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07-26-2008, 12:46 PM
http://www.herald-zeitung.com/story.lasso?ewcd=98e268472e1893a0&-session=HeraldZeitung:4593569811a74395B4xnp1199EE2
Horry taking relaxed approach to free agency
By Justin Coons
Robert Horry is taking the hands-off approach to free agency.
Horry became a free agent this spring when his contract with San Antonio expired after the Spurs were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs.
The 16-year veteran has since said he’s got at least a year left in the tank, and he wants to end his storied career — in which he’s captured seven NBA title rings — on a high note.
It’s just a matter of where.
Horry has said he’d like to remain with the Spurs. If the organization decides to move on, however, he said he’d like to return to Los Angeles or to Houston, where he began his career.
But Horry, who holds the NBA record for career playoff appearances, said he hasn’t even begun to worry about where the free agent market will take him.
He’s taking a wait-and-see attitude.
“I haven’t even talked to anybody,” he said. “I haven’t even looked at it.”
For the time being, he said he’s just going to savor his summer with his son Robert and daughter Ashlyn.
“Right now, I’m just enjoying my summer with my family — spending time with my boy,” he said.
As he battled nagging knee injuries, Horry was sidelined through much of last season, including portions of San Antonio’s run to the Western Conference Finals.
In interviews since, Horry has said it was a disappointing season for him and he’d like to play one more season.
Horry averaged 13 minutes per game last season, the lowest of his career, while he managed 2.5 points per game in the regular season and just 1.5 in the playoffs — both career lows.
But with his son at his side Saturday, Horry took a more relaxed tone.
“I figure if something comes up, it comes up,” he said. “If it doesn’t, it doesn’t. I’ll just deal with it as it comes.”
http://www.herald-zeitung.com/story.lasso?ewcd=a7f94bc331a9e7c2&-session=HeraldZeitung:4593569811a74395B4xnp1199EE2
Youngsters hoop it up with Horry
By Justin Coons
The opportunity to play a little one-on-one with one of the San Antonio Spurs doesn’t come all that often.
The chance to hoop it up with a 16-year veteran and seven-time NBA Finals champion might just come once in a lifetime.
So when Spurs forward Robert Horry came to Canyon’s Cougar Den to host a free basketball skills camp, youngsters turned out in droves. About 125 campers showed up for the camp’s first day Saturday, a day-long fundamentals session. Another sizable crowd followed Sunday, at a camp geared towards high school hoopsters.
“It was a good turnout; I was very proud of the kids who turned out, and they worked hard,” Horry said. “I worked them hard. But I think the most important thing at the end of the day was that they enjoyed themselves.”
And the kids worked him right back.
“I like to get out there and just play a little one-on-one with them,” Horry said. “Sometimes you’ve got to get out there and demonstrate instead of leading them from the sidelines.”
Horry said his motivation to host the first-ever, no-cost camp was simple.
“It’s just fun,” he said. “I like to see these kids who say, ‘OK this guy is trying to teach me parts of his game he uses to be a professional basketball player.’ I just try to give them a little stepping stone to send their games down the right path.
“A lot of times, kids will just pick up and play. They’ll pick up the game on a whim, and I’m just trying to give them a little direction along the way.”
Considering its proximity to San Antonio, Horry said the New Braunfels area had gone largely unnoticed in terms of camps hosted by Spurs players.
“The Spurs spend a lot of time with kids in the city, but kids around the area don’t get to spend any time with us,” he said. “I’m not big on week-long camps, so I thought it’d be good to do just a few things — just the basics.”
The “basics” included five hours of basketball instruction, including one-on-one time with Big Shot Rob himself. Afterwards, Horry held an autograph session with youngsters eager to meet the veteran player.
Horry said he had fun and he’d like to do more. However, hosting camps is tougher than it looks.
