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In a tie game with under 2 minutes to go in the fourth quarter, who do you trust the most with the ball in their hands? Thought of in another manner, out of the following players who is the best "closer"?

A. Paul Pierce
B. Hedo Turkoglu
C. Carmelo Anthony

josh booner

1) Hedo
2) Melo
3) Pierce

Pierce

Pierce
Melo
Hedo

A few years ago I would have taken Pierce, but he's been anti-clutch lately.

Hedo. CLUTCH

1. Hedo
2. Melo
3. Pierce

Pierce by a country mile over the other 2.. (Melo's only clutch in the season).. LOL at posters picking Hedo.. What he's been doing this year "clutch wise" Pierce has been doing his entire career.

AIfan3 wrote:Pierce by a country mile over the other 2.. (Melo's only clutch in the season).. LOL at posters picking Hedo.. What he's been doing this year "clutch wise" Pierce has been doing his entire career.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiight

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Riiiiiiiiiiiiight

You're a Magics fan, so I expect your view to be biased toward Hedo.. But he's not in the same league clutch wise as Pierce is.. I've seen Pierce pull off some ridiculous clutch shots and buzzer beaters over the course of his career..

Its definitely Magic...no S. And just because im a fan of the team hedo plays for doesnt mean your opinion holds more water. Just agree to disagree.

Pierce is not even the go to guy down the stretch for his own team. Hedo easy.

This year? Hedo.. overall probably Pierce.

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You're a Magics fan, so I expect your view to be biased toward Hedo.. But he's not in the same league clutch wise as Pierce is.. I've seen Pierce pull off some ridiculous clutch shots and buzzer beaters over the course of his career..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPpo0NyBeLA

In all seriousness it scares me to see people listing Carmelo Anthony and Hedo Turkoglu over Paul Pierce. Some of the replies in here are awfully inaccurate.

1st off, it's Paul Pierce easily!

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmVSMHWF5W0

He's one of the game's best clutch players, and outside of this season [due to their large success] he has been a consistent leader in ppg in the 4th quarter. He has been making clutch baskets his entire career.

Hell, he led his team to the Conferene Finals, and in game 3 against the Nets he led them to the greatest comeback in NBA playoff history, after trailing by 24pts entering the final quarter and then scoring 19pts in the last period to give them the win [see link].

Basileus777 wrote:A few years ago I would have taken Pierce, but he's been anti-clutch lately.

When?? Which game?

Cammo101 wrote:Pierce is not even the go to guy down the stretch for his own team. Hedo easy.

You just made that up. Yes he is. To add, you don't see him being "clutch" because all of the Boston Celtic games are 10+pt wins [their average win margin].

I don't think because his team is more successful and plays less close games than his counter-parts in this poll Paul Pierce should be discredited and valued a lesser clutch player. He has proven to be throughout his entire career.

1. Paul Pierce




View the link I posted, and any of the related links.



Come on people.

http://www.82games.com/0708/07BOS7E.HTM

This is only for THIS YEAR but it's something to consider.

Hedo is only behind Kobe and Lebron for 4th quarter scoring, Hedo this year. Pierce hasn't been clutch for a good 3 years, stop living in the past people

J-Mezzy wrote:Hedo is only behind Kobe and Lebron for 4th quarter scoring, Hedo this year. Pierce hasn't been clutch for a good 3 years, stop living in the past people

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