Furkan “The Motherfurker” “Turkish Delight” “Korverkmaz” “Furky Town” Korkmaz has probably retracted his trade request by now. I don’t think it was ever really confirmed in the first place, but assuming he did actually make it, he’s got to realize that his circumstances have changed dramatically for the better since then. He’s getting to play…
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Luke Kennard Career High 28 Points Full Highlights (12/10/2018)
The Pistons need a shooter. Just one. They don’t really have any right now and it’s costing them as they fall in the standings. Langston Galloway, prior to tonight, was probably their best active one. That just doesn’t cut it, maybe in 1978, but not in 2018. Note: I’m not counting Blake Griffin even though…
Read MoreRudy Gay 23 Points Full Highlights (12/9/2018)
OFFICIAL TEAMS WHO HAVE ATTEMPTED THE MOST MIDRANGE SHOTS POWER RANKINGS 1. San Antonio Spurs (712) 2. Golden State Warriors (635) 3. Cleveland Cavaliers (560) [POWER GAP] 29. Milwaukee Bucks (154) 30. Houston Rockets (124) The Spurs’ position at the top of that list should surprise nobody. They have two of the most prodigious midrange…
Read MoreBrook Lopez 19 Points/5 Threes Full Highlights (12/9/2018)
It’s interesting to note that Brook Lopez’s current field goal percentage is the lowest of his career by far (just 43%), but his three-point percentage, two-point percentage, and effective field goal percentage are all at career highs (37%, 57%, and 56% respectively). That’s how the math works out when two-thirds of your shot attempts are…
Read MoreJulius Randle 28 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (12/9/2018)
That’s it. DTB is throwing in the towel. Starting right now, Julius Randle is OFFICIALLY on my OFFICIAL EXCLUSION LIST. After four straight games scoring 37, 27, 26, and 28, I can’t take it anymore. A guy who’s averaging 19/9 is outside the scope of this channel no matter how you look at it or…
Read MoreSerge Ibaka 22 Points Full Highlights (12/9/2018)
The Bucks tonight were content to let Serge Ibaka beat them. I wasn’t keeping exact count, but it seemed like every three he took was wide open. Some of them egregiously wide open. Kawhi Leonard attracted the bulk of the Bucks’ attention, as they tried to make other players beat them, and their strategy worked….
Read MoreFred VanVleet 19 Points Full Highlights (12/9/2018)
The big story of tonight’s Raptors-Bucks matchup is that Kyle Lowry scored no points, continuing his steadfast commitment to not scoring the basketball anymore. The smaller story of tonight’s Raptors-Bucks matchup is that it turns out that the Raptors’ bench mob from last year was actually just Pascal Siakam being a beast and now that…
Read MoreRicky Rubio 26 Points Full Highlights (12/9/2018)
Only 2 assists? I don’t want to live in a universe where the next Pistol Pete is so misused that he can only get 2 assists during a whole regulation-length NBA game. I want out. Send me to another universe, please. One with regular Rubio 20-assist games and also one with a formulation of Hot…
Read MoreLangston Galloway 24 Points Full Highlights (12/9/2018)
Every team needs “shooters”. This is 2018. You can’t get away with just trying to dunk it every possession, as fun as that might be to try. The concept of spacing is too firmly entrenched in the NBA psyche to ignore. The Pistons, just looking at their roster right now, are probably struggling a bit…
Read MoreFrank Ntilikina 18 Points Full Highlights (12/9/2018)
We just witnessed, by far, the most explosive scoring outburst that Frank Ntilikina has ever had. Maybe really ever, usually I mean “in the NBA” when I say “ever”, but not this time. I really think that maybe this was the hottest he had ever been on the basketball court. If you just watched this…
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