You guys have got to be kidding me with this garbage.
Great, wonderful, extra stats, that's terrific, I am sure they serve some purpose, but NONE of that crap means a God damn thing.
If a guy on a team is deemed "worthy" enough by his teammates, coaches to take the final shot, in a do or die situation, and the other team knows it, the crowd knows it, the announcers know it, and still, with all that "pressure" he can go out and take, and make a given shot, even if it's one damn time in his life, then that is a clutch moment.
I don't care how many stupid lame @#$ stats you come up with, if a guy does that 10 times, that's good. And if he does it 25 times, now we're talking. Of course, he is going to miss some. Of course, there is going to be failures. If Mike takes 100 shots at the buzzer, and only makes 25, he's still clutch. Clutch isn't a percentage or even any tangible thing you can hold in your hands. It's the feeling of a team being given to one guy, to finish the game/series. Mike asks for the shot. Even if he fails, he'll still ask for it again.
Someone show me that Vince Carter gif when he about to shoot them late free throws. Look at his eyes. THAT is a man that is not clutch, I don't care about his @#$%^& percentages, that is a guy that is afraid of the moment, plain and simple. You don't need advanced calculus to see with your own eyes what that guy is all about. Mike, is the opposite of Vince. His eyes, are focused and he is ready to take the shot. Hit or miss, don't matter, he has the guts to do it.
You guys are freaking ridiculous trying to analyze every single attempt by breaking it down level after level. Some things in life simply come down to heart, will and desire. Anybody with half a brain will tell you that if a building is burning, you don't go in there. But firemen do it every single day because of their heart, and dedication. You can't come up with some stupid percentage to quantify it. This is the same thing. (though of course, less important then saving a life) You think other teams live in fear of a final shot by Luke Walton? The whole crowd murmurs in anticipation of a final shot by Jud Buecheler? @#$% no. But those other teams, those fans, those crowds and announcers, they sure get up out their seats when Mike walks on the court with 5 seconds left. People sure got a kick out of watching Kobe go out there make or miss in those games.
That's why those guys are who they are. For those moments, they take the franchise on their back, and they have the guts to take that shot. Their a helluva alot of other guys that don't want no part of that final shot.
Ya'll remember when Kobe was 18 shooting airballs? Why he have to take those shots? Why coach call the shots for an 18 year old rookie? Know why? Nobody else on that team wanted the ball. Coach looked at em all, and they all sat there. The kid stepped up, I'll take the shots, I'll take em. And he missed. Miserably. 3 times even. Never even touched the rim.
2 years later, bigger stage, NBA finals, same kid, 4 buckets STRAIGHT, in OT. That's how a guy gets a rep. Make mistakes, learn, come back, and succeed. Nobody ever gonna be perfect, people that get that, do well.
These clowns that go 5 for 8 in "clutch" moments and have advanced stat people all giddy and @#$% should be asking why they only get the ball 8 times for these "clutch" shots.
I can't beleive NT these days. People tryna sell me that MJ isn't clutch cuz they can't find it on a calculator.
@#$%^& kiddin me right here.
Great, wonderful, extra stats, that's terrific, I am sure they serve some purpose, but NONE of that crap means a God damn thing.
If a guy on a team is deemed "worthy" enough by his teammates, coaches to take the final shot, in a do or die situation, and the other team knows it, the crowd knows it, the announcers know it, and still, with all that "pressure" he can go out and take, and make a given shot, even if it's one damn time in his life, then that is a clutch moment.
I don't care how many stupid lame @#$ stats you come up with, if a guy does that 10 times, that's good. And if he does it 25 times, now we're talking. Of course, he is going to miss some. Of course, there is going to be failures. If Mike takes 100 shots at the buzzer, and only makes 25, he's still clutch. Clutch isn't a percentage or even any tangible thing you can hold in your hands. It's the feeling of a team being given to one guy, to finish the game/series. Mike asks for the shot. Even if he fails, he'll still ask for it again.
Someone show me that Vince Carter gif when he about to shoot them late free throws. Look at his eyes. THAT is a man that is not clutch, I don't care about his @#$%^& percentages, that is a guy that is afraid of the moment, plain and simple. You don't need advanced calculus to see with your own eyes what that guy is all about. Mike, is the opposite of Vince. His eyes, are focused and he is ready to take the shot. Hit or miss, don't matter, he has the guts to do it.
You guys are freaking ridiculous trying to analyze every single attempt by breaking it down level after level. Some things in life simply come down to heart, will and desire. Anybody with half a brain will tell you that if a building is burning, you don't go in there. But firemen do it every single day because of their heart, and dedication. You can't come up with some stupid percentage to quantify it. This is the same thing. (though of course, less important then saving a life) You think other teams live in fear of a final shot by Luke Walton? The whole crowd murmurs in anticipation of a final shot by Jud Buecheler? @#$% no. But those other teams, those fans, those crowds and announcers, they sure get up out their seats when Mike walks on the court with 5 seconds left. People sure got a kick out of watching Kobe go out there make or miss in those games.
That's why those guys are who they are. For those moments, they take the franchise on their back, and they have the guts to take that shot. Their a helluva alot of other guys that don't want no part of that final shot.
Ya'll remember when Kobe was 18 shooting airballs? Why he have to take those shots? Why coach call the shots for an 18 year old rookie? Know why? Nobody else on that team wanted the ball. Coach looked at em all, and they all sat there. The kid stepped up, I'll take the shots, I'll take em. And he missed. Miserably. 3 times even. Never even touched the rim.
2 years later, bigger stage, NBA finals, same kid, 4 buckets STRAIGHT, in OT. That's how a guy gets a rep. Make mistakes, learn, come back, and succeed. Nobody ever gonna be perfect, people that get that, do well.
These clowns that go 5 for 8 in "clutch" moments and have advanced stat people all giddy and @#$% should be asking why they only get the ball 8 times for these "clutch" shots.
I can't beleive NT these days. People tryna sell me that MJ isn't clutch cuz they can't find it on a calculator.