his game because I want to move on quickly to other vids. Gordon’s always been a 16/3/3 type of guy, but in this game he…
Read MoreCole Aldrich 19 Points Full Highlights (1/13/2016)
That’s it. DeAndre Jordan’s 360-game streak ends thanks to a made-up non-disease called “pneumonia”. I just looked it up and it doesn’t exist. There’s probably some deeper conspiracy going on here, but honestly, I got tired of doing investigative reporting after I found out some stuff about Andrea Bargnani and pasta smuggling rings. Don’t ask….
Read MoreTrey Lyles 16 Points Full Highlights (1/13/2016)
“Guys! I found it! I thought I lost it forever!” announced Trey Lyles happily as he walked onto the court for the pregame shootaround. In his hands was a tattered, squashed, and damp cardboard box. “Did you steal that from a hobo on the street or something?” asked Jeff Withey, wrinkling his nose at the…
Read MoreJae Crowder 25 Points Full Highlights (1/13/2016)
It’s unfortunate for Jae Crowder that he has improved so much in a season where C.J. McCollum and Will Barton have also improved by a ton. In lots of years, he would be getting serious consideration for the Most Improved Player award. Instead, he gets to toil in obscurity for a decent but unexciting Celtics…
Read MoreAndrew Wiggins 28 Points Full Highlights (1/13/2016)
Oof. Sorry folks, no “Andrew Wiggins goes to basketball camp and smokes some weed and maybe some weird stuff happens or maybe it doesn’t” story tonight. DownToBuck ate too many buffalo wings, and is now suffering some ill-effects. If my other descriptions seemed a little incoherent tonight, well, now you know the reason why. It’s…
Read MoreKhris Middleton 25 Points Full Highlights (1/13/2016)
The shot of the Bucks’ bench at 2:00 really sums up their season. Look at how sad they look. They look that sad for good reason: they are the reason the Bucks are so bad this year. The starters, despite their myriad flaws, have actually been pretty good. Not the best, but good for 11th…
Read MoreSalah Mejri 17 Points/5 Dunks Full Highlights (1/13/2016)
Salah Mejri: the next Boban Marjanovic? The similarities are eerie. -From a country that is not well known to Americans? Check. -Buried deep on the end of the bench? Check. -Played in D-League due to bench-buried state? Checkeroo. -Big? Check. -Really big? Check. -Able to deposit the ball into the rim directly, without even really…
Read More