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SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:03 am
by ImmortalD24
http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/staff ... -last-shot09:39 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]
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:04 am
by Rerisen
People are still picking Billups?
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:06 am
by casey
People are still picking Bryant?
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:07 am
by Vertical Limit
Not just any people, this was a players' poll. They were not allowed to vote for a teammate.
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:09 am
by 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.
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:10 am
by USA
There is no other player in the league I would feel more comforatable with taking a game winning shot than Kobe.
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:11 am
by coolblade587
Kobe all day! Best player on the planet.
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:14 am
by coolblade587
USA wrote: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.
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:15 am
by 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.
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:15 am
by 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
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:15 am
by DubOverdose
Kobe's game winning shot percentage isn't great. I believe Melo is far and away the best.
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:20 am
by Gutter92
Yea, what is Kobe's gamewinning shot % since '03 or w/e? like 28%? somethin like that.
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:30 am
by klvanzu
Kobe has a long way to go if he wants to be as clutch as MJ.
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:30 am
by SportsWorld
Brandon Roy needs more love
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:30 am
by coolblade587
Jam, you don't belong in this thread.
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:31 am
by Vertical Limit
Kobe is at 25% on game winning shots. Carmelo is at 48% wtf..
http://82games.com/gamewinningshots.htmWhen 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.
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:32 am
by Original Baller
DubOverdose wrote: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_pageOr 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.
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:35 am
by 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.
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:39 am
by TonyMontana
Kobe is overrated. lollllllll
Re: SI Players NBA Poll: Kobe is the most clutch player.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:40 am
by hype_2004
ImmortalD24 wrote: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.