December 2017 – Page 17

Rodney Hood 26 Points Full Highlights (12/18/2017)

It totally evaded my detection, but Rodney Hood is averaging 17 points per game this season. That’s only, like, one point fewer than Donovan Mitchell, plus he’s more efficient, and he’s doing it off the bench, so why the heck are people hyped for Mitchell when they could be hyped for Hood instead? Your answer…

Jusuf Nurkic 20 Points Full Highlights (12/18/2017)

I wonder how mad Tom Thibodeau was as he watched Karl-Anthony Towns get victimized again and again by the Damian Lillard- Jusuf Nurkic pick-and-roll for the first 30 minutes of the game. What good is being a defensive guru if your players can’t stop the most used play in basketball? The Blazers got away from…

Josh Richardson 26 Points Full Highlights (12/18/2017)

I have to take issue with the pattern the Josh Richardson made with his hair. That thing is wack. Super wack. Those zigzags look like they came from a time-machine with the chronometer set at 1991. I’m usually all for crazy NBA hairstyles, but this is too much even for me. It’s so SQUIGGLY. TOO…

Kris Dunn 22 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (12/18/2017)

Kris “The Dunnwich Horror” Dunn kind of sucked for a big chunk of the second half. I was pretty sure I was seeing him regress back into a bust right before my eyes, like, I could see him start to get all droopy and morose and busty. Then, he showed up at the end of…

Dario Saric 27 Points Full Highlights (12/18/2017)

Tonight was a refreshing throwback to the Dario Saric of his rookie year, the Dario Saric who didn’t have to share the rock with anybody except Embiid when he managed to get on the court. The Dario Saric who didn’t have to deal with expectations of his team being good, the Dario Saric who was…

Michael Beasley 23 Points Full Highlights (12/18/2017)

I am wondering right now if the Knicks even need Kristaps Porzingis, noted malcontent and chucker. I am wondering also if perhaps Michael Beasley has made Kristaps Porzingis redundant and, ultimately, expendable. The third thing that I am wondering is that if Michael Beasley has made Kristaps Porzingis redundant, which he has, why hasn’t Kristaps…

Frank Kaminsky 24 Points Full Highlights (12/18/2017)

The Hornets are really disappointing this year, and I’m just going to skip straight to the part where I blame Frank Kaminsky. No beating around the bush: It is Frank Kaminsky’s fault that the Hornets aren’t nearly as good as they should be. Under normal circumstances, I would have written like three paragraphs offering evidence…

Garrett Temple 18 Points Full Highlights (12/17/2017)

The Kings commentators were making a big deal of Garrett Temple emerging from his recent slump, which made me wonder two things. The first thing I wondered is whether or not a role-player of Temple’s caliber is even able to have slumps, or if dips in production are to be expected of players of limited…

Mike Scott 19 Points Full Highlights (12/17/2017)

“Nothing easy. NOTHING EASY!” Mike Scott took those immortal words by Zaza Pachulia to heart tonight, scoring a bunch of buckets, none of them easy. The one layup he made was a flailing, contorted effort made difficult by the presence of LeBron James. Other than that, it was a bunch of threes and iso midrange…

Anthony Tolliver 17 Points Full Highlights (12/17/2017)

Anthony Tolliver only needs to play for one more franchise to catch the active leader in that category, Ish Smith. He’s at 9 right now. He’s played for San Antonio, Portland (what), Golden State (played a part in getting Curry his first trip-dub), Minnesota (had knee rubbed by Michael Beasley), Atlanta, Charlotte (Bobcats), Phoenix (somehow…