Willie Cauley-Stein is already a good player. For a rookie who never was supposed to have much offensive game, to reach a DeAndre Jordan 0.2 level after just one season is remarkable. It’s doubly surprising because all this happened while he was playing on the Kings, the franchise notorious for ruining young players and forever…
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Kawhi Leonard All 64 Dunks Full Highlights (2015-16 Season Dunkilation)
“WHERE ARE MY COUPONS?” Boris Diaw, seated on Kawhi Leonard’s living room couch, shrugged his shoulders. “How would I know? They’re your coupons.” “They’re supposed to be right here in the coupon drawer,” Kawhi said in a panicked voice, riffling through the stack of coupons again. “I don’t know where they are. How are we…
Read MoreMarreese Speights 14 Points Full Highlights (5/26/2016)
If you come away unfulfilled after watching these highlights, don’t blame me. I did my best with the limited tools at my disposal. 14 points in 8 minutes would not end up in a video if it happened during the regular season. But this is the playoffs, the playoffs where role-players are not ever having…
Read MoreAndrew Bogut 15 Points Full Highlights (5/26/2016)
The much-anticipated (by our Antipodean friends) Andrew Bogut-Steven Adams matchup has not been as compelling as was hoped. Adams has done his part; his gritty play and resilience in the face (foot) of intense hardship has endeared himself to NBA fans everywhere. Bogut? He hasn’t done much of anything. He gets to start, and then…
Read MoreSteven Adams All 102 Dunks Full Highlights (2015-16 Season Dunkilation)
Bent over with exertion, Steven Adams finally crested the top of the mountain path. Overcome with fatigue after the climb, he fell forward onto his hands and knees, heaving and coughing. His shoes had long ago succumbed to the treacherous rocks of the mountain, and his feet were torn and bleeding. His groin and head…
Read MoreSerge Ibaka 17 Points Full Highlights (5/24/2016)
I’m just going to sit here and ponder why the 73-win Warriors are one loss away from not making the finals. No description. Just me, pondering, and you, joining me. We can ponder together… … … … … How are the Thunder so easily making the Warriors their bitch? Serge Ibaka is often a difference…
Read MoreAndre Roberson Career High 17 Points Full Highlights (5/24/2016)
Upon the uploading of this video, I will have officially made more Andre Roberson highlight vids during this year’s playoffs than I had over the entire rest of his pro career. Is that bananas or what? Hell, I’d say we’ve gone well past bananas. This is frickin’ PLANTAINS. Roberson did it all tonight. 17 frickin’…
Read MoreHassan Whiteside All 148 Dunks Full Highlights (2015-16 Season Dunkilation)
“Most excellent. Dee Tee Bee has uploaded another dunkilation for my enjoyment,” you say to yourself as you click on the video in your subscription box. “Whiteside probably crushes the rim for nine minutes straight!” The video begins to play, and you are, as you expected, enraptured by the displays of unbridled athletic power that…
Read MoreAndre Roberson 13 Points Full Highlights (5/22/2016)
DownToBuck is, as a general rule, very aware of current events. He knows all the occurrences of interest that are happening around the NBA, in order to remain relevant for an increasingly demanding audience. Which is why I put for the title of this video “Andre Roberson 13 Points/2 Intact Balls Full Highlights”. Get it?…
Read MoreCory Joseph 14 Points Full Highlights (5/21/2016)
How’s this for a fairytale-like story: a young basketball player who idolized his hometown NBA team from an early age eventually makes his way to the NBA, then, after a few seasons, gets traded to the very team he religiously followed during his developmental years, then helps that team to the playoffs, and makes a…
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