ncoloradojazz
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man he carried them 3 quarters of both of those games and noone else can step up. If dwill wasnt going hard first 3 quarters then it would of been a blowout by the 4th..Get real dude did you even watch the game?
Does Deron Williams Choke In The Clutch?
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Hopper
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My recollection aint real good, but here's how I kinda remember it: Deron's first year was OK, but not particularly impressive. He only played part time, and he fought with Sloan the other part (not exclusively, but, ya know what I mean, eh?).
Second year, much better, maybe one of top 5 in the conference at point guard, but Boozer was still the main focus on the team and the "team leader" (not countin Fish, of course). Then comes the conference finals against the Spurs. Overall, Boozer did pretty well, but most of the rest seem to play very tenatively and scared. Deron had seen enough and really began to assert himself in that whole series. His production suddenly increased BIGTIME. He was probably the best player on the floor, for either team, over the course of the series.
Third year: Deron now has some time in, has gained Sloan's trust and they quit squabblin. Deron now has a little more street cred with his team-mates, especially after the role he played in the conference finals.
From there on out, when the Jazz game up a particularly tough opponent in the playoffs (the Lakers, that is), too many players went soft. Deron never did (nor did certain others, like the Paperboy). But the softer his team-mates play, the more Deron has to try to do by himself, or with little help doin it.
This year, things look so much better in that regard. Lazy-*** Boozer is gone. Bell is here. Jefferson is here. The better other players play, the more effort they give, the more they try to do their part, the more focused they stay, the less Deron "has" to be the "clutch player" who saves (or perhaps blows it for) them. And that would be a good thing.
Archie Moses
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I stopped reading Bleacher Report when I found out they would publish posts from even me.
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Deron is the man in the clutch.
He's won at least 5 games that I can remember in the last few seconds. He's the man.
He's won at least 5 games that I can remember in the last few seconds. He's the man.
vslice02
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There's no PG I'd rather have taking the final shot than Deron (insert Sundiata joke here). Some guys have what it takes to take and make big shots, others don't. Deron has it.
Clutch plays (that I can think of):
NCAA Regional Final-3pter in final 30 sec to send game to OT
06-07
Suns-5 straight pts to send game into OT, hit jumper in final minute to put Utah up 3
Lakers-hit go-ahead 3 in OT, then 20-foot jumper in final min to put Utah up for good
at Knicks-step-back jumper to give Utah 1-pt lead with less than 5 sec left in OT (until Marbury raced length of court for buzzer-beater)
Cavs-literally carried Jazz (w/out Boozer) down stretch, kept getting Varaejo 1-on-1 matchup and crossing him up scoring
at Suns-crossover on Amare and floater in final minute to give Utah lead
Warriors Game 2 - game-tying jumper in final 5 seconds to send game to OT
07-08
Cavs-coast-to-coast layup at buzzer
at Nuggetts-3pt in final 30 sec to send game to OT
at Mavs-game-tying 3pter in final 10 seconds (until we left Nowitzki wide-open in transition)
Game 4 vs Rockets - after Rockets cut huge Jazz lead to 2 late in 4th, threw down dunk on Battier then layup on nxt possession
Game 4 vs Lakers - spin move on Fish and fadeaway over Gasol to give Jazz 3pt lead in final minute
08-09
at Kings-jumper and 3pt play in final 2 minutes to give Jazz lead
at Pistons-fadeaway jumper to give Jazz lead in final seconds of OT
Celtics-crossover/stepback jumper on Ray Allen to put Jazz up 3 in final minute
Suns-crossover/stepback jumper on Steve Nash to tie game in final 10 seconds
Game 3 vs. Lakers-gamewinner vs. Fisher
Clutch plays (that I can think of):
NCAA Regional Final-3pter in final 30 sec to send game to OT
06-07
Suns-5 straight pts to send game into OT, hit jumper in final minute to put Utah up 3
Lakers-hit go-ahead 3 in OT, then 20-foot jumper in final min to put Utah up for good
at Knicks-step-back jumper to give Utah 1-pt lead with less than 5 sec left in OT (until Marbury raced length of court for buzzer-beater)
Cavs-literally carried Jazz (w/out Boozer) down stretch, kept getting Varaejo 1-on-1 matchup and crossing him up scoring
at Suns-crossover on Amare and floater in final minute to give Utah lead
Warriors Game 2 - game-tying jumper in final 5 seconds to send game to OT
07-08
Cavs-coast-to-coast layup at buzzer
at Nuggetts-3pt in final 30 sec to send game to OT
at Mavs-game-tying 3pter in final 10 seconds (until we left Nowitzki wide-open in transition)
Game 4 vs Rockets - after Rockets cut huge Jazz lead to 2 late in 4th, threw down dunk on Battier then layup on nxt possession
Game 4 vs Lakers - spin move on Fish and fadeaway over Gasol to give Jazz 3pt lead in final minute
08-09
at Kings-jumper and 3pt play in final 2 minutes to give Jazz lead
at Pistons-fadeaway jumper to give Jazz lead in final seconds of OT
Celtics-crossover/stepback jumper on Ray Allen to put Jazz up 3 in final minute
Suns-crossover/stepback jumper on Steve Nash to tie game in final 10 seconds
Game 3 vs. Lakers-gamewinner vs. Fisher
Darkwing Duck
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Now, in contrast, you need to post all the times Deron did not make the play in the final seconds.
But you don't remember them, do you? So there's not way of getting a percentage is there?
Darkwing Duck
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Now, in contrast, you need to post all the times Deron did not make the play in the final seconds.
But you don't remember them, do you? So there's not way of getting a percentage is there?
You can say this exact same thing about Kobe or MJ. we all remember the game winers but how many last second shots did they miss though out there carrier. (Its a lot by the way).
Darkwing Duck
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Which is why I've never really liked calling Kobe the best in the clutch. He's missed a lot.
Never really saw Jordan miss too many. I do believe his percentage would be much higher than Bryant's.
DWill_Gr8tness
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No............. Bleacher report = Poop
Jordan's first 4 years in the league were not pretty when it came to winning games in the clutch. He missed alot of game winners. But as his carrier went on he made more and more of them because he got better at getting good shots in the clutch. But even them I still remember him missing quite a few. Kobe is the best clutch player in the game right now. But even he misses more than he makes.
vslice02
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I remember MJ missing buzzer-beaters against the Pacers in the ECF and the Jazz in GM 5 of the NBA Finals (airball actually). So what? Since NBA players aren't robots nobody's going to make the shot every single time, but Deron has shown on mulitple occassions he will take and make the big shot.