The first time I watched an opposing player go against my favorite team and, simply by virtue of his performance made me change my fandom forever, it was 1986. That player scored 63 points against my beloved championship-bound Celtics team, and his name was Michael Jordan.
The second time such an unexpectedly inverted event happened, his name was Tony Allen.
How is that possible? Tony Allen is a career role player who can’t really dribble, pass, or shoot, has a shooting range out to about 16 feet (as a shooting guard!), can’t make 3’s in a league that is defined by shooting 3’s, and yet ALSO struggles to make layups (trick or treat!