A single grimy lightbulb illuminated the sparsely furnished room. A large man sat a cluttered desk, starting intently at the wall. Behind him, a black-and-white dog sat whimpering, pushing his bowl against his owner’s leg with his nose. “Shhhh, Tornjak. I feed you very soon. Being quiet now. Daddy is think.” Jusuf Nurkic muttered distractedly,…
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Allen Crabbe 23 Points Full Highlights (3/7/2017)
Allen “Crabbey Patty” Crabbe is quietly shooting 44% from the threezone this year on significant volume, unlike somebody like Lance Thomas who shoots 45% because he only takes the openest open corner threes. Crabbe does a lot of catch and shoot off of curls like Kyle Korver does (the one guy who all catch and…
Read MoreJusuf Nurkic 17 Points Full Highlights (3/7/2017)
Jusuf Nurkic has a lot of attributes, too many to list here. He has nostrils. That is but one of his many attributes. Nostril-having. Bosnian is another thing that he is, a thing that would definitely appear on an encyclopaedic collection of his attributes. Such an exhaustive list of the attributes he possesses would surely…
Read MoreAl-Farouq Aminu 23 Points Full Highlights (3/4/2017)
I’m tired of Al-Farouq Aminu. He’s been in the league for 7 seasons now, and while he’s a decent player (not this year tho), he’s not very exciting. If he was a rookie or something I’d probably be hyped for him, but he’s not, so I’m not. The NBA needs fresh blood. Here’s what I’m…
Read MoreJusuf Nurkic 17 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (3/4/2017)
Seeing how Jusuf Nurkic is playing in Portland, it’s kind of disappointing that they couldn’t make him work in Denver. But that’s water under the bridge now. Everyone has moved on, probably. There isn’t a single person involved with all this stuff that still holds a grudge against any of the other people. What, you…
Read MoreJusuf Nurkic 18 Points/6 Assists/5 Blocks Full Highlights (3/2/2017)
Jusuf Nurkic and his teammates were gathered in a Portland nightclub, celebrating their latest victory. Liquor was flowing freely; trays full of shot glasses were being brought to their tables in a never-ending stream, and expensive bottles of wine were crudely guzzled without remorse. “And then Kanter tried to post him up and he blocked…
Read MoreJusuf Nurkic 19 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (2/28/2017)
Jusuf Nurkic had 19 points and 5 assists tonight, which you can tell from the video title. What you can’t tell, and what you can only get a glimpse of in the thumbnail, is that he also set a new career-high in facial expressions, with 53. Only a small handful of the very best ones…
Read MoreMaurice Harkless 18 Points Full Highlights (2/26/2017)
Moe Harkless is having the best season of his career, statistically. He’s scoring at a higher rate and at higher percentages than he ever has before, and while the Blazers aren’t having as much team success as one would hope, I’m sure Lillard and McCollum appreciate having a guy on their team who isn’t utterly…
Read MoreJusuf Nurkic 12 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (2/23/2017)
I watched a bunch of this game, because it was the first game to start after the way-too-long All-Star break. I was desperate, what can I say? I didn’t care that it was two mediocre teams mediocrely mediocring each other. I had to watch. I needed to watch. And here’s what I saw: Terrence Ross…
Read MoreJusuf Nurkic 13 Points Trailblazers Debut Full Highlights (2/15/2017)
Well, it happened. Everyone knew this moment was coming, and it came. Jusuf Nurkic has been traded. The Nuggets gave him his chance in the NBA, but things there didn’t end up working out, and now it is time for him to take the next step in his career with Portland. What he did in…
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