Everyone makes a big deal about ugly players in the NBA. Anthony Davis is continually mocked. Sam Cassell’s biggest legacy is his alien-esque facial features. DJ Mbenga looks like a pile of mashed potatoes. So it’s surprising that no one has mentioned Gigi Datome. I mean, look at his face. His eyes are way too…
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Jose Calderon 23 Points/7 Threes/9 Assists Full Highlights (12/20/2013)
“Hey Jose, put on this sombrero!” Jose Calderon tried to decline the Mexican-styled hat. “No, no, Dirk, sombreros are not really part of my culture.” But the wide-brimmed article was placed on his head anyway. “Yeah! Wooooo!” Monta Ellis shouted, holding up a hard-shell taco in one hand and a cup of Baja Blast in…
Read MoreBrandon Jennings 26 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (12/20/2013)
Brandon “Swaggy B” Jennings is pretty much the second coming of Baron Davis. Both can put up gaudy scoring numbers while shooting poorly from the field, and both can get some nice assist totals when they feel like it. Of course, I’m talking about prime Baron Davis; today’s Baron Davis is a donut-laden, flannel-shirt wearing…
Read MoreAndre Drummond 14 Points Full Highlights (12/18/2013)
Why are the Pistons so bad at defense this year? With Monroe, Drummond, and Smith on the court they are horrific. Is it because Drummond is still learning the game, Monroe doesn’t give a crap, and Smith is overrated on that end? Probably. I kind of expected the struggles on offense, though. Drummond is a…
Read MoreKentavious Caldwell-Pope Career High 16 Points Full Highlights (12/10/2013)
That’s what happens when you cherry-pick, Kevin Love. That’s what happens. you deserve it for not hustling back on defense. But it leads to an interesting question: why not just leave your team’s best isolation scorer near your basket, even on defense? Then, as soon as you stop the other team 4-on-4, you quickly get…
Read MoreJosh Harrellson 10 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (12/7/2013)
Does Josh Harrellson have the most underrated beard in the NBA? Yes. It’s not Harden level, but man, that thing is awesome. Although a tad on the fluffy side. And it kind of makes him look like a mental invalid, but hey, what beard doesn’t? Harrellson also has something important that Harden doesn’t: a championship….
Read MoreKyle Singler Career High 22 Points Full Highlights (11/22/2013)
So the Pistons have realized that starting Josh Smith with their spacing-challenged frontcourt was a bad idea and doomed to failure. They’ve taken him out of the starting line up. Shooting 5 threes on sub-30% is not the thing you want to do if you want to keep your job, I guess. And they’ve replaced…
Read MoreRodney Stuckey 21 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (11/19/2013)
Rodney Stuckey has suffered the misfortune of having to spend his entire career with the Detroit Pitstains. It’s not all bad, though; they went to the conference finals his rookie year. The sweet taste of success has indeed graced his lips, but its sensation upon his tongue is long forgotten; all he knows now is…
Read MoreAndre Drummond 14 Points/1 Off Glass Alley-Oop Full Highlights (11/17/2013)
The hype train for Andre Drummond has seemed to slow down a bit after it careened recklessly through his rookie year. People were talking about “Highest rookie PER ever” and “Next Shaq” and claiming multiple all-star appearances for him. Never mind that PER is the kind of thing that loves Drummond-esque players and Shaq actually…
Read MoreLuigi Datome 10 Points Full Highlights (11/12/2013)
The quandary of the highlight-compiler. Which name to use in the video title? Because I’ve never seen Mr. Datome referred to as “Luigi” at any point during my existence as a carbon-based being on this planet. It’s always been “Gigi”. Does that mean that people searching for “Gigi Datome Highlights” won’t find this video? I…
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