Jack Taylor back at it once again

Remember the kid from Grinnell College that scored 138 points in a single game last year? Well, he has already scored 109 in a game this season, and he shot both 50% from the field and 50% from three point land. This is unbelievable, as he is averaging 90 points per game so far this season. He had a much more efficient game in the 109 point outing, as he made 24 three pointers and only attempted 48. Taylor said this about the offense, "I knew it would work perfectly in my game because I'm a scorer." Grinnell's offense consists of not much defense and then scoring as quickly as possible. They destroy teams, scoring a ridiculous amount of points every game.

Jack Taylor had hopes of playing division 1 basketball, but suffered a knee injury which prevented him from playing. He eventually decided to play for Grinnell, which is only division 3. The Grinnell head coach said, "I'll be quite honest, when I'm watching our games live, everything is going so fast that I'm not even sure what's happening. But we've found something that has turned into a reasonably competitive strategy that's a little outside the box." Both coach Arsenault Jr. and Jack Taylor love the offense, because they destroy teams and Jack gets to score a lot of points.

These type of games are very rare, and Jack Taylor does them without problem. He's even attracting views from famous people on the national level. Dick Vitale tweeted, "Will someone massage his arm -with no D in practice this would be a challenge - Congrats to Jack Taylor !" This kid is not only showing off his basketball skills, but is becoming a celebrity in his own kind of way in the national view of him. Jack is loving the offense as much as Grinnell fans are loving him, just scoring as many points as he can whenever he wants to, basically dominating all competition on the offensive side of the floor during every single game in college.

The year for Paul George

The Indiana Pacers have a great young star in Paul George. This could be his year to shine amongst everyone in the NBA. LeBron has won the MVP award the past two seasons, as well as the NBA Finals MVP award the past two seasons. Paul George looks to take both of these from LeBron this season, and he has a chance. George has an overall great game, being a solid perimeter shooter and scorer, as well as a strong and athletic finisher. His versatility is a huge part of his game, but another great asset of his is his lock down defense. His numbers over the season have shown his amazing improvement.
           pts    reb  ast   stl  fg%   3p%  ft%
10-11 7.8    3.7  1.1  1.0  45.3  29.7  76.2
11-12 12.1  5.6  2.4  2.0  44.0  38.5  80.2
12-13 17.4  7.6  4.1  1.8  41.9  36.2  80.7
13-14 24.9  7.8  3.6  1.5  47.9  40.4  84.6

He has clearly improved year after year, and many said his breakout year was last year. This year may actually be his breakout year, where he may fall into the MVP discussion. The Pacers also are getting Danny Granger back, as well as acquiring CJ Watson, Luis Scola, and Solomon Hill in the offseason. Paul George hopes to lead this team to winning their first championship in a long time, as well as earning even more respect from LeBron James. LeBron gave Paul George a high five during the Eastern Conference Finals last year, after George and LeBron were making great plays against each other. He clearly earned the respect of LeBron, now hopes to overthrow LeBron's legacy as reigning champ and MVP.

Little men in the NBA?

Although most NBA players are extremely tall, there are some little guys that play basketball as well, and are very good at it. Most people know Nate Robinson because of his kryptonite costume in the dunk contest against Dwight Howard. Nate Robinson is only 5'8", and is a very successful player in the league. Isaiah Thomas is another short player in the NBA, as him and Nate have actually worked out together. He is only 5'9".

Another young basketball player hopes to follow in their footsteps. His name is Aquille Carr and he is a small player from a big city, Baltimore. He is playing overseas this upcoming year, choosing to do so over going to Setan Hall. Huge stands at only 5'6", but is a quick and explosive player, as he joins Nate and Isaiah. All three have tremendous jumping ability, as they can all dunk very easily, which is amazing for someone of that size and stature.