Kobe (and others) impressed with Grinnell’s Jack Taylor’s 138-point game
It is what the entire basketball world is buzzing about —
Jack Taylor at little Grinnell University dropped 138 points in a game. He was 52-of-108 from the field and 27-of-71 from three.
And if you haven’t heard from him yet,
Rob Dauster at CollegeBasketballTalk spoke with him Tuesday night.
Kobe Bryant had a good night himself — 25 points and he controlled the game down the stretch as the Lakers beat the Nets. But after the game in the press scrum (and it feels like a ruby scrum when you try to get close to Kobe and his locker) Taylor’s accomplishments came up. And Kobe might be the player walking the planet most able to relate to Taylor and what he did.
Dave McMenamin of ESPNLA transcribed the conversation.
Reporter: Kobe, a college kid scored 138 points tonight and took over 100 shots …
Bryant: “Wow … No kidding? Where?”
Reporter: Grinnell College in Iowa.
Bryant: “Really? Wow. That’s impressive. That’s crazy. I don’t care what level you’re at. Scoring 138 points is pretty insane. How many 3s did he shoot?”
Reporter: 71.
Bryant: “Holy sh–. How many points did they score as a team?”
Reporter: 179.
Bryant: “What?!”
Reporter: No other starter had double figures.
Bryant: “That’s incredible.”
Reporter: Dude on the other team scored 71 points and lost.
Bryant: “That’s amazing. He must have been wearing the Mambas, man. Only Mambas have no conscious 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.”
Kobe wasn’t the only one impressed, here’s a few NBA players on twitter.
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Kevin Durant @KDTrey5
Jack Taylor you deserve a shot of Jack Daniels after that performance lol...wow
20 Nov 12
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Andre Drummond @DRE_DRUMMOND_
That boy Jack Taylor Is something serious! My Lord 138 points!
20 Nov 12
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Kendall Marshall @KButter5
Bout to get some shots up. #JackTaylorFlow
20 Nov 12
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Quincy Miller @qmillertime
Let me take 108 shots...it's #getabucketdotcom lol
20 Nov 12
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Cole Aldrich @colea45
138 points is impressive but I think shooting 108 times (71 3 pointers) is more impressive. #throwemup
20 Nov 12
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