“Sam, that was a good practice. I liked your hustle out there,” Rick Carlisle told his player. “I like seeing you putting in the effort towards improving your help defense.” Samuel Dalembert smiled. “Thanks coach.” “There’s just one thing. The assistants and I agree that you could stand to lose some weight.” Sam sighed. Coach…
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Mason Plumlee 17 Points/4 Dunks Full Highlights (11/16/2013)
Sad story time. Get your tissues ready for deployment. So, Saturday nights are date night in the DownToBuck household. It’s not my idea, but my girl thinks its fun, so whatever. She’s pretty hot and I want to keep her around. Last night she said she wanted to see the ballet. Swan Lake or something,…
Read MoreQuincy Pondexter Career High 22 Points Full Highlights (5/27/2013)
“Hey Quincy!” The large forward turned around to see a group of fans waving at him. One of them, a pudgy, smartly-dressed man, seemed to be the one who had addressed him. “Sucks that you guys lost, but you wanna come grab some barbecue with us?” Quincy was not one to turn down a fan….
Read MoreDeMarcus Cousins 36 Points/Career High 22 Rebounds Full Highlights (4/17/2013)
Standing under the scalding water, DeMarcus cleaned himself ponderously. Thoughts were frenziedly hurrying in and out of his brain. Had he just played his last game in Sacramento? Would he like Seattle? Would that cute cheerleader Kelsee continue to cheer for the team, or would he have to leave her behind? He closed his eyes,…
Read MoreDirk Nowitzki 35 Points/1 Game-Winner Full Highlights (3/30/2013)
Deep amongst the stacks of the NBA archives, a bearded Germanic giant, brow furrowed in concentration, was hunched beside piles of exceedingly old, musty documents. The knowledge he sought was near; he could sense it, but not with any of the traditional senses. As if a divine presence controlled his hands, he carefully paged through…
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