Otto Porter is still leading the league in three-point percentage. Things haven’t changed. Kyle Korver is catching up, and may surpass him by season’s end, but it doesn’t matter. Everyone knows Korver can shoot. That’s what he’s good at. That’s what he’s supposed to do. Alternately, shooting, prior to this year, wasn’t one of the…
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Markieff Morris 26 Points Full Highlights (2/10/2017)
This is a season high for Markieff Morris, but it doesn’t matter. No one cares about this dude except for his brother. It works in reverse also; no one cares about Marcus Morris except for Markieff. I don’t know what the deal is, but the Morris Bros just don’t appeal to NBA fans. At all….
Read MoreOtto Porter 25 Points Full Highlights (2/6/2017)
Somehow Otto Porter is leading the league in three-point percentage. If he holds on to the lead, it will mark the first time since the 2008-09 season (why doesn’t Anthony Morrow get minutes WHY WHY WHY) that a melanin-ed individual achieves that honor. Just a curiosity I noticed. The usual white suspects are either having…
Read MoreMarcin Gortat 21 Points Full Highlights (2/2/2017)
Marcin Gortat’s minutes are up this year, but his scoring is down. Way down. His rebounds increased with his minutes, but his shot attempts did not. What’s the deal? That’s not how things are supposed to work. More minutes = more buckets. I’d consider that truism to be a fundamental part of basketball. Without it,…
Read MoreMarkieff Morris 24 Points Full Highlights (1/31/2017)
The Wizards have been on an absolute tear lately, and most of the credit is going to go Bradley Beal and John Wall. Deservedly so. They are tearing it up. But if you look closely at Washington’s play over the last few contests, you will see that Markieff Morris actually deserves as much if not…
Read MoreJason Smith 16 Points Full Highlights (1/21/2017)
Jason Smith is currently leading the league in percentage of shots made from midrange, at 63%. So, three-fifths of the time he makes a shot, it’s a midrange jumper, most likely one that he shoots instantly without looking for an additional pass. Technically, Gary Neal possesses a higher percentage, but he doesn’t count because he’s…
Read MoreOtto Porter 23 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (1/19/2017)
Otto Porter is currently a beneficiary of the “Martell Webster Effect”. I don’t exactly know what the Martell Webster Effect entails, other than that John Wall is involved and that it’s the reason Martell Webster was really good that one season. Maybe I should’ve saved the presentation of the Martell Webster Effect until I knew…
Read MoreOtto Porter 25 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (1/18/2017)
Let us take a moment and give thanks that Otto Porter was not drafted first overall by the Cavaliers, as they considered. Of course, we know the story, Anthony Bennett ended up being the selection, and now he’s not in the league, while Porter ended up going third overall to the Wizards. Imagine the cries…
Read MoreKelly Oubre 18 Points Full Highlights (1/16/2017)
Kelly Oubre is being brought along slowly in the NBA. That’s probably a good thing, given how often we see rookies/young players crash and burn when given too much responsibility too early. He’s the backup small forward by default in Washington despite looking a little skinny for the position, probably because the Wizards have about…
Read MoreKelly Oubre 17 Points Full Highlights (1/8/2017)
The neutral NBA fan in me enjoys seeing Kelly Oubre Jr. succeed. The Bucks fan in me is screaming “why do scrubs always go off on us?????????”. This is the second time Oubre has used the Bucks as his own personal cumrag. The first was earlier this year, when he scored a career-high 19 in…
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