I guess you can’t complain too much since his team is winning so many games, but Ryan Anderson has turned in some real dud scoring performances this season. In seasons past, 24 points would not be especially notable for Ryno, but I fear he has been marginalized on the roster and that I should be…
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Josh Jackson 16 Points Full Highlights (11/16/2017)
So, we’ve all been told that Josh Jackson is a supreme athlete and explosive leaper who makes Derrick Jones Jr. look like Luke Ridnour. This is the narrative that surrounds last year’s 4th overall pick. So why does he go up so weak with his dunks? He had two easy breakaway slams in this game,…
Read MoreGreg Monroe 20 Points Suns Debut Full Highlights (11/16/2017)
By the time Greg Monroe got traded away from Milwaukee, he had made me into a fan. I won’t lie to you and say that some of his tendencies didn’t annoy me, like his inability to defend the rim, his desire to take elbow jumpers after standing there with the ball for five seconds, his…
Read MoreTroy Daniels 23 Points/7 Threes Full Highlights (11/16/2017)
This is what Troy Daniels does. He shoots three-pointers. Historically, somewhere between 60% and 80% of his shot attempts come from the deepzone. It was only a matter of time before he had a shooting display like this for the Suns, the fifth stop in his young NBA career. If he gets minutes on a…
Read MoreJaylen Brown 22 Points Full Highlights (11/16/2017)
The Celtics keep winning games. Gordon Hayward is sitting in some dim room somewhere looking at his mangled ankle and wondering where it all went so wrong. Meanwhile, everything is going right for the Celtics, basketball-wise. Is Brad Stevens so good of a coach that he can drag this good but not great roster to…
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