re: Grantland article on Wondo's miss which made everyone think...

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To be a realist, Courtois is FREAKING MASSIVE and was on point on that day. Every bit as good as Timmy then, even though he saw fewer shots.

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Realistically, this is the truth. Courtois is one of the best keepers in the world. If he takes a decent shot, the shot he wanted at least, it's saved. He just didn't have the angle for it. He's got to put it top corner, and on that stage, it's no surprise. It doesn't hurt any less, but Clint's run in later hurt just as much if not more. It's obviously incredibly easy to say what he should have done in hindsight, but any move left would have probably put him on. Even if the touch isn't great, Courtois committed early and Clint appears to be on to clean it up.

That last one hurts. It's almost like he didn't expect for it to actually work. I just keep having flashbacks to slowly getting off the couch in disbelief as Clint went on only to have my heart crushed moments later.