The answer to the question “How long would DownToBuck last in a fistfight with Metta World Peace who once went into the stands and punched fans while performing under the alias ‘Ron Artest’.” depends on many factors. One such factor: how long I could run away from him before he’d track me down and deliver…
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Julius Randle 20 Points Full Highlights (4/3/2016)
The Lakers commentators pointed out to me and all other ignoramuses who were watching their broadcast that Julius Randle is one of nine players who is averaging a double-double this season. I didn’t even realize! If I had known that he was regularly putting up double digit totals in multiple stat categories, my hype for…
Read MoreD’Angelo Russell 22 Points Full Highlights (3/27/2016)
Whenever I watch D’Angelo Russell play, I get reminded of Kendall Marshall. That’s not a bad thing. I love me some K-Butter, and I wish that he would play well for a team again. He was way more of a passer with the Lakers, almost to a fault, compared to Russell, who, well, needs to…
Read MoreJulius Randle Triple Double 13 Pts/10 Asts/18 Rebs Full Highlights (3/25/2016)
I’m going to come right out and say it: this was a Giannis-esque performance by Julius Randle. Some of these scoring moves are right out of the Greek’s playbook. Herky-jerky drives to the basket that maybe could be called as travels, ending with contorting finishes that defy logic. And the passes? They’re also similar, in…
Read MoreMarcelo Huertas 13 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (3/10/2016)
Marcelo “Hurt Ass” Huertas has been playing pretty good the last few weeks. There’s just one question: does he play with savvy, or does he play with hustle? One’s play style cannot incorporate both savvy and hustle. It has to be one or the other, or neither in the case of Andrew Bynum. Huertas is…
Read MoreMarcelo Huertas 9 Points/8 Assists Full Highlights (3/2/2016)
Marcelo “The Brazilian Hobbit” Huertas is an old rookie. Like, 32 old. That’s old. Not quite Pablo Prigioni old, but still old. In fact, Pablo Prigioni is probably a good comparison for plenty of superficial reasons: -Both old -Both Euro -And by Euro I mean South American -Both point guards -Both don’t score very much…
Read MoreD’Angelo Russell 24 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (3/2/2016)
*YAWN* What’s that you say? D’Angelo Russell scored 24 and had 6 assists? Wow! That’s so exciting. So very exciting. Now, if you don’t mind me, I’ll just head off back to sleep, you can wake me when he scores 40… I mean, he scored 39 in a game! Last game! Almost everything else that…
Read MoreD’Angelo Russell Career High 39 Points/8 Threes Full Highlights (3/1/2016)
D’Angelo Russell stood at the door, impatient. This was a nice neighborhood, in fact the nicest in the whole Los Angeles area, but still. He was an NBA player, and who knows what could happen to an NBA player standing outside at midnight. He checked his phone, thought about all the fun he could be…
Read MoreJordan Clarkson 28 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (2/24/2016)
Before I can anoint Jordan Clarkson future king of LA, I need to find out if he plays defense. His skills at scoring the ball are no longer in question. Since he no longer plays at the point guard position, he skills at distributing the ball are no longer relevant. But defense is always relevant….
Read MoreD’Angelo Russell 22 Points/8 Assists Full Highlights (2/24/2016)
The Lakers/Kobe must really be messing D’Angelo Russell up. 8 assists is a pretty good amount, but would you believe that it’s his career high? As in, never before tonight had he racked up that many dimes in an NBA-sanction basketball contest. Even Emmanuel Mudiay got more than that in his first game, and that…
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