Was anyone else getting really excited for Meyers Leonard after the second quarter of last night’s game against Memphis? I was. The playoffs are where heroes are born and legends are written by hooded scribes. I had visions of him being the savior that saved basketball in Portland. Down 3-0, backs against the wall, he…
Read MoreCourtney Lee 19 Points Full Highlights (4/27/2015)
At the time of this writing, Courtney Lee is one of the best players in the playoffs in terms of win-shares. By this measure, Only Jimmy Butler, Stephen Curry, Marcin Gortat, and Kawhi Leonard are more valuable to their team’s success. This begs the question: why doesn’t anybody care about Courtney Lee? I’m fully aware…
Read MoreAl-Farouq Aminu 16 Points Full Highlights (4/26/2015)
OFFICIAL NBA PLAYERS WHO LOOK LIKE DWIGHT HOWARD POWER RANKINGS 1. Dwight Howard 2. Joey Dorsey 3. Al-Farouq Aminu [POWER GAP] 492. Pablo Prigioni
Read MoreJosh Smith 23 Points/4 Threes Full Highlights (4/26/2015)
If there was any justice in this wretched world (there isn’t), Josh Smith would have airballed all of the threes that he took in this game. That would have been fair because he should get punished for taking them in the playoffs when the games actually matter. And he should get punished doubly because it…
Read MoreJared Sullinger 21 Points Full Highlights (4/26/2015)
Thus a strange season for the Boston Celtics ends. Above expectations? I didn’t think they would make the playoffs, honestly I thought this was a tanking year for them. They didn’t get the “lose tons of games while not trying” thing down, but they did pull off the “cycle through endless amounts of players” part…
Read MoreC.J. McCollum 26 Points Full Highlights (4/25/2015)
At the end of the regular season I had a special message for Terry Stotts RE: C.J. Mccollum: “If C.J. doesn’t get thirty minutes per game in the playoffs, you’re fired.” I also had another warning for the coach of the Blazers: “[Your] ass is grass if C.J. doesn’t average eighteen PPG in the playoffs….
Read MoreEric Gordon 29 Points Full Highlights (4/25/2015)
I kept telling people all season that the Pelicans were an under-the-radar candidate for the Western Conference Finals. There was a small glimmer of hope that they would fulfill the prophecy I had assigned to them, but, sadly, it was not to be. So now I kind of look like an idiot just because I…
Read MoreNicolas Batum 27 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (4/25/2015)
“What are we goings to do?” Victor Claver yelled as he ran. “Shut up and keep running!” shouted Nic Batum as he ran alongside his teammate. Why had he been so stupid as to microwave a basketball? Such a juvenile stunt could never have a positive outcome, and now, here they were, being chased by…
Read MoreDeMarre Carroll 22 Points Full Highlights (4/25/2015)
No one likes DeMarre Carroll. He’s the best defender for one of the best teams in the league, he has rad hair, and he can shoot threes. I was under the impression that “3 and D” guys were the guys most beloved by fans. So what’s the deal? Do you like DeMarre Carroll or not?…
Read MoreBojan Bogdanovic 19 Points Full Highlights (4/25/2015)
Atlanta Hawks: EXPOSED?????? Let’s take a look at the facts: the Atlanta Hawks won a bunch of games in spite of their all-permeating mediocrity, thanks to the help of the referees and Adam Silver. Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Nets, due to a combination of external factors, have failed to live up to their bountiful potential. The…
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