Solomon Hill fooled the Pelicans into thinking he was a “3+D” guy by making 7 triples the final game of last season. Fooled them so bad that they gave him a 4-year, 48 million deal. At least when Isiah Thomas signed Jerome James to that huge deal, it was on the back of a good…
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Dario Saric 20 Points Full Highlights (2/15/2017)
If Dario Saric keeps having good games, I’m gonna have to reevaluate some things. Namely, whether the McDonald’s value menu is even a good value when everything on it tastes like crap. Seriously. It might only cost me a buck to get a burger but when that burger tastes like stale cow farts is it…
Read MoreKyle Korver 22 Points/6 Threes/1 Dunk Full Highlights (2/15/2017)
Man, this Dick Vitale/Bill Walton commentating combo was pretty much totally awful/sweet. I can’t tell which. I think a basketball game happened at some point between Vitale’s ecstatic moaning and Walton’s strangely earnest ramblings. Again, it’s hard to tell. Kyle Korver scored 22 points amidst the chaos, dropping in a bunch of threes while that…
Read MoreNikola Jokic 15 Points/4 Blocks Full Highlights (2/15/2017)
This was not a good game for Nikola Jokic. Even the best players have off nights sometimes, that’s just the way things go. There’s no reason to panic, or to declare Mason Plumlee the future of the franchise and send Jokic to the D-League (G-League?????). Now is not the time to start second-guessing certain trades…
Read MoreJusuf Nurkic 13 Points Trailblazers Debut Full Highlights (2/15/2017)
Well, it happened. Everyone knew this moment was coming, and it came. Jusuf Nurkic has been traded. The Nuggets gave him his chance in the NBA, but things there didn’t end up working out, and now it is time for him to take the next step in his career with Portland. What he did in…
Read MoreBrook Lopez 36 Points/6 Threes/8 Blocks Full Highlights (2/15/2017)
I’ve stated multiple times that I want to see Brook Lopez traded to another team where he can be more appreciated, more noticed. To see him get the recognition he deserves, playing a meaningful role on a playoff-type team. To see him get another All-Star berth. I’ve changed my mind about that. I want to…
Read MoreFrank Kaminsky Career High 27 Points Full Highlights (2/15/2017)
Say what you want about “he’s not really 7 feet tall because his head is so long so it doesn’t really count”, but a 7-footer should not be shooting under 40 percent from the field. Ever. Even if his wingspan is more like that of a shooting guard than a center. It’s just unacceptable. Stop…
Read MoreDerrick Williams 13 Points Full Highlights (2/14/2017)
Okay. Fine. I’m willing to admit that Derrick Williams can be a useful player for the Cavs if he focuses on hustling and cutting and defense and rebounding and all that intangible stuff. Not what he was drafted 2nd overall for, but sometimes you have to reinvent yourself so you can play better with LeBron….
Read MoreChanning Frye 21 Points Full Highlights (2/14/2017)
Channing Frye hasn’t sustained his incredibly hot shooting from the start of the season, but if anyone really expected him to, well, that was stupid of them to expect. When he’s on, he represents a free assist for LeBron every time he gets passed the ball (even if someone is else is doing the passing,…
Read MoreDoug McDermott 20 Points Full Highlights (2/14/2017)
One of the major knocks on Doug McDermott coming out of his college were his obscenely low “stocks” (steals + blocks) numbers. 34 steals and 14 blocks over his four-year stint at Creighton. To go with his 3000+ points. Things haven’t changed. He’s been bad in those categories his whole time with the Bulls as…
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