Are you serious? No way this is true. There is a reason why people that were the ultimate gods in college don't even get to play in the NBA. Given that Lamb has played some big games in college but that does not mean squat in the NBA. He may prove himself to be better than Lin the NBA given time but right now he is a rookie and until he proves himself Lin is the proven player.
I'm not 100% sure, but I think he meant NCAA tourney games as compared to regular season NBA games. But I'm just assuming. Clutch is clutch though, I'm not saying any of these guys are Kobe I'm just saying I'd be more than fine with those guys taking the last shot.
Big time colleges sell out every single game, the stage is BIG time. I'm very serious. Just because a player plays great in college (due to inferior talent on the court) doesn't make him big time in NBA. But, those clutch moments, there is EVERY BIT as much pressure, if not more, on every game given the way rankings happen in college. Where do you get off thinking pro sports are played under bigger lights than college? That's bloody moronic lol (baseball aside).
ball will be in lins hands, unless lamb emerges as a potential closer type.. were a long, long, long, way from this... <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/D5KjSA29Rhs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
There is only one player on our team who has had the ball in his hands the entire last 10 seconds of the game and has made a game winning shot with less than a second to go. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rR3NhE8fBs8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Except they are played against weaker competition so every shot you take is against a smaller/ weaker defender. When you are a from a big time college program most of the time you are playing with teammates that are way superior in terms of talent than the other team. Making shots in that situation is nothing like making shots in the NBA where the defender is every bit as athletic and strong as you are. By your logic some guy who made clutch shots in the Patriot league tournament would be a better choice to take the last shot just because he played in sold out arenas every game ? There is no where the same amount of pressure in college because most of the time you play against crappier defenders. Like I said having performed in college don't mean squat in the NBA , if that were true JJ Redick would have won 4 rings by now.
Wow, you obviously can't read. You brought better teammates into a tie game and last shot iso situation? You disregarded the fact that I stated inferior talent in college? And a Patriot league tourney? Really? WoW, do you know how many show up to a UCONN game? Pressure is pressure, I don't care where it is, and college games get you IMMORTALIZED. You compared that to a patriot league??? Again, big shot vs the opponents best player (whether or not they are a NBA talent), to win the game, and push your team to a win in single elimination tourney.....PRESSURE. What did Lin do again? Win 1 NBA regular season game? Think, before you drink, before you drive others mad.
Clutchness is nothing more than statistical noise. You guys complain about how little sample size is there for Lin's performance but believe in clutchness? Do you know how limited the sample size is for "clutch" shots? If you're not convinced that Jeremy Lin is a good player after playing 920 minutes, how could you declare someone clutch because he went 7/10 with game-winning shots or something?
Clutchness is probably the most overblown stat ever. For the record Kobe shoots like 25% from the clutch. Anyway stop overexaggerating. You think a college game even compares to the pressure of playing under the lights of MSG or playing with so much media attention on you? Please.... Not to mention the fact that were talking about clutchness in the NBA. Clutchness in College does not necessarily translate to clutchness in the nba just like how being great in college does not translate to being great in the nba. Look at Morrison or even guys like Kemba Walker.
It's down a notch, but actually clutch is referring to the last 5 minutes of a game w/i 5 points. The thread was about the last shot for a game winner. Do you think Adam Morrison or Kemba Walker are taking last shots? I don't even recall Charlotte being that close in a game haha.
that lin shot against toronto, i dont see him getting away with that now. he'll need a legitimate step back to create space to get that game winner off now. ive seen guys like rose fail to get a shot off when a bigger defender steps up to guard him in the same situation.. miss having that 6=8 guy that could rise up over any defender, thats why im thinking maybe lamb has the potential to be that guy, even though hes 6-5, hes long...
I am not doubting that bunch of people show up to a UConn game, but even under those conditions being able to do it in college in no way or manner means squat in the NBA. You might be a college basketball fan, that's fine but don't try to convince me that playing in the NCAA tourney makes somebody be able to hit big shots in the NBA. You are missing my point here , you are stating that just because Lamb did it in college he gets the nod over Lin, I am saying until he does it in the NBA Lin has done it one more time than Lamb has. This has nothing to do with being IMMORTALIZED. Hell Vince Young is IMMORTALIZED in UT football so he is the most clutch QB in the NFL? thats what your logic says.
i dont think you can identify a Rockets player by just saying "Jeremy" seeing as how our two most popular players are both Jeremy. Lin - Lamb
