I said in my last Kristaps Porzingis video that I was favoring Brandon Jennings as the Knicks starting PG over Derrick Rose, simply because of the superior chemistry he already had with Kris-P (pronounced “crispy”, you can also spell it that way if you want). I am vindicated. Not like anyone was saying I was…
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Zach LaVine 31 Points Full Highlights (11/1/2016)
Zach LaVine is rapidly approaching the “too good for DownToBuck’s Scrublights Archivium” threshold. He put up decent stats last year, but there were still arguments to be made that beneath the flashy exterior of dunks and threes there was a player who wasn’t actually all that good. Maybe those arguments still exist. Inefficient, not a…
Read MoreJoel Embiid 18 Points/4 Blocks Full Highlights (11/1/2016)
Let’s just ignore those turnovers that Joel Embiid had late in the fourth quarter that hurt his team’s chances at winning their first game of the season. Just straight up ignore them. Instead, we can blame the loss on Hollis Thompson. Yeah, that sounds good. Frickin’ Hollis, sabotaging his team yet again with his antics….
Read MoreDeyonta Davis 17 Points Full Highlights (11/1/2016)
One of the saddest things about this year’s draft was Deyonta Davis sitting there sadly as team after team passed on him. He was projected to be a reasonably high first-rounder, and as the night grew longer, so too did his face. Seemed like after every pick, after the producers got done showing who was…
Read MoreDario Saric 21 Points Full Highlights (11/1/2016)
It’s too bad that Dario Saric’s first good performance as an NBA player had to end up in nothing but another 76ers loss. And not just any 76ers loss: this one could even be called “heartbreaking”. Or maybe it can’t. Is it even possible to break a heart that has already been trampled and trod…
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