John Wall arrived early to practice, thinking he would be the first one in the gym. His dreams of having an undisturbed warmup session where dashed, however, when he saw Kelly Oubre sitting cross-legged at center court, surrounded by yarn and knitting needles. “Do I even want to know?” John asked as he walked up…
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Julius Randle 23 Points Full Highlights (1/13/2018)
I can’t even tell from the stats or from these highlights whether Julius Randle had a good game or nah. ARGUMENTS FOR JULIUS HAVING HAD A GOOD GAME: -He scored 23 points. 23 points is a lot. -He was nine of fifteen from the floor and five of sex from the welfare line -He had…
Read MoreKris Dunn 18 Points/8 Assists/3 Blocks Full Highlights (1/13/2018)
I included Kris Dunn’s blocks in this video because the box-score led me to believe that Dunn blocked Reggie Bullock’s attempt at a game-tying layup as time expired. I now fully believe the NBA is rigged because there was no block there. Dunn contested the layup about as perfectly as he could have, but he…
Read MoreRondae Hollis-Jefferson 22 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (1/13/2018)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scoring 22 points and getting 7 assists is like a nightmare scenario for me. I already don’t care that much for RHJ, his game is unaesthetic (save those shoulder shimmies he does before free throws) and my position on assists is well-known. And when I say nightmare scenario, I really mean nightmare here….
Read MoreMontrezl Harrell 17 Points Full Highlights (1/13/2018)
There is an impatient knock at my door. Annoyed that somebody is disregarding my clearly posted “no solicitors” sign, I ignore the demand of my attention and continue the consumption of my gourmet breakfast: a personal creation called a “Pop-Tart Sandwich”, which is two of one flavor Pop Tart sandwiching one of another flavor Pop-Tart,…
Read MoreMilos Teodosic 11 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (1/13/2018)
Q: is DownToBuck now blatantly gunning for Serbian views to the deteriment of literally everything else? A: Yes. But in my defense, Milos Teodosic is one of the few players in the NBA where I don’t feel resentful when he has an amount of assists that warrant inclusion in a video. Most players, I’m like…
Read MoreLauri Markkanen 19 Points Full Highlights (1/13/2018)
There are not enough white-dude fros in the league right now. There are also not enough black-dude fros, but Lauri Markkanen is not in a position to directly address that particular problem unless he starts some sort of social media campaign. Markkanen had a bit of a fro going over the offseason when he was…
Read MoreWillie Cauley-Stein 23 Points/1 Three Full Highlights (1/13/2018)
The expansion of Willie Cauley-Stein’s game over the first half of the season has now taken him into the deepest of the deep: beyond the three-point arc. He is beyond saving. Once you go all the way back, you never go back. He had actually hit another three before this, but since I didn’t make…
Read MoreAvery Bradley 26 Points Full Highlights (1/13/2018)
Avery Bradley was brought in to the Pistons to elevate them to some sort of new level. Maybe it worked: the Pistons are, indeed, better than last year. I don’t know how much of that minor improvement he is responsible for, but he at least has not tanked the entire operation. Or, thought of another…
Read MoreOG Anunoby 17 Points/3 Dunks Full Highlights (1/13/2018)
OG Anunoby: already better than Robert Archibald, the other Brit who played for the Raptors? Yes. Very clearly. I actually was not aware of Archibald’s existence until I looked up all the Britain-born people who ever played in the NBA. He once scored 6 for the Raptors, to go with 4 assists acting basically as…
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