October 2017 – Page 2

Kelly Olynyk 23 Points Full Highlights (10/30/2017)

There are a lot of dudes in the NBA with awful facial hair. Sometimes, it’s just not meant to be, but they see the Hardens and Goodens of the league and decide they want a piece of the action. They don’t care that their chin-growth is patchy, uneven, or doesn’t achieve full coverage. They want…

Nikola Jokic 28 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (10/30/2017)

I was all set to revel in the Knicks’ fanbase’s collective despair for blowing a game after letting a 20-point lead against the Nuggets dissolve in a matter of minutes. After they booed Porzingis on draft night, they deserve all the misery that the universe sees fit to fling their way. Alas, despite a gigantic…

Bam Adebayo 13 Points/5 Dunks Full Highlights (10/30/2017)

You cannot tell me that the thumbnail for this video does not show a young Dwight Howard. Look at it: it shows Dwight Howard as a rookie getting ready to shoot a free throw. I don’t even know who Bam Adebayo is, but whoever that guy may be, he is not represented in the thumbnail….

Spencer Dinwiddie Career High 22 Points Full Highlights (10/29/2017)

So just a few days ago, Spencer Dinwiddie scored a then-career-high 22 points, but I failed to indicate that fact in the title of the video I made for the performance. Instead of looking up his actual career high like a sane person, I relied on a faulty memory I had of him scoring 24…

Joe Harris 16 Points Full Highlights (10/29/2017)

This is Joe Harris’ year. I can feel it. All the Nets need to do is use him like the Heat use Wayne Ellington, just run him off screens and have him pop three-pointers and don’t expect him to rebound the ball or get assists or play defense. Use him that way for twenty to…

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 18 Points Full Highlights (10/29/2017)

I have seen a nickname for Rondae Hollis-Jefferson which I do not understand: “Ronbae”. My limited research indicates that “bae” has entered the urban vernacular as a term of endearment for one’s significant other or for an exceptionally attractive person. That part makes sense to me. I’m not one of those English-language purists whose latent…

Avery Bradley 23 Points Full Highlights (10/29/2017)

I thought that this video would go by without a single layup (“LAMEup”) from Avery Bradley, but he had to go and ruin my dreams with his clutch steal and layup near the end of the game, thus disturbing an unbroken run of sweet jumpers. I mean, yeah, it was cool that he picked Klay…

Jeremy Lamb 20 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (10/29/2017)

Just like Jaylen Brown should be writing a thank-you card to Gordon Hayward for getting injured, so should Jeremy Lamb be writing a thank-you card to Nicolas Batum for the same reason. Lamb has been held down his entire career for various reasons, however, now that coach Clifford has no choice but to give him…

Khris Middleton 27 Points/9 Assists Full Highlights (10/29/2017)

I spent pretty much the whole offseason telling anyone who would listen, and also a lot of people who wouldn’t, about how Khris Middleton was one of the best second bananas in the whole Eastern Conference. I was dedicated. I sent out mass letters to everyone in my state, I set up a call center…

Jamal Murray 26 Points Full Highlights (10/29/2017)

Jamal Murray missed the first 17 shots of his rookie season. He hasn’t been that bad so far to start the season, but he hasn’t been far off. He just finished up a stretch of 16 missed threes, and it’s not like he was making tons of other buckets/free throws to make up for it….