Tag: Buddy Hield

Buddy Hield has been picking it up lately, which is good, because otherwise he’d be one of the worst players in the league. As it stands, he’s squarely in the “below average” category, edging towards “average” if he’s having one of his good games, like he did tonight. I’ll never be able to live down…

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I’ve not yet given up hope that Buddy Hield can win the RWWADTYOTY award this year. For those ignorant of awards and their associated acronyms, that one stands for “Rookie who was actually drafted this year of the year”. I figure that since Joel Embiid is going to win the lame old ROY award, which…

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Alvin Gentry is in win-now mode. The Pelicans as an organization might not be, but Gentry was playing for his job for a little while there. New Orleans has won a few games since getting off to that horrible start, but I’m sure Gentry doesn’t want to risk any more losing streaks. Hence, the banishing…

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These are not the quality of highlights I expected when I saw “Buddy Hield” in the boxscore with a little “18” in the points column. I knew he didn’t make many threes, but I was anticipating an avalanche of swaggy midrange jumpers in their stead. I hope you like layups. I mean, there’s nothing inherently…

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I think that Pelicans-Grizzlies game was the worst offensive in game in recent memory. 83 to 89, AFTER an overtime? Without Anthony Davis scoring 40-plus, the Pelicans are a disaster on offense. And the Grizzlies, they’re the same Grizzlies they always were except with less talent. I feel sorry for anyone who watched the entire…

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What’s up with Buddy Hield? He was my pick for Rookie of the Year, and he’s making me look like a total DUMBASS. Me and a whole bunch of other people who figured (not without reason) that a four-year college player would be able to come in and contribute from day one. I don’t care…

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