Malik Beasley is still only 22! And he was 21 when the season started! I’m excited now. This new information has made me excited for Best Beasley. It took him a while to really get going, but now he’s a legit rotation piece on one of the best teams in the league. And he’s only…
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Juan Hernangomez Career High 27 Points Full Highlights (12/26/2018)
Now that he’s tied his career high of 27 points, let’s take a moment to think about how crazy it was when he scored 27 the first time. That was crazy! I’m thinking about how crazy it was, and it was definitely really crazy. I almost can’t believe that it happened because it was just…
Read MoreMonte Morris 15 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (12/22/2018)
I’m really digging Monte Morris’ game, but I’m not really digging his name. That’s because it combines the first name of “Monte”, which is way too close to Monta Ellis, and the last name of “Morris”, which only serves to remind me of my dislike of the Morris twins (and also my sadness that Darius…
Read MoreMonte Morris 16 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (12/18/2018)
Is there some kind of steroid that you can take that makes you better at basketball? If there is, the NBA should investigate Monte Morris for taking it, because going from a total afterthought in your rookie year to a top-5 backup PG getting 25 MPG in your second year is awfully suspicious. I know…
Read MoreJamal Murray 22 Points/15 Assists Full Highlights (12/18/2018)
The Nuggets have long held hopes that Jamal Murray could be turned into a point guard. If what they mean by point guard is “a true floor general who brings the ball up the court and sets up the offense every time” or “chucker who sometimes is forced to pass because of the triple team…
Read MoreNikola Jokic 32 Points Full Highlights (12/18/2018)
Nikola Jokic is a great passer, and I’m not implying that he should stop passing, but what we saw here tonight is evidence that his scoring has been being held back by the fact that he needs to get his teammates involved for the team to be successful as a whole. Tonight, someone else stepped…
Read MoreNikola Jokic 26 Points Full Highlights (12/16/2018)
This is the kind of game that helps build narratives. On a game-to-game basis, narratives aren’t important, but they sure as heck are when talking about a player’s legacy, or when discussing certain candidates for certain awards. The stage was set: top two teams by record in the league, led by two sorta-MVP-candidate-ish players, Nikola…
Read MoreTorrey Craig 15 Points/2 Dunks Full Highlights (12/14/2018)
Before this game, Torrey “Storreytime” Craig was 8-of-44 from three on the season. At 19%, that’s like Giannis levels of shooting inability. That’s like rookie John Wall levels of shooting inability, But with his 3-of-4 three-point shooting performance in this one, he’s bumped his percentage up to 23%! Still terrible, and still definitely in the…
Read MoreNikola Jokic 24 Points/9 Assists Full Highlights (12/14/2018)
Near the end of this game, Russell Westbrook had some choice words for Nikola Jokic. To paraphrase, since this is a family-friendly channel, he alleged that he would “mess” Nikola up. I don’t know why he thinks making threats is necessary, since no NBA player these days would volunteer to get into a fistfight in…
Read MoreMonte Morris 20 Points Full Highlights (12/10/2018)
OFFICIAL MONTE MORRIS ASSIST-TO-TURNOVER RATIO WATCH UPDATE: Monte Morris’ assist-to-turnover ratio is now at 5.68 to 1, dropping slightly because of his 5-assist, 1-turnover performance tonight. I previously and ignorantly thought his incredible safety with the ball was a fluke, but apparently he was doing the same exact thing in college, even setting records in…
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