I truly think that right now, the thing holding John Collins back from greater things, or at least more general hype, is his name. John Collins. I’m trying to think of a boringer name, and it’s hard. There are definitely no first names as lame as John. Collins isn’t as lame as like “Williams” but…
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Shane Larkin 16 Points Full Highlights (11/10/2017)
Shane Larkin is back! In the NBA! This will surprise a lot of people, because a lot of people thought he really sucked, but it doesn’t surprise me, because I didn’t think he was that bad. Not exactly “good”, but far from “go to Europe and never come back”. I mean, if he had gone…
Read MoreJusuf Nurkic 21 Points Full Highlights (11/10/2017)
Jusuf Nurkic sat basically the whole 4th quarter tonight. I don’t really see why the Blazers coaching staff would do that. Ed Davis, his replacement, is more of a “solid” player, I guess. If you can live with the lack of offense he provides. But the real reason you don’t bench Nurk is because last…
Read MoreAaron Gordon 22 Points Full Highlights (11/10/2017)
Sometimes I like to go back and watch the old HoopMixTapes of current NBA players and think about how, when the vid was made, that no one knew they would be dominating in the actual big leagues. Yeah, a lot of people assumed, but they assume that about every player that has a hype-video made…
Read MoreKris Dunn 16 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (11/10/2017)
Location of the least exciting point-guard battle in recorded history: Chicago. Belligerents: Kris Dunn and Jerian Grant. Outcome: Decisive loss for people who want to watch good basketball. You can argue the merits of both players, but unless one of them gets way better, it doesn’t really matter who starts and who doesn’t. Dunn theoretically…
Read MoreBobby Portis 20 Points Full Highlights (11/10/2017)
We have to, as fans, move on from the Bobby Portis/Nikola Mirotic punching incident. We have to be mature, we have to show that we are not amused by such debased depravity. We approach basketball in a studious manner, we are students of the game, and we care not for the E!SPN-driven drama outside of…
Read MoreJosh Jackson 18 Points Full Highlights (11/10/2017)
If I’m an opposing defender, I’m looking at Josh Jackson’s smug-looking mug and getting really mad. So mad that I go hard at him every time he comes down the court, playing him close, pulling up my shorts while getting into a defensive stance, maybe even yapping a bit. He just has that tight-lipped half-smirk…
Read MoreBojan Bogdanovic 22 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (11/10/2017)
Quinn Buckner better work on his pronunciation game right quick, because Bojan Bogdanovic is now on the Pacers and he can’t say his name for beans. It comes out different every time, usually accompanied by some spluttering and soft repeating of himself. It was fine when Bogdanovic was on a team that he didn’t have…
Read MoreZach Randolph 20 Points Full Highlights (11/9/2017)
Zach “Black Michelin Man” Randolph on the Kings just doesn’t seem right. His round body doesn’t want to wear a purple jersey, and his perfectly spherical head is not suited to wearing a purple headband. I get that he’s only there to excrete savvy veteran wisdom from his wisdom-pores, but I can’t figure out why…
Read MoreClint Capela 19 Points/5 Dunks/4 Blocks Full Highlights (11/9/2017)
“Clint, can you hurry up with whoever you’re texting, we’re all waiting to go celebrate,” said an annoyed P.J. Tucker as the rest of the Rockets team stood around waiting. “You can’t rush the creative process,” Clint said, not looking up from the screen of his phone where he was furiously tapping. “If it’s just…
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