November 19, 2017 – DownToBuck

Dennis Schröder 23 Points/9 Assists Full Highlights (11/18/2017)

I have come to the regrettable determination that Dënniß ßchrööder no longer has any fans. In his fifth year in the league he’s pretty well established himself as a fringe All-Star who can average something close to 20/7, but there doesn’t seem to be a contingent of people who are rallying behind him as the…

Willie Cauley-Stein 18 Points Full Highlights (11/18/2017)

If you watched this video with no idea who Willie Cauley-Stein was or what his reputation coming out of college was, you would think that this guy is on par with a Porzingis or Davis in terms of offensive skillset. Cauley-Stein was painted as strictly a defensive specialist, but the talent vacuum in Sacramento has…

J.J. Barea 20 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (11/18/2017)

One of the nicer stories of the off-season was Mark Cuban loaning his private jet to J.J. Barea so that the latter could fly in supplies to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. That’s something where I can’t even make a snide comment or racially insensitive remark about it. It was just a good thing to do. Puerto…

Wesley Matthews 22 Points/8 Assists Full Highlights (11/18/2017)

I’m looking at Wesley Matthews’ shooting numbers right now and it seems like they’re backwards. He’s shooting over 40% on long balls, but he’s shooting 33% on all two-point attempts. That doesn’t even make sense. Layups are supposed to be easy. Other two-point shots might be more difficult than layups, but they’re not more difficult…

John Collins 18 Points Full Highlights (11/18/2017)

Among actual players who play actual minutes, the only ones with a higher offensive rebound percentage than John Collins are Drummond, Poeltl, Ed Davis, Kanter, and Mejri. Man… I expected that list to be a lot more impressive for some reason. Guess there just aren’t very many dominant rebounders in the league anymore, either that…

Jonas Jerebko 15 Points Full Highlights (11/18/2017)

It always sucks when a player peaks their rookie year. Jonas “Ikea Assembly Instructions” Jerebko was looking good for the Pistons all the way back in 2010, playing for a team that still had Prince, Hamilton, Wallace, and Villanueva. Then he exploded his Achilles, and that was it for him. He’s still definitely playable, but…

Frank Mason 13 Points Full Highlights (11/18/2017)

I seem to recall a whole bunch of predraft hype around Frank Mason. Am I recalling correctly? Was it only because he was a Kansas product, or was there another reason, or am I making it all up? Did he do something during March Madness? That’s always good for unwarranted/slightly warranted hype. In any case,…

Ben Simmons 23 Points/12 Assists Full Highlights (11/18/2017)

Once again, Ben Simmons falls just short of a triple-double. In case he hasn’t realized it yet, I’m going to tell him: this is the NBA. This isn’t LSU anymore, there’s no one to hold your hand and tell you when you need to start grabbing more rebounds. When you realize that you have over…

Derrick Favors 25 Points Full Highlights (11/18/2017)

Here’s the deal: I’ve still got a ton of “Flavors of Favors” cookbooks if anyone still wants one. They’re basically collector’s items at this point since I self-published them like a couple of years ago now. Own a piece of DTB history! But if you aren’t really interested, I don’t know why that would be…

Chandler Parsons 17 Points Full Highlights (11/18/2017)

Whatever happens with Chandler Parsons’ career, I will never forget the time he dunked on JaVale McGee and then used his head as toilet paper. Parsons may be a shell of himself athletically, but all the layups in the world can’t take away that primal display. Speaking of layups, I hope you like them, because…