Sometimes I think the NBA’s product could be improved if the end of games didn’t often devolve into un-fun free-throw exhibitions. I don’t have any idea how I would go about fixing this problem, and neither does anyone else (because if they did, we wouldn’t be in this situation), but it’s not as basketbally as…
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Josh Hart 23 Points Full Highlights (10/26/2019)
Like every rookie the Lakers have, had, or ever will have, Josh Hart was the recipient of a lot of unwarranted attention. That’s what being in the Los Angeles market combined with being on the franchise with the largest amount of casual fans will do. Because casual fans, not wanting to expose themselves as the…
Read MoreTristan Thompson 25 Points/1 Three Full Highlights (10/26/2019)
Tristan Thompson had played in 563 regular-season NBA games prior to tonight. In all 563 of those games, he made exactly zero three-pointers. In 554 of those games, he attempted exactly zero three-pointers. The scouting report on him was very clear: he does not shoot threes. Ever. And if he sometimes accidentally shoots a three,…
Read MoreKyle Korver 14 Points Full Highlights (10/26/2019)
I’ve made a big deal in the past about me being totally done with women forever. And I want to reiterate right now that I am still 100% committed to the single man’s lifestyle. All the love and attention I would get from a theoretical girlfriend, I get from my subscriber base instead. And my…
Read MoreRui Hachimura 16 Points Full Highlights (10/26/2019)
I could’ve guessed that this was going to happen. “This” being the fact that Rui Hachimura had a very solid 12 points in the first half but finished with only 16. Normally I allow myself to get overhyped in such situations, when a role-player has an unexpectedly stuffed first-half statsheet. It happened again this time,…
Read MoreDavis Bertans 23 Points/0 Missed Field Goals Full Highlights (10/26/2019)
I feel sort of weird classifying this as a “REVENGE GAME” for Davis Bertans, considering the Spurs didn’t really want to get rid of him in the first place. But Marcus Morris promised he would sign, and they had to make space, and Bertans was the casualty. The fact that Morris reneged on his promise…
Read MoreOG Anunoby 17 Points/4 Blocks Full Highlights (10/26/2019)
Do not be fooled by the somewhat paltry point total (just in general, for OG Anunoby this is actually rather good) of this highlight video, because this is one of the sickest displays of the year so far. Yeah, we’re only a few games in, but I bet by the time we get half way…
Read MoreR.J. Barrett 16 Points/6 Steals Full Highlights (10/25/2019)
True DownToBuck enthusiasts will realize how rare it is for me to explicitly include steals in a highlight video. If a player has only one or two, they will almost never be included unless they lead to alley-oop dunks or otherwise impact the game in a significant way. Even when a player gets three or…
Read MoreAnfernee Simons 15 Points Full Highlights (10/25/2019)
It’s too early in the season to know how good Anfernee Simons is. Blazers fans have high expectations for him this season, but any fanbase, Blazers fanbase included, is usually optimistic about their young players. I take their expectations with a grain of salt. That said, Simons did dominate the last season’s final game with…
Read MoreMiles Bridges 17 Points Full Highlights (10/25/2019)
While I was thinking about what to write for this description, it occurred to me that I don’t have a clear idea of what Hornets fans want the end result of Miles Bridges’ development to be. Do they even know? Does the front office even know? Are they just giving Bridges minutes with the willingness…
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