SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.

[ImmortalD24]

http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/staff ... -last-shot

09:39 AM ET 02.11
With the game on the line, which NBA player would you want to take the last shot?

Kobe Bryant, Lakers G.....76%
Chauncey Billups, Nuggets G.....3%
LeBron James, Cavaliers F.....3%
Paul Pierce, Celtics F.....3%
Dwyane Wade, Heat G.....2%

[Based on a survey of 190 NBA players]

[Rerisen]

People are still picking Billups?

[casey]

People are still picking Bryant?

[Vertical Limit]

Not just any people, this was a players' poll. They were not allowed to vote for a teammate.

[Rerisen]

The reason those other guys are on there getting 2% and the like is probably form Cav and Laker players that couldn't vote their own guy and didn't want to pick their star's rival.

[USA]

There is no other player in the league I would feel more comforatable with taking a game winning shot than Kobe.

[coolblade587]

Kobe all day! Best player on the planet.

[coolblade587]

There is no other player in the league I would feel more comforatable with taking a game winning shot than Kobe.

You're also a Lakers fan, but touche. I know it has nothing to do with your choice though.

[Original Baller]

now that is pretty unanimous and I'm not even surprised

Kobe is up there with MJ, Horry, and Reggie Miller as the greatest clutch player I've ever seen.

[amb1ent]

well clearly these people that play the game everyday are wrong and here is my copy pasted response from jordanismysavior.txt with annotated citations to john hollinger and basketball-reference

[DubOverdose]

Kobe's game winning shot percentage isn't great. I believe Melo is far and away the best.

[Gutter92]

Yea, what is Kobe's gamewinning shot % since '03 or w/e? like 28%? somethin like that.

[klvanzu]

Kobe has a long way to go if he wants to be as clutch as MJ.

[SportsWorld]

Brandon Roy needs more love

[coolblade587]

Jam, you don't belong in this thread.

[Vertical Limit]

Kobe is at 25% on game winning shots. Carmelo is at 48% wtf..

http://82games.com/gamewinningshots.htm

When it really matters though, the playoffs, Kobe is 50%, so is Lebron and Dirk. Wade is 2/2 on game winning shots in the playoffs.

[Original Baller]

Kobe's game winning shot percentage isn't great. I believe Melo is far and away the best.

its not always about hitting the last second shot that makes you clutch

the reason all the players say Kobe's the most clutch is cause of shots like this to stop runs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6vXTYPq ... annel_page

Or maybe scoring 10+ straight points in the 4th to start a run.

Or how about scoring 81 points (55 of them in the 2nd half) to bring your team back from down 20 points to winning by nearly 20 points.


THATS CLUTCH and thats why he has the universal respect of his peers.

[Vertical Limit]

Yeah but the question is, who would you want to take the last shot, not who is the biggest momentum killer. If it was the biggest momentum killer, Billups should have won this poll easily or atleast be closer to Kobe.

edit: I agree with the guy who said Roy needs more love here. Not a huge fan of Roy, but the guy has been great all season long especially on the last shot.

[TonyMontana]

Kobe is overrated. lollllllll

[hype_2004]

http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/staff/posts/49281-si-players-nba-poll-with-the-game-on-the-line-which-nba-player-would-you-want-to-take-the-last-shot

09:39 AM ET 02.11
With the game on the line, which NBA player would you want to take the last shot?

Kobe Bryant, Lakers G.....76%
Chauncey Billups, Nuggets G.....3%
LeBron James, Cavaliers F.....3%
Paul Pierce, Celtics F.....3%
Dwyane Wade, Heat G.....2%

[Based on a survey of 190 NBA players]

Since stats don't lie based on 82games.com Carmelo Anthony or Gilbert Arenas, Anthony is just dagger in the final 24 seconds while Hibachi is just plain unstoppable and gets to the line with frequency.