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Mavs are a piece of team, I know it, Horry knows it. Wait, I am both.
Johnny Ludden
Express-News Staff Writer
Robert Horry watched only the closing two minutes of Miami's clinching victory in the NBA Finals on Tuesday night. It was enough, however, to make him smile.
If Horry and the Spurs couldn't win another le, he at least was glad Dallas fell short in its quest to win its first.
"That's the first time I ever rooted for the East," Horry said. "You usually never root for the East, you root for the West. But the way (the Mavericks) acted, it just put a bad taste in my mouth.
"All the whining Dallas did, the way (owner Mark) Cuban acted, the way (assistant coach) Del Harris acted on the sideline a couple of times, I was happy to see Dallas lose."
While Cuban and Dallas coach Avery Johnson were criticized for their behavior after losing Game 5 of the Finals, Horry didn't like how the Mavericks acted while eliminating the Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals.
In addition to saying that Mavericks guard Jason Terry didn't deserve to be suspended for hitting Michael Finley in the groin, Cuban called Tim Duncan a "crybaby," labeled Spurs fans the "rudest" in the league, and called the River Walk "an ugly-ass, muddy-watered thing."
Harris also mocked Duncan for complaining about calls during Game 4 of that series, Horry said.
"I know the one game we won in Dallas, Avery was crying about the refs," Horry said. "I was like, 'You're crying about the refs?' We're the only ones who should be crying about the refs. We're the ones who are down in the series.
"There were just a lot of things that they did that I didn't think were characteristic of a team that's supposed to be in the (top) class."
Horry didn't play much against Dallas, averaging 11.6 minutes in the final five games after Spurs coach Gregg Popovich went small to better match up with Dirk Nowitzki. In contrast, the Heat often stayed big against the Mavericks because their power forward, Udonis Haslem, proved athletic enough to guard Nowitzki.
Nowitzki averaged 27.1 points on 52.7 percent shooting against the Spurs. Haslem, who was on the Spurs' summer-league team before signing with Miami three years ago, and James Posey helped limit Nowitzki to 22.8 points on 39 percent shooting.
"It was almost like (the Heat) said, 'Don't do what the Spurs did because they lost the series,'" Horry said.
Horry, who turns 36 in August, jokingly called himself a "dinosaur" during the playoffs but still thinks he has enough left to contribute. He has two years remaining on his contract but said he might retire after next season.
"My ultimate goal is to play 15 (years), and this would be 15," Horry said. "But if I'm feeling spry, I'll keep going."
Mavs are a piece of team, I know it, Horry knows it. Wait, I am both.
I am pretty sure Big Shot Rob speaks for us all in this article. Props, Rob. Here's to many more dagger 3's by you next season. *raises glass*
That article made me happy
Horry, that is the spirit
vindication
He just articulated what most of us were feeling at the time. Props to Big Shot.
horry representz spurstalk.com hahahah
Del Harris acted??!! He never does anything! We are talking about the guy with the white hair (or is it gray?) aren't we? I have never seen him do anything!
You need to pay closer attention. The guy is constantly ing and acting like he´s the head coach. It´s quite funny and pathetic.
damn horry hates the mavs alot doesnt he?
Damn i love Robert Horry...still miss him not being in the purple and gold but that is one guy i will consistantly root for. He was truthful and blunt atta boy!
And they went after him big time last off season. I bet Horry is happy he decided to stay.
haha. Funny stuff.
Translated: Small ball blows.
After the way "Whorry" played in the series against Dallas he should be ashamed to appear in public. His disappearing act was almost as convincing as Dirk's disappearing act in the Finals.
Except that Dirk is the 'superstar,' Horry is a role player. When role players don't step up in the playoffs, it sucks, but it happens. When superstars don't step up, what do they become?
Dirk has once again reverted to "role player"= slow, 7 foot white guy with outside shot who can't jump.
The reincarnation of former Laker Mel Counts. How many of you are old enough to remember seeing Counts play?
Thanks big shot I could not have said it better myself..
Let's face it. The way the Mavs went out, "wah, Wah, this isn't fair. We're good and you aren't letting us be good" will be telling on that team for a long time to come. Look for every one in the West to be after them. I don't think the Grizzlies are going to lie down for them next year, nor will anyone else.
They've peaked. It's downhill from now on. There were people up here who hated the Heat, Riley, and Shaq. They all started rooting for Miami once the Mavs revealed themselves.
Yeah, except that if you gave Dirk five careers he would never have as many clutch shots as Horry does.
I'm sure a lot of people feel the same way...
LOL...if they would've won the le it would've been he youngest starting line-up to ever do so. I don't think they're going anywhere for a few years at least...
I don't know if the Mavs are on their way down or not. It all depends on how they respond next season to their collapse in the Finals. It may serve as a motivator for all of them to improve on their weaknesses.
When they watch the videos of the Finals games they will see the same things all of us saw. The challenge for them is to improve on those areas which were glaringly obvious flaws.
In my view, the main thing the Mavs need to improve on is mental toughness. They improved in that area about 1000% during year one under Avery. Can show further improvement in that area? Only time will tell.
Oh, and they need to ignore Cuban's idiotic blathering...just like most of us in Dallas do.
i think the mavs need someone who can score inside consistently, same thing with the pistons. but thats easier said then done. either way the mavs arent going anywhere because they are still the best team in the west.
I agree that Dallas has a HUGE hole in the middle on the offensive end. But they have been looking for someone to fill that hole for 26 years...and I don't see any options for them to fill it during this offseason.
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