Standing in the huddle during a timeout, Marreese Speights listened intently to his coach. There was still a lot of time left, and they needed to make a focused effort to regroup. Suddenly, a sharp pain exploded through Marreese’s head. He clutched at the apparent source, the bump on the top of his shaved head….
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Marreese Speights 26 Points Full Highlights (1/2/2015)
Okay, here’s one for you: should Speights be the permanent starter over Bogut, even when Bogut’s fragile body heals itself to the point where he can play? I hear your laughter from here and it displeases me. Sure, the defense would suffer, because Speights doesn’t have the same defensive instincts, but there’s a saying: “Offense…
Read MoreDraymond Green Triple Double 16 Pts/13 Asts/11 Rebs Full Highlights (1/2/2015)
Draymond Green was billed as this kind of player coming out of college. It was basically a nice way of saying “He won’t be able to score worth crap so he will be good at the other stuff otherwise why would he even be in the league.” I did my share of ragging on Draymond…
Read MoreLeandro Barbosa 17 Points Full Highlights (12/30/2014)
Does Leandro Barbosa not totally look like Charles Barkley? He totally does. Just look at the thumbnail: it’s like I’m watching Inside the NBA and he and Kenny are sniping at each other and Shaq is just sitting there being awkward. Anyway, yeah, Leandro Barbosa. He can still score the rock a bit, and he…
Read MoreMarreese Speights 23 Points/4 Blocks Full Highlights (12/30/2014)
“This is a good idea. It’s economically viable and it’s fully in tune with the demands of the market,” Marreese Speights said in his best “fancy” voice, sitting in a suit across from a banker who was also wearing a suit. He slid a folder of papers across the desk. “My business plan is flawless,…
Read MoreFestus Ezeli Career High 15 Points Full Highlights (12/22/2014)
I was wondering who I was going to get to do highlights of first this year, Ognjen Kuzmic or Ifeanyi Festus Ezeli-Ndelue. With Bogut out, again, because he’s a pussy, the center position for the Warriors was up for grabs. Ognjen isn’t capable of really grabbing anything because of his stone hands, so it looks…
Read MoreJustin Holiday Career High 18 Points Full Highlights (12/22/2014)
In honor of Justin Holiday’s career-high 18 points, coming at an especially pertinent time of year, we look back at some of the other great holiday-themed players from NBA’s past. Ulysses Yule: One of the less heralded members of those dominant 60’s Celtic teams, Ulysses played two seasons while winning two championships. His utility was…
Read MoreAndre Iguodala 20 Points Full Highlights (12/14/2014)
Andre Iguodala hasn’t been the same this season. At all. He was a stud last year according to RAPM. One of the best players in the league going by that metric. What happened to turn that guy into this half-dead guy we see now? Is he injured? Did he really like Mark Jackson and quit…
Read MoreMarreese Speights 27 Points Full Highlights (11/28/2014)
The world has run out of adjectives to describe Marreese Speights’ performance this year. What was once assumed to be a practically limitless resource has been overconsumed so badly that the only words I have left to use are “sopping”, “rubicund”, and “alternative-lifestyle-friendly”. I don’t know about you, but if I were a dude who…
Read MoreMarreese Speights 28 Points Full Highlights (11/23/2014)
The lexicon of basketball is ever-growing. From early entries like “layup” to recent neologisms like “3 and D guy”, the vocabulary of the game is both a look into the past and a snapshot of the present. Humbly, I’d like to present my own term for inclusion into the Dictionary of Ball: “Speightsing” This daring…
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