OT: Whole new meaning to Ball Hog [merged thread]

[meyers7]

Div 3 Grinnell player goes for 138. (yes, 1-3-8)

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebas...-points-in-a-game-to-smash-NCAA-record-112012

 

[Icebear]

He shot quickly but rather mediocre. Under 50%, he shot 52 for 108 48% and 27 for 71 38% and 7 for 10 70% FTs.

 

[ochoopsfan]

A player on the losing side, David Larson, hit for 70 points on 34 for 44(plus 2 FT's)
The losing side had 49 turnovers.

Jack Taylor made the 138 points on 108 shots. The rest of the team took 28 shots.
The other 4 starters with Mr. Taylor shot 3 for 9, obviously they are roll players.

 

[CL82]

Eh, maybe not a ball hog. You feed the hot hand. If the kid isn't being guarded and is decent shot, feed him.

 

[Adesmar123]

No, the amazing part is that this kid's nickname is "black mamba". Take a look at him.

 

[DaveDragon]

http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c2#/video/sports/2012/11/21/mxp-college-student-scores-138.hln

 

[DaveDragon]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...ll-drops-138-points-collegiate-scoring-record

 

[DaveDragon]

"By the end of the night, Taylor was 52-for-108 (27-for-71 from the 3-point line)"

 

[Icebear]

There is a thread posted this morning.

 

[Icebear]

Bump.

 

[Ozzie Nelson]

From a purely statistical view, it is a two threader.

 

[Icebear]

LINK.

 

[Phil]

I heard it mentioned on ESPN; the announcer made a point of noting that he had no assists.

 

[ndmb]

He shot quickly but rather mediocre. Under 50%, he shot 52 for 108 48% and 27 for 71 38% and 7 for 10 70% FTs.

Those are solid percentages for a guard in a Div III game. There's a very solid case to be made that his teammates would not have done as well with the extra shots if he hadn't thrown it up so much.

 

[maddoggy]

Deadspin has an interesting analysis of the coach's game-planning that went into this and similar stunts. ']http://deadspin.com/5962514/d+iii-players-138-point+game-is-a-sham-record-and-shouldnt-be-celebrated-by-anyone][/URL]

 

[MilfordHusky]

This sums it up:

"Taylor had 58 points at halftime. THEN he got hot."