I don’t really blame Jakob Poeltl for getting manhandled by Al Jefferson tonight. He’d probably never seen, much less defended against, a player with actual savvy post-moves. Maybe in practice Jonas Valanciunas tried that slow-ass jumper pumpfake on him, but that’s child’s play compared to what Jefferson was busting out against him. Jefferson is the…
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Al Jefferson 19 Points/2 Dunks Full Highlights (11/8/2017)
Al Jefferson had one of those depressing old-man offseasons where he put in a lot of work and radically changed his diet just so he could stay semi-viable in the NBA. It was the difference between doing nothing, coming into the season a fatty, and being inactive the entire year, or doing a whole lot…
Read MoreAl Jefferson 20 Points Full Highlights (1/18/2017)
The “Al Jefferson” type of center has fallen totally out of favor in the modern NBA, and that makes me a little sad. Like, people are dissing Jahlil Okafor hard right now, saying he’s nothing but another Al Jefferson, the implication being that he’s garbage and worthless and awful, and I’m like “guys Big All…
Read MoreAl Jefferson 25 Points Full Highlights (4/20/2016)
New plan for the Hornets in game 3: just throw the ball to Al Jefferson in the post and see how many times he can make Hassan Whiteside his bitch before Whiteside freaks out and gets ejected for punching his smug face. Once Whiteside is out of the way, it should be smooth sailing and…
Read MoreAl Jefferson 24 Points Full Highlights (4/6/2016)
OFFICIAL DTB POST-CAREER PREDICTIONS: AL JEFFERSON EDITION I predict that after retiring from the NBA, Al Jefferson will star in a Food Network show called “Big Al’s Big BBQ Journey” where he drives around the American south in a ratty old RV and eats at any little independent BBQ restaurants he can find. Each episode…
Read MoreAl Jefferson 21 Points Full Highlights (3/17/2016)
I will admit that sometimes I am swayed by the FGA stat more than I maybe should be. Al Jefferson scoring 21 points is not exactly a breakout performance for him, but he made ten shots! That tied two other players for most field goals made in a game last night. And, you know, the…
Read MoreAl Jefferson 19 Points Full Highlights (3/1/2016)
It seems like just yesterday that I was reading fawning articles about Al Jefferson revitalizing the Charlotte Bobcats franchise and leading them to the playoffs. Now, I feel like even Charlotte fans forget that he’s on their team sometimes (except for his contract LOL). The team has moved on from him. Kemba Walker is the…
Read MoreAl Jefferson 31 Points Full Highlights (11/5/2015)
If there’s one thing that Al Jefferson’s performance tonight has taught us, it’s that Dirk Nowitzki absolutely cannot guard anything anymore. Neither can Zaza Pachulia. I mean, we mostly knew that before about Dirk, but there was always the possibility that he would still be able to defend passably in one-on-one post-up situations. That possibility…
Read MoreAl Jefferson 31 Points Full Highlights (3/27/2015)
Al Jefferson could be said to suffer “Nikola Vucevic” syndrome. Actually, considering their respective ages, it’s probably the other way around. Nikola Vucevic suffers from “Al Jefferson” syndrome. This syndrome is characterized by being a master in the post and in the midrange area, but also being unable to draw free throws, shoot threes, or…
Read MoreAl Jefferson 28 Points Full Highlights (12/17/2014)
Well, it happened again. I wasn’t watching this game, but I was keeping tabs on it, and when I saw that Big Al had eighteen points in the first quarter, I started entering the hype zone. My friends, you do not want to enter the hype zone without first taking the proper precautions. And you…
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