Which player in the history of basketball would you choose to take a last second shot if your team is behind by 1 point?
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Might be the closest call to ever go our way on the road in the SEC..
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I’d draw up a play to get it into the hands of the greatest scorer the game has ever seen, and a guy with an unstoppable shot. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Uh...Jordan
Big shot Bob or Steve Kerr would probably be my pick for someone that isn't a HOF'er.
Big shot Bob or Steve Kerr would probably be my pick for someone that isn't a HOF'er.
I think- not sure- it was our own Pat Riley who said, “if I had to have someone take a shot to win a game, it would be Michael Jordan. If it was to save my life, it would be Larry Bird.”
Biiiiird, baby.
Biiiiird, baby.
For Kentucky players that I have a good memory of I’m stuck between Lamb, Knight, and Harrison.
Every time Lamb shot it, I thought it was going in. Automatic. Knight scored that more than huge buzzer beater to keep us alive and hit at least half court half time beating 3s earlier that season. And then Aaron Harrison… he was factory built for March and was excellent overall in march both of his seasons here.
As for NBA… don’t really care about NBA but I’ll go with Jordan. Heard some good things.
Every time Lamb shot it, I thought it was going in. Automatic. Knight scored that more than huge buzzer beater to keep us alive and hit at least half court half time beating 3s earlier that season. And then Aaron Harrison… he was factory built for March and was excellent overall in march both of his seasons here.
As for NBA… don’t really care about NBA but I’ll go with Jordan. Heard some good things.
Can't go wrong with any of the top 4 in this list, imo. MJ, Kobe, Bird, LeBron ... Probably no coincidence 2 of them are most debated as the GOAT. My first thought was Shaq for the higher fg% look, but then I remembered you could just bring a guy off the bench to foul him 8 ft from the rim and make him earn it at the line.
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mj. you’re at his mercy for any verity of midrange jumpers that he perfected. this is assumed or he drives and scores or draws a foul. when you add it all up his on base % so to speak is very high.
It was Pat Riley, who still doesn't like Larry Bird or any other Celtics to this day.
Larry Bird because he would tell the defense what he was going to do and they still couldn’t stop him.
Assuming the usual greats were not available, or were covered up, I would submit for my choice to be Big Shot Bob -- Robert Horry.
https://fanbuzz.com/nba/robert-horry-rings/
That dude had ice water in his veins and more than a couple of the greats would have a naked finger if not for his big shots.
https://fanbuzz.com/nba/robert-horry-rings/
That dude had ice water in his veins and more than a couple of the greats would have a naked finger if not for his big shots.
You do realize that Russell could not shoot for shit, right? Even his own Celtic teams didn’t use him for this particular purpose.
If the question was “who would you want defending the final shot?”, then he’d be a GREAT choice. But NOT as the guy taking the shot.
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Yep, Horry has the most impressive record in this area amongst players who were never all-stars. Dude did it so many times for several different teams.
And Steve Kerr is another of those “never All-Star caliber” journeymen who had an uncanny knack for always hitting the clutch shot when called upon to do so.
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couple that with his ability to get a shot on the rim even while being fouled. was always a good chance of an and one with Jordan.
Horry was a great call by you/underrated mention.
