On the method in T.J. McConnell’s craftiness

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Buzzing here, there, and everywhere, much of what T.J. McConnell does on a basketball court mirrors the chaotic flying pattern of a bumblebee. From probing for passing angles to playing the role of full-court pest, the plucky guard gives and takes away in the most literal sense of the words, snatching steals while also keeping the offense moving. And yet, his flurry of erratic movements, zig-zagging this way and that, also applies to his own ability to put the ball through the hoop, a skill which was on full display against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday, when he scored 18 points, including six in overtime, and proceeded to talk his trash, letting us all know that, “this is what he (bleeping) does.”

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