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Old 04-10-2007, 01:42 PM   #59
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Originally Posted by toxicavenger74 View Post
Are you saying that clutch is performing at a level that gives the expected result and therefore really means "performing as expected".

I would agree with the physiological explanation but only for one or two specific instances or at most for a game, not over an entire career.
This is a murky area. It is entirely possible that some people react much more favorably to the rush of adreneline in pressure situations. It might be possible for it to give someone a >100 boost to their baseline abilities. How many stories have we read about people performing above their percieved abilities in highly stressful situations? While others are crushed by them.
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