Why would Ishmael “Ish” Smith contract his name in the way he has? Does he not know that the word “ish” is a polite form of the word “shit”? Here’s some example usages: “Imma smoke that dank ish errday.” “Cut that ish out you blithering moron.” “Ish Smith is the most ripped PG in the…
Read MoreChanning Frye 22 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (1/4/2014)
I’m not really into the whole “advanced stats” thing, but I’m gonna give it a try here. Channing Frye’s plus-minus was +44 against the Bucks. That means they outscored the Bucks by 44 points during the 32 minutes he was on the court. Goran Dragic played nearly the same amount of minutes, but his plus-minus…
Read MoreBrandon Knight 25 Points/8 Assists Full Highlights (1/4/2014)
“Come on Brandon, get going, we gotta play,” O.J. Mayo said, stopping to look at his teammate, who had halted in the door frame. “Dude, I can’t go out there. Kaytee’s gonna be courtside. I can’t let her see me,” Brandon responded in a somewhat panicked voice. “There’s gotta be some other way to get…
Read MoreMike Dunleavy 20 Points Full Highlights (1/4/2014)
This question has been bugging me for a long time. Do NBA players get free food at the arenas where they play? Could they just walk off the bench during a timeout to grab some hot dogs or chicken wings? Because, if so, that would be awesome. I can imagine it: kicking back on the…
Read MoreMatthew Dellavedova 13 Points/4 Threes Full Highlights (1/4/2014)
Kyrie Irving is gone. No amount of wishing will bring him back. It’s time to move forward without him. It will be difficult, but we have strength. We also have Matthew Dellavedova who, while not as flashy as the recently-deceased Kyrie, is always giving it 100 percent. Some of his teammates could take a few…
Read MoreAlexis Ajinça Career High 17 Points Full Highlights (1/4/2014)
You know your center situation is screwed up when you have to start a newly-signed Euro who hasn’t played in the NBA for a few years. Granted, this Euro dude was doing pretty good with his Euro team. But still. You don’t want Alexis Ajinca to be your best option at the pivot. In fairness…
Read MoreGreg Stiemsma 12 Points Full Highlights (1/3/2014)
Greg Stiemsma: most worthless dude in the NBA? Probably not, but close. The Pelicans were forced to start him early in the season because he’s a true center. Then they decided that Anthony Davis could play center. And now they’re seemingly content with starting frickin’ Alexis Ajinca. That dude is so good that Basketball-Reference was…
Read MoreTimofey Mozgov 16 Points/2 Blocks Full Highlights (1/3/2014)
“Evan, why you look sad? We won game!” Evan looked up at his hulking Russian teammate and sighed. “It’s just, I heard Andre talking about how he’s going to treat his woman to a night on the town, and it reminded me that I do not have a girl to call my own.” Confused, Timofey…
Read MoreShawn Marion 20 Points Full Highlights (1/3/2014)
Out of all the Mavericks players, Shawn Marion seems to be most excited in those lame parody videos that the Mavs media team is always cooking up. You can tell Dirk’s just annoyed, but Shawn’s always giving it his all. I admire that. It takes a lot of cojones to throw your pride out the…
Read MorePatrick Patterson 18 Points Full Highlights (1/3/2014)
Patrick “Tupat” Patterson is one of those players who just gets thrown in with deals. A trade sweetener. For good reason. He can shoot mid-range jumpers, and sometimes threes, at a pretty consistent rate. That right there is enough for him to stick in the league forever. Any team would want him, but he’s not…
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