December 23, 2017 – DownToBuck

Julius Randle 21 Points Full Highlights (12/22/2017)

Julius Randle’s game is unaesthetic (like his face oooh sick burn) but the stats back up the assertion that it’s effective. He’s currently averaging an even 20/10 per 36 minutes on 55% shooting. It seems like he’s a decent player, if not an outright good one. So why do Lakers fans in general and Luke…

Caris LeVert 17 Points Full Highlights (12/22/2017)

Yes, I know that Caris LeVert had three assists in this game, and yes, I know that one of them was an alley-oop to Jarrett Allen for the sweet stuff. The thing is, three assists is never enough to include in a DownToBuck-provided highlight video unless one of the assists is a no-look behind-the-back (or…

Jawun Evans 15 Points/4 Assists Full Highlights (12/22/2017)

Question: why the heck is Jawun Evans’ name pronounced “Juwan” as in Juwan Howard? That’s not how it’s spelled. The way it’s spelled, it should be pronounced “JAH-wun”. Or “JAY-wun”. I’ve been calling him JAH-wun in my head for the past I don’t know how long, but his basketball-reference page says its pronounced like “Juwan”,…

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 21 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (12/22/2017)

I’m struggling to decide whether Rondae Hollis-Jefferson has an attractive, chiseled-from-marble face or if it just looks like he got hit with a shovel several times over. Settling this issue once and for all will have the secondary benefit of providing a final determination on whether “Ronbae” is a good nickname for him or not….

Josh Richardson 24 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (12/22/2017)

We are witnessing the return of ROOKIE RICHARDSON. He might have had an underwhelming sophomore season but he’s coming back to life right before our eyes. Remember, Josh Richardson was a second-round pick in the 15-16 season and did some good things for the Heat late in that season. He finished the year shooting 46%…

Jonathon Simmons 22 Points Full Highlights (12/22/2017)

Out of all the players you could blame for the Magic having a tragic 11-22 record, Jonathon Simmons is the one who you should blame the least. I thought the contract he got was kind of an overpay, but he came in and showed that he doesn’t need the Spurs’ system to be successful. Here’s…

Malcolm Delaney 20 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (12/22/2017)

If I’m a Thunder fan, which I’m not (my username would be xXWestbrookGeorgeAnthony_2017_ChampionshipXx if that were the case), I’d be pissed off that Malcolm Delaney hit four three-pointers against my team. Remember, Delaney is the dude who, last year, had an unbelievably wet midrange jumper but also had a shooting range which stopped hard at…

Kyle Kuzma 27 Points Full Highlights (12/22/2017)

Kyle Kuzma continues to flourish in his rookie season with bigtime scoring outbursts. Reminder: he is shooting over 50% from the field. That’s crazy for a rookie who isn’t a big man (basketball-reference lists him as a power forward, I’m not sure how much I believe that) and it makes me mad that last year’s…

Lonzo Ball 24 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (12/22/2017)

Lonzo Ball waited behind a dumpster next to the player’s parking lot at Oracle Arena. It smelled like a year’s worth of expired nacho cheese had just been thrown away, but the smell was the farthest thing from Lonzo’s mind. He had an important mission to carry out. One by one, Warriors players parked their…

Jordan Bell 20 Points Full Highlights (12/22/2017)

Let’s not pretend this performance is any more than it is. Bell displayed massive amounts of hustle and showed off his enthusiasm for rebounding, but at no point did he execute what could be termed a “move”: his scores were all a result of him being in the right place for a teammate to hit…