December 11, 2018 – DownToBuck

De’Aaron Fox 25 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (12/10/2018)

Things weren’t going so great for De’Aaron Fox in the first half of this game. He ended the half with two points (both on free throws) and two assists. Using the precepts of mathematics that have been handed down to us by probably Euclid or some other ancient Greek dude, Fox’s exrapolated statline for the…

Bojan Bogdanovic 22 Points Full Highlights (12/10/2018)

Real talk coming up: it sometimes still surprises me how good Bojan Bogdanovic actually is. 16 PPG on 50% shooting? Almost 50% from three? Coming from a guy who looks like he should be coaching right now instead of playing? It’s crazy. Every time I see his balding head, unkempt neckbeard, and chubby, rosy cheeks,…

Kelly Oubre 23 Points Full Highlights (12/10/2018)

Kelly Oubre sat hunched, facing in towards his locker. In front of him were a multitude of bright blue plastic components which he was carefully assembling into a finished product. The hustle and bustle of the locker room behind him was ignored entirely. Nothing could distract him. Nothing, that is, except an unexpected hand on…

Richaun Holmes 19 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (12/10/2018)

Let’s just say it: Richaun “Rich Holmie Chaun” Holmes was being marginalized to hell and back in his last season with the 76ers. Brett Brown AKA “Butt Clown” has a reputation for doing this to players. His excuse would be that Joel Embiid AKA JoeL Embad was deserving of all the center minutes, but Holmes…

Kyle Kuzma 33 Points Full Highlights (12/10/2018)

The question of “is LeBron holding Kyle Kuzma back” can now be definitively answered, and the answer is a definitive “no”. In a similar amount of minutes as last season, Kuzma is scoring more points, more efficiently. We are seeing right now how a player like Tristan Thompson was being held back by LeBron, and…

Justise Winslow Career High 28 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (12/10/2018)

When Justise Winslow, walking through a back hallway of the Staples Center, felt himself get grabbed and pulled to the side by somebody with a very strong grip, his first thought was that he was going to get murdered. He instinctively tried to pull away, but his abductor quickly got him in a tight bearhug…

Monte Morris 20 Points Full Highlights (12/10/2018)

OFFICIAL MONTE MORRIS ASSIST-TO-TURNOVER RATIO WATCH UPDATE: Monte Morris’ assist-to-turnover ratio is now at 5.68 to 1, dropping slightly because of his 5-assist, 1-turnover performance tonight. I previously and ignorantly thought his incredible safety with the ball was a fluke, but apparently he was doing the same exact thing in college, even setting records in…

Jonathon Simmons 18 Points Full Highlights (12/10/2018)

Like a lot of players this year, Jonathon Simmons has been bad. I have noticed, and I’m sure Magic fans have noticed, but that might be it for members of the “I’m aware that J-Simms is sucking dong this season” club. Normally the NBA intelligentsia (and ignorami) love to trash players who are performing way…

Marcus Morris 31 Points Full Highlights (12/10/2018)

The Boston Celtics have re-found their mojo from last season. It was just a matter of time; they’ve got the talent level of a Finals contender. I’m not too sad about that, because I don’t feel any real rivalry (yet) between them and the Bucks, but I am sad in a secondary sort of way:…

Jalen Brunson 17 Points Full Highlights (12/10/2018)

OFFICIAL 2018 DRAFTEES FROM VILLANOVA POWER RANKINGS 1. Jalen Brunson 2. Mikal Bridges 3. Donte DiVincenzo 4. Omari Spellman Two starts for Jalen Brunson, two huge (for him) games, two wins. There’s a trend here that I’ll give you some time to figure out. I’m ignoring the random start he had back in October because…