Kawhi "Carmelo" Leonard is now the most clutch regular season player

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Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm

Career high 16pt in the 4th quarter:wow

Wing-man Softridge:worthy:

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Huh? Leonard missed the GW shot and was bailed out by Aldridge's offensive rebound and putback. I don't get this bump from a KL fanboy perspective.

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Originally Posted by UNT Eagles 2016

Huh? Leonard missed the GW shot and was bailed out by Aldridge's offensive rebound and putback. I don't get this bump from a KL fanboy perspective.

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Leonard carried the offense in the 4th and LMA played great also.... all hes saying lol

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Originally Posted by UNT Eagles 2016

Huh? Leonard missed the GW shot and was bailed out by Aldridge's offensive rebound and putback. I don't get this bump from a KL fanboy perspective.

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He missed the shot but it was a "Kirby assist" as he drew multiple defenders which allowed LMA to get the board. In any case, Kawhi took over in the 4th quarter after Dedmon led the comeback while Patty was firing bricks trying to give away the game.

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Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm

He missed the shot but it was a "Kirby assist" as he drew multiple defenders which allowed LMA to get the board. In any case, Kawhi took over in the 4th quarter after Dedmon led the comeback while Patty was firing bricks trying to give away the game.

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Originally Posted by UNT Eagles 2016

Huh? Leonard missed the GW shot and was bailed out by Aldridge's offensive rebound and putback. I don't get this bump from a KL fanboy perspective.

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When KD scored 17 points in the 4th quarter against us..."he's the best offensive player in the world" "what a player"

Kawhi scored 16 points in the 4th quarter against a team that already beat the Cavs/LeBron and almost the Warriors this season..."nah, Kawhi missed a shot"

Never seen a worst fan base...smh. Kawhi has become an absolute 4th quarter monster but "nah..."

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Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm

He missed the shot but it was a "Kirby assist" as he drew multiple defenders which allowed LMA to get the board. In any case, Kawhi took over in the 4th quarter after Dedmon led the comeback while Patty was firing bricks trying to give away the game.

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hilarious because true... one of those where Shaq/Gasol would have put back for a bucket, foul or and-1. And kobe would get the credit even though he missed the biggest shot of the game.

Exactly why this thread was just dumb.

Just like every player who plays in the last 2 minutes, his two misses were just regression to the mean of his average - per par.

Kiss of death :lol

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Originally Posted by MaNu4Tres

Exactly why this thread was just dumb.

Just like every player who plays in the last 2 minutes, his two misses were just regression to the mean of his average - per par.

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Yeah, this was a 100% Kawhi :lmao

Even then he made a clutch 3 after struggling all game long & had a potential game winner rim out after doing the toilet bowl.

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Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm

Yeah, this was a 100% Kawhi.:lmao

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More like 90%-10%

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Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm

Yeah, this was a 100% Kawhi.:lmao

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Yes it was

Big Players make Big Shots in Big Games

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Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht

Yes it was

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Nobody asked you about 1-5 Choke Porker.

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Originally Posted by LongtimeSpursFan

Big Players make Big Shots in Big Games

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I agree, this game wasn't big enough.:toast

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Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm

Nobody asked you about 1-5 Choke Porker.

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You mean 10/18 Parker?

Where did you get 1/5 from? Is that Kawhobe's FGM/FGA in the 4th and OT?

He had two great looks. Just didn't fall. I'm impressed that he could get himself such good looks. That said, no need to diss him or other Spurs because they lost a road game in the regular season.

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Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm

I agree, this game wasn't big enough.:toast

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Yup. These ain't the mighty Wizards and Magic (sub .500 teams :lol)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lac_...&feature=share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtX1SfUvPO0&feature=share

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Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht

You mean 10/18 Parker?

Where did you get 1/5 from?

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The sequence at the end of the 4th where Porker turned into Enirique while ignoring LMA:

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	http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ng&h=100&w=100	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 5-foot two point shot	98 - 93
1:50	http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ng&h=100&w=100	Dennis Schroder makes driving layup	98 - 95
1:27	http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ng&h=100&w=100	Tony Parker misses driving layup	98 - 95
1:24	http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ng&h=100&w=100	Tony Parker offensive rebound	98 - 95
1:07	http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ng&h=100&w=100	LaMarcus Aldridge steps out of bounds turnover	98 - 95
1:07	http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ng&h=100&w=100	Official timeout	98 - 95
1:07	http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ng&h=100&w=100	Manu Ginobili enters the game for Jonathon Simmons	98 - 95
0:49	http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ng&h=100&w=100	Paul Millsap makes driving layup (Dennis Schroder assists)	98 - 97
0:26	http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ng&h=100&w=100	Tony Parker misses 21-foot	98 - 97

