The making of this video brings with it some interesting philosophical quandaries. Among those quandaries is the following question: how sick do a player’s statistical averages have to be where a “below-average” game for them still qualifies for a highlight video? I ask this because, by at least some measures, this game from Jokic was…
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Kyle Korver 20 Points Full Highlights (3/4/2019)
This is my third “old man” highlight video in a row. Maybe I should start a new channel solely dedicated to players who are 36 years old or older if my main channel is going to be unduly focused on them. That way I can have highlights of exciting young players in one place and…
Read MoreDwyane Wade 23 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (3/4/2019)
Dwyane Wade walked up to Vince Carter after the final buzzer sounded. “Great game, old man,” he said as they briefly hugged. Vince nodded. “Same.” Dwyane leaned in to whisper the next thing into Vince’s ear so that they wouldn’t be overheard by prying media members who were undoubtedly eager to hear what the two…
Read MoreVince Carter 21 Points/7 Threes Full Highlights (3/4/2019)
This game is more in line with what I expect a guy who’s 42 years old to be doing in the NBA: hitting threes and nothing else. Three-pointers are easy on the legs, especially if your shooting form doesn’t entail a lot of jumping. I’ve personally played against old guys who can barely move and…
Read MorePascal Siakam 21 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (3/3/2019)
Last night was the much anticipated battle between Thon Maker and the player Thon Maker would be if he was good at basketball. No, not Jeremy Lin. Come on bro. Pascal Siakam. Jeeze. Do you need everything handed to you on a silver platter? That was the lobbiest softball ever and you took a big…
Read MoreMitchell Robinson 16 Points/4 Blocks Full Highlights (3/3/2019)
I am still waiting on a double-digit block game from Mitchell Robinson. Relatedly, I am also still waiting on a double-digit scoring game from Duncan Robinson. But that’s an issue for another day. Robinson already tries to block literally everything that he thinks he can reach, so it’s not like he isn’t trying hard enough…
Read MoreNoah Vonleh 17 Points Full Highlights (3/3/2019)
A quick glance at Noah Vonleh’s game logs shows his last two games to be the best two-game scoring stretch of his career. 16 points last game, 17 points this game, one point better than when he scored 10 then 22 earlier this year. What I’m trying to get at here is that this is…
Read MoreFrank Kaminsky 18 Points Full Highlights (3/3/2019)
I’m sitting here staring at this “buy one large pizza get one free” coupon and thinking “can I eat two whole large pizzas by myself?”. Mind you, this is one of those places where the larges are gigantic, not wimpy Pizza Hut-style larges, because they don’t even have an extra large size. So the answer…
Read MoreDelon Wright 17 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (3/3/2019)
The Raptor’s old “bench mob”, who were so fondly looked upon last season, has now be broken up and distributed piecemeal around the rest of the league. Delon Wright and C.J. Miles are in Memphis, Jakob Poeltl is in San Antonio, and Pascal Siakam is the starter and no longer qualifies for inclusion in a…
Read MoreAntonio Blakeney 17 Points Full Highlights (3/3/2019)
It’s been a long time since Antonio Blakeney did anything of note. The season started with Blakeney getting a solid fifteen to twenty minutes per game, the perfect amount of time for him to occasionally generate a highlight-worthy statline. But his shoot-first, shoot-second, shoot-third, pass-fourth style of play must have worn thin the patience of…
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