The hype that I am detecting (or, more accurately, not detecting) for Jalen Brunson is disturbingly low. There are people on the Mavericks other than Euros, people. You don’t have to be hyped only for Luka Doncic (Euro), Kristaps Porzingis (Euro), Dwight Powell (Euro), Ryan Broekoff (Euro), or J.J. Barea (Mexican Euro). I understand that some people might see Brunson’s increased usage in the wake of Doncic’s injury and be like “that’s cool, but what would be even cooler is if it was Doncic getting another triple-double”. That’s a reasonable position to hold, if you’re a DIRTY, FILTHY casual.
Tell me, does Doncic have a midrange jumper as smooth and aesthetic as the one Brunson brings to EVERY game? No. I don’t think he even realizes you can shoot from there, while Brunson thrives in that area.
Note: I am not about to check if Brunson is actually good a midrange jimbos. All I know is, when they go in, they look really sweet. I think I’m going to make a Brunson midrange-ilation and you know what? If this video doesn’t get at least 1000 views, I don’t think I’m going to upload that -ilation. I’ll just keep it for myself. I don’t need other people to validate me, and neither does Brunson. I’ll be sure to mail him a VHS of it when it gets done, but the rest of you un-hyped-for-Brunson bastards will get NOTHING.