Showing posts with label HBIQ Underground Cinema. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HBIQ Underground Cinema. Show all posts

Monday, September 26, 2011

Kevin Love: 2010-11 Season Highlights

Minnesota had a rough season.

One of the few bright spots was forward Kevin Love.

Love had a breakout season and established himself as a rising star in the NBA.

Included in these highlights are some very high compliments from some of the guys Love competed against, including Tim Duncan, Pau Gasol and Dirk Nowitzki.

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Monday, September 5, 2011

Josh Smith: This Is War

The Atlanta Hawks shocked everyone by nearly making it to the Eastern Conference finals last season.

And versatile forward Josh Smith was a big reason why.

Smith, Jeff Teague, Joe Johnson, Al Horford, Zaza Pachulia and the rest of the Hawks were ready for battle.

30 Seconds to Mars and Josh Smith highlights, "This is War."

It's a brave new world.

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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Devin Harris: Smooth Operator

The Utah Jazz trade of Deron Williams to the New Jersey Nets is swinging in Utah's favor more and more every day.

Not only did Utah get Derrick Favors and two first-round picks, they also netted a starting point guard who is right outside the group of top point guards and still in his prime.

Devin Harris is a smooth operator.

And these are his Jazz highlights to Rage Against the Machine's version of Eric B and Rakim's "Microphone Fiend."

Silly rabbits.

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Friday, September 2, 2011

Shaun Livingston 2010-11 Season Highlights

This is a feel-good highlight reel.

Shaun Livingston suffered a major setback early in his career. I always liked his game, but I thought he would never make it back this far.

And I just feel like his accomplishment and his perseverance should be celebrated.

"The play" is not included in the highlights.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Manu Ginobili: Let Me Entertain You

This is a Manu Ginobili highlight reel to "Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams.

Although he doesn't get much fanfare, Ginobili is well respected for his game.

And he deserves every bit of it and more.

So let him entertain you.

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Friday, July 22, 2011

LaMarcus Aldridge: All The Right Moves

LaMarcus Aldridge really came into his own last year.

For about two months he basically set anyone who stood in front of him on fire, and his season is the perfect example of why you can't measure someone by All-Star appearances.

This is his reel to "All the Right Moves" by OneRepublic, a song I love.

And for good measure, let's throw in some Gerald Wallace from his time in the Great Northwest.

I like the way things are looking up there.



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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

John Wall Mix: Put It On The Line

These are John Wall's rookie season clips to the song "Put It on the Line" by CIU.

Washington has a lot of good, young players and added three more prospects in the draft last month.

And they have new uniforms. Things are getting interesting in DC.

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

DeMar DeRozan Mix: Toronto Star

Everyone should remember DeMar DeRozan from the dunk contest.

His "Show Stopper" dunk was one of the best we've seen and certainly had the crowd and the announcers buzzing.

But most people probably don't know DeRozan from watching Toronto games.

He's turned into a pretty good player and is a rising star in the NBA as long as he continues to work hard and improve his game.

Here are some of his highlights. Music starts at 2:07.

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Sunday, July 3, 2011

Just A Dream: Vince Carter And Nelly

Do you remember Vince Carter?

I mean do you really remember Vince Carter? Or did you think it was all just a dream?

This is Carter to Nelly's song "Just a Dream."

Let's travel back down that road.

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Thursday, June 30, 2011

110th Street: Baron Davis And Bobby Womack

This video makes me want to cry.

First of all, the song is a classic, "Across 110th Street" by Bobby Womack.

But the soulful track only makes me miss seeing Baron Davis play for the Clippers even more.

The film is one of the best I've seen.

It has the look and the feel of something straight out of Hollywood, with professional credits and everything.

And at the same time it is a sad reminder of how much fun it was watching Davis play with Blake Griffin and how those days are over, never to be seen again.

There's no telling how long it will take Los Angeles to find another point guard like Davis, a big-game player with an extremely high basketball IQ who can dominate a game on both ends of the floor.

So let's look back and have fun with the little time we had.

The movie starts at 1:14.

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Friday, May 27, 2011

Nick Young: Young Gun

Featuring a low-key version of "Coming Home" by Diddy and Dirty Money, these are highlights of Nick Young of the Washington Wizards.

I was hesitant to use this video because Carmelo Anthony already has his clips to the song, and I don't like using the same song over and over for different players because it takes away the meaning and the identification the more you use the song for different players.

And "Coming Home" is most definitely Carmelo Anthony's song.

But it is played kind of low and sort of used as background music more than anything else, so it's not as bad.

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Monday, May 23, 2011

JR Smith: On The Rise

Shaquille O'Neal had a song back in the day where he said he didn't need a hook.

And neither does JR Smith!

While these mixes go better with a song, Smith shows all he needs is a ball, an arena and an instrumental to get it cracking, and a little help from some game announcers.

I had to create a new category for players like Smith, HBIQ Underground Cinema.

Underground Cinema is for young players on the rise, underrated players who aren't stars but can play, players who are stars but not like the biggest stars in the game or who aren't as fun to watch as the other stars and anything which doesn't fit easily into another category.

That will allow me to showcase more players and at the same time make them easy to find.

Enjoy!

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Friday, May 13, 2011

Gordon Hayward's Rookie Season Highlights

You've got to see this highlight reel of Gordon Hayward's rookie season.

Set to Rage Against the Machine's "Wake Up," it's not flawless but is still one of the best you'll see.

Before the season I wrote about rookies who could have the next Iverson moment, and Hayward was certainly the one who had it with his magnificent performance against Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.

He had a bunch of other key moments too. And many of them are included in this wonderful highlight reel.

It starts off at the draft and goes to summer league before moving quickly to the regular season.

Showing skills and versatility, Gordon Hayward certainly made a name for himself as a rookie this year.

And the best part about it is that there is still more to come.

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