“It’s fun, but I’m not that big of a full-day camp guy,” he said. “I just don’t have the energy. I’ve got to do my workouts in the morning, and then I participate in camps all day. By the end of it, I’m worn out.”
Horry taking relaxed approach to free agency
By Justin Coons
Robert Horry is taking the hands-off approach to free agency.
Horry became a free agent this spring when his contract with San Antonio expired after the Spurs were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs.
The 16-year veteran has since said he’s got at least a year left in the tank, and he wants to end his storied career — in which he’s captured seven NBA title rings — on a high note.
It’s just a matter of where.
Horry has said he’d like to remain with the Spurs. If the organization decides to move on, however, he said he’d like to return to Los Angeles or to Houston, where he began his career.
But Horry, who holds the NBA record for career playoff appearances, said he hasn’t even begun to worry about where the free agent market will take him.
He’s taking a wait-and-see attitude.
“I haven’t even talked to anybody,” he said. “I haven’t even looked at it.”
For the time being, he said he’s just going to savor his summer with his son Robert and daughter Ashlyn.
“Right now, I’m just enjoying my summer with my family — spending time with my boy,” he said.
As he battled nagging knee injuries, Horry was sidelined through much of last season, including portions of San Antonio’s run to the Western Conference Finals.
In interviews since, Horry has said it was a disappointing season for him and he’d like to play one more season.
Horry averaged 13 minutes per game last season, the lowest of his career, while he managed 2.5 points per game in the regular season and just 1.5 in the playoffs — both career lows.
But with his son at his side Saturday, Horry took a more relaxed tone.
“I figure if something comes up, it comes up,” he said. “If it doesn’t, it doesn’t. I’ll just deal with it as it comes.”
http://www.herald-zeitung.com/story.lasso?ewcd=a7f94bc331a9e7c2&-session=HeraldZeitung:4593569811a74395B4xnp1199EE2
Youngsters hoop it up with Horry
By Justin Coons
The opportunity to play a little one-on-one with one of the San Antonio Spurs doesn’t come all that often.
The chance to hoop it up with a 16-year veteran and seven-time NBA Finals champion might just come once in a lifetime.
So when Spurs forward Robert Horry came to Canyon’s Cougar Den to host a free basketball skills camp, youngsters turned out in droves. About 125 campers showed up for the camp’s first day Saturday, a day-long fundamentals session. Another sizable crowd followed Sunday, at a camp geared towards high school hoopsters.
“It was a good turnout; I was very proud of the kids who turned out, and they worked hard,” Horry said. “I worked them hard. But I think the most important thing at the end of the day was that they enjoyed themselves.”
And the kids worked him right back.
“I like to get out there and just play a little one-on-one with them,” Horry said. “Sometimes you’ve got to get out there and demonstrate instead of leading them from the sidelines.”
Horry said his motivation to host the first-ever, no-cost camp was simple.
“It’s just fun,” he said. “I like to see these kids who say, ‘OK this guy is trying to teach me parts of his game he uses to be a professional basketball player.’ I just try to give them a little stepping stone to send their games down the right path.
“A lot of times, kids will just pick up and play. They’ll pick up the game on a whim, and I’m just trying to give them a little direction along the way.”
Considering its proximity to San Antonio, Horry said the New Braunfels area had gone largely unnoticed in terms of camps hosted by Spurs players.
“The Spurs spend a lot of time with kids in the city, but kids around the area don’t get to spend any time with us,” he said. “I’m not big on week-long camps, so I thought it’d be good to do just a few things — just the basics.”
The “basics” included five hours of basketball instruction, including one-on-one time with Big Shot Rob himself. Afterwards, Horry held an autograph session with youngsters eager to meet the veteran player.
Horry said he had fun and he’d like to do more. However, hosting camps is tougher than it looks.
“It’s fun, but I’m not that big of a full-day camp guy,” he said. “I just don’t have the energy. I’ve got to do my workouts in the morning, and then I participate in camps all day. By the end of it, I’m worn out.”