Hype for Anzejs Pasecniks, which had reached a fever pitch in Latvia and probably maybe existed a little bit in Washington DC as well (or not), completely fizzled out when he had a string of four games that looked like this: 4 points, 1-of-4 shooting vs NYK 2 points, 1-of-2 shooting vs MIA 4 points,…
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Kevin Huerter 26 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (1/4/2020)
The Hawks won a game! Against a good team! All it took was Trae Young to do his usual Herculean things, and for Kevin Huerter to actually provide him with some help for once. The Hawks had had a lot of losses recently, and I felt like things were starting to become unraveled. Evidence of…
Read MoreFred VanVleet 29 Points/11 Assists Full Highlights (1/4/2020)
I thought that with Kyle Lowry returning to the Raptors’ lineup, Fred VanVleet would take a break from ruining my life. I guess this is what I get for having even the flimsiest shred of optimism: VanVleet redoubling his efforts to ruin my life by having a surfeit of stat-stuffed performances. He did temporarily take…
Read MoreMaxi Kleber Career High 24 Points Full Highlights (1/4/2020)
OFFICIAL NEXT DIRK ON THE MAVERICKS POWER RANKINGS JANUARY 2020 EDITION 1. Maxi Kleber 2. Luka Doncic 3. Kristaps Porzingis 4. Dwight Powell 5. Boban Marjanovic 6. J.J. Barea POWER GAP 16. Courtney Lee 17. Josh Reaves If you want a little bit of explanation, Maxi Kleber is first because he’s a big German and…
Read MoreCedi Osman 22 Points Full Highlights (1/4/2020)
Pictured: Cedi Osman desperately, but ultimately unsuccessfully, attempting to get one of the Cavaliers’ young guards to pass him the dang ball. Not pictured: Kevin Love stomping around the post-game locker room yelling obscenities and destroying furniture while Cedi Osman looks on sadly. It’s not Osman’s fault that the Cavaliers are so dysfunctional. From my…
Read MoreIsaac Bonga 15 Points Full Highlights (1/4/2020)
The most obvious attribute of Isaac Bonga is readily apparent in the thumbnail: is this dude not the most wrinkly under-20 player in NBA history? Okay, fine, he just turned 20 like two months ago, but before that. Let me rephrase: was this dude not the most wrinkly under-20 player in NBA history? Greg Oden…
Read MoreIsh Smith Career High 32 Points/8 Assists Full Highlights (1/4/2020)
I could go through this video and check, but I feel like, having just compiled it, that every single one of the buckets and assists depicted herein were created solely by Ish Smith, and no one else. Every single one was him either pushing on the fast break, or standing behind the three-point line for…
Read MoreJae Crowder 27 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (1/4/2020)
Unabridged title of this video: “Jae Crowder 27 Points/8 Rebounds/Career High 7 Assists/3 Steals/Career High 3 Blocks Full Highlights (1/4/2020)”. Unabridgeder title of this video: “Jae Crowder 27 Points/8 Rebounds/Career High 7 Assists/3 Steals/Career High 3 Blocks/6 Threes/1 Finals MVP Dominated Full Highlights (1/4/2020)”. Unabridgedest title of this video: “Jae Crowder 27 Points/8 Rebounds/Career High…
Read MoreSekou Doumbouya 16 Points Full Highlights (1/4/2020)
I’m looking at the Pistons roster right now, I’m taking a long, critical look at it, and you know what I see? A whole lot of nothing. Every fanbase needs hope, even just a little bit of it, but hope is in short supply. It would be easier to list the players that are offering…
Read MoreEnes Kanter 24 Points Full Highlights (1/3/2020)
https://youtu.be/XBOjC0vJoCQ 24 minutes, 24 points for Enes Kanter in this game. Plus 12 rebounds, 8 offensive. A nice, even set of statisticles for “Mr. Rebounds” (as Warriors color commentator Kelenna Azubuike called him, I would never use such a lame, uncreative nickname). If you’re any good at math at all, you can easily figure out…
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