January 29, 2018 – DownToBuck

Ben Simmons 22 Points/7 Assists/5 Dunks Full Highlights (1/28/2018)

You know what? I should refuse to make Ben Simmons highlight videos unless he gets more assists in the game than he averages for the season. That would have saved me a bunch of time because he averages 7.4 assists per game, yet only had seven in this particular instance. If he’s not going to…

Steven Adams 20 Points Full Highlights (1/28/2018)

Steven Adams is currently first in the league in total offensive rebounds, seven ahead of Andre Drummond (236 vs. 229). However, Adams is only fifteenth in total rebounds, and is in exactly 100th place league-wide in defensive rebounds (for reference, Terry Rozier has more defensive rebounds than Adams does). It’s well-known that the Thunder strategy…

Larry Nance Jr. 15 Points Full Highlights (1/28/2018)

Somehow the fact that Larry Nance Jr. is shooting 60% from the field this season completely escaped my notice. I never envisioned him as one of those hyper-efficient players that teams covet, but I guess he is now. Maybe it’s because he’s a power forward, and not an especially big one, while most guys with…

Manu Ginobili 15 Points Full Highlights (1/28/2018)

Manu Ginobili needs to do everything in his power to get another Argentine player on the Spurs. He’s got a lot of respect, and therefore, a lot of clout, in the Spurs organization, so he should be able to get it done as long as he’s persistent enough. I’m thinking he should start by speaking…

T.J. Warren 24 Points Full Highlights (1/28/2018)

This is an interesting video because it includes some things that don’t usually happen for T.J. “Warren Peace” Warren: 1. He shoots free throws 2. He makes a three-pointer 3. He doesn’t make any midrange jumpshots I guess I’m overstating his lack of free throws a little bit. Suns fans will tell you that he…

Jason Terry 12 Points Full Highlights (1/28/2018)

Jason Terry has been so bad this season. Every time he checks into the game and proceeds to do absolutely nothing except sometimes brick threes and always get blown by, I wonder why the heck it’s not Rashad Vaughn out there instead. It’s absolutely baffling: before tonight he had appeared in 18 games, averaging ONE…

Justin Jackson 14 Points Full Highlights (1/28/2018)

Justin Jackson doesn’t seem like a great player right now, but I will say that he looks especially good in his highlights. Obviously, every player looks better than what they actually are in highlight vids, but this guy goes above that. Can you say “in-between game”? Because that’s what it seems like he has. In…

Anthony Tolliver 20 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (1/28/2018)

No one wants to watch Anthony Tolliver highlights, I don’t want to make Anthony Tolliver highlights, but the universe has decided that Anthony Tolliver highlights will keep appearing. I’m not talking about some sort of god here. Just the concept of chaos and randomness, repeatedly deciding that Anthony Tolliver highlights will appear regardless of their…

Milos Teodosic 12 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (1/28/2018)

I haven’t quite figured out yet where my cutoff point is for Milos Teodosic highlights. Whatever it is, it’s pretty low right now, obviously. Should it be higher? Should I say to myself “don’t make Teodosic vids unless he scores 14 or has 10 assists you idiot, do you have no shame?”? Maybe so. I…

Denzel Valentine 18 Points Full Highlights (1/28/2018)

Here’s my thought process while watching this game: 1st Denzel Valentine floater: “does he not realize floaters are for unathletic point guards who can’t get a shot any other way?” 2nd Denzel Valentine floater: “man Snell was right there this sucks” 3rd Denzel Valentine floater: “hot damn that dude just floatered it in from twenty…