So I guess I have to grudgingly admit now that Marcus Smart is a good three-point shooter. He was shooting above 35% before this game happened, and then Smart went 6-of-8, which means that his percentages will probably go up. To me, 35% is roughly the line that separates “okay” three-point shooters from “good” ones….
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Ante Zizic 15 Points Full Highlights (1/18/2019)
Ante “Antetozizpo” Zizic was a major factor in this game not being an absolute embarrassment of a blowout. The Cavs had 60 points after three quarters (three of them thanks to Zizic), which isn’t so bad by itself, but the Jazz had 93 in the same span, and if things had proceeded as they had…
Read MoreJake Layman 20 Points/1 Quarter Full Highlights (1/18/2019)
Lurking in the nighttime shadows in the upscale neighborhood, Jake Layman tried to pick the lock as quietly as he was able. Even if the house he was targeting didn’t have the most aware of residents, the inhabitants of nearby houses were likely to be hyper-vigilant about possible crimes in the area. So Jake took…
Read MoreDwyane Wade 20 Points/8 Assists Full Highlights (1/18/2019)
Since I know Dwyane Wade is reading this (Hi Dwayne!!!), I want to personally inform him that I am offering him, and him only, a one-time reduction in the cost of my boutique steroid treatments. The previous price was somewhere in the tens of thousands per treatment, but for today, and today only, Dwyane, you…
Read MoreReggie Bullock 19 Points Full Highlights (1/18/2019)
In the first quarter of this game, after Reggie “Ock and Bull Torture” Bullock had scored eight quick points, it was mentioned by the commentators that Bullock is prone to hot starts that cool off after the first quarter. So I decided to do some fact-checking. Yeah, I know. DTB and fact-checking. Hilarious pairing, right?…
Read MoreJaren Jackson 23 Points Full Highlights (1/18/2019)
Remember when the Grizzlies started the season strong and were actually sort of good for a little while? I think they were even the first seed in the West for a short period of time after a five-game winning streak in late November. However, as with all things in life, good things are doomed to…
Read MoreLuke Kennard 22 Points Full Highlights (1/18/2019)
If Luke Kennard is planning on making a career out of step-in midrange jumpers, I’m here to tell him not do that. He can still shoot those shots sometimes, but he has to offset those “bad” shots with lots of three-point chucking. That’s what teams and coaches want these days. No one cares how aesthetic…
Read MoreChandler Hutchison 12 Points Full Highlights (1/17/2019)
Stacey King is right: Chandler Hutchison needs to be more aggressive. There’s no point being a low-volume low-usage non-factor on a team like the Bulls. Even if that’s what feels most comfortable to him, like he’s content to be a Tony Snell with some extra rebounding for the rest of his career, he needs to…
Read MoreRobin Lopez 17 Points Full Highlights (1/17/2019)
For some reason, every time Robin Lopez made a bucket against the Nuggets (which was often, for him), Stacey King said “*INSERT CRUDDY CENTER FROM THE DISTANT PAST* would be proud”. Is he trying to make fun of Lopez’ retro style of play, or is he just trying to insert some levity into the utterly…
Read MoreLonzo Ball 18 Points/10 Assists Full Highlights (1/17/2019)
I will continue thinking that Lonzo Ball can be a pretty good low-usage PG up until the moment he gets shipped off to China so he can steal sunglasses like his brother, get arrested, and plays for the local Uyghur Muslim internment camp team (I hear they’re always looking for American talent). No matter how…
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