Clutch performers

[kennadog]

I thought this was interesting. Another reason Miller is important to the Kings success. Kings are the only team with two players here. Maybe partly because the Kings had so many really close games this year. You'll have to go to the site to see the table with the statistics and the explanation. Plus I'm not posting the whole article.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/basketball/nba/specials/playoffs/2005/04/22/clutch/index.html Roland Beech, founder of 82games.com
These players on playoff-bound teams have been the best at putting the ball in the hole in the 2004-05 regular season with the game is truly on the line and a bucket is hard to come by? Don’t be surprised if some of these names make their presence felt this postseason!

D Jones – MIA
B Gordon – CHI
M Bibby – SAC
T Duncan – SA
B Miller – SAC
M Miller – MEM
A Iverson – PHI
C Billups – DET
T McGrady – HOU
R Davis - BOS

 

[Bricklayer]

Its very much because we had so many close games -- we and Miami, just ridiculous this year. Webb was up there with us too -- think we had 3 of the top 8 or 9 at one point, and Miami had 3 in the Top 15 at one point there too. Miller was always the surprise -- Webb's and Bibby's heroics were obvious and oft discussed all year. but frankly I remain a little non-plussed how Brad got so high on those lists. I've never particu0larly thought of him as nor seen him perform as a big time clutch player. But there it is.

 

[bigbadred00]

Funny thing is Brad is up there but I remember on a couple of occasions him missing big shots (Miami game at home) and (Phx, not taking it up hard / Amare "phantom" block.

 

[kennadog]

Yeah, Brad surpised me, too. I shouldn't be surpised anymore. Some players seem to do things quietly. You look at the stats after the game and think, "wow he played better than I thought!" To me Brad is like that. Part of Brad's value, I think, he he doesn't make too many mental mistakes out there. (Except for getting T'd up at the wrong time maybe. )

 

[kennadog]

Funny thing is Brad is up there but I remember on a couple of occasions him missing big shots (Miami game at home) and (Phx, not taking it up hard / Amare "phantom" block.

Everybody misses big shots sometimes and that includes, Kobe, Iverson, McGrady, Garnett, etc.

 

[bigbadred00]

I know, but I didn't think he'd be top 10. I remember Bibby and Webber mostly this year hitting the real big shots. I guess this is the last 2 minutes or 5 minutes of the game is where Brad is more effective.

 

[bozzwell]

The fact that Brad is the top ten means that they count as clutch all the plays "down the stretch" and not just last shots. I like that. In a close game with just a minute or two to go even just trading shots is clutch to me.

 

[kennadog]

I guess this is the last 2 minutes or 5 minutes of the game is where Brad is more effective.

Actually they looked at the last one minute of games/overtime. One possession, game on the line situations.

 

[N.U.F.A.N.]

I can remember several games when Brad had 4th quarter heroics. Freethrows, huge shots when they needed it, (including the goaltend shots . yeah i understand why hes on the list.

 

[KP]

Yeah, I seem to remember Brad playing well in crunch time a lot, that stat is for the last 2 min of close games, and while he might not have made as many game winners, Brad brings it when the game is on the line. He does seem to have that extra gear.

 

[kennadog]

Actually you can go look at the chart and it does combine FTs + FGs for an "effective" field goal % (EFG%).

"If we do take a more "super clutch" view, say looking only at the last minute of the fourth quarter/overtime (i.e. it's a one possession game), then we are upping the ante: on a league wide basis, players shot just 35 percent from the field in these circumstances."

Under those conditions Bibby's EFG = 57.5% and Brad's EFG = 50.0% (which actually ties him with M Miller and Duncan). (D Jones is 62.5% and B gordon is 59.5.)

 

[Bad Boy Bo]

I can remember several games when Brad had 4th quarter heroics. Freethrows, huge shots when they needed it, (including the goaltend shots . yeah i understand why hes on the list.

That's right. Every shot, including free throws, and they should factor in things such as rebounds, which are just as huge. Defensive plays? Steals, blocks. Those are clutch too. There are many players who mentally break down during these last few minutes and allow the opponents to score freely. Clutch is not just the big shots, it's the team. You become a clutch player when you--not only doing your role, but taking it one step further. Sacramento is clutch.

 

[teamdimechampionship]

I don't see any Sonics on that list!