Tag: Mario Hezonja

I bet Scott Skiles is so mad right now. Normally he would never give Mario Hezonja any minutes but he probably had a directive from higher up that the rookie had to play big minutes in the last few meaningless games of the season. There’s no other explanation. Skiles would rather get confronted by all…

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The version of Mario Hezonja that we have now is tentative, scared of making mistakes, and not shooting especially well, even for a rookie. What happened to that cocky Croatian kid from before the draft? The one who was ready to tear up the league and dunk all over everybody? Actually, I don’t need to…

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Another case of “DownToBuck sees that such-and-so player has a good amount of points in the first quarter and gets way too excited, imagining point totals for said player that end up being laughably optimistic”. This keeps happening, but can I be blamed for wanting to see Mario Hezonja score 25 or even 30? I…

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The best part about making Mario Hezonja videos, other than the insane view counts, is that the MHIDF (Mario Hezonja Internet Defense Force) always shows up to rough up any non-Croatian commentators who doubt Hezonja’s star potential or…gasp…call him a bust. Luckily I have my own defense force (the DTBIDF) who will come to my…

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What I really wanted to do for this video was put “/1 Game-Winner” in the title. What better way to drive views to my carefully compiled highlights than with the promise of a game-winning shot by everyone’s favorite Croatian rookie? His big triple near the end of regulation looked to be the game winner until…

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I figured out why Mario Hezonja has been semi-disappointing as the 5th overall pick. “Dee Tee Bee, you’ve told us a thousand times. We KNOW that Scott Skiles hates rookies, so you can shut up about it now!” Wrong. That’s what I used to think. The real reason is totally different, Skiles has nothing to…

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Alright, here we go! Finally, a game for Mario Hezonja that doesn’t fall into the “okay for a rookie”, “bad”, “didn’t play”, “disappointing”, or “purulent” categories, but instead fits squarely into the “good” category. The definitive performance of his career, to this point. And, what do you know, it’s all jumpers! The kind of shot…

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DownToBuck makes no promises on the quality of the highlights he provides. If the actual points are being scored in a boring or substandard way, well, that’s what happens sometimes. Not all buckets are created equal. And, especially, not all dunks are created equal. Don’t get your hopes up too much, is what I’m getting…

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With all the talk of “Scott Skiles hates rookies” this and “Scott Skiles ruins every young talent he gets his hands on because he would rather play Channing Frye” that, it was kind of surprising to see Mario Hezonja get 20 minutes in tonight’s close game against the Knicks. Not only that, but it looked…

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Scott Skiles hates rookies. This is a known fact. He had certified beast Tobias Harris as a rookie on the Bucks, and he didn’t play him at all. There are other instances of Skiles’ rookie-despising tendencies, but I’m too lazy/mad about Tobes to look them up. You’ll have to trust me on this one. So…

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