It totally escaped my notice that Moe Harkless had seventeen points last night. Seventeen points isn’t a lot in the grand scheme of things, but it is a season-high for Moe Problems. I hereby issue an OFFICIAL DTB APOLOGY for neglecting Harkless’ highlights for so long. That apology is unlikely to reach very many people,…
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Jusuf Nurkic 24 Points Full Highlights (2/23/2019)
Jusuf Nurkic moved quickly to the door leading to the 76ers’ locker room. It wouldn’t do to be seen by an arena staff member and have his carefully-plotted plan interrupted before it had even begun. No, it would not do at all. Opening the door, Jusuf slipped inside the locker room, half-expecting it to still…
Read MoreJusuf Nurkic 27 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (2/21/2019)
We know from past experience that Jusuf Nurkic doesn’t really like it when another center starts taking the minutes that he feels he’s earned. So, if there’s any risk at all to the Blazers’ signing of Enes Kanter off the scrap heap, it’s that. If the situation is sufficiently mismanaged both by coaching and by…
Read MoreEnes Kanter 18 Points Trailblazers Debut Full Highlights (2/21/2019)
OFFICIAL THINGS ENES KANTER BRINGS TO THE TRAILBLAZERS POWER RANKINGS 1. Offensive rebounds. Enes Kanter is a rebounding machine, and his machine-like rebounding is especially noticeable on the offensive end of the ball. If you were to put him and, say, John Henson in the same gym together and had them battle for rebounds, Kanter…
Read MoreJake Layman 17 Points Full Highlights (2/13/2019)
True NBA fans will note the similarities this game by Jake Layman has to Layman’s NBA debut, which was a 17-point explosion against the Warriors. That game was played in garbage time, with Layman getting a bunch of buckets against whatever scrubs inhabited the Warriors’ bench back then. This time around, it was Layman turning…
Read MoreJake Layman 17 Points/4 Blocks Full Highlights (2/11/2019)
There are a lot of candidates for the MIP Improved Player award this season, but one name that I haven’t heard yet in the convo: Jake Layman. His raw stats might not be as impressive at first glance as some of these other dudes, but that’s a matter of looking at things the wrong way….
Read MoreJusuf Nurkic 22 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (2/7/2019)
When you talk about the Portland Trailblazers, everybody immediately thinks of their two-man guard core of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum. It makes sense to consider them the core members of the team given that they score the most points. But what if the two-man core is actually Damian Lillard and Jusuf Nurkic, and McCollum…
Read MoreJake Layman Career High 25 Points/5 Dunks Full Highlights (2/5/2019)
Another highlight video ruined by “Players Only baby!”. Not to make you sad or anything, but imagine how good this video would’ve been with Lamar Hurd exclaiming “Fear the Turtle!” as Jake “Matchup Nightmare” Layman scored bucket after bucket. He probably would’ve made some puns involving cuts and back-doors and combinations thereof. Instead, we got…
Read MoreMeyers Leonard 16 Points Full Highlights (1/30/2019)
Meyers Leonard is currently playing his seventh season for the Blazers. That’s a long time to play for just onte team these days, especially as a role player, and especially especially as a role player who doesn’t even appear in every game. His contract is bad but not completely atrocious for his level of production…
Read MoreMaurice Harkless 16 Points Full Highlights (1/26/2019)
Maurice Harkless: most irrelevant starter in the league? His per-game statline of 6-4-1-1-1 doesn’t exactly excite, unless you’re a big fan of players who, if given way more minutes (like two full games worth), might be a threat to get a 5×5 (Harkless: ask Jusuf Nurkic for some tips!). I guess he’s a decent enough…
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