Have you ever seen a microwave malfunction? It’s quite the spectacle. It looks and sounds like blowing up a case of Pop Rocks with a Roman candle.
Once you witness it, there’s no denying you have an issue. That’s the whole point of the appliance in the first place. Whether it’s working or not, a microwave does its thing quickly and spectacularly.
The microwave scorer NBA player archetype is the most perfectly named for that reason. Their job is clear: come off the bench hot and ready to fire away to give the second unit offense a necessary zap.