The Clutch Gene

Down b two points with five seconds left, who do you trust to take the shot? For the Heat it is Dawayne Wade, for the Lakers it is Kobe Bryant, for the Hawks it is Joe Johnson, and for the Bulls it is Derrick Rose. These are the elite teams in the league and they all have one thing in common, they all have someone who can make the last shot. Kobe Bryant have not been that clutch this season hitting only 9 out of 32 shots in the final minute of the game but they will still put the ball in his hands when the game is on the line.

The Detroit Pistons does not have anyone who can take over a game anymore. They do not have anyone who is that good that he gives the opposing coaches and players nightmares. With a clutch player, a team will be able to improve this is because some of those close games that they lose would have been wins because their closer would have came up big for them.

The Detroit Pistons need a closer; this became evident when they were outscored 35-23 in the forth quarter by the Cleveland Cavilers. This caused them to lose the game 101-100. This was a heart breaking lose for the Pistons because they have won their las7 out of 9 and they were finally getting healthy. This was evident in the game against the Toronto Raptors because they lost to a team with a worse record then them by double digits.

If the Pistons had closer then the Cavilers would have never came back and the Pistons probably would not have lost that game against the Raptors. They would still be steadily moving up in the rankings for a playoff spot but now they are stuck moving backwards with the All Star Break quickly approaching. This will be the half way point of the season.