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Need a clutch shot...who you got?

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.
 
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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.
 
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Hard to choose. I’d go with Kemba, Bazz, or Gordon
 
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.
 
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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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This isn't my choice, but sometimes, the guy with the weightiest pair is a better choice than your best pure shooter.
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That being said, I'll go with Kemba because he had the biggest balls AND the stroke.
 
A slight transgression here but someone was asking me about this year's team compared to the great teams of the past. What was the most critical difference? INMO, it is a go to guy like Kemba, Shabazz, Rip or Allen. I don't trust anyone on this team to take the last shot.
 
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OT "If I had to choose a person to take a shot to win the game, it would be Michael Jordan. If I had to choose a person to take a shot to save my life... it be Larry Bird." Pat Riley. (Sorry, had to put that in there... best quote ever about clutch shooting).
 
Bazz
Kemba
Rip
Ben
Ray

I think Rip is underrated in this situation. Ice water.

Ray was more clutch in the NBA, but as a college player he wasn’t as commanding of the game as Bazz, Kemba and Rip. He was great, but he didn’t own the court.

Ben was money. Could do it all on offense and hit huge shots at MSG.

Bazz and Kemba are pretty much dead even but I’m going with Bazz because he was the better shooter at UConn. I can’t argue if you go with Kemba though.
 
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