Does Donovan Mitchell, in your opinion, have “The Eye of the Tiger”? The answer, of course, depends on what “The Eye of the Tiger” is supposed to represent. That’s a question I can’t help with. The only “Eye of the Tiger” that I know of is an 80’s arena rock classic, and I don’t think…
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Donovan Mitchell 21 Points Full Highlights (12/4/2017)
Usually I find it annoying when commentators are unabashed homers, but listening to the Jazz guys giddily talk about Donovan Mitchell’s potential is actually sort of tolerable. You can hear their smiles whenever Mitchell scores. It’s like they just got the best Christmas present ever and can’t stop talking about it. Not since Rudy Gobert…
Read MoreRoyce O’Neale 11 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (12/4/2017)
I am officially retracting an earlier statement I made which compared Royce O’Neale to John Salmons. That was a dumb comparison. Obviously Salmons would never record six assists in a single game. In making that comparison I was preoccupied with the fact that Salmons and O’Neale have similar looking faces and facial hair. I apologize…
Read MoreAlec Burks 27 Points Full Highlights (12/4/2017)
Three good games in a row for Alec Burks. 28, 24, and now 27 points. I can’t believe it. I’ve been playing really close to attention to all the crazy stuff that is going on in the NBA this season, so you can trust me when I say that this is one of the craziest…
Read MoreAlec Burks 24 Points Full Highlights (12/1/2017)
Two good games in a row for Alec Burks? My basketball-reference-fu is not so strong tonight, so I’m just going to assume that the last time that happened was approximately two decades ago. It’s been a while, at least. If he makes it three in a row next game, I can safely say that that…
Read MoreDonovan Mitchell Career High 41 Points Full Highlights (12/1/2017)
I was trying to think of the last rookie to score 40 in a game, and I was thinking really hard, and the best I could come up with was when Brandon Jennings had 55. That was a long, long time ago, all the way back in 2009. And I was wrong. Stephen Curry and…
Read MoreDonovan Mitchell 24 Points/2 Dunks Full Highlights (11/30/2017)
I wonder how many times Jazz coach Quin Snyder has told Donovan Mitchell to stop chucking so many swaggy threes. He doesn’t seem like the kind of coach who would be very tolerant of this particular rookie’s propensity for showmanship, but Mitchell also doesn’t seem like the type to ever stop shooting no matter what…
Read MoreAlec Burks 28 Points Full Highlights (11/30/2017)
Alec Burks is now in his seventh season with the Jazz. Seven seasons of potential and some production, but mostly just injuries. Looking at Utah’s roster during his rookie year, the only one remaining is Derrick Favors. That’s actually not so bad; lots of teams’ longest-tenured player has only been around for three or four…
Read MoreJonas Jerebko 15 Points Full Highlights (11/28/2017)
Swedish people need to tell me if there are any up-and-coming Swedish ballers that I need to be on the lookout for. Jonas Jerebko is great and everything, but he’s thirty years old, which means he only has like five years left in the league at most. I’m sure he could continue dominating the Swedish…
Read MoreRoyce O’Neale 11 Points Full Highlights (11/28/2017)
A few disorganized thoughts on Royce O’Neale because I don’t have enough material on O’Neale to compose several paragraphs of organized narrative about him: -I thought his last name was pronounced “Oh-Neely” but both commentators here steadfastly called him “Oh-neel” like he’s Shaq’s son or something. So I went and found an interview where O’Neale…
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