This is the first name anybody will give you if you ask who you want to have the ball with ten seconds left.

I'm not a huge Bulls fan, but he is the best ever when the game is on the line. He thrived under pressure and has the rings to prove it.

Being a Bulls fan in the 90s, it was amazing to see those sloppy defensive battles (especially in the playoffs) come down to the wire, and of course Jordan would always come up with the big shot. Game 1 97 Finals, Game 5 97 Finals (Flu game), 93 Finals (the whole series), 92 Finals (three-point shooting display), Game 5 1988 First Round, 1982 National Title Game, 98 Finals Game 6...

If you needed a big shot,M.J. was your guy and if he was feeling sick,you were in big trouble, ask the Knicks.

In ALL OF RECORDED HISTORY, in the history of mankind, NOTHING is more obvious than Jordan being the best clutch player of all time. I'll never forget the time I was watching a Bulls - Magic game on tv, and the Magic had a one point lead with 14 seconds left and the Bulls had the ball. They did a wide shot of the arena in Orlando during the timeout, and Magic fans were leaving in disgust and the ball had not even been inbounded! THEY KNEW what was going to happen! They were so dejected by Jordan's greatness, they couldn't even watch. Too bad for them and their quitter spirits, Jordan missed. They were so POSITIVE Jordan was going to score, they were not even around to see their team win. When you get that reaction from an opposing crowd, you are beyond CLUTCH. You're in another universe. )))))))))))))))))))))))))) ))))))))))))))))))))UPDATE: I like you 'Planetary'. You're getting what so many hoops fans on this site don't. Wish I could private message you. Anyway, everybody check my newest weblist on ...........well, basically, biggest NBA idiots. Suggestions welcome! Because I know there are many more I can't think of. By the way, 'Planetary', you're the Detroit psycho- do you know if since Brown is out, Hanners , are Keuster, Sullivan, and Phil Ford out of a job? I've been wondering. Since they're all Carolina grads that Brown hired. Did Joe D fire them? ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) )))UPDATE: Me too, 'Planetary'. Because to be honest about it, I feel like 'Sheed might get crazy again without that Tarheel there that he's afraid to act up in front of. I get the vibe that it's like a kid who goes crazy on his Momma until his Daddy comes home from work, ya know? 'Sheed doesn't have the gall to act up in front of the Tarheel guys because he's afraid of what Dean would think. Ahh, he'll be okay though. And it couldn't hurt to keep for Ford around for Billups. He's made a lot of good PG's great at Carolina in the past 25 years.

Even when the so called Jordan Rules were executed properly, the bastard still scored 20-25 points. And you don't win 6 rings, or achieve Greatest player of all time status, without being just a little bit clutch. UPDATE: Not sure blutar, I think the assumption is that Saunders will bring in his own people. I hope he has a Tarheel or two on his staff, ya know, for Sheeds sake.

Jordan was great for his ability in the clutch, not for his skills in general. The problem with Iverson, Francis and a whole bunch of other young talent is that they take over FOR THE ENTIRE GAME. Jordan only did it at the end of close games. Even then, he let other players take the final shot to mix things up. It was the help of players like Rodman, Kukoc, Pippen and others that helped Jordan as a team, but moreover, his burning desire to win made him a demon who could not miss at the end of games.

Greatest Clutch shooter. He always made the clutch shot, even in College.

I don't really think of MJ as a clutch shooter - mainly because he did it ALL the time. It didn't matter if it was early in the game, or late the game - if Jordan felt like scoring, he was gonna score. That being said, of course he was phenomenal down the stretch of big games. he somehow managed to turn his other worldly game up another level. It almost wasn't fair.