Next step in Nikola Jokic’s development: cultivate an audience in the US that isn’t basketball dorks. Basically, appeal to the Curry-lovers and Kobe-stans. It’ll be hard, because of certain characteristics he possesses (whiteness, flabbiness, etc), but it’s doable. First, he has to grow an afro. Years of focused research has shown that Urban Millennials love…
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Nikola Jokic Career High 40 Points Full Highlights (2/10/2017)
Nikola Jokic walked back to the visitor’s locker room with his teammates. All his teammates except one: in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter, Jusuf Nurkic had claimed he felt ill and had run down the tunnel. Nikola privately questioned whether illness was really the cause of Jusuf’s early departure, but kept his thoughts…
Read MoreNikola Jokic 18 Points Full Highlights (2/8/2017)
Foul trouble strikes again for Nikola Jokic! He’s finding out that it’s kind of hard to be play defense in the NBA if you can’t really change directions that quickly. “Play defense with your feet, not your hands” is what the coaches preach, but that’s easy for them to say. They’re not the ones who…
Read MoreWill Barton 31 Points Full Highlights (2/6/2017)
What is there to say about Will Barton? He’s such an average player. He doesn’t really have any outstanding characteristics now that he’s toned his game down a little bit, no longer resembling the crack-monster known as Corey Brewer as much. He’s having a decent year, but not as decent as last year. Here’s something:…
Read MoreNikola Jokic 13 Points/9 Assists Full Highlights (2/6/2017)
Before anyone says anything: yes, that is an unaltered image of Nikola Jokic in the thumbnail. Unrotated. That’s the angle he took to show his displeasure with the referees. Nothing says “I think you made the wrong call” like tilting your whole body 45 degrees to the left. Also before anyone says anything: yes, 13…
Read MoreJamal Murray 20 Points Full Highlights (2/4/2017)
I like seeing Jamal Murray shoot the basketball. I want to see him shoot the basketball more often. That’s all there is to it. I’m often critical of so-called “chuckers”, and I’ve even been critical of Murray himself for taking too many bad shots. But I don’t care anymore. Whatever shots he has to take…
Read MoreNikola Jokic Triple Double 20 Pts/13 Rebs/11 Asts Full Highlights (2/3/2017)
“Are you sure this hip replacement will work? It feels funny.” Nikola Jokic asked, still somewhat dazed from the anesthesia. “That’s just the medication talking, dear.” replied the nurse, who was busy entering data into a computer next to Jokic’s bed. “The horse who we got the hip from lived a long healthy life, winning…
Read MoreWilson Chandler 26 Points Full Highlights (1/31/2017)
Wilson Chandler’s campaign for sixth man of the year, which seemed so promising early in the season, has come entirely off the rails. The reason is twofold: he was the starter for a stretch of games, and he hasn’t been scoring that well in the month of January. Lou Williams might be getting close to…
Read MoreDanilo Gallinari 32 Points Full Highlights (1/28/2017)
When Danilo Gallinari has a good scoring game, you can be sure of one thing: he shot a lot of free throws to get there. He’s has 10 games of 20 points or more, and all but one featured 8 or more foul shots. Most featured 10+. He’s made more free throws this season than…
Read MoreJamal Murray 18 Points Full Highlights (1/28/2017)
One of these good games for Jamal Murray is going to be the good game that propels him out of his extended slump. It’s just a matter of time. He’ll put up some good stats one night, but instead of scoring 3 points the next game on 1 of 7 shooting, he’ll score 20. Then…
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