Tarik “Tarrick Rose” Black sure caught me off guard. I have a file of NBA players that I try to keep up-to-date, but off to the side, I have another file called “Players You Don’t Need to Worry About.” Roko Ukic and Marcus Cousin are in there. So are guys who were drafted but who…
Read MoreKentavious Caldwell-Pope 20 Points Full Highlights (11/12/2014)
Walking proudly into the Pistons locker room, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope coughed loudly to announce his presence. “Sup guys.” Most of the other Pistons didn’t even look up, but the few that did, stared. Kentavious was dressed in full papal regalia, triregnum perched on his head and the Pallium vestment adorning his body. In his hand he…
Read MoreAlec Burks 22 Points Full Highlights (11/12/2014)
There was, at one point, a lot of hype for Alec Burks as the next young stud scorer who was soon to break out at any point. That hype may still exist, deep within the darkest and most depraved recesses of Jazz-related message boards, but for the average fan, Alec Burks has become an afterthought….
Read MoreGerald Green 28 Points Full Highlights (11/12/2014)
The Phoenix Suns are going to have hard time living up to the funness they displayed last year. In part because people are expecting them to be good instead of being awful, and also due to a perfect storm of contract years and Gerald Green going nutso. The West got stronger (except for OKC, RIP…
Read MoreEvan Fournier Career High 28 Points Full Highlights (11/12/2014)
Evan Fournier just keeps getting better and better. It’s gonna really suck when Oladipo comes back and we only get to watch the Ferocious Frenchman for 20 or so minutes a night. That’s the problem with hoarding a ton of young talent; you end up with a ton of guys who all want minutes. There…
Read MoreBojan Bogdanovic 14 Points/1 Buzzer-Beater Full Highlights (11/12/2014)
In a rookie class full of still-learning players putting up unexciting performances, Bojan Bogdanovic has been a nice surprise. His 22 point game is the best of any rookie so far, and he’s second among rookies in PPG after Jabari Parker. I should probably double-check those stats and not just trust the Nets commentators, but…
Read MoreAnthony Morrow 28 Points Full Highlights (11/12/2014)
I made a prediction before the season started that’s looking pretty good right now. Just call me Nostrabuckus. I predicted that Anthony Morrow would be the Thunder’s second-leading scorer with Durant out. I say only “pretty good” because it turns out that he’s their leading PPG scorer, being not content with merely second place. He…
Read MoreEvan Fournier 24 Points Full Highlights (11/11/2014)
Evan Fournier is in a stage of his life that many young men have to go through. He’s in that awkward phase where his hair is getting long but is not yet long enough to do anything cool with and thus looks really losery. It’s a trying time for anybody, much less a heavily-scrutinized NBA…
Read MoreChanning Frye 19 Points/5 Threes Full Highlights (11/11/2014)
Channing “4Channing” Frye came into the league with comparisons of Tim Duncan on his shoulders. They do kind of look the same, and if you put Channing closer to the basket he could maybe do some of the stuff Timmy does. Only difference a few years into his career is that Duncan is one of…
Read MoreGiannis Antetokounmpo 14 Points Full Highlights (11/11/2014)
We can put to rest (temporarily, at least) the notion of Giannis Antetokounmpo being a point guard. 10 assists in 8 games is a little low for a guy who is supposed to distribute, even if he is focused on scoring right now. And of those 10, a fair portion are OJ Mayo thinking “If…
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