The Raptors have to wonder what’s going on right now. The only team to lose a playoff game at home so far, and they’ve lost two of them. What’s the deal? I thought Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan were the best backcourt in the east, that combined with top-3 center Jonas Valanciunas and 6th Man…
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Jonas Valanciunas 21 Points Full Highlights (4/3/2015)
Jonas Valanciunas stared at his TV in confusion. A smorgasbord of snacks lay forgotten on the coffee table in front of him; tortilla chips, buffalo wings, and mini red velvet muffins alike went uneaten as the large Lithuanian struggled to comprehend the onscreen action. His fifty-inch plasma TV displayed a scene of utter chaos as…
Read MoreJonas Valanciunas 19 Points Full Highlights (3/27/2015)
There was recently penned an article about why Jonas Valanciunas maybe doesn’t get as many minutes as everyone thinks he should. The reason? According to on-off stats, he totally tanks the team on both sides of the ball whenever he’s on the court despite his good box-score numbers! I call it the “Brandon Knight Effect”….
Read MoreTyler Hansbrough 18 Points Full Highlights (3/22/2015)
In honor of March Madness and the glorification of the ideal of Men’s college basketball, I present to you highlights of the player most representative of those ideals: Tyler Hansbrough. Tyler embodies many tenets of the NCAA system: toughness, leadership, coachability, sacrifice. Or something. He’s also white. Very white. These highflying black players, they don’t…
Read MoreTerrence Ross 20 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (3/8/2015)
Everything that Terrence Ross does in his career will be viewed through the distorting lens of his 51-point game. It’s like Tony Delk; he was not a notable player in any respect except that one time he got super hot for a whole game. Or Brandon Jennings. Every time I watch that dude I think…
Read MoreJonas Valanciunas 26 Points/1 Flagrant Foul Full Highlights (3/4/2015)
I could take the easy way out of this description and simply state that Jonas Valanciunas needs and deserves more minutes. That would be simple, quick, and pertinent. But I’m going to go a step further. Hashtags! #freeJonas #jonasBothers #fireCasey #lithuaniaIsTheBestBalticState #ValanchewOnMyNuts
Read MoreJames Johnson Career High 27 Points/4 Blocks Full Highlights (2/21/2015)
It’s kind of cute how the Raptors’ commentators get when they’re losing. Always talking about how “you’ve got to move on to the next game” and “can’t worry aboot this one, this happens in the NBA” while hardly bothering to remark on the game still in progress. This sort of thing goes for a lot…
Read MoreLou Williams 26 Points/7 Threes Full Highlights (2/20/2015)
Lou Williams stood at the entrance of the Haas Howell building on the campus of Georgia State University. He had done this many times, now, but getting in front of people to perform still made him nervous. ———————————————– “Yes, I’m sure my students would love a session with famous jazz saxophonist Lou Williams!” came the…
Read MoreJames Johnson 20 Points Full Highlights (2/8/2015)
It’s been noted by tons of people before me, but I’ll say it again: If James Johnson wasn’t so crazy he would be almost like LeBron. Just look at some of the drives he had against the Spurs tonight. Those were Bron-esque. He has the power, and he has lots of the same skills, just…
Read MoreTerrence Ross 23 Points Full Highlights (2/4/2015)
Toronto’s hot start meant that they could screw around for the rest of the season and still make the playoffs. And that’s what they seem to be doing. Everyone is regressing, except for maybe Jonas Valanciunas, it’s hard to tell what he’s doing because he doesn’t get to touch the ball. Count Terrence Ross among…
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