Is Chris Bosh the most underrated clutch player?

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That game winner against the spurs last night is getting a lot of buzz but I think most people underrate this guy in the clutch. That type of clutch from him is nothing new. Who remembers a year ago when Lebron and Wade were both out and he hit a game winning three to beat the Hawks? I also saw a recent stat saying he leads the league in fourth quarter fg%. In Toronto he was also reliable in late game situations. When given the opportunity to take the last shot in a game, he is top 5 in effectiveness in my opinion. What do you guys think?

1) Kobe
2) Durant
3) Chris Paul
4) Carmelo
5) Bosh?
 
List is invalid without Dirk. Dirk and CP3 are 1 and 2 in my book.
 
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Completley forgot about Kyrie. Dude is a monster in crunch time.

Dirk hasn't been very clutch this season so he's not top 5.

Other players that could be in the top ten:

JR Smith
Joe Johnson
Paul Pierce
Rudy fu--ing Gay
 
Dirk is by far without question the most clutch player in the league my opinion soo yeah I guess he's underrated.
 
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Dirk prior to this year was no doubt a top 3 clutch player, but with the way he's been playing this season the Mavs have been resorting to OJ over him for most of the season so far. It might be cause Dirk's not completely healthy, but that game winner he hit the other night is a good indication he's still got something left.
 
MeloManFan said:
Dirk prior to this year was no doubt a top 3 clutch player, but with the way he's been playing this season the Mavs have been resorting to OJ over him for most of the season so far. It might be cause Dirk's not completely healthy, but that game winner he hit the other night is a good indication he's still got something left.
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Man I've lost of the close games the Mavs have played and Dirk would be something like 7/11 from the field and some how he wouldn't get the ball in crunch time.

The Mavs aren't going to OJ, OJ and Mike James are going to OJ or turning the ball over.
 
Kobe to answer the question.

Chris Bosh had been overlooked since he had dreads. Toronto being an expansion team and all, nobody watches their games then and now. Chris is definitely legit though.
 
Bosh is definitely up there... So is Kyrie & Joe Johnson. They've all been coming up big in the clutch this season.

That's for underrated... We all know guys like Kobe, Dirk, Pierce, CP, etc all have been big down the stretch their whole career, so they would still top the list as far as all around best clutch players.
 
When LeBron went to Miami, some said we would get robbed of his ceiling because his shine may get muddled down by other great players.

That's been more of an issue for Bosh than LeBron though.
 
Clutch is such an overrated term in basketball.

All players miss most of their "clutch" shots. People just have selective memory when they make them.

I remember a stat that ESPN had that didnt even put Kobe in the top 10 players as far as "clutch" goes

And they just used the numbers not emotion or selective memory.
 
With the game on the line
Trailing by one or two points, or tied, in the final 24 seconds of regular-season and playoff games since 1996-97, with a minimum of 30 shots. From Alok Pattani of ESPN Stats & Information.

Player Makes Attempts FG%
Carmelo Anthony 21 44 47.7
Chris Paul 14 31 45.2
Shawn Marion 12 30 40
Brandon Roy 12 30 40
Hedo Turkoglu 12 30 40
Rashard Lewis 18 46 39.1
Glenn Robinson 14 36 38.9
Deron Williams 14 36 38.9
Mike Bibby 15 39 38.5
Dirk Nowitzki 25 65 38.5
Jalen Rose 12 32 37.5
Tim Duncan 23 62 37.1
Eddie Jones 13 36 36.1
Karl Malone 11 31 35.5
Ben Gordon 17 49 34.7
Chris Webber 18 52 34.6
Raymond Felton 12 36 33.3
LeBron James 23 69 33.3
Ray Allen 23 70 32.9
Gilbert Arenas 13 40 32.5
Vince Carter 31 96 32.3
Steve Francis 14 44 31.8
Damon Stoudamire 12 38 31.6
Nick Van Exel 16 51 31.4
Kobe Bryant 36 115 31.3
Jason Terry 14 45 31.1
Allen Iverson 21 68 30.9
Kevin Garnett 22 72 30.6
Ron Artest 9 30 30
Allan Houston 12 41 29.3
Entire league 2038 6861 29.7


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