Jack Taylor of Grinnell College had us all fooled last year when he set the NCAA record for points in a game with 138. Half of the NBA was tweeting about him when they heard about his performance.
Durant said the underage player deserved a shot of Jack Daniels.
LeBron said it’s at the top of his list of games he wishes he could see.
Here’s Kobe’s reaction to Dave McMenamin telling him about it.
Bryant: “That’s amazing. He must have been wearing the Mambas, man. Only Mambas have no conscience to shoot the ball like that.”
Reporter: If you did that, would people be celebrating you?
Bryant: “Would people be celebrating me if I scored 138 points? You know how it is, some people would, some people wouldn’t. They can all kiss my a– as I’m sure he feels the same way. If you score 138 points, you kind of have a license to tell people to f— off.”
Then, we all finally saw the 1 hour and 40 minute “game,” or the highlights of it, and felt cheated, bamboozled, and hornswoggled.
Well, Jack is back, and the 5’10” Taylor scored 109 points today in a 173-123 victory.
More ridiculous than the 109 points is that it only took him 29 minutes. More ridiculous than the 29 minutes is the 53 points he scored in 9 minutes of the second half. More ridiculous than that is that he made 24 of 48 3-pointers. More ridiculous than that is that I’m still giving you more ridiculous stats, such as the fact that he’s coming off a 71-point game, which was the Pioneer’s season opener. That means this kid is averaging a ridiculous 90 points for the season so far!
“Just like last year, I couldn’t have done this without my teammates,” Taylor said. “I give so much credit to them. This truly was a team effort. I’m thankful for the program and the people I have playing with me.”
“I don’t know if 138 is possible again but I think it shows people that I can score with the basketball — that it wasn’t just a one-time fluke last year.”
He’s right, it’s not a fluke. It’s becoming a trend, and that’s just ridiculous and not in a good way.
Remember Jack Taylor in 2012?
138 PTS
52-108 FG 😂
27-71 3PT 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/PEYdJ90YJI— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) December 11, 2019
10 YEARS AFTER THE 138 POINT GAME