Someone must have told Doug Christie to chill out a little bit if he wanted to keep making his cameos as a commentator for the Kings. Fans of Skal Labissiere last year will remember several highlight videos of his that were accompanied by the half-sensical rambling, exaggerated vocal affectation, and delighted squeals of Christie. I complained about it bitterly in the descriptions of the affected videos.
Turns out, I kinda miss all his antics. You never know what you have until it’s gone, I guess.
Labissiere had a “vintage” performance tonight, rivaling his best games of last season, but instead of money midrange jumpers he dominated using his running-hook-across-the-lane. I think I prefer the jumpers, but the more I think about the more I think a hook is just a different type of jumper, so it’s all good.