Chapter 138: The Karl Index and Yu Fei's Law

George Karl watched Yu Fei's game, his mind filled with emotions that were a mix of joy and anger. Tonight was clearly the "big day" for the sophomore player.

His shooting touch was scorching hot, almost hitting every shot he took.

As such, his offense seemed somewhat detached from the team. A slew of isolation plays and pick-and-rolls all had their effect, but Karl didn't like it.

Karl admitted the NBA needed star performances, but that wasn't what he was after.

To him, a perfect NBA game was always based on a 20+30+30+30 foundation.

What is 20+30+30+30?

It means the team touches (doesn't have to be a block or a steal) the opponent's ball 20 times, gets 30 free throws, delivers 30 assists, and completes 30 shots, layups/dunks.

This foundation was also dubbed the "Karl index" by his assistants. If the team could reach this index in a given night, it meant their performance was both collective and strong on offense and defense.