The Mavericks, in all their tanking glory, just ran a lineup with Nicolas Brussino as the point guard for a big chunk of the fourth quarter tonight. Him being the PG probably wasn’t even the biggest detriment to the lineup: that would be Jarrod Uthoff and A.J. Hammons. They ended up losing, of course. Can’t run five bigs and expect to do much of anything.
Brussino, prior to this game, had shown some ability to create for others. And tonight, he showed even more, including an amazing behind-the-back dribble followed by a precision pass to Nerlens Noel for a dunk on a fast break. Hell, if I’m Carlisle, I see that and make Magic Brusson my PG for the rest of the year. That was sick, as were a few of his other passes for dunks.
Add his nascent passing ability to his decent scoring, and you get one of the sickest highlight vids of the year, no joke. Who says the Golden Age of Argentine Basketball is over? It’s so not. With this guy and Patricio Garino, the future is bright.