Exactly one (1) day after he dropped a 16-burger on the Lakers (new rule: anything below twenty points is not a “burger”), Pascal Siakam dropped the same amount of points on the Jazz, who are another one of the disappointing teams in the West at this point. And he did it in much the same…
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Fred VanVleet 17 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (11/5/2018)
The Bench Mob is back! It hasn’t been impacting things like it was last season, when it was a key component of the Raptors successful season that culminated in… getting swept by LeBron. But forget about that part. Regular season success is way more fun to think about, and their collection of odd-but-somehow-tightly-fitting semi-scrubs accounted…
Read MoreOG Anunoby 17 Points Full Highlights (11/5/2018)
I get a perverse sort of satisfaction when a young player whose team’s entire fabase claimed was going to be really good turns out to be… not so good. Don’t feel like I’m hating on Raptors fans in particular; every single fanbase does this, with it happening more or happening less based on how many…
Read MorePascal Siakam 16 Points/2 Dunks Full Highlights (11/4/2018)
Masai Ujiri must still be really salty over having Giannis Antetokounmpo snatched up in front of him, because he’s seemingly trying to turn Pascal Siakam into a similar player after the failure of Bruno Caboclo to do the same. I mean, there’s no other reason for Siakam to be bringing the ball up the court,…
Read MoreSerge Ibaka Career High 34 Points Full Highlights (11/4/2018)
Those who were watching this game were doubtlessly aware of how Serge Ibaka was taking a whole bunch of shots and making them all. He didn’t miss a shot in the first half on 11 tries, if I remember right. Eventually he ended up 15-for-17, which is good, but it’s not perfect. Hard to blame…
Read MoreJonas Valanciunas 23 Points Full Highlights (10/30/2018)
In a theoretical playoff matchup with Philly, I really like Jonas Valanciunas’ theoretical ability to deal with Joel Embiid’s theoretical post game. He’s got a beeficity to him that a lot of centers these days don’t have. Sure, guarding him on the perimeter is a whole different story, but who even cares if Embiid splashes…
Read MorePascal Siakam Career High 22 Points Full Highlights (10/29/2018)
Pascal “SICKam” Siakam was MAD at Ersan Ilyasova early in this one. Taking it right at him multiple teams with success. Ilyasova can only play defense if he’s taking charges; if he’s not doing that, he’ll get toasted by anyone with speed or strength. Siakam has the speed for sure. Strength, yeah, why not. Unlike…
Read MoreSerge Ibaka 30 Points Full Highlights (10/29/2018)
No Kawhi? No problem! All you need is the devastating Afri-duo of Serge Ibaka (seen here) and Pascal Siakam (coming soon). They combined for 52 points on 22 of 37 shooting, torching all the bigs that the Bucks had to throw at them. To be fair, and fairness is what I’m all about when it…
Read MoreOG Anunoby 18 Points Full Highlights (5/5/2018)
OG Anunoby is probably going to be remembered more for getting toasted by LeBron James on the game-winning shot than he is for his clutch three-pointer with eight seconds remaining, but that’s how things go. History is written by the victors, and in this situation, LeBronto was absolutely the victor and Anunoby was the loser….
Read MoreJonas Valanciunas 21 Points Full Highlights (5/1/2018)
“Dear Diary, I hate Jonas Valanciunas so god damn much. So vehement is my hate for him that, this year, I limited him to 22 minutes per game, the lowest of his undistinguished and pathetic career. If it were up to me, I would trade him back to Lithuania so that I never have to…
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