December 15, 2016 – DownToBuck

Kelly Oubre 15 Points/4 Dunks Full Highlights (12/14/2016)

This is my final warning to NBA broadcasters everywhere. In fact, this could be considered DTB’S OFFICIAL FINAL WARNING: if you don’t start showing timely replays of every sick whamjam that takes place in the games that you broadcast, I’m going to sue you. That’s right, bitches. We’re talking lawsuits here. In what other industry…

Nicolas Batum 20 Points/8 Assists Full Highlights (12/14/2016)

Nic Batum had fourteen points and seven assists at halftime. He was feeling it. Then he only got six more points and one more assist after both teams took fifteen-minute breaks to drink Gatorade and watch funny cat videos on YouTube. So what happened that caused Batum to drop off so hard? I’ll tell you…

Garrett Temple 20 Points/5 Threes Full Highlights (12/14/2016)

I don’t suppose we’ll ever know why exactly the Kings decided to “rest” Cousins, Gay, and McLemore for this game. It’s a little bit too early to tank so blatantly but anything is possible with the Kings organization. With two big-time scorers out and one small-time scorer out, this game afforded chances to players on…

Jahlil Okafor 17 Points Full Highlights (12/14/2016)

Every game that passes where the 76ers’ logjam at center persists, I get more and more pissed off. Nerlens Noel did everybody a favor by re-injuring himself but there’s still this other tall guy named Joe Edmund or something who’s taking all the minutes. I don’t care about Joe Edmund. I care about Jahlil Okafor…

Bojan Bogdanovic 23 Points Full Highlights (12/14/2016)

I never thought I would say this, but this video was ruined by…clear path fouls. Everybody already knows that clear path fouls are the lamest fouls in the game because it takes the refs like five minutes to pause the replay and determine where everybody was standing when the foul occurred. Now it turns out…

Jon Leuer 19 Points Full Highlights (12/14/2016)

Jon Leuer approached Marcus Morris with a bit more swagger than was normal for him. “‘Sup, Marcus. I got an offer you can’t refuse.” Marcus raised an eyebrow. “I bet I can refuse if it’s you who’s offering it.” Disregarding the subtle insult, Jon pressed forward. “I’m extending an official offer for you to be…

Rodney Hood 25 Points Full Highlights (12/14/2016)

Here’s an honest question: has Rodney Hood peaked? Hood’s already 24. In NBA terms, that basically means that he’s only going to get worse from here on out. If he gets lucky, maybe he’ll maintain his 15 ppg for a few years until his aging body can no longer handles the minutes being forced upon…

James Jones 15 Points Full Highlights (12/14/2016)

I keep seeing comments on the internet like “Don’t diss James Jones, he’s been to the finals five straight times” or “LeBron is getting carried by James Jones”. This disturbs me. I’m all for the glorification of role-players, but it looks like some people have messed up ideas about the quality of James Jones. Here’s…

Robert Covington 26 Points Full Highlights (12/14/2016)

Robert Covington has lowkey been one of the worst minutes-receiving players in the league this year. He had previously been heralded as one of the rare successes of Sam Hinkie’s (R.I.P. in peace) “cycle as many scrubs through the roster as possible and maybe some of the will be good if we force-feed them minutes”…

Austin Rivers 25 Points/7 Threes Full Highlights (12/14/2016)

“Dear Diary, I’m really excited tonight! I scored twenty-five points and hit seven three-pointers! One of the shots that I hit that wasn’t a three, the referees didn’t want to give to me. But me and Daddy argued with the referees, and they gave me the points! Daddy said that he and I make a…