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Originally Posted by creditXpert2003
Reason why I throw Payton in, is because he never should have hit those shots at all. Just by him missing those two shots, they would have lost. Sometimes it is not your total effort, but the timing. I think Payton hit two of the most timely shots in that series. When I factor that, I put Payton up there. Other than those two shots, he did nothing else. Kinda like Horry and his timing with shots. He does nothing the whole game or series, but hits that timely shot..Payton did it, and we all know we did not even expect him to hit those shots. I think the unseen events like that are a killer in my viewpoint.
Yes, they did a job on Dirk, but they did not stop him. When I say killer, I dont talk about stat wise info, it is the timelines of events.
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Credit that's a little weird. Someone has to hit last shots. It wasn't even like they weren't wide open, they were caused by doubles on other players. He was doing a pretty pedestrian NBA players job imo.
Timing of shots makes guys local heroes, but in actuality the whole game is a series of shots made/missed. If the guys hadn't made the last 10 points, payton doesn't get a game-tying/winning attempt. I don't buy it.
It's like saying that Calvin Booth was the big reason we won the UTAH series years ago. He just happened to be in the right place at the right time and did what he was supposed to do.