Trevor Ariza is having a career year in terms of not sucking. His three-point shooting, which was absent at the beginning of his career and iffy more recently, has been very good this year. Is this just a case of a guy taking a decade to figure it out, or are there other factors at…
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Jordan Hamilton Rockets Debut 12 Points Full Highlights (2/25/2014)
I can’t blame Rockets fans for wanting to get excited about their new acquisition, but the fact of the matter is that Jordan Hamilton is probably a below-average role player at this point in his career. Here’s a list of things he won’t be giving you: -10 points per game -Savvy playmaking ability -Veteran leadership…
Read MoreKent Bazemore Career High 23 Points Full Highlights (2/25/2014)
Kent Bazemore is the luckiest guy on Earth. Well, maybe not the luckiest. I’m using an advanced literary device called “hyperbole”. Obviously there are lots of people who are luckier. Like lottery winners and people with big muscles. Anyway, Kent Bazemore is one fortuitous dude. He was getting almost no time with the Warriors, and…
Read MoreShabazz Muhammad Career High 20 Points Full Highlights (2/25/2014)
Shabazz Muhammad sat sullenly in his posh Minneapolis condo. He was bored. He had already maxed out his NBA 2K14 MyPlayer, and he had no other games for his console. He hadn’t anticipated needing any others. The flat-screen TV had already been exhaustively searched for quality programming and was currently off. Hundreds upon hundreds of…
Read MoreMaurice Harkless 22 Points Full Highlights (2/25/2014)
The Orlando Magic have been disappointing. At least, I thought they would be better. I’m sure their fans are happy to get a top pick in this stacked draft and are not disappointed at all. But it must be a little concerning for them that none of their young talent has gotten appreciably better from…
Read MoreDerrick Favors 20 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (2/24/2014)
If I was Derrick Favors, I would just stop playing basketball. I would drop absolutely everything and invest every ounce of my energy into a new business venture: A line of cookbooks called “Flavors of Favors”. Trying to think of how many cookbooks Derrick would sell makes my head ache. If I were an overworked…
Read MoreErsan Ilyasova 20 Points Full Highlights (2/24/2014)
So apparently Ersan Ilyasova wanted to be traded before the deadline. That didn’t happen, obviously, because here he is, still in Milwaukee. I get where he’s coming from though. He doesn’t want to waste his prime years on a team that’s rebuilding. Totally understandable. But at the same team you don’t really get to request…
Read MoreGiannis Antetokounmpo 13 Points/4 Assists/4 Blocks Full Highlights (2/24/2014)
Giannis Antetokounmpo has some of the highest potential in the league. For having cool nicknames. “Greek Freak” is lame and has slight negative connotations. There are lots of better possibilities. “Greeced Lightning” plays up his heritage and takes note of his body which looks like a bunch of lightning bolts zigzagging all over the place….
Read MoreHedo Turkoglu 12 Points/4 Threes Full Highlights (2/24/2014)
Hedo Turkoglu sat on the edge of his bathtub, syringe in hand. “More ‘roids! I need more ‘roids!” he shouted, plunging the needle deep into an arm already marked with hundreds of needle-holes. “I will come back to the NBA stronger, better than ever!” Jose, Hedo’s supplier, looked on sadly. “Hey man, you might wanna…
Read MoreKelly Olynyk 21 Points Full Highlights (2/24/2014)
Kelly Olynyk has quietly been putting together some good games recently. Who cares if the Celtics are losing all of them? It’s not his fault. He’s just a rookie. He’s playing his heart out. Meanwhile vets like Jeff Green and Gerald Wallace are sleepwalking through the season. They’re the real culprits. It concerns me to…
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