I disagree. As much as I hate Kobe, he's one of the most clutch player. I think it was just 2 years ago when he had so many game winners.
First off, I am a Kobe fan and a Laker fan. But based on stats, Kobe sucks as a clutch player compared to, who else, Jordan when it comes to game winning or game tying shot which is defined as follows:
"Game winning/game tying shot definition - Shot attempts made with the intent to either win or tie the game within the final 24 seconds, during which a player's team is either tied or trails by three or fewer points -- or in other words, a one-possession game."Sadly, Kobe right now is 0-7 since 2007 in the last ten seconds of the game for game winning/game tying shots in the playoffs. I said playoffs, not season, for obvious reasons.
And, looking at Kobe's career he has made 7 out of 25 game winning/tying shots in the playoffs which is roughly 28% success rate. Pag sinama ko pa ang season, I am sure mas mababa pa ang average because Kobe takes more attempts than anybody. Jordan on the other hand has a batting average of 50% ( 9 out 18 game winning/tying shots ).
Below is a breakdown of game winning/game tying shot attempt throughout Kobe Bryant’s 15 year career:
1996 Utah Jazz Game 5 Miss Bryant misses a game tying shot with 4 seconds left.
1999 San Antonio Spurs Game 2 Miss Bryant misses a game tying shot at the end of regulation
2000 Phoenix Suns Game 2
Make Bryant makes a game winning shot with 2 seconds left
2001 Philidephia 76ers Game 1 Miss Bryant misses a game winning shot with 20 seconds left.
2002 San Antonio Spurs Game 2 Miss Bryant misses a game tying shot at regulation
2002 San Antonio Spurs Game 4
Make Bryant makes a game winning shot with 5 seconds left
2002 Sacramento Kings Game 4 Miss Bryant misses a game winning shot with 4 seconds left
2002 Sacramento Kings Game 5 Miss Bryant misses a game winning shot with 8 seconds left
2002 Sacramento Kings Game 7 Miss Bryant misses a game winning tip shot with 8 seconds left
2003 Minnesota Timberwolves Game 3 Miss Bryant misses a game winning shot in OT with 13 seconds left.
2003 Minnesota Timberwolves Game 3 Miss Bryant misses a game tying shot in OT with 2 seconds left
2003 San Antonio Spurs Game 1 Miss Bryant misses a game winning shot with 13 seconds left.
2004 Houston Rockets Game 1 Miss Bryant misses a game winning shot with 17 seconds left.
2004 Houston Rockets Game 4 Miss Bryant misses a game winning shot with 3 seconds left.
2004 San Antonio Spurs Game 5
Make Bryant makes a game winning shot attempt with 12 seconds left.
2004 Detroit Pistons Game 2
Make Bryant makes a game tying shot at the buzzer.
2006 Phoenix Suns Game 4
Make Bryant makes a game tying shot with one second left.
2006 Phoenix Suns Game 4
Make Bryant makes a game winning shot at the buzzer.
2006 Phoenix Suns Game 6 Miss Bryant misses a game winning shot with 6 seconds left.
2008 San Antonio Spurs Game 1
Make Bryant makes the game winning shot with 23 seconds left.
2009 Utah Jazz Game 3 Miss Bryant misses a game winning shot with 2 seconds left.
2009 Orlando Magic Game 2 Miss Bryant has his game winning shot blocked with 8 sec left.
2010 Oklahoma City Thunder Game 6 Miss Bryant misses game winning shot with .5 seconds left.
2010 Phoenix Suns Game 5 Miss Bryant misses a game winning shot with 3 seconds left.
2011 Dallas Mavericks Game 1 Miss Bryant misses a game winning shot at the end of regulation
Mas mataas pa ang average ni Lebron James which is 5 of 12 (42%) but then again, LBJ will make a winning play more than a winning shot, meaning if the right play is a pass to an open teammate, he'd rather pass than force a winning shot , so ibang usapan si LBJ.
Again, no offense to Kobe fans. I am a huge fan myself. When he retires, Kobe can very well be one of the top 5 players of all time. But come clutch time, I'd rather look for an open Steve Nash to make a winning shot.
