January 4, 2017 – DownToBuck

Kosta Koufos 18 Points Full Highlights (1/3/2017)

Kosta Koufos, dressed in a heavy black overcoat and with a black ski mask over his face, burst through the front door of the Walgreens brandishing a handgun. “This is a robbery!” he shouted, running up to the nearest cashier, a middle-aged woman, and pointing the gun at her. There were screams as patrons ran…

Boris Diaw 15 Points Full Highlights (1/3/2017)

A lot of people were throwing a lot of shade on Boris Diaw at the beginning of the season due to his very slow, very tubby, and very, dare I say it, FRENCH start. I admit that I threw my share of shade on him along with everybody else. Shamefully, I was one of the…

Julius Randle Triple Double 19 Pts/11 Asts/14 Rebs Full Highlights (1/3/2017)

I’m going to be honest right now. I’m not the world’s biggest Julius Randle fan. Last season he took a lot of shots he couldn’t make, and even this season it seems like he’s going to miss every layup he attempts. But that’s not the primary reason why I have a vague dislike for him….

Arron Afflalo 19 Points Full Highlights (1/3/2017)

Arron “Afflatus” Afflalo supposedly refused outright to enter a game for the Kings when called upon by Dave Joerger. That’s pretty messed up. Like, seriously messed up. Did he just sit there and pretend he didn’t know he was supposed to go in? Did he outright say no? Did he say no with a pair…

Jae Crowder 21 Points Full Highlights (1/3/2017)

The biggest Jae Crowder-related story from this game is not that he hit five triples (way cool), but that he had a Gordon Hayward-fueled meltdown on Twitter after Boston fans cheered Gordon a little too much for his liking. I think most of the tweets have been deleted now, which is a shame, because he…

Darren Collison 26 Points Full Highlights (1/3/2017)

If any other player in the league got arrested for domestic-violencing their wife, you would never hear the end of it. As it should be. Darren Collison, though, has so few admirers, supporters, fans, or even people who remember that exists, that he was able to do such things and get away (relatively) unscathed. Collison’s…

Marquese Chriss 18 Points Full Highlights (1/3/2017)

Is Marquese Chriss the spazziest player in the league? Yes. Let’s get it out of the way right now. Yes he is. Any other player you can think of simply can’t compare to Chriss’ resume. Whether he’s picking up T’s for no reason, trying to fight Kristaps Porzingis, fouling everybody in reach, or nearly killing…

Devin Booker 27 Points Full Highlights (1/3/2017)

Devin Booker needs to play with a real point guard. That’s what I have decided. Not Eric Bledsoe, not Brandon Knight, those dudes are just smaller shooting guards who sometimes pass. Booker needs a legit passer to set him up for easier looks than what he’s getting right now. If his looks already look easy,…

Nikola Jokic 18 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (1/3/2017)

Another game, another sick assist for Nikola Jokic. It seems like he has one, if not more, of those per game these days. Tonight’s pass du jour: an over-the-shoulder flip to a cutting Jamal Murray. He also had a nice one to Gary Harris, but it happened with him facing the player he was passing…

Willie Reed Career High 22 Points Full Highlights (1/3/2017)

The list of players who have gotten a 20-20 game this season is basically a list of the best centers in the game: DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis, Andre Drummond, Dwight Howard, DeAndre Jordan, and Hassan Whiteside. A who’s who of traditional bigmen who know how to grab the rock from the sky. Willie Reed was…