It took almost the entire season, but Luka Doncic is finally hitting the rookie wall. Not running straight into it, really, but more like gently nudging it while running alongside it. As the season lurched into February with Doncic actually speeding up instead of slowing down, I was hopeful that he’d be one of the…
Read MoreKevin Knox 27 Points Full Highlights (3/20/2019)
I will give Kevin Knox credit: he definitely fits the physical profile of an NBA player. He’s in that Aaron Gordon mold of player where he’s tall-ish but doesn’t need or want to play like a big man. And Aaron Gordon is a good NBA player. Good enough to be kicked off my channel, anyway…
Read MoreLauri Markkanen 32 Points Full Highlights (3/20/2019)
The commentators in this game couldn’t stop talking about how Lauri Markkanen had “returned” and how his “stroke” was “back”. The mystical codeword “February” was invoked multiple times. So I checked the stats, and they do seem to indicate that Markkanen played much better than in February than he has so far in March. In…
Read MoreJustin Jackson 21 Points Full Highlights (3/20/2019)
Whatever deficiencies Justin Jackson may or may not have, I will say that he has the appearance of a really nice basketball player. This is probably partly because he looks like Klay Thompson with the face of Jabari Parker, but there are other reasons. He’s big. He can run, as well as jump. His jumper…
Read MorePascal Siakam 33 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (3/11/2019)
In the same way that it is in James Harden’s best interests to chuck his way to an MVP award this season (not hating, just saying that 50-burgers is how it’s going to happen for him), it is in Pascal Siakam’s best interests to chuck his way to an MIP award. Look at what D’Angelo…
Read MoreSeth Curry 20 Points Full Highlights (3/20/2019)
Seth Curry has proven to be a good enough shooter, first in his stints with Sacramento and Dallas, and now during his stint with the Blazers, that I’m sort of curious how he would function as maybe the number two option in an offense. In fact, I’m thinking that a C.J. McCollum type role, where…
Read MoreKris Dunn 26 Points/13 Assists Full Highlights (3/20/2019)
There must be something wrong with Kris Dunn’s marketability or personality or flashiness or something, because I regularly forget that he’s a strong candidate for “PG OF THE FUTURE” for the Bulls. When I think of “PG’s on the Bulls”, I think of Ryan Arcidiacono and Shaq Harrison. For some reason, I don’t usually think…
Read MoreJabari Parker 28 Points Full Highlights (3/20/2019)
If you thought that the first game Jabari Parker played as a Wizard against the Bulls was chock-full of REVENGE, you haven’t seen the depths of TRUE REVENGE that Jabari is capable of. Twenty points against the Bulls back in early February was cool, and at the time it seemed like a suitable amount of…
Read MoreJonas Valanciunas Career High 33 Points/1 Game-Winning Missed Free Throw Full Highlights (3/20/2019)
It was easy, too easy, for Jonas Valanciunas to gain entry into the dim office building. A janitor had been outside taking his smoke break, and a quick five-thousand-dollar payment had gotten Jonas in through the building’s loading dock without difficulty. Now, Jonas prowled through the halls, the layout of which were familiar to him,…
Read MoreMario Hezonja 23 Points Full Highlights (3/20/2019)
Am I…am I detecting some of that Croatian Swagger that Mario Hezonja was playing with at the end of last season while he was on the Magic? I think so! I think I am indeed detecting the Croatian Swagger once again manifesting itself in Hezonja’s play! Perhaps all that was needed to get him back…
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