In my last Alec Burks video description, which was written just two days ago, I had these words to say: “Now Josh Richardson is slumping hard but Burks is there to pic up the slack! This is exactly why they got him!” Boy, do I look foolish now or what? Josh Richardson broke out of…
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Ben McLemore 20 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (8/9/2020)
I’m not gonna be the guy who judges other dudes for their hair-styling choices, but I just want to confirm that everybody else is seeing what I’m seeing. Is Ben McLemore reining in his uncontrollable hair strands by tying them to the side of his head with a rubber band? Am I seeing this correctly?…
Read MoreDaQuan Jeffries 13 Points/2 Dunks Full Highlights (8/9/2020)
The video I uploaded right before this one depicted Austin Rivers scoring a career high 41 points. As I type this, that video is gaining views at an astronomical rate. The sweet nectar of success has splashed upon my lips, and yet… THIS video is what DownToBuck is really about. Scrubs on bad teams scoring…
Read MoreAustin Rivers Career High 41 Points Full Highlights (8/9/2020)
“Dear Diary, When I found out that we would all be playing basketball in Orlando for a long time, without ever having to leave, I was really really excited. Orlando is my favorite place in the whole world because of the theme parks and fun rides and the Disney characters walking around everywhere! When I…
Read MoreZion Williamson 25 Points Full Highlights (8/9/2020)
We all know that the reason the NBA invited so many teams into the Bubb was because they wanted Zion Williamson (and, incidentally, the rest of the Pelicans’ roster) to be in the playoffs. Nobody’s gone right out and said it, but this conclusion is so obvious that it completely bypasses “conspiracy theory” territory and…
Read MoreGary Clark 15 Points/2 Blocks Full Highlights (8/9/2020)
Whenever I think of Gary Clark, I always think of the massed hordes of Rockets fans who were convinced that he was going to be some kind of game-changing stud right out of the gate for their team. The amount of verbal fellation that they lavished upon Daryl Morey for having the foresight to acquire…
Read MoreMarkelle Fultz 16 Points/10 Assists Full Highlights (8/9/2020)
The Orlando Magic should be doing way better than they are in the NBA Bubble. Every game is like a home game for them. Everyone knows about the advantages that the Nuggets have when playing at home, but the Magic have those same sorts of advantages. They know how to deal with playing at sea…
Read MoreDillon Brooks 25 Points Full Highlights (8/9/2020)
Dillon Brooks scored 25 points on 26 shots in this game. At one point he was 0-for-6 from the field, but did that stop him from chucking the ball until it was deflated and unsuitable for in-game use? NO! He chucked it twenty more times! And eventually he got to the point where a casual…
Read MoreGrayson Allen 20 Points Full Highlights (8/9/2020)
The Grayson Allen – J.J. Redick comparisons are so easy to make that I feel guilty about making them. Journalism feels like it should require more effort than this. My viewers deserve hard-hitting, well-researched video descriptions but I’m sitting here grabbing all the low-hanging fruit that I can. Allen and Redick are both 6’4″-ish. They…
Read MoreIsaac Bonga 14 Points Full Highlights (8/9/2020)
According to basketball-reference, Isaac Bonga doesn’t qualify for the “season leader” stats because he doesn’t meat the criteria for qualifying (criteria which I am entirely too lazy to look up). However, if he did qualify, he would be the proud owner of the third-lowest usage rate in the entire league. That’s right. At 10.6% usage…
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