I have not been kind to Thon Maker over the years. Even when he was terrorizing DeMar DeRozan in the playoffs, I always judged him to be a skinny, easily-pushed-around big man with stone hands and the unearned backing of Kevin Garnett. And I still judge him that way. But it’s good to see him…
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Romeo Langford 16 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (2/7/2020)
One of the bad things about good teams is that they often have a sizable stable of young talent that barely gets to play. Sometimes that’s not the case, sometimes the non-playing players are cruddy vets that no one can possibly be hyped about (shame on Lakers fans for even THINKING about getting hyped for…
Read MoreKevin Huerter 25 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (2/7/2020)
I tuned in to this game right when it started, hoping to catch some primo Trae Young action. But apparently something happened to him, because he wasn’t on the court when the opening tip happened, and he sure as heck doesn’t come off the bench (like his idol, Allen Iverson). I stuck it out for…
Read MoreDavis Bertans 20 Points Full Highlights (2/7/2020)
Everybody knows about how Davis Bertans got mega-snubbed for the three-point contest last season. His percentages were sick bordering on naughty, but his volume was neither sick nor naughty, so they snubbed him. Exactly who “they” are in this scenario, I’m not too sure, which is probably a good thing because I was getting ready…
Read MoreFurkan Korkmaz Career High 34 Points/7 Threes Full Highlights (2/7/2020)
Furkan Korkmaz groggily opened his eyes, but the light was too bright, and he immediately closed them before he could get a good look at his surroundings. The last he could remember, him and his teammates had been en route to a nightclub to celebrate their win and his new career high in points…was this…
Read MoreCoby White 14 Points/9 Assists Full Highlights (2/6/2020)
I thought Coby White wasn’t supposed to be a passer. I thought that he was a tunnel-vision me-first chucker in the vein of Monta Ellis. I thought he was the kind of guy who would only incidentally get assists because he was handling the ball too much. Those are all things that I thought and…
Read MoreGary Trent 18 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (2/6/2020)
The more I think about it, the more conclusively I conclude that my previous comparison of Gary Trent to Tony Snell is basically the most accurate and genius comparison ever made by an NBA journalist. Ever. Just look at how accurate it is: -Both of them are good, but low-volume three-point shooters -Both of them…
Read MoreTrey Lyles 23 Points Full Highlights (2/6/2020)
Remember when Paul Millsap was ruining Trey Lyles’ career while they were both on the Nuggets? The ruination became very apparent when Millsap went out with one of his injuries that he’s always injuring himself with, and Lyles immediately started beasting. In case you think I’m joking, the stats are there for you to see….
Read MoreChandler Hutchison 16 Points Full Highlights (2/6/2020)
Chandler Hutchison is currently in the midst of a streak playing the best basketball of his life. Alright, I admit, I might be overstating the situation a bit to draw an emotional response out of my viewership that will hopefully turn into Patreon donations. It’s likely that Hutchison had better streaks of play in college,…
Read MoreTaj Gibson 19 Points Full Highlights (2/6/2020)
Note how, in the thumbnail of this video, Taj Gibson’s head is glowing bluish green in spots. A casual observer might simply think that some kind of blue light from inside the arena, possibly the jumbotron, is reflecting off Gibson’s shiny, sweaty shaved head. However, a deeper look reveals this not to be the case….
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