Bledsoe has scored in single digits 25 times this season. He’s outside the top 200 on a per-game basis. There was a time when he was a perennial top 40 player. Life comes at us fast. On what was championship Sunday for many, Eric Bledsoe turned back the clock and produced his best performance of the season.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 24 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3/9 | 8/17 | 5/10 |
Now, Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram did not play in this one but whatever. A chip is a chip. If Bledsoe led any of you to a chip, you are obligated to buy a jersey of his. And you better wear that bad boy proudly. If anyone starts clowning you, just punch them in the face and say that your face Bledsoe that I could wear this jersey proudly around town.
Here’s what else I saw last night:
Trevor Ariza
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2/7 | 8/13 | 1/1 |
Ariza has been a top 50 player over the last seven games. What a time to be alive! I still remember when Ariza was a young pup out of UCLA and the CeLtics punked him, which led to the acquisition of Ron Artest. Man, I feel old. *SMACK* You is old, Son. You is old.
Jimmy Butler
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 26 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1/3 | 9/14 | 7/8 |
Butler hires himself to help around the house, which is just a fancy way of saying that he takes care of his shit. When it’s all said and done, I think Butler will be in my top five favorite players of all time.
Bam Adebayo
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5/5 | 10/11 |
First, it was the free-throw shooting that kept his value down. He’s improved from 69% last year to 80% this season. Check. The last frontier to superstardom is the inclusion of tres to his game. I think it’s coming, and when it does……
Duncan Robinson
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6/10 | 7/13 | 2/2 |
Last season, Mr. Robinson produced 3.7 tres on 44% shooting from downtown. This season? 3.4 tres on 40%, despite playing two more minutes per game.
Jayson Tatum
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 29 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2/6 | 11/16 | 5/6 |
Over the last six games, Tatum has averaged one block per game. If he puts that into his bag, not only would he need a bigger bag <make sure it conforms to TSA regulations, Jayson>, but then he’d be a 1/1/1 player and be a true fantasy superstar.
Robert Williams only played 11 minutes due to turf toe in the left foot. Boston went from parquet to turf? That’s tough. Tristan Thompson played 32 minutes and grabbed 12 boards while notching a steal and scoring two points. The Kardashians all jumped for joy as that means more relevancy. I’m so washed that I don’t even know if they are still a thing.
Evan Fournier
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 30 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7/11 | 11/16 | 1/1 |
Jaylen Brown was out so Fournier stepped up with his best game as a CeLtic. It wasn’t enough, though.
Julius Randle
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0/4 | 7/19 | 0 |
He’s human, but the Knicks still won, 106-100 over the Clippers! The number 4 is bad luck in Chinese culture so that explains the poor game. No need to send the numerology experts to investigate.
Reggie Bullock
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5/12 | 8/17 | 3/3 |
Who needs Randle when you’ve got Sandra’s brother from another mother making it rain from downtown. He played 46 minutes! Why not just give him the full 48? Shiiieeeetttt. There’s halftime, between quarter breaks, tv timeouts. Over the last four games, Bullock has averaged 35.2 minutes, 15.8 points, three tres, and one steal. 46 minutes, people!
RJ Barrett
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4/7 | 7/18 | 0 |
In 45 minutes! Calm down, Son. Calm down. “Hold me back! Someone hold me back!” I respect the strategy Thibs but if you gonna do something, go all in. None of this pussyfooting around.
Derrick Rose
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 25 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2/3 | 11/17 | 1/1 |
Rose pulled out the entire arsenal and went guns a blazing. Welcome to the Jungle indeed. In 32 minutes, as he garnered a 31 usage rate. Top 60 player over the last seven games.
Kawhi Leonard
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4/9 | 9/26 | 7/7 |
There have been only three games that Kawhi has shot under 40% from the field this season – 12/22 (38%) vs LAL, 1/3 (19%) vs PHX, and yesterday.
Willy Hernangomez
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 9 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4/8 | 1/2 |
Got the start and played 22 minutes. #FreeWilly!
Watches JaxSON Hayes….
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8/11 | 2/4 |
Any way we can stitch the two together?
