Other Sports Clutch

01:16 AM

Discussion in another thread leads me to post this poll. Vote, then read and participate in the thread please. I'm looking for honest first impressions of the word, not to convince you otherwise.

**pr_capone** · 12-25-2011, 01:00 AM

Lmao... I almost posted this same thread.

12-25-2011, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by pr_capone

Lmao... I almost posted this same thread.

Yeah - I'm posting it because I think that playing organized sports actually will determine one's understanding of the word.

**Buck** · 12-25-2011, 01:04 AM

In football and basketball it's end of game only, but in baseball it's pretty much any time you get an RBI with RISP or 2 outs.

Edit: I guess if you make a great play on 3rd down or 4th down to extend the drive, that is clutch too, but I already voted so whatever.

12-25-2011, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Buck

In football and basketball it's end of game only, but in baseball it's pretty much any time you get an RBI with RISP or 2 outs.

So you're arguing too that football players aren't under intense pressure until the end of the game?

Would you also argue that the "2 minute drill" is only used at the end of a game?

**Buck** · 12-25-2011, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Phobia

So you're arguing too that football players aren't under intense pressure until the end of the game?

Would you also argue that the "2 minute drill" is only used at the end of a game?

Yeah, I edited my post. 2 minute drills and 3rd and 4th downs are clutch situations.

You can change my vote in the poll if you know how.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 12-25-2011, 01:07 AM

There are degrees of clutchness, and they can occur at any time in the game. The end of the game means the most, but a QB threading the needle on 3rd and goal for a TD when the team was down two scores in the second quarter is a damned clutch play.

-King- · 12-25-2011, 01:07 AM

There's a reason why people don't call LeBron James clutch. It's because he chokes in the 4th quarter. If you use the "Clutch is anytime during a contest" rule, you'd could say that LeBron is clutch just because he had a lay up in the 2nd quarter with 8:16 left.

-King- · 12-25-2011, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

There are degrees of clutchness, and they can occur at any time in the game. The end of the game means the most, but a QB threading the needle on 3rd and goal for a TD when the team was down two scores in the second quarter is a damned clutch play.

Would you consider the Bowe touchdown drop to be a clutch play?

12-25-2011, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Buck

Yeah, I edited my post. 2 minute drills and 3rd and 4th downs are clutch situations.

Precisely. I'll change your vote but your name will still show under "exclusive to end of contest".

**Buck** · 12-25-2011, 01:08 AM

I do have to turn this around though...

Rivers is I think the 3rd best on 3rd down conversions. Would you say that he is clutch?

listopencil · 12-25-2011, 01:09 AM

Well, "clutch" to me indicates a high level of playmaking ability displayed under stressful situations.

12-25-2011, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Buck

I do have to turn this around though...

Rivers is I think the 3rd best on 3rd down conversions. Would you say that he is clutch?

I don't consider him a "clutch" QB. But he's certainly capable of making a "clutch" play now and then.

**Buck** · 12-25-2011, 01:10 AM

Yeah, so really it can go either way.

There is no "right" answer here.

Extra Point · 12-25-2011, 01:11 AM

A WR, for instance, can make a clutch catch to get a first down, to keep a drive alive, even on the first drive of the game. The term "clutch," though, is used moreso by sportscasters in highlight reels.

View Poll Results: What is the meaning of "clutch" as in a clutch performance? Pick one that best descri
I have played organized sports. I think that "clutch" is exclusive to the end of a contest.	25	18.52%
I have played organized sports. I think an athlete can deliver a "clutch" performance at any time in a contest.	94	69.63%
I have never played organized sports. I think that "clutch" is exclusive to the end of a contest.	2	1.48%
I have never played organized sports. I think an athlete can deliver a "clutch" performance at any time in a contest.	14	10.37%
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Buck Take a Chill Pill Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Casino cash: $8249900	I do have to turn this around though... Rivers is I think the 3rd best on 3rd down conversions. Would you say that he is clutch?
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