If the Jazz want to win this series, and I bet they do, Jae Crowder has to start beefing hard with either James Harden or Chris Paul right now. No delay, there is no time for a delay. Significant beefage between him and one of the Rockets’ star players might be enough to tip the…
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Donovan Mitchell 38 Points Full Highlights (4/27/2018)
The Jazz winning their series with the Thunder seems like some kind of grand cosmic demonstration of the power of teamwork triumphing over the forces of iso-ball. It is very easy for us dumb humans to assign a larger moral meaning to things like these. However, I think the truth of it is simpler: this…
Read MoreJae Crowder 27 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (4/25/2018)
At first blush, the Jazz giving up a 25-point third quarter lead has to rank among one of the greatest collapses in recent playoff history. However, one must take into account the unique circumstances that led to the lead growing that large in the first place. What I’m talking about is the fact that Jae…
Read MoreDonovan Mitchell 33 Points Full Highlights (4/23/2018)
Usually I complain when a player makes too many layups (“LAME-ups”) because they’re not as fun to watch as jumpshots. However, for this Donovan Mitchell video, I’m not going to complain about all the layups he made because none of them fit the definition of “LAME-up”, which is literally just “a lame layup”. All of…
Read MoreJoe Ingles 20 Points Full Highlights (4/23/2018)
I would love to say that Joe Ingles made Paul George into his personal bitchboy and buttslave last night, however, that is not quite the case. Ingles scored 20 points, a respectable total, and he did have some words to say to George throughout the game (“I just hit another one ya cunt”), but George…
Read MoreJoe Ingles 21 Points Full Highlights (4/21/2018)
We currently live on a planet where a player with the physical profile of a flabby 40-year-old dad is top ten in the NBA in three-point makes for a season. Remember, we’re talking about the NBA here. You know, the best basketball league in the world. I fully expect a Joe Ingles-type player could be…
Read MoreRicky Rubio Triple Double 26 Pts/11 Rebs/10 Asts Full Highlights (4/21/2018)
“Hey DownToBuck,” Ricky says as he walks towards me from a great distance. “Ricky,” I murmur to myself, quietly enough that he can’t hear it, and I know this must be a dream because there is no circumstance in my waking life where I would get to see Ricky Rubio in person. I try to…
Read MoreDerrick Favors 20 Points Full Highlights (4/18/2018)
There was a brief period of time around the year 2015 where Derrick Favors looked like he might be breaking out into an All-Star-esque player. Then the Jazz shook up their roster and he became, like, the fourth option on offense whenever he was on the floor, and he didn’t look as much like an…
Read MoreDonovan Mitchell 28 Points Full Highlights (4/18/2018)
Donovan Mitchell is taking his role as Utah’s primary scorer seriously. Very seriously. He is at the pinnacle of seriosity right now: 47 shots attempted over the two games, with 5 assists. Now that’s dedication! This is the time when I would normally complain about him being a chucker, and it’s not an invalid complaint,…
Read MoreRicky Rubio 22 Points/9 Assists Full Highlights (4/18/2018)
The time is ripe for a new bromance in Utah. In the intervening months since Ricky Rubio left the desolate wastes of Minnesota, the viewing public has… screw it. Let’s cut to the chase: Ricky Rubio. Donovan Mitchell. Broing out in a bromantic manner. Is it happening right now? I can’t tell yet, but I’m…
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