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Originally Posted by firstrounder
Dude, I meant AT THAT TIME it was his biggest moment. That much is obvious, isnt it?
Yes I'm sure they want to win the NBA championship, but that is irrelavent to my point.
My point is that when Dixon was in the NCAA final and when Parker was in the Euro finals they were in a HUGE pressure situation, greater than the one they are in now, and they were successful.
My point was that most of the Raptors if not all have been in similar pressure situations before at different levels of basketball and they pulled through.
It doesnt matter that it was Euro or NCAA instead of NBA. The point remains the same, that at THAT TIME IN THEIR LIFE, it was a HUGE pressure situation, and something greater than they had ever faced before, and they SUCCEEDED.
I would argue with you that an NCAA final is far more pressure for a college player who hasnt yet been in the NBA, than a 1st round NBA playoff series is for an NBA player who has been in the league a while. There is no question in my mind that the Final Four would be more overwhelming than an NBA 1st round series. No question.
We're talking about kids here, on a national stage. The NBA has men who have been through so much more up to this point.
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It's just different, that's it. Go play in a pick up game for 20 dollars. You could play your heart out and make it the biggest moment of your life. But once you step into a State championship game, it's a whole different animal.
Still, it's different for everyone. Some people choke in the NCAA tourney and turn out fine in pressure situations in the league. Now you keep saying this isn't a regular season vs. playoffs. But it actually is.
Experience matters when the game completely changes on you. All of a sudden, the games have become more physical, everyone is going 100%, and each game is filled with adjustments. That's why experience matters.