At this point in Victor Oladipo’s career, I thought we’d be seeing some D-Wade type numbers from him. Optimistic? Sure. But after he transformed himself from an unwanted high-school player into a NBA draft darling, I thought that even more improvements were to come. He looked pretty good last year, where he averaged 18 on…
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Elfrid Payton 21 Points/10 Assists Full Highlights (1/20/2016)
I haven’t watched a ton of Magic games this year (there are a lot of games to watch and only so many hours with which to watch them), so someone more knowledgeable than me about Orlando will have to answer me this: Can Elfrid Payton shoot jumpers at all? I seem to recall making some…
Read MoreMario Hezonja 9 Points/3 Dunks Full Highlights (1/20/2016)
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…
Read MoreJason Smith 16 Points/8 Midrange Jumpers Full Highlights (1/14/2016)
If this was a fair world, Jason Smith would have scored at least 26 in this game and tied his career high. However, as our tragic human experience has repeatedly informed us, this is a decidedly UNFAIR world, and so Jason Smith scored 16 points in the first half and then failed to score any…
Read MoreAaron Gordon 14 Points Full Highlights (1/8/2016)
Right now the Magic are ruining Aaron Gordon’s development. Ruining. I mean, Gordon became a three-point shooter just so he would compare more favorably to Channing Frye. When your full-of-potential fourth-overall pick starts trying to reinvent himself as Channing Frye 0.5, that counts as you having ruined your young player’s development. If anything, Gordon should…
Read MoreNikola Vucevic 28 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (12/28/2015)
Nikola Vucevic is one of those players whose true shooting percentage is basically the same as their “real” shooting percentage. That’s because he doesn’t really shoot free throws and he really really doesn’t shoot threes. Apparently he is now an elite passing big, but that doesn’t count towards your true shooting percentage. It should, though,…
Read MoreAaron Gordon 14 Points/2 Dunks Full Highlights (12/23/2015)
Why does this keep happening to me? Long story short: I see Aaron Gordon has 14 in the second quarter against the Rockets, I get hyped for his upcoming career high, and then he doesn’t score again. Shorter version, for those who prefer to not read sentences: Aaron Gordon, 14 at half, DTB hype, Aaron…
Read MoreNikola Vucevic 26 Points Full Highlights (12/21/2015)
Another typical Nikola Vucevic game: 13 of 19 from the field, no threes attempted, no free throws attempted. Is there something wrong with him where he doesn’t want to ever receive contact? For the amount of shots he attempts that aren’t threes, you’d think he would at least sometimes get to the line. I’m not…
Read MoreMario Hezonja 11 Points Full Highlights (12/21/2015)
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…
Read MoreTobias Harris 25 Points Full Highlights (12/18/2015)
Scott Skiles hated Tobes while they were both in Milwaukee. Tobes was obviously a beast even then but he didn’t get minutes because Skiles hated the young phenom like he hates all rookies. Now that Tobes is a big-money player with several years of high-quality play under his belt, Skiles has no choice but to…
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