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Originally Posted by Kawhitstorm

The sequence at the end of the 4th where Porker turned into Enirique while ignoring LMA:

2:11

	http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ng&h=100&w=100	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 5-foot two point shot	98 - 93
1:50	http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ng&h=100&w=100	Dennis Schroder makes driving layup	98 - 95
1:27	http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ng&h=100&w=100	Tony Parker misses driving layup	98 - 95
1:24	http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ng&h=100&w=100	Tony Parker offensive rebound	98 - 95
1:07	http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ng&h=100&w=100	LaMarcus Aldridge steps out of bounds turnover	98 - 95
1:07	http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ng&h=100&w=100	Official timeout	98 - 95
1:07	http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ng&h=100&w=100	Manu Ginobili enters the game for Jonathon Simmons	98 - 95
0:49	http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ng&h=100&w=100	Paul Millsap makes driving layup (Dennis Schroder assists)	98 - 97
0:26	http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=...ng&h=100&w=100	Tony Parker misses 21-foot	98 - 97

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Missed a layup (and grabbed the offensive rebound), and missed a BAILOUT mid range jumper.

You pulling numbers out of your ass bro?

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Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht

Yup. These ain't the mighty Wizards and Magic (sub .500 teams :lol)

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Too bad he had to blowout the team w/ the best record in 3 quarters that he couldn't takeover in the 4th quarter.:cry

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Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht

Missed a layup (and grabbed the offensive rebound), and missed a BAILOUT mid range jumper.

You pulling numbers out of your ass bro?

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He took a fuckin' bail out jumper after eating up the shot clock trying to go 1-on-1 w/ Millsap when LMA had Schroder on him.:lmao

Until this game in Atlanta, he was top #6 scorer in the 4th quarter. If stats mean something he's great in the last minutes of the game.
http://stats.nba.com/players/traditi...eason&Period=4

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Originally Posted by cd98

He had two great looks. Just didn't fall. I'm impressed that he could get himself such good looks. That said, no need to diss him or other Spurs because they lost a road game in the regular season.

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Pretty amazing if we consider his all rusty game. But still got those looks. He has to build on that.

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Originally Posted by YGWHI

Until this game in Atlanta, he was top #6 scorer in the 4th quarter. If stats mean something he's great in the last minutes of the game.
http://stats.nba.com/players/traditi...eason&Period=4

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Volume has something to do with that since hes shooting 43% and 31% from 3 in 4th quarters this yr. If he was clutch ( or if clutch was such a thing) wouldnt those numbers be better?

Still a small sample but he should improve to around his avg in the long run. Players are who they are.

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Originally Posted by MaNu4Tres

43% and 31%

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I'm getting tired of people saying on this forum that Kawhi isn't elite-efficient or he's shooting poorly. 'But but his efficiency is paying the price for...:cry '

I'm starting to agree with those guys who post that Kawhi needs a better fan base.

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Originally Posted by YGWHI

I'm getting tired of people saying on this forum that Kawhi isn't elite-efficient or he's shooting poorly. 'But but his efficiency is paying the price for...:cry '

I'm starting to agree with those guys who post that Kawhi needs a better fan base.

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What does any of that have to do with my post? Are you that clueless? Do you understand what I'm posting?

Where did I ever say Kawhi sucks or Kawhi is inefficient?

All I'm saying is there's no such thing as clutch by pointing out Kawhis two misses " in the clutch" tonight. And even further by pointing out he's shooting 43% from the field and 31% from 3 in 4th quarters this year.

The best players in the game miss and make at around their averages in 4th quarters in the long run, so I'm not getting on Kawhi. I'm expecting him to miss often in crucial times because it happens -- there's no such thing as clutch players who come through all the time lol or most of the time. They come through at around their averages in the long run. The only elite player who didn't come through in crucial situations as often as his career percentages was Kobe because he forced and took bad shots more than any elite player in the past 30 years.

Here's some criticism for you that will make you a better poster. Try actually reading what people post instead of being so damn defensive and sensitive about Kawhi -- chalking up anything Kawhi related that has any hint of criticism up to " Kawhi needs a better fan base".

What I said wasn't even a critique, and you're pulling out tweets that have nothing to do with the discussion. My posts in this thread is about the OP and others dumb obsessions about clutch players when there's no such thing. If there was such thing as clutch, numbers in the long run ( over large samples) would be substantially different for non clutch and clutch players -- but that's not the case.