It seems like at least once a game, Jusuf Nurkic ends up on the floor clutching one body part or another as a pool of blood spreads from his prone body. Who says basketball isn’t a contact sport? He should start wearing a helmet so he can take those elbows to the face without missing…
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Jusuf Nurkic 22 Points Full Highlights (1/4/2019)
One game after acquiring the totally pedestrian and barely notable feat of a 5-by-5, Jusuf Nurkic fell embarrassingly short of the goal last night, needing four more assists, two more steals, and four more blocks. He also didn’t even get a quadruple-double. Or a triple-double. Or a double-double. A double-double is, like, almost an automatic…
Read MoreJusuf Nurkic 5 by 5 (24 Pts, 23 Rebs, 7 Asts, 5 Stls, 5 Blks) Full Highlights (1/1/2019)
“Yo, is something up with Jusuf?” asked Evan Turner to Meyers Leonard in the locker room before the game. He stood in front of Jusuf and waved his arms, but there was no reaction from the seven-foot Bosnian, who was staring straight ahead with a vacant look in his eyes. “He’s getting in the zone,”…
Read MoreSeth Curry 18 Points Full Highlights (1/1/2019)
The commentators in this game brought up an interesting factoid (one could even call it a “fun fact”): in 149 (now 150) career games, Seth Curry has not dunked it even one time. He’s only 6’2″ and he’s never had a reputation for being a supreme athletic specimen, but still. He’s an NBA player and…
Read MoreJusuf Nurkic 21 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (12/29/2018)
It happened again. The Blazers met the Warriors in a rematch of their game three days ago and guess what? The Warriors still didn’t have an answer for Jusuf Nurkic. Kevon Looney and Draymond Green still couldn’t handle all 300 pounds of his Grade-B Bosnian Man-meat (B for Bosnian). This time around, Nurkic scored from…
Read MoreJusuf Nurkic 27 Points Full Highlights (12/27/2018)
This is what happens when you try to get by without a center, Warriors. You see what happens? THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS. They tried guarding Jusuf “Maglić” Nurkic with Kevon Looney (who actually is a center but it didn’t work), and then they tried Draymond Green because everyone keeps saying that he can guard every…
Read MoreJusuf Nurkic 20 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (12/17/2018)
After Montrezl Harrell flagrantly fouled Jusuf Nurkic in the face (resulting in an eventual ejection for Harrell), there was no indication that there would be immediate fisticuffs. After the foul, Nurkic lay on the ground, checking his face for damage and testing the jaw mechanism to make sure it was still functional. Presumably Harrell walked…
Read MoreZach Collins 16 Points Full Highlights (12/14/2018)
It’s looking more and more as the season goes on that Zach “American Kurucs” Collins’ 6-block season opener was an anomaly. He’s only had 4 games since then with more than a single rejection. His per-minute numbers are still good in that category, but if anyone was expecting Serge Ibaka-esque block totals (I know I…
Read MoreJusuf Nurkic 22 Points/4 Blocks Full Highlights (12/8/2018)
This video is cool because, out of Jusuf Nurkic’s four blocks, ALL FOUR of them were legit. NBA scorekeepers are notorious for handing out blocks that meet nobody’s definition of a block, but the shots that Nurkic swatted last night would meet anybody’s definition of a block. There’s nothing worse than going into a highlight…
Read MoreJake Layman Career High 24 Points Full Highlights (12/6/2018)
Big congratulations to Jake Layman for avoiding the dreaded “MCW-itis”, the condition where you peak in your first ever NBA game. Named after notorious first-game-peaker Michael Carter-Williams, players with the condition possess the unique ability to only get worse as their NBA career goes along, never better. Layman scored 17 points in 8 minutes in…
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