Tonight saw the much-anticipated head-to-head matchup of two players who have laid claim to Kobe-related nicknames. In one corner stands Josh “Okobie” Okogie. In the other corner stands Elie “Okobe” Okobo. Who will prove to the world that they are deserving of the Kobe crown, and who will prove to be an impotent loser who…
Read MoreJosh Jackson 27 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (1/22/2019)
Question to Suns fans out there: is Josh Jackson still considered by your fanbase to be a critical component of the team going forward? Does he make up one third of the Suns’ “big three” with Booker and Ayton, or is the “big three” actually a “big two” and Jackson is just kind of a…
Read MoreBogdan Bogdanovic 16 Points/9 Assists Full Highlights (1/22/2019)
Unlike certain other Serbians who play in the NBA, Bogdan Bogdanovic is not a triple-double machine. He has all the skills for it, but usually doesn’t have the raw volume necessary to make it happen. He is also not played as the primary ball-handler enough to get himself into double-digit assists, something that he’s only…
Read MoreMarvin Bagley 22 Points Full Highlights (1/22/2019)
You know what? If Marvin Bagley were to ever open up a restaurant or deli called “Bagley’s Bagelly Bagels”, I would patronize the ever-loving FRICK out of it. We’re talking a daily customer from day one here, provided the deli was opened in my local area and not somewhere dumb like Sacramento. I would eat…
Read MoreLandry Shamet 18 Points Full Highlights (1/21/2019)
Landry Shamet averaged 5 assists per game in his final season at Wichita State. That’s… a lot of assists! I am absolutely surprised by that figure, because right now he’s doing hardly any playmaking. For comparison, Chris Paul averaged only 6.6 in his final college season. That’s not even a whole lot more, and Paul…
Read MoreKenneth Faried 13 Points Rockets Debut Full Highlights (1/21/2019)
Surprise, surprise. Kenneth Faried gets actual minutes, and he produces. Take notes, Kennocoachingability Atkinsdiet. You give Faried the chance to get on the court, and he immediately starts grabbing balls and putting them in holes, hair flopping wildly behind him. I don’t really know why he didn’t get minutes on the Nets, maybe it was…
Read MoreTrevor Ariza 20 Points Full Highlights (1/21/2019)
Trevor Ariza’s 14.7 scoring average with the Wizards is approaching the career-best 14.9 he averaged with Houston nearly a decade ago. No, this isn’t a leadup to a big paragraph about how he’s now too good for my channel. I wish that were the case, but it’s not. What I’m trying to say is, he’s…
Read MoreIvica Zubac 18 Points Full Highlights (1/22/2019)
Would Ivica Zubac be a voted-in All Star if he had been playing this well the entire season instead of just the last few games? I’m thinking yes, and you know what, that yes would be positively RESOUNDING. Remember, he plays for the team with a fanbase that faithfully voted for the husk of Kobe…
Read MoreJahlil Okafor 20 Points/3 Dunks Full Highlights (1/21/2019)
I really wanted to enjoy these Jahlil Okafor highlights. I really, honestly, truly did. But I can’t. It’s not Okafor’s fault in any way. He played the same way that he did in Philadelphia, a style which was somehow aesthetic, clumsy, powerful, skilled, plodding, and polished, all combined into one unholy morass. The basketball part…
Read MoreTrae Young 21 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (1/21/2019)
Here’s a thought experiment for you: is Dewayne Dedmon a BETTER three-point shooter than Trae Young? I’ll give you their respective shooting stats so you don’t have to look it up yourself. Trae Young: 0/3 this game, 69/239 (28.9%) for the season Dewayne Dedmon: 5/7 this game, 42/110 (38.1%) for the season Keep in mind…
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