Giannis Antetokounmpo lay, just outside of the practice facility, flat on his back, yelling in agony. “AAAAHHHHHH! AAAAAAAAHHHH! It hurts! It hurts!” Nate Wolters wandered over from the parking lot to see what was wrong. He looked unconcerned despite the apparent intensity of Giannis’ anguish. “Hey man, what’s up?” Giannis’ incoherent moans were interspersed with…
Read MoreAuthor: downtobuck
Alec Burks 26 Points Full Highlights (1/31/2014)
Huh. I know you’re not going to believe me, but the Jazz almost beat the Warriors last night. All it took was a 3-of-20 shooting performance from Klay Thompson to allow the Jazz to be competitive the whole way. Alec Burks was the main reason for the Jazz’s relative success. This dude is just not…
Read MoreMike Scott 18 Points/4 Assists Full Highlights (1/31/2014)
“Hey guys, look! It’s snowing! Hahaha, it’s snowing!!!” Mike Scott yelled gleefully, interrupting practice to run to the window of the practice gym. With his face smahed up against the glass, he exclaimed, “Snow in Atlanta! I’m gonna go play in it!” Coach Budenholzer put his hands on his hips. “Mike, practice will end in…
Read MoreEvan Fournier 18 Points Full Highlights (1/31/2014)
Okay. So maybe the “Evan Fournier Starting Point Guard” experiment isn’t going so well. Yeah, he’s young, so this is forgivable. But seven turnovers without a single assist to show for it! 20 shots taken for 18 points! Those are Brandon Jennings-esque stats right there. But this carefully-propagandized highlight reel shows none of the bad,…
Read MoreElton Brand 18 Points Full Highlights (1/31/2014)
Will people 20 years from now remember Elton Brand at all? People already have forgotten how good of a player he was with the Clippers. He’s Blake Griffin without all the flashy dunks (so nothing lol jk). Not exciting at all. Workmanlike. The kind of player who’s only legacy will be as a trivia answer…
Read MoreAndrew Bogut 14 Points/17 Rebounds/3 Blocks Full Highlights (1/30/2014)
I like this version of Andrew Bogut. He knows full well that he is usually the fifth option on offense, so he only takes shots that he can make. Contrast this to Bucks-era, post-injury Bogut, who would always take stupid-looking hook shots. The only thing holding Bogut back is his free throw shooting. I mean,…
Read MoreTim Hardaway Jr. Career High 29 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (1/30/2014)
Give me one good reason why Tim Hardaway Jr. shouldn’t be rookie of the year. The reason cannot deal with his lack of rebounding ability, his garbage-time heroics, his absence of playmaking responsibility, or his lack of minutes. It’s okay, I can wait. I thought so. MCW, after his hot start, has been pretty iffy…
Read MoreMarcus Morris 16 Points Full Highlights (1/30/2014)
It seems like the Morris twins lead all PFs in the league in taking horrible contested midrange jumpers. When you dribble it the length of the court and pull up in Paul George’s face 18 feet from the basket it is not a good shot. I don’t care if it went in. I guess it’s…
Read MoreLance Stephenson Triple Double 14 Pts/10 Asts/10 Rebs Full Highlights (1/30/2014)
Everyone is talking about how Lance Stephenson got snubbed for the All-Star game. But let’s be realistic here: the All-Star game is all about PPGs and pretty much nothing else, and Lance doesn’t have enough PPGs to qualify despite doing everything else really well. And even if he did have the raw point totals, everyone…
Read MoreLarry Sanders 14 Points Full Highlights (1/29/2014)
Just got back from the hospital. I was in Milwaukee for business, and I decided that I wanted to pay a visit to my favorite Buck, Larry Sanders. But first I had to get my equipment. I dug through some recycling bins and found a bunch of empty wine bottles. Then I went to the…
Read More