If it was up to me I'd pick the 7 pass sequence of the Spurs that resulted in an uncontested, off balance Ginobili lay up against the Heat. However, knowing it's ESPN, I could see the Lillard 3 pointer, or the Ginobili slam dunk over Bosh, or even Leonard's put back dunk. Flash over substance is ESPN's thing...
Because a series winning buzzer beating 3 that prevented going to game 7 on the opposing team's floor has no substance.
Well the winner is going to be Auburn's run back of Alabama's missed Fg. It's football, two big name schools, a game winner and a play that has never happen before. So thank God for that.
I guess what he wanted to say is that a buzzer beater is more about luck than about skill and team play. Plus the defense sucked in that play, resulting Lillard being wide open.
Don't be haters. It's not luck. The 2nd year guy rose up off balance far from the 3pt line with a defender chasing him and nailed a 3pter with no time left to think and the entire hostile crowd against him. Was an incredible game winner and I doubt anyone on our team could have stopped him from making it given how it unfolded.
This should be the winner I am over the Portland series - Clock not starting or not - There was only one 2 things that were in control on that play - the Rockets defense on the inbounder and on Lilllard -- both were piss poor and Lillard raised up and still hit a tough pressure shot (despite being wide open) -- it was a great shot and he deserves credit for nailing it.
If Harden won a playoff series on a .9 second buzzer beater, you guys would be saying if it wasn't the play off the year it's cause ESPN hates Houston
Except it IS luck (or at least random). You give Lillard that SAME shot and he may or may not make it depending on the day. You give that shot to ANY solid 3 point shooter and they'll make it a decent amount of the time. Give that same exact shot and play to any of us 1000 times, and the odds are we'll make at least a couple of them. Isaiah Canaan would likely have made that shot at a similar percentage as well. Lillard is a good 3 point shooter, however it's a pure percentage shot. Line it up, let it go, pray it goes in. Sometimes it goes in, sometimes it doesn't and it has nothing to do with exceptional "skill" or "ability" beyond beyond a good NBA caliber shooter and executing a play out of a time out. You unfold that same offensive sequence in the Spurs series, and you would see similarly intelligent decision making regardless of how the play unfolded, and would most likely see it unfold a dozen different ways. What makes the 7 pass sequence exceptional is it required a high level of body movement, precision passing, and high BBIQ for a full 24s by 5 different players. You tell me? What's harder? Executing a curl and a turn around, uncontested 3 pointer? Or Getting 5 guys to execute pinpoint passing, cuts, and screens in a 7 pass sequence while being actively defended to get a wide open lay up? Ask a basketball coach that question....
If I watch the ESPYs this year and they have Lillard's shot nominated for every category I think I will die from a brain aneurysm.
At least the Auburn Tigers will prevent me from having to watch the Lillard shot over and over again. War Eagle On the other hand, I'm sure I'll have to suffer through plenty of Jameis Winston and FSU airtime.
I don't consider a series winning shot at the buzzer to be flash over substance. Honestly, I consider that to be one of the greatest game winners in NBA history -- particularly considering if he missed it then Houston would be heavily favored in game 7 at home.
That series-winning shot by Lillard was not even the best play of the Rox/Blazers series.... I'd give that honor to the steal from behind and ball-save by Mo Williams late in Game 4 of that series. In fact, I'd say that play was the single best individual play of the entire 2014 NBA postseason.