PJ Washington
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/6 | 6/16 | 0 |
Terry Rozier
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 43 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7/11 | 16/26 | 4/4 |
Booo!!! Terry is about as scary as that hot, sexy girl dressed in the french maid costume on Halloween.
Cody Zeller
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6/9 | 5/7 |
Old Zeller came back home and it was happy times once more. Until he goes wandering off again.
Tim Hardaway Jr.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7/11 | 9/13 | 0 |
Still shooting them hot dice I see. Yo, dealer! Press up all those Hardaways but put a quarter on the C.
Luke Doncic only played 22 minutes because he got ejected for a flagrant 2 foul. Maybe if he stopped trying to give reach arounds he’d still be in the game.
Dwight Powell
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6/8 | 0 |
General Powell amassed his forces and blocked the advancing Cavaliers army.
Kevin Love
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1/4 | 2/9 | 3/4 |
If this is what Love looks like, I’ll side with being lonely and single for the rest of my days.
Collin Sexton
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 24 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3/5 | 8/19 | 5/7 |
Man, F Love and all that comes with it. Give me all the Sexton.
Karl-Anthony Towns
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2/7 | 10/19 | 5/6 |
Me F’ing Ow! In only 20 minutes because the Magic are performing their greatest act: disappearing from games.
D’Angelo Russell
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 27 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5/9 | 9/21 | 4/6 |
I’m sure not too many of you remember downloading porn pictures from AOL. It was brutal yet exhilarating at the same time. One pixel. One line at a time. It would take minutes for one picture to appear. Can you imagine? We are in the middle of the downloading process with Russell. We have an idea of what the picture looks like but there is still some uncertainty as to the outcome.
Ignas Brazdeikis
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1/3 | 8/11 | 1/2 |
In 35 minutes! Over the last four games, he’s played 35, 24, 30, and 32 minutes. He’s attempted 11, 11, nine, and eight shots. Holy Brazdeikis! The tanking is so obvious but no Fs are given. It’s like looking at the hot girl’s chest when you were younger and just smirking when she caught you.
RJ Hampton
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/4 | 7/13 | 3/5 |
Over the last four games, Hampton has averaged 31.3 minutes, 13.3 shot attempts, and garnered a 22.1 usage rate. No sleeping allowed at this Hampton Inn. Only getting buckets.
Nikola Vucevic
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 29 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/8 | 14/27 | 0 |
What’s a brother gotta do to shoot some free throws around here? Prior to the game, the refs were huddled in the locker room watching highlights of the 80s Pistons. No wonder.
Zach LaVine
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/5 | 10/16 | 7/7 |
Since returning from an 11-game absence, LaVine has played 28, 33, and 36 minutes. Cue hot girl in Fast and the Furious swinging both arms down.
Saddiq Bey
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5/10 | 6/17 | 3/4 |
Played 41 minutes. I’m Saddiq of seeing his per-game ranking at 151 for the season. Bey has been a top 60 player over the last eight games. I’m Saddiq of this shit, man!
Killian Hayes
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 21 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3/6 | 9/17 | 0 |
Killian us softly with his play.
Darius Bazley
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2/3 | 6/13 | 4/5 |
The usage rate has been 29 over the last four games and he’s been averaging 29.7 minutes. He’s outside the top 200 primarily due to the 38% from the field. If Scary Terry can do it, anyone can.
Moses Brown
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3/4 | 6/7 |
Always delivers on the Lord’s Day.
Jaylen Hoard
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6/8 | 4/5 |
It wasn’t a Hoard of rampaging horses, but Ghengis Khan would’ve been proud regardless.
Mo Harkless
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3/6 | 5/12 | 5/6 |
Validating my selection of Harkless in my 2K dynasty league.
Delon Wright
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3/6 | 6/10 | 0 |
Continues to ball the F out with De’Aaron Fox still out. It sounds like Fox should be returning soon but all is Wright in the meantime. That could change at a moment’s notice, though.
Anthony Davis
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 42 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1/5 | 13/27 | 15/17 |
So that’s why I drafted Anthony Davis first in all the leagues that I had a top pick. I had forgotten. At least while I’m licking my wounds from this season, I can say, “If only…..”
Alex Caruso
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 17 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1/3 | 6/11 | 4/8 |
