Trevor Ariza deserves some criticism for giving up on the Suns like he did. When a bad team signs you to a fat contract to be a veteran leader, you don’t just check out when things get tough. Especially when you checking out is part of the problem. And then he demands a trade? Like…
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Thomas Bryant 21 Points Full Highlights (12/29/2018)
I don’t think I’ve ever heard Steve Buckhantz, the Wizards play-by-play guy, get as excited about anyone as has about Thomas Bryant. Maybe he has in the past, before I started watching Wizards games, but not recently. Is he really so starved for an honest basketball player who just goes out and plays hard that…
Read MoreVince Carter 21 Points/1 Dunk Full Highlights (12/29/2018)
Vince Carter has played 21 seasons in the NBA, and not one of them has ended in a championship. He’s not on the same level as, say, Karl Malone in terms of being an all-timer who couldn’t quite get it done, but that’s a long time without any rings. Not everyone is as blessed as…
Read MoreJamal Murray 46 Points/9 Threes/8 Assists Full Highlights (12/29/2018)
And here I thought that Jamal Murray was going to be cursed forever by the universe for trying to get 50 against the Celtics by chucking up a last-second three with the game already won. I didn’t have a problem with it, but me and the universe don’t see eye-to-eye on many things (where are…
Read MoreDeandre Ayton 33 Points Full Highlights (12/29/2018)
The comparisons are inevitable, so here we go: during Deandre Ayton’s 24-point second quarter, I was reminded strongly of a certain mega-fornicator who also scored 100 points in a single game. Maybe you’ve heard of him. Wilt Chamberlain. Nike destroyed most of the footage of his playing days because of how embarrassed it made LeBron…
Read MoreKenneth Faried 21 Points Full Highlights (12/29/2018)
Let’s just ask the question that everyone is wondering the answer to: what’s so wrong with Kenneth Faried that he can’t even get pity minutes for the Nets? Just for the record, I don’t have the answer. Maybe someone else does, like the Nets coaching staff, but I sure don’t. He still looks like a…
Read MoreBrook Lopez 24 Points/7 Threes Full Highlights (12/29/2018)
You know, I love Brook Lopez shooting threes. It’s great fun, seeing him stand out five feet behind the line begging for the ball and then launching from deep when he finally gets it. Really super. I love it. But I can’t help but think back to his time with the Nets where he became…
Read MoreShabazz Napier Career High 32 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (12/29/2018)
Shabazz Napier’s near month-long string of DNP’s and low-minute appearances coincided with his Nets unexpected winning streak. That winning streak ended last game; Napier’s DNP streak ended tonight in startling fashion, with him scoring a career-high-tying 32 points, drawing tons of free throws like he was some sort of good player who has earned the…
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