Danny Hansen on November 07, 2009 said:

Awesome article. As a Jazz fan I have always wanted Memo taking the last shot. His all-star season he had so many clutch jumpers in so many games. The guy isn’t name Money for nothing.

Jen on November 07, 2009 said:

Loved this! I’ve often wondered if they could do a study like this. D-Will is my love and I think I want him taking the last shot of a game but if not him then definitely Memo!

Mal on November 07, 2009 said:

Memo for sure!! He isn’t the Money Man for nothing! Deron’s a very, very close second.

But leave the ball out of Korver’s hands down the stretch. He’s struggled to be the clutch guy in Utah.

Kory on November 07, 2009 said:

Hey Matt, where did D-Will fit into that list. It seems like he can take over the end of a game quite often and hit some BIG shots.

I’m becoming a big fan of Wes Matthews, but I think it could be a little early adding his name as the game winning shooter. Although I do love his burst of energy from the top of the key into the paint.

J R Stewart on November 07, 2009 said:

MONEYYYYYY!!!

Jazzaholic

Brian McCann on November 07, 2009 said:

Great post! I’d still prob go with Deron, but Memo is a close second.

montgump on November 07, 2009 said:

D-Will. He can get to the hole or create space for a shot and he’s clutch

James Seaman on November 07, 2009 said:

NIce article, Matt. I love Memo but, as I’m reading this, he just hit one of his infamous toe-on-the-line two-point shots against Sacramento. One day we’re going to lose a game by a point because Okur will nail a would-be game-tying three with that big foot of his over the line!

NBA_FAN on November 08, 2009 said:

When it comes to being clutch I tend to go with what I see with my eyes. My eyes tell me that Kobe (love’m or hate’m) not making this list is ridiculous. My eyes also tell me what I saw in the 2009 playoffs from Hedo Turkoglu. To say he is one of the least clutch is also ridiculous. The problem with this list is it relies on raw data. If I were creating a list I would have it like this:

1) Kobe Bryant
2) Chauncey Billups
3) Mehmet Okur
4) Tony Paker
5) Lebron James
6) Brandon Roy
7) Dwayne Wade Deron Williams
9) Jason Terry
10) Manu Ginobili

Gilbert Arenas, Ray Allen and Ben Gordon

Linda on November 08, 2009 said:

Great blog Matt. I’m not a great stat fan but that was really interesting. I pretty much agree with the list except for our games I feel about 50/50 for Memo and DWill.. I do agree with the blogger that said Memo loves that attention and thrill of making that last shot so I may lean towards him. Since this is about the end of the game, has anyone else noticed how disgusted and poorly DWill seems to play at the end of the games? I don’t know if he is most disgusted with the refs (who really seem to call everything wrong where he is concerned), or the team as a whole, or some certain players, or himself? He looks disgusted, he misses easy shots, gives the ball away and seems to act like he wants out of the game. The game last night was fun, then went sad, then went pathetic and then turned exciting again but a little late.

Joan on November 08, 2009 said:

Memo!

Boondock Saint (Zak) on November 09, 2009 said:

Memo for sure. The guy is Money but I have to agree with James….dang it back that foot up a half inch

Greg M. on November 10, 2009 said:

I couldn’t agree more with wanting Memo to take the last shot in a game. He has ice water flowing through his veins! Maybe we should just get him in a smaller shoe or something so he doesn’t stand on the line!