Need a clutch shot...who you got? | Page 2 | The Boneyard

Need a clutch shot...who you got?

Joined
Feb 3, 2013
Messages
291
Reaction Score
430
Shabazz, but then again I love him so much I named my Shih Tzu Shabazz so I may not be unbiased. Current roster Jalen Adams
 

dennismenace

ONE MORE CAST
Joined
Apr 19, 2015
Messages
3,361
Reaction Score
9,326
Shabazz.

Kemba hit a number of them, but Shabazz is a straight-up better shooter. He practically hero-balled his way through the NCAA Tournament in 2014. Think of the pull-up 3's against Nova, late shot clock heroics against MSU, Kentucky, etc.
Kemba because he had so many ways to hit a shot. Mid range, step back, 3 PT, drive. Dangerous from anywhere which is very tough to guard.
 
Joined
Dec 9, 2018
Messages
321
Reaction Score
2,373
Shabazz, but then again I love him so much I named my Shih Tzu Shabazz so I may not be unbiased. Current roster Jalen Adams
Don't believe anyone on our current roster has been clutch...or simply presented with the opportunity to hit a clutch shot. Other than the Jalen full court heave of course, but that was more luck than anything.
 
Joined
Aug 27, 2011
Messages
3,794
Reaction Score
12,296
I think Khalid deserves more credit here. While I can only remember one buzzer beater (Pitt), he was without question the guy on arguably our best and most important team that I wanted to have the ball. Against Duke he hit a huge runner against Brand to make it 75-72 and then the final two free throws to secure, at worst, a tie.

Kemba and Bazz hit more "big" shots because they were on worse teams and that should obviously not be discounted. But Khalid had an "it" factor that is just impossible to ignore.
 

8893

Curiouser
Joined
Aug 26, 2011
Messages
29,847
Reaction Score
96,454
Tequila


giphy.gif
 
Joined
Jun 9, 2017
Messages
6,479
Reaction Score
25,800
Love em all

But it’s Kemba 1 and Shabazz/KEA tied for second.

I didn’t even have to think all that long about it.
 

UConnSwag11

Storrs, CT The Mecca
Joined
Aug 26, 2011
Messages
14,208
Reaction Score
55,992
Hard to choose. I’d go with Kemba, Bazz, or Gordon
 
Joined
Dec 8, 2015
Messages
13,365
Reaction Score
102,079
Depends on the situation....

We have the ball opponenets baseline--Shabazz. He'll get you the best look from long, long range.

Baseline OOB-- Ray. I know he'll get open for the mid-range J or corner 3.

10 seconds left with time to set up? Kemba.
 
Joined
Sep 27, 2017
Messages
552
Reaction Score
1,937
Makes me smile so wide that this is truly an impossible question to answer. You could probably come up with a starting 5...even Okafor was money when the game was on the line.
 
Joined
Feb 18, 2012
Messages
1,574
Reaction Score
3,745
It's Kemba. The other team knew he was taking the shot. He was double,sometimes triple teamed. Didn't matter. Now if it was a three barely passing half court I'll take Shabazz. For the ability to take it and make it Khalid is right there.
 
Joined
Jan 30, 2015
Messages
4,288
Reaction Score
35,631
I wasn't sure who I'd want taking it this year if it had to be a three ball.

You'd think Vital, Polley, and Gilbert are our best shooters, but Polley literally hasn't hit an unassisted 3 all year, 90% of Vital's come off of an assist, and 78% of Gilbert's have as well. Jalen actually leads the team in isolation 3 pointers. So I think you'd have to go Jalen.
 

RichZ

Fort the ead!
Joined
Aug 26, 2011
Messages
5,289
Reaction Score
22,561
This isn't my choice, but sometimes, the guy with the weightiest pair is a better choice than your best pure shooter.
Exhibit A:


That being said, I'll go with Kemba because he had the biggest balls AND the stroke.
 

Online statistics

Members online
315
Guests online
2,764
Total visitors
3,079

Forum statistics

Threads
160,422
Messages
4,228,831
Members
10,090
Latest member
SAMIAM


.
Top Bottom