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  1. Rastapopoulos

    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    Interesting stuff from David Locke:

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    Mr. Big Shot indeed.
     
  2. Boise Blazer

    Boise Blazer Thread Lightly

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    Oh the irony if USA has to make a clutch shot and misses ... I wont lie, I kinda hope it happens.
     
  3. Eastoff

    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    I always hate when Aldridge got the ball in closing minutes.
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    The plays they run for LA in the last two minutes aren't great, and easy to defend, because he can't "make shit happen" like a wing or PG can. He can't improvise.

    Lillard is a fantastic jazz player, and LA is a fantastic classical player. Nothing against LA when I say you want a jazz guy in crunch time.
     
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    Minstrel Top Of The Pops Global Moderator

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    Big men have always been at a bit of a disadvantage in late game, short clock situations, because they usually need more set-up time and are far easier to defend by a set defense when the risk of kick-outs is reduced or removed due to time constraints. That's why Kobe generally got the ball at the end of games over Shaq.

    But when the game clock has as much or more time than the shot clock, the central dynamics should be unchanged. So it's strange that Aldridge's numbers go down so much unless they're heavily influenced by those types of "10 seconds left, last shot of the game" type attempts.
     
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    What if it's the end of a concerto and the classical player has to improvise a cadenza? I get what you're saying though.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    me too. I am a huge Aldridge homer, but he ain't very clutch in the final seconds. He's had his moments, but I was never confident with him shooting any last second shot.
     
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    His best shot is the scramble turnaround 3-pointer. Which is bananas.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    B-A-N-A-N-A-S!
     
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    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    Anyone have a link to a side-by-side comparison of clutch stats for Lilliard and Brandon Roy?
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I think Dirk Nowitzki is one of the few bigs that I would want taking a big shot, but he essentially plays like a wing.


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    LA always seems dead tired at the end of games and resorts to that turn around fadeaway and he doesnt seem to have his legs under him.
    its what makes Lillard and Batum being able to create their own shots key at that time.
     
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    I'll try...


    I'm using an "ultra-clutch" definition of clutch: last minute of the game, +/- 3 points difference between the two teams. This is, in my opinion, the REAL CLUTCH we all think of when we think of clutch players like Roy and Lillard.

    Damian Lillard 2013-2014: http://bkref.com/tiny/C6c5J
    Brandon Roy 2008-2009: http://bkref.com/tiny/urbu4

    That was Roy's most clutch year versus Lillard's most recent (I think he'll get more clutch!)...

    For comparison, here's Roy's ultra-clutch from his second year: http://bkref.com/tiny/eCC2a

    Even more bananas is Travis Outlaw... http://bkref.com/tiny/2v4xc He was STUPID CLUTCH in 2007-2008.
     
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    Absolutely... Aldridge is the "old reliable" that dominates the first 3 quarters. Lillard takes over the 3rd and 4th quarters
     
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    Aldridge sometimes has 1 or even 2 good quarters, but never 3. Except those first 2 playoff games against the Rockets.

    Igoudala is surprisingly high on both lists. Get Iggy!
     
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    I like how losers like Melo and Love are at the bottom. Fool's Gold.
     
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    This is a great thread! I think clutch shots are tough on a 1st option guy who's doubled in the clutch. Damian is clutch as it gets
     
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    Dame is high percentage and has the volume of shots to bear that out; that's what impressed me most. He's clutch as it gets!
     
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    One more: http://bkref.com/tiny/3nwFa

    This is all the shots within the last second of a game to take the lead, throughout the NBA last year. Sorted by date. Read through them... there's a nice punchline at the end. :lol:
     
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