January 1, 2018 – DownToBuck

DTB’s Best NBA Dunks of the Month (December 2017 Dunkilation)

Greg slung his gym bag over his shoulder. “I’m heading out to the park, honey. Time for some hoops.” He hoped that his voice sounded convincing. His wife, Lisa, looked up over from the government-produced soap opera that was on the TV. “I ran into your buddy Travis at the store yesterday and he mentioned…

J.J. Barea 12 Points/11 Assists Full Highlights (12/31/2017)

One of my new year’s resolutions was to retake control of my life by ceasing the production of marginal highlight videos. That resolution lasted all of eight hours because I’m uploading this piece of garbage to my channel with only a small amount of regret. J.J. Barea getting a double-double is cool and all, and…

Dennis Smith Jr. 19 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (12/31/2017)

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Caris LeVert 16 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (12/31/2017)

How well does Caris LeVert have to play to permanently unseat DeMarre Carroll from the starting small forward position? He’s already averaging a similar amount of points (12 PPG) in fewer minutes, and gets way more assists. Carroll’s got that whole “gritty defensive mindset” reputation going for him, but the dude’s not even shooting 40%…

Ben Simmons 21 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (12/31/2017)

Ben Simmons needs to get back to regularly having 10 assist games/triple-doubles if he wants to guarantee his ROTY of the year trophy. As proven last year with the MVP voting, voters are easily swayed by arbitrary statistical accolades. 10-assist games and triple-doubles are simply compelling in a way that averaging a flat 20/3/3 isn’t….

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 22 Points Full Highlights (12/31/2017)

I know it’s working better for him this year, but man, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson’s shooting form is still one of the most disgusting things I have ever seen on an NBA court. And that’s coming from a guy who watched Andrew Bogut turn his arm into a mixture of bone shards and muscle jelly. Does he…

Tyreke Evans 26 Points Full Highlights (12/31/2017)

Tyreke Evans is quickly approaching the “too good for this channel” threshold. I may be dissing Marc Gasol here, but Evans is probably the best player on the Grizzlies right now, and his scoring average is only going up. It was easy to justify making a highlights of a former ROTY winner when he was…

Willie Cauley-Stein 21 Points Full Highlights (12/31/2017)

The Bogdan Bogdanovic/Willie Cauley-Stein connection has to be one of the most potent in the league. Every time I make a vid of either of them it features multiple connections, often for dunks. Remember when you and your best friend were on the same team back in elementary school and all you ever did was…

Trevor Ariza 26 Points Full Highlights (12/31/2017)

It feels like Trevor Ariza should be about 40 years old given how long he’s been in the league, but somehow he’s only 32. 32 and still playing big minutes in basically every game for the Rockets. The way he’s going, maybe he can get to 40. He’s already limited on offense to shooting only…

T.J. Warren 28 Points Full Highlights (12/31/2017)

OFFICIAL TWO-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTER POWER RANKINGS 2018 EDITION 1. Russell Westbrook 2. Giannis Antetokounmpo 3. LaMarcus Aldridge 4. T.J. Warren 5. LeBron James 6. DeMar DeRozan ….. ….. ….. 476. Julyan Stone (Is it really a “power ranking” if it’s just a factual list? That is a question for another day.)