Whats wild about the shot is just how much space he created... there's like 7 feet between him and the nearest defender. McGhee fell right in line with where the help defender was lol. Ive never seen a game winning shot taken that wide open on any stage at any level.
Anyway, if you go by pure emotion during the game it is a different perspective. The Kemba shot against McGhee, while my third favorite, was over too quickly and decisively to be the best. We knew for almost certain he was taking it so there wasn't a lot of question with it. But what a shot. As my avatar suggests, KW is my favorite Husky. 
The only thing that defines Brimah's shot differently, is the timing of the game / when it happened...'The shot' was in the regional semi-finals, Emeka in the national semi-finals...Brimah's shot was in a 1st round tourney game between #7 and #10 seeds. Without the knowledge of what ultimately happened, it doesn't appear to as important as it ended up being.
Fishy said:
Excellent point. Imagine the ammo freescooter and co. would have if KO's team got bounced by St. freakin Joe's in the first round in Buffalo.
I've been told by several non-American friends that Americans love to rank things. I answer by saying that ranking tells us just how much awe and emotion the play deserves during the replay and water cooler discussions the next day
The Rip shot against Washington seemed to stop my heart for minutes on end as it kept falling off and being shot and tipped and falling and hit out and shot, etc. so its my number two shot. Plus, I believe that shot is more of the face of the Huskies - always shown during NCAA highlights for its excitement factor.
The Tate shot had the timeout just before it so anticipation built up, although I never thought we had a chance. Plus everything about that shot was phenomenal from the pass to the spin around, to the swish to the increased status level of the program after. It did a lot for the program. Wish I had it in HD.
Those are my top three. Brimah's shot was great but not on tier with these, IMHO. Kid is going to have more to come for us to categorize and put into boxes. It's nice to be a Husky fan and be able to choose from a library of big time shots that have won games and tournaments.
He hit the first one, though, so I give him some credit. That loss wasn't on him.
Not a missed shot, but Tate failing to grab the nearly intercepted pass vs Dook in 1990 and shovel it into the front court was a huge hit. Kept the final four barrier out there (probably doubled its thickness & height) for another 9yrs.
