Rudy “Gogurt” Gobert: best center in the NBA right now? Eye test says no because he doesn’t score enough points! Advanced stats say yes because advanced stats don’t care about how many points you score! Casual fans wouldn’t be able to tell you which team he plays for but hardcore fans get a half-boner whenever…
Read MoreDay: December 22, 2016
Jrue Holiday 23 Points/10 Assists Full Highlights (12/21/2016)
Usually I agree with Adam Silver’s decisions. In general I support him as commissioner. But he really dropped the ball on this one. Simply put, the Christmas game schedule is a travesty. How could you not put a Pelicans vs. Knicks game on there? If you’re too dense to figure it out, I’m talking about…
Read MoreMike Muscala 16 Points Full Highlights (12/21/2016)
Is it fair to say that Mike Muscala is WASTING AWAY in Atlanta? That Mike Muscala’s PRIME is being SQUANDERED in Atlanta? That the fans of Atlanta are taking Mike Muscala’s considerable talents FOR GRANTED? Yes. All those things are fair to say because they are eminently true. Mike “Muscy Stench” Muscala’s prime is happening…
Read MorePatrick Beverley 18 Points/9 Assists Full Highlights (12/21/2016)
“Dear Santa, You know I’ve been a good little boy this year. Since I’ve been so good, I deserve a lot of nice presents. But there’s one present in particular that I want to make sure I receive since it is so important to me. That’s why I’m writing this letter to you. You probably…
Read MoreTerrence Jones 21 Points Full Highlights (12/21/2016)
“Mister? Mister? Spare some change for a veteran?” Terrence Jones glanced over at the previously-unseen man huddled in the entryway of a shop. It was too dark to read the cardboard sign that he held in one hand, but the fast food soft-drink cup held in the other hand, jangling with donated coins, was instantly…
Read MoreTy Lawson 19 Points Full Highlights (12/21/2016)
Ty Lawson looks damn quick in these highlights. DAMN quick. I didn’t know he still had this in him, that move around Boris Diaw was really impressive even considering that Diaw is the slowest player in the league. You have to remember that Lawson was very likely extremely drunk during this contest, which bumps up…
Read MoreMontrezl Harrell 17 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (12/21/2016)
Clint Capela going down with a broken leg really hurts the funness of the Rockets. They’ll still be a good team record-wise, but the Harden-Capela oop connection was one of the awesomest things going on right now in the NBA. Montrezl Harrell just doesn’t offer the same set of springs that Capela did. He can…
Read MoreEric Gordon 24 Points/7 Threes Full Highlights (12/21/2016)
With this seven three-pointer performance, Eric Gordon moves into first place in the NBA for threes made, with 112. Remember, this is an NBA with a healthy Stephen Curry playing in it. This isn’t some other NBA where Stephen Curry, who is going to go down as the best three-ball shooter of all time, isn’t…
Read MoreDevin Booker 28 Points/7 Assists/4 Dunks Full Highlights (12/21/2016)
Right after I started making these highlights, after I saw his first two weak jams, I got to thinking: could Devin Booker poster someone even if he wanted to? I was uncertain. I couldn’t recall any particularly good dunks from Booker’s rookie season, nor could I recall any evidence that he could really jump at…
Read MoreAlex Abrines 18 Points Full Highlights (12/21/2016)
So, I was looking up where Alex Abrines was born, because I was secretly hoping to make this description about the Basque separatist movement. So I found out that he’s not from that area of Spain, which was too bad, and he’s also not from that other part of Spain that also wants to be…
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