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Horry had to have the best job in the league. He was always on winning teams and his reputation preceded itself: he could miss twenty shots in a row, but people are only going to remember the one he made. He couldn't lose.
Decade’s Best: Role Player
It’s got to be Big Shot Bob!
by Steve Brodzinski
SLAM
L.A. won championships with Kobe and Shaq. San Antonio won championships with Duncan and Parker. But who was the special ingredient in all of that championship success? That would be Robert Horry. The proverbial role player, Horry wore many hats and did whatever his team needed to win. The 6-9 Horry seems like a combination of all of the great role players of all-time. If you took guards like Steve Kerr and Michael Cooper, and mixed them with Dennis Rodman and Kevin Mchale, you would have a Robert Horry mold. Horry was always willing to take the big shot, guard the star player, and mix it up inside. Lets face it, Horry was never much of a topic during the regular season. He never averaged more than 12 ppg in the regular season, and only averaged double figures three times in his 18 NBA seasons. Yet when the post season came around, you could count on some “Big Shot Bob” highlights playing on Sportscenter. And the post-season is what the NBA is all about.
In this decade alone Horry won five rings, three with the Shaq and Kobe Dynasty and two with the Spurs. The main reason Horry was so successful was because he was so efficient. His career playoff stats read 8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, and 2.4 apg, in only a little more than half of a game (28 mpg). However, beyond his efficiency was his clutch scoring. Starting in the 2001 NBA Finals with the Lakers, Horry made a game-clinching three-pointer in at least one game in four straight playoff series. His “right place at the right time” three-pointers against the Kings in 2002, and Pacers in 2003, showed that Horry was always ready to let it fly and make it count. And who could forget his 21 points in the fourth quarter and OT in the 2005 NBA Finals, when the Spurs beat the Pistons. That’s 21 points in less than two quarters against a team that was known for its defense!
So let’s not forget that Horry is no slouch. The 11th pick in the 1992 NBA draft also won two rings with the Houston Rockets, pre-2000’s. He is one of only two players all-time to win rings with three different teams, and one of three players all-time to win consecutive rings with two different teams. He passed Kareem Abdul- Jabbar as the all-time leader for career playoff games played, and is only behind Reggie Miller on the career playoff three pointers list. Most impressive could be that he holds the all-time NBA record for most three pointers in the NBA Finals, as he passed MJ to hold this honor.
Bottom line is that Robert Horry is a winner. Now I’m sure it helped that he played with three players on our top ten players of the decade list, but he also had to know how to fit in with those guys. He never needed the limelight, more shots, or more playing time. He did his thing when he got in. His toughness, hard fouls, clutch shooting, versatility, and selflessness all define what a role player should be. He was ready when the coach called his name, and that is exactly what the Lakers and Spurs of this decade needed. So whether you call him “Big Shot Bob, Rob, or Bobby” as Tim Duncan has dubbed him, you have to show respect for a guy that finally came along and showed us that all he was concerned with was helping his teams win. His pivotal role in 5 different championship rings makes Robert Horry this decade’s best role player.
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Horry had to have the best job in the league. He was always on winning teams and his reputation preceded itself: he could miss twenty shots in a row, but people are only going to remember the one he made. He couldn't lose.
I think I'd go with Bowen over Horry in the top 2..
lol remember when they asked him if he liked being called bobby (tims name for him) and he just said somethin like no timmys just a big jerk
No. I'm pretty sure I remember his 2-38 series and the huge ing brick he put up at the end of game 5 in the 2003 semis.
Since it's Xmas Eve, I'll lodge this tired old prose:::
BIG BAD BOB
Ev'ry mornin' at the Staples you could see him arrive
He stood six foot ten and weighed two thirty five
Kinda narrow at the shoulder and narrow at the hip
And everybody knew ya didn't give no lip to Big Bob.
(Big Bob, Big Bob) Big Bad Bob (Big Bob)
Everybody seemed to know where Bob called home
He’d just drifted into town and stayed all alone
He didn't say much, kinda quiet and shy
And if you spoke at all, you just said "Hi" to Big Bob.
Somebody said he came from the Phoenix deserts
Where he got in a fight over a former team mate
And a crashin' blow from a huge white towel
Sent a Texas fellow to LA LA Land-Big Bob
(Big Bob, Big Bob) Big Bad Bob (Big Bob)
Then came the day at the bottom of the game
When a Daddy cracked and a Kobe started cryin'
Lakers were prayin' and hearts beat fast
And everybody thought that they'd breathed their last-'cept Bob (& Luva)
Through the dust and the smoke of this man-made
Walked a giant of a man that the Lakers knew well
Grabbed a caromed sphere, gave out with a groan
And like a giant oak tree he just stood there alone-Big Bob
(Big Bob, Big Bob) Big Bad Bob (Big Bob)
And with all of his strength he gave a mighty shove
Then a Laker (I think it was D. Fish) yelled out "There’s a light up above!"
And twelve Lakers scrambled from a would-be grave
Now there's only one left down there-his name CWEBB.
With Bibbys & Predrags they started back down
Then came that rumble way down in the ground
And then smoke and gas belched out of the Magoof Bros.
Everybody knew it was the end of the line for the Sacked Kings
(Big Bob, Big Bob) Big Bad Bob (Big Bob)
Now they never rebuilt that worthless team
They just placed a marble stand in front of it
These few words are written on that stand:
”Don’t leave Horry, Chris.”
(Big Bob, Big Bob) Big Bad Bob (Big Bob)
[Fade]
(Big Bob, Big Bob) Big Bad Bob (Big Bob)
LOL weirdo
Horry...with Bowen a close second.
Bowen had a much greater impact on his team winning this decade than Horry. So ill go with him.
Either Horry or the Red Rocket.
Kobe was the best role player in history from 2000 to 2004
Bwhahahahaha
Damn it, I wish I'd thought of that.
sons the decades best role player is HANDS DOWN Kobe Bryant. I don't see how anyone can argue against him. In 2000, 2001, and 2002 he was the 2nd and 3rd scoring option on those Laker teams that Shaq won les for. Kobe was their Scottie Pippen.
It was good to see Kobe finally end the decade with a championship as at least a Co-Leader of the team with Pau Gasol instead of completely riding the coat tails of Shaq like he did in 00-02
lol 121-63.
lol 4-1.
lol pink user name
lol perez hilton
lol hugging trees
lol whiter than sour-cream
lol hurricane Katrina
lol chris paul leaving
lol 121-63
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