-Bringing back the ole' segment with thoughts from my twisted mind...Good point brought up by PTI's Michael Wilbon during one of those we're-on-T.V.-but-we're-not-on-T.V.-moments they've started doing:NBA Hall of Famer and recent PGA-conquerer Jerry West was nicknamed "Mr.Clutch" in his playing days. As an individual, the guy had more clutch than NASCAR. You needed a big shot, an important rebound or free-throw, floppy brown hair? He had it for you. He earned it. He IS the NBA's freakin' logo, after all.
But for all his individual, seemingly unlimited supply of clutch, West was a member of eight different Los Angeles Lakers teams that played in the NBA Finals. Number of titles? One. Uno. Not even a miracle could help West win more.
West is undoubtly one of the greatest players in the history of basketball, but if he were to have played in this generation, where winning makes the world go 'round (just ask Cleveland's economy), would he still carry the same moniker?
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