Giannis Antetokounmpo lay, just outside of the practice facility, flat on his back, yelling in agony. “AAAAHHHHHH! AAAAAAAAHHHH! It hurts! It hurts!” Nate Wolters wandered over from the parking lot to see what was wrong. He looked unconcerned despite the apparent intensity of Giannis’ anguish. “Hey man, what’s up?” Giannis’ incoherent moans were interspersed with…
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Larry Sanders 14 Points Full Highlights (1/29/2014)
Just got back from the hospital. I was in Milwaukee for business, and I decided that I wanted to pay a visit to my favorite Buck, Larry Sanders. But first I had to get my equipment. I dug through some recycling bins and found a bunch of empty wine bottles. Then I went to the…
Read MoreErsan Ilyasova 27 Points Full Highlights (1/29/2014)
What’s wrong with Ersan Ilyasova? He can’t shoot. He can’t rebound. Those are both things he was able to do at a high level previously. So what the heck is going on? In spite of the Bucks’ offensive woes, Ilyasova is still getting a decent amount of open jumpers. But he’s started doing a little…
Read MoreMiroslav Raduljica 11 Points Full Highlights (1/27/2014)
Zaza Pachulia stared disbelievingly at the stopwatch in his hand. “Damn, Miro has 15 minutes to go and he’s already on the snowman portion of the contest.” Miroslav Raduljica trundled through the snow in front of the Bradley Center, clad in nothing but boxer shorts, assembling a three-tiered snowman as quickly as he could. The…
Read MoreNate Wolters 8 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (1/25/2014)
Nate Wolters was a fun story early in the season. Starting a bunch of games, not doing as bad as you would expect, throwing oops to Giannis. Point guard of the future, for sure. But now he doesn’t get to play except in blowouts (so every other game). I don’t get it. Ridnour is old…
Read MoreBrandon Knight 27 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (1/25/2014)
Brandon Knight is putting together a little streak of good play. However, the Bucks are getting routinely blown out by twenty points despite Knight’s apparent successes. Is Knight to blame for his teams dismal failure? Yes. Well, kind of. If he was a better point guard, his teammates would get better shots, but it’s not…
Read MoreGiannis Antetokounmpo 10 Points/2 Blocks Full Highlights (1/24/2014)
“Can we switch to something else? I don’t like watching the commercials,” Giannis said uneasily, grabbing for the remote that was in Nate Wolters’ hand. Nate snatched the remote away from Giannis’ long reach and laughed. “No way, dude. My apartment, my TV, my rules.” “Come on man, this channel always has the really stupid…
Read MoreBrandon Jennings 30 Points Full Highlights (1/22/2014)
In talking with my psychiatrist and psychologist friends, of which I have many, there seems to be agreement that Brandon Jennings is 100% stark raving insane. He routinely says things that have no basis in reality. I’m paraphrasing these quotes, but the sentiments behind them have legitimately taken hold in Jennings’ addled brain. “Detroit is…
Read MoreCaron Butler 30 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (1/22/2014)
OFFICIAL MOST “DONE” NBA PLAYERS POWER RANKINGS: 1. Kevin Garnett. This guy is so done it’s embarrassing 2. Steve Nash. The mind is willing, but the flesh is weak 3. Gerald Wallace. You know a guy is done when all he does is complain about the effort of his teammates 4. Caron Butler. Can’t do…
Read MoreGiannis Antetokounmpo 11 Points/3 Threes Full Highlights (1/19/2014)
Giannis Antetokounmpo shows something different every game. Sometimes it’s his passing, or his athletic ability, his rebounding, or, in this game, his outside shooting. Imagine how good he’d be if he could put those things together in a single game! He might then be close to the hype that is being heaped on him. Every…
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