When the unexpected light appears in my bedroom, I open my eyes expecting to have to scold my kitty Japurri Purrker for turning on the lightswitch, as he is prone to doing in the middle of the night. But the light filling the room does not have its source in the lightbulb above my head….
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Furkan Korkmaz Career High 21 Points Full Highlights (12/23/2019)
After getting 25 MPG per game in the month of November, Furkan “Korverkmaz” Korkmaz saw his minutes drop down to 15 per game in the month of December. We can blame this directly on Josh Richardson’s return from injury, but “blame” is only the right term to use if you’re exclusively a fan of Korkmaz…
Read MoreMatisse Thybulle 20 Points Full Highlights (12/8/2019)
Who says that Matisse Thybulle is just a one-way player? An extensive analysis of internet comments to find out who is claiming such a thing, and the results will not surprise you: -Trolls -Stephen A. Smith -Racists -Butthurt Raptor Fans -Ignorami -Russian Bots All those types of people regularly go on the internet and say,…
Read MoreTrey Burke 21 Points/8 Assists Full Highlights (12/7/2019)
An unheralded inter-position battle is happening right now in Philly: Trey Burke is going against Raul Neto in the battle of former Jazz midget point guards. Right now, Neto is winning, which comes as a bit of a surprise to me (Jazz fans will probably not be surprised, though). He was always so marginal in…
Read MoreMike Scott 21 Points Full Highlights (12/7/2019)
Mike Scott had the offseason that all NBA players dream of: the kind where you go around and beat up NFL fans. What could be better than going to a tailgate before a game and getting into a skirmish with a drunk fan? And since it’s an NFL-related issue, the NBA won’t even punish you…
Read MoreMatisse Thybulle 15 Points Full Highlights (11/27/2019)
The title of this video doesn’t really do it justice. Yeah, Matisse Thybulle had 15 points and yeah, that’s a career high. But as everybody knows, there’s a lot more to Thybulle’s game than just scoring. Actually, the majority of his game is something other than scoring. Scoring seems almost like a distracting afterthought to…
Read MoreFurkan Korkmaz 17 Points Full Highlights (11/22/2019)
Furkan “Kork and Ball Torture” Korkmaz is still leading the Sixers in total made three-pointers and it’s not even that close really. He’s got 28 hits from the deepzone this season, while Josh Richardson, the next player on the list, only has twenty. Korkmaz should definitely be commended for coming into the season ready to…
Read MoreFurkan Korkmaz 17 Points Full Highlights (11/10/2019)
It’s looking to me like the 76ers entered the season without enough shooting. They looked at the players they had and thought to themselves “lots of these dudes can shoot threes, so I think we’re good in that area”. Which is true. Most of the players they have CAN shoot threes, everyone’s attempted some except…
Read MoreFurkan Korkmaz 20 Points Full Highlights (11/4/2019)
Furkan Korkmaz’ game-winner from a few days ago is up there with Sundiata Gaines’ as the least expected in recent NBA history. The 76ers are loaded with offensive talent, and the game-sealing shot is hit by a little-used bench dude who doesn’t even get to use the nickname “The Motherfurker” because Furkan Aldemir got there…
Read MoreFurkan Korkmaz 17 Points Full Highlights (10/30/2019)
A lot has been made of the 76ers “supposed” (I put the word “supposed” in quotes to indicate my doubt) lack of shooting. But here’s the deal: if you don’t look very closely, Furkan Korkmaz looks enough like J.J. Redick to be a passable imitation. The 76ers can use that to their advantage. Redick may…
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