I sometimes feel like Michael Carter-Williams gets too much flak. Yeah, he’s not perfect, he isn’t a great shooter and turns it over too much, but look at his team. There isn’t a player in the league whose stats wouldn’t be negatively affected by this tank brigade. I think this is a fair criticism of…
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Isaiah Thomas Triple Double 24 Pts/11 Rebs/10 Asts Full Highlights (3/18/2014)
Isaiah Thomas is short. Of course to you or me he would look like a normal sized person in real life. But on an NBA court he looks like a midget. Plays like one too. Faster than everyone else and surprisingly adept at finishing because he disappears among people’s legs. And now he gives hope…
Read MoreKyle Lowry Triple Double 20 Pts/11 Asts/12 Rebs Full Highlights (3/9/2014)
The Raptors commentators describe Lowry as someone who has a lot of “intensity”. Which explains why he pisses the opposing team off all the time and is always seemingly itching for a fight. And why he has the reputation (unearned?) of being a team cancer. But does it explain his rotundity? Is his intensity highest…
Read MoreJeremy Lin Triple Double 15 Pts/11 Rebs/10 Asts Full Highlights (2/1/2014)
Watch how Jeremy Lin grabs his 10th rebound (the second to last clip). Now that’s dedication to an arbitrary statistical goal! He’s a man on a mission. He knows full well how close he is to the storied trip-dub, and he wants it. Bad. Then look at his reaction after he gets the final assist…
Read MoreLance Stephenson Triple Double 14 Pts/10 Asts/10 Rebs Full Highlights (1/30/2014)
Everyone is talking about how Lance Stephenson got snubbed for the All-Star game. But let’s be realistic here: the All-Star game is all about PPGs and pretty much nothing else, and Lance doesn’t have enough PPGs to qualify despite doing everything else really well. And even if he did have the raw point totals, everyone…
Read MoreKyle Lowry Triple Double (10 pts/10 rebs/10 asts) Full Highlights (3/2/2013)
Ten points. Ten assists. Ten rebounds. Truly the worst triple-double possible. Who else has attained this embarrassing, shameful achievement? Only a few, and they all sucked: Penny Hardaway, Jason Kidd, and Andre Iguodala (twice). All horrible players who were certainly not all-star quality or even close. Only a moron would think that a triple-double of…
Read MoreGreivis Vasquez Triple Double (21 Pts/12 Asts/11 Rebs) Full Highlights (2/8/2013)
Greivis Vasquez is leading the league in assists. He’s got more assists than anybody. Rajon Rondo, Chris Paul, Deron Williams, literally every other player in the NBA, all these dudes have fewer assists than General Greivis. That blows my mind, and it should blow your mind as well. With him averaging nearly 10 assists a…
Read MoreDavid West Triple Double (14 Pts, 12 Rbs, 10 Asts) Full Highlights (1/12/2013)
The Triple-Double is an alluring temptress. Andray Blatche can attest to that. There are many tales of stat-padding to acquire one. Even Michael Jordan was guilty of such acts. So all the more reason to respect David West. West racked up his 10th and final assist on a nice outlet to Lance Stephenson for a…
Read MoreJoakim Noah Triple Double (11 Points, 13 Rebounds, 10 Assists) Full Highlights (12/18/2012)
Joakim “Headshop” Noah is widely regarded as one of the NBA’s best passing bigmen. He also enjoys recreational marijuana use. He likes passing the bong as much as he likes passing the rock. Against the Celtics he passed the rock 10 times to willing teammates, while also scoring 11 points and grabbing 13 boards, for…
Read MoreTony Parker Triple-Double 27 Points/12 Assists/12 Rebounds Full Highlights (12/10/2012)
Besotted with fine Merlot and weighed down with the crunchiest of baguettes Tony Parker overcomes adversity to record his first career triple-double against the Harden-less Rockets. Despite the blurry vision that is a by-product of overimbibing he found his teammates for 12 easy buckets while also scoring 27 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. The Rockets’…
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