It is not well-known in basketball circles that Jonas Jerebko, before becoming a world-famous basketball player, was a prominent local musician in his hometown of Kinna, Sweden. Playing guitar for the band Gorbath, he joined up with local powerhouse drummer Fredrik Bergqvist to create a pummeling assault that reached back to the country’s old-school roots…
Read MoreEnes Kanter 24 Points Full Highlights (4/3/2015)
Enes Kanter couldn’t help it. He was crying again. These tears, like those preceding them, were shed in memory of Jesseca, the cheerleader that Enes had left behind in Utah. The droplets, each one filled with more emotion than one man could possibly hold inside, splashed onto the piece of fancy stationery which lay in…
Read MoreThaddeus Young 29 Points Full Highlights (4/3/2015)
Thaddeus “The Mad Thadder” Young has benefited greatly from his recent change of scenery. It turns out that he’s not really suited to be a first option on a team, as was discovered both in his last year in Philly and his short stint in Minnesota. Playing with legit good players, the kind of players…
Read MoreJonas Valanciunas 21 Points Full Highlights (4/3/2015)
Jonas Valanciunas stared at his TV in confusion. A smorgasbord of snacks lay forgotten on the coffee table in front of him; tortilla chips, buffalo wings, and mini red velvet muffins alike went uneaten as the large Lithuanian struggled to comprehend the onscreen action. His fifty-inch plasma TV displayed a scene of utter chaos as…
Read MoreDanny Green 21 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (4/3/2015)
Danny Green is a nice player. Hits threes, plays defense, knows his role. A vital part of what the Spurs have going on right now. No complaints to be made against him, unless maybe you want him to be more aggressive or something. However, how much more radical would San Antonio be if they had…
Read MoreTobias Harris 25 Points Full Highlights (4/3/2015)
Tobias Harris, like his teammate Nikola Vucevic, has become something of a forgotten man in Orlando. In a fair and just world, people would be excited if there was a young player averaging 17 points per game on an up-and-coming team. Am I wrong here? Is there a huge throng composed of a perfect cross-section…
Read MoreOmri Casspi 17 Points Full Highlights (4/3/2015)
With Sim Bhullar being signed to a 10-day by the Kings, thus becoming a teammate of Omri Casspi, I thought now would be the good time to examine the relationship between India and Israel. And then I thought, “Am I really crazy enough to write anything even tangentially relating to Israeli politics?”, and I responded…
Read MoreOtto Porter 17 Points/4 Dunks Full Highlights (4/3/2015)
Here’s a quick quiz for you. Leave your answer in the comments. No peeking at the answer sheet! Remember, if you get it wrong, I have the power to delete your YouTube account. What percentage of Otto Porter’s bustitude can be explained by Randy Wittman’s incompetence? a) 100 percent b) 50 percent c) 0 percent…
Read MoreNikola Vucevic Career High 37 Points Full Highlights (4/3/2015)
DownToBuck is not always a man of his word. He makes promises, then breaks them as if they were so many accurst mirrors. Even the greatest among us stray often from the path of dignity. Check out what I wrote back in January: “So I am officially done making Vooch highlights until he scores forty….
Read MoreRicky Ledo Career High 21 Points Full Highlights (4/3/2015)
Any expectations I had for Ricky Ledo on the Knicks have been totally surpassed. I love it when this happens! There’s something special about a young player climbing the sheer cliff of the NBA and getting half-way up before tumbling off. Actually, it turns out I didn’t have any expectations at all, but still, scoring…
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