Time for a shameful confession: my hype for Gary Harris is lower this season than it has been in previous seasons. Don’t get me wrong. I’m still #hypedforgaryharris. It’s just that, I don’t know, it seems like he’s not having these hyper-efficient scoring show-outs as often this season as he was last season. The stats…
Read MoreJoe Harris 19 Points Full Highlights (11/17/2018)
On one hand, it’s cool that Joe Harris did much of his scoring in this game off the dribble. Maybe the defense was preventing him from getting to his preferred shooting spots, or maybe they were just closing out extra hard, forcing him to cut towards the basket instead of popping a three like he…
Read MoreD’Angelo Russell 23 Points/10 Assists Full Highlights (11/17/2018)
DownToBuck is a man of fashion. So when I saw these Nets alternate jerseys, I knew I had to have some of the stuff that inspired them in the first place. So I searched “Biggie Smalls sweater” in the Googs, which is slightly too bad because now they think I like rap when I don’t…
Read MoreBojan Bogdanovic 22 Points Full Highlights (11/17/2018)
“Dear Father, I hope this correspondence finds you well, but maybe it won’t, because I think I saw your face in a news report showing the recent protests in Mostar. Remember, the head that sticks out farthest is the one that gets chopped off first. You taught me that so many years ago, and that…
Read MoreDanilo Gallinari 28 Points Full Highlights (11/17/2018)
How is Danilo Gallinari only 30? He’s been in the league for the whole time I’ve been paying attention, normally guys like that are retiring or fading out already. Not him. He’s (almost) better than ever. I supposed I was fooled by how unathletic (attention Firefox developers: “unathletic” is absolutely a word so don’t red…
Read MoreDeandre Ayton 21 Points Full Highlights (11/17/2018)
I’m of the opinion that a first-overall rookie averaging a double-double with efficient shooting should be getting a lot of hype, no matter how bad his team is doing. I know you can’t make people care about players they don’t care about, but WHY don’t they care about Deandre Ayton? I know it’s not because…
Read MoreSteven Adams 26 Points Full Highlights (11/17/2018)
Steven Adams has never struck me as a guy you give the ball to and say “hey, go get us a bucket”. That’s not his game. His game is receiving lobs from Russell Westbrook. Well, I’m not seeing Westbrook around anymore, so I guess that means Adams’ true scoring potential has been unleashed? Maybe I…
Read MoreJuan Hernangomez 20 Points Full Highlights (11/17/2018)
Look, I’m sorry I compared Juan Hernangomez (and all the rest of the Nuggets besides Nikola Jokic) to Emmanuel Mudiay. I was heated, I got testy, and my fingers typed some stuff that I didn’t really men. For the record, I think Hernangomez is WAY better than Mudiay. For real. They’re not really comparable players,…
Read MoreNikola Jokic 25 Points/8 Assists Full Highlights (11/17/2018)
We need to do something about Nikola Jokic’s seeming indifference to scoring during stretches of gametime. And when I say “we”, I really mean “The Nuggets coaching staff” because there’s nothing I, nor any of you watching this video, can do to get it into his head that he needs to be looking to score…
Read MoreJarrett Allen Career High 24 Points Full Highlights (11/17/2018)
The three-point shooting version of himself that Jarrett Allen teased us with in the season opener has not made another appearance. He made two triples that game, leading me to believe that he Kenny Atkinson was doing to him what he did with Brook Lopez. Since that game? You guessed it, zero threes. He’s barely…
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