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Breakfast Special: Lonzo Ball, Ace Sixth Man

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 - by Fox Doucette

Ladies and gentlemen, Lonzo Ball—yes, THAT Lonzo Ball—had a perfect shooting night. OK, so he did it off the bench and only attempted four shots and two free throws, but 4-4 FG/3-3 3PT/2-2 FT is still 13 points. Plus, the Lakers beat the tanking Hawks 123-104 in Atlanta, sending Hawks fans into paroxysms of joy as they entrench their position at “We’re Number 30! We’re Number 30!” Since Dallas beat the Pacers (we’ll get to that in the Lightning Round, as it is unworthy of feature consideration), today was a good day for #TrueToAtlanta. The Lakers ran ten guys out …

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Breakfast Special: Toronto’s Backcourt Monster Show

January 2, 2018 - by Fox Doucette

DeMar DeRozan scored 52 points, setting a career and franchise high and lighting up the night in Toronto on New Year’s Day, powering the Raptors to a 131-127 overtime win over the Milwaukee Bucks. And as if that weren’t enough, Kyle Lowry had 26 points of his own, giving the starting backcourt 78 points between them. And the cherry on the sundae? The Raptors got more points from the starting shooting guard position than their opponent…as in 50 more points; Tony Snell started at the 2 for Milwaukee and scored two points. But wait, there’s more! DeRozan and Lowry shot …

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NBA Breakfast Special: LeBron Goes Full Dark Ages

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 - by Fox Doucette

Before we begin, a nod to my favorite tweet by an NBA social media account so far this season: FUS…RO DAH! The sound of unrelenting force. Which is what one meets when they attempt to enter the paint against the Dragan! Suns down by 3 at the end of 1. #SunsAtWolves pic.twitter.com/3PtpRIAacZ — Phoenix Suns (@Suns) December 17, 2017 There is just so much to love about that. A Skyrim reference. Dragan Bender in a plastic mask. The Minnesota Timberwolves’ uniforms, which look like nothing so much as the FEV vats in Fallout 1. Sure, Minnesota won that game based …

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NBA Breakfast Special: Bradley Beal Eats All the Voodoo Donuts

December 6, 2017December 5, 2017 - by Fox Doucette

The Washington Wizards recovered nicely from the pure embarrassment of getting smacked by the Utah Jazz on Monday, and on a SEGABABA in Portland, Bradley Beal went for 51 points, nearly half the output of the 106-92 win over the Trail Blazers. Also, I don’t want to hear a word out of you Oregonians, because there is no UGH in donut. Even if it says so on the sign. You can put golden arches on a Jack in the Box, it’s still a Jack in the Box, and you can put three unnecessary letters in donut, it’s still dunkable for …

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NBA Breakfast Special: LiAngelo Ball’s Sunglass Hut

November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 - by Fox Doucette

Look, I’m just going to leave this here and go eat some breakfast. I’ll be right back. 😎😂 (sound on) pic.twitter.com/KGg8bB1AVi — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) November 10, 2017 OK, let’s get this show started. Lonzo Ball Is Still Garbage And Everyone Still Knows It OK, you all know how I keep calling Lonzo Ball “Dollar Store Westbrook” around here. Tonight was a prime example of why. Ball had 10 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists. And you’d see that and think “whoa, he almost got a triple-double, that’s great!” Until you realize he shot 3-of-12 from the field, 1-of-7 …

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NBA Breakfast Special: Lonzo Can Into Space

October 20, 2017October 20, 2017 - by Fox Doucette

by Fox Doucette Can we talk about Lonzo Ball? And by talk, I mean point and laugh as his NBA debut involved just three points on 1-of-6 shooting and a pair of missed free throws in 29 minutes. For those conoisseurs of Big Baller Hate, this was pretty much a best-case scenario, wasn’t it? Short of breaking his ankle, tearing his ACL, or getting slammed face first into a basket support by a pissed-off DeAndre Jordan, that is. Yes, he had nine rebounds, and Lonzo does look to have the tools to be a very capable defender (he put up …

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Is This 2018 NBA Team Any Good?: Toronto Raptors

October 16, 2017 - by Fox Doucette - Leave a Comment

by Fox Doucette The Toronto Raptors are the last remaining holdout for the idea that old-school basketball can actually win games, and they went 51-31 despite ranking 22nd in the NBA in three-point attempts in 2017. While the Rockets and Warriors were breaking basketball with triples aplenty, the Raptors’ efficient inside-out game managed to rank sixth in offensive rating even as they were 24th in pace. Casey says he wants to modernize the offense a little this year, shoot more threes, look more like a pace-and-space team, but with the Mid Ranger playing shooting guard, will it be hi ho …