The field of highlights theory is only just emerging as an area worthy of scholarly pursuit, but its basic tenets are already well-established. In highlights theory: a highlight video serves two purposes: 1. To entertain the viewer 2. To bring attention to the unique or exemplary skills of the player in question The ideal highlight…
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Rui Hachimura All 49 Midrange Jumpers Full Highlights (2019-20 Season Jumperilation)
Through the first month of the season, as I watched Rui Hachimura humiliate defenders again and again with his hesi pull-up midrange jimbos (you won’t know what I just said unless you REALLY hoop), my enthusiasm for a Rui Hachimura midrange-ilation was increasing by the day. Hachimura wasn’t on pace to break any records or…
Read MoreCarmelo Anthony All 125 Midrange Jumpers Full Highlights (2019-20 Season Jumperilation)
Carmelo Anthony was walking through a narrow alley in a bid to find a quicker route to his parked car. He knew that it wasn’t a good idea to take a solitary walk through an unfamiliar area at night, but he was big enough that nobody would mess with him. Hopefully. The distant streetlight at…
Read MoreMarkelle Fultz All 87 Midrange Jumpers Full Highlights (2019-20 Season Jumperilation)
Markelle Fultz looked down at his hands. They were bloody. That was to be expected after one had committed acts which Markelle had just committed. He wiped his hands on his pants, leaving bloody streaks which would have plainly implicated him in the deed, were anybody around to do the implication. Slipping out of the…
Read MoreDTB’s Top 100 Midrange Jumpers of the 2019-20 NBA Season (2019-20 Season Jumperilation)
The classic “Top 100 [x]” concept is familiar and comforting to the average NBA fan. By ranking something in such a straightforward way, order is brought to the jumbled chaos that is inherent in all sports analysis. However, under the prevailing paradigm, the variable [x] doesn’t have many possible values: “players”, “dunks”, “game-winners”, and “crossovers”…
Read MoreDevin Booker All 176 Midrange Jumpers Full Highlights (2018-19 Season Jumperilation)
“Dear Robert, As you must surely be aware of, your tenure as owner of the Phoenix Suns has not been without controversy. Even casual fans are aware of your…how shall I put it delicately…frugality when it comes to spending on the team. Despite this, pressure from the public and from other NBA owners has not…
Read MoreCollin Sexton All 132 Midrange Jumpers Full Highlights (2018-19 Season Jumperilation)
The decision to create a Collin Sexton midrange-ilation was pretty much made by month two of his rookie campaign. His scoring game up to that point seemed entirely reliant on the midrange shot. Crowning him as the next Chris Paul would have been premature – their similarities began and ended with the ability to smoothly…
Read MoreBen Simmons All 17 Jumpers Full Highlights (2018-19 Season Jumperilation)
Heading into the 2019-20 NBA season (which is really coming up super fast oh my god where did the offseason go help I have so many more -ilations to upload), there is a lot of speculation on the state of Ben Simmons’ jumper. There is mystery. There is intrigue. There are articles featuring many dozens…
Read MoreTerrence Ross All 149 Midrange Jumpers Full Highlights (2018-19 Season Jumperilation)
I just have to say that I was so right (SO RIGHT) when I decided that a Terrence Ross midrange-ilation would be the most viscerally satisfying highlight video ever. Because it is. If you need any more convincing, and you don’t want to just watch the video to convince yourself, keep in mind that I…
Read MoreKevin Durant All 319 Midrange Jumpers Full Highlights (2018-19 Season Jumperilation Part II)
This is part two of my exploration of the “cats” with whom Kevin Durant “[couldn’t] win a championship with”. Durant was clowned on a lot for that statement, but we really should be clowning on all those guys who he had to share the court with, so that’s what I’m going to do. If you…
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