E’Twaun Moore: better than Jimmy Butler? The facts will be analyzed with truthfulness. Career Highs: E’Twaun Moore scored his career high in points tonight, while Jimmy Butler’s career high already occurred several games ago, which doesn’t help the Bulls out in the here and the now. Advantage: Moore Scoring Tonight: Butler didn’t even score a…
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Nik Stauskas 17 Points Full Highlights (2/3/2016)
I’m going to withhold judgment on Nik Stauskas until he gets on a team that isn’t total garbage. The Kings blew butthole last year, and the 76ers, while less dysfunctional of an organization, are also in the process of blowing butthole. There is, paradoxically, more pressure for Nik to succeed in these bad situations. Instead…
Read MoreVictor Oladipo 37 Points Full Highlights (2/3/2016)
Don’t tell me to chill out with the thumbnails. DownToBuck doesn’t “chill out” with anything. The thumbnails are part of the package, got it? You get the highlights, you get the description, and you get the thumbnail. Those three things are of equal importance. I am creating ART with my thumbnails, just like with the…
Read MoreMario Hezonja 16 Points Full Highlights (2/3/2016)
I figured out why Mario Hezonja has been semi-disappointing as the 5th overall pick. “Dee Tee Bee, you’ve told us a thousand times. We KNOW that Scott Skiles hates rookies, so you can shut up about it now!” Wrong. That’s what I used to think. The real reason is totally different, Skiles has nothing to…
Read MoreJoe Johnson 20 Points/9 Assists Full Highlights (2/3/2016)
Joe Johnson got up from his couch to answer the unexpected ringing of his doorbell. He had not been anticipating visitors, so it was probably just a solicitor. When he opened the door, though, he groaned. “Kobe warned me this would happen…” Father Time grinned a toothless grin. “You thought you could evade me forever,…
Read MoreFrank Kaminsky 15 Points Full Highlights (2/3/2016)
I think it’s unfair that some players get to be listed as seven feet tall just because their heads are stretched out. That’s called privilege and people shouldn’t be allowed to abuse it by being thought of as seven-footers even if their wingspan is super short. If you look at a picture of Frank Kaminsky…
Read MoreC.J. Miles 27 Points Full Highlights (2/3/2016)
Slumps are something that happens to NBA players from time to time. Every team in the league can point to a dude on their roster and say “Sucking Leaves Us Mostly Pissed”, which of course is what S.L.U.M.P. stands for. These occurrences of substandard shooting percentages are often balanced out by corresponding streaks of hot…
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