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30 points 20 reboundsHe totally bailed Duncan out in his worst clutch playoff performance ever
yeah Duncan sucked ass.
If Horry is a significant part of another le run? You seriously consider it.
Saying that, it should be the Lakers that retire it.
I think that's why you have to seriously think about it. What a performance that was. He misses ANY of those shots and we lose the le. He totally bailed Duncan out in his worst clutch playoff performance ever. Horry was the go to guy in that game. I know it's one part of one game, but that performance equals one le. At least worth considering
30 points 20 reboundsHe totally bailed Duncan out in his worst clutch playoff performance ever
yeah Duncan sucked ass.
If Horry is a significant part of another le run? You seriously consider it.
Saying that, it should be the Lakers that retire it.
One of his teams should really hang his number up in the rafters, and if Houston and LA drop the ball, we should be there to do it. I don't really care where his number is hanging so long as it is up somewhere.
There will never be another Robert Horry. Ever. If you can say that about a guy, he should be commemorated in some fashion.
Hall of fame. Retired Jersey. Anything. Robert Horry has had too much impact on the game. 6 rings all of which he had a huge role in obtaining.
Coaches can be fired for leaving Robert Horry open in a playoff game. He's a ing legend, and deserves some recognition for it.
So, if you are responsible for earning three different teams six and possibly seven nba championships you don't deserve to make the Hall of Fame? So someone with more rings than Jordan shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame? Would you rather have an NBA scoring champ (Gervin, Iverson, Anthony) on your team, or would you rather have someone with a ton of rings and very small cred (Horry, Sam Jones....) wait... You know the funny thing is I can't think of another player who has won so many championships without having been an all-star. Horry is THE BEST ROLE PLAYER OF ALL TIME! If you don't think Horry belongs in the HOF, my best guess is that you have a very small penis. Horry's penis is probably longer than your shinbone.
Sometimes I think fans take this a bit too seriously. Horry obviously has had a major impact on the game and has been a regular force in the postseason.
Anyways, look at who they let into the Hall of Fame these days...
http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers...-crawford.html
Surely there is a spot in Springfield for Big Shot Rob.
http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers...in-murphy.html
Of course Horry will make the Hall.
Howzabout great defense, clutch shooting and clutch leadership.
They should make up a "clutch" categroy and Horry will be up there along with Kobe, and Jordan, and Larry Bird, and Jerry West, and whoever else. Maybe they should make a "Biggest SacK" category. Horry... inducted into the NBA HOF as possesser of the biggest sack.
Horry wins championships. Calvin Murphy made some free throws and was a horrible television color commentator. hmmm......
Dude, was smart and played a role on GREAT teams with GREAT Players (Hakeem, Drexler, Shaq, Kobe, Duncan). He was not the reason they won. He just made timely shots. NOT even close to the same thing, Horry does nothing great or good. Clutch yes, but thats about it. No way he deserves to have is shirt hung, none the less be in the HOF.
I think Horry already belongs in the HOF...the jersey is different...he's not really considered a career or franchise player for any of the teams he's played for...so I can kinda see why none of them would retire his jersey...even though it seems kind of odd.
Anyway...he's definitely a HOF'er...I think he's nearing the point now where he's not just a top 5 clutch shooter either...he's arguably the clutchest shooter of them all, at least when it comes to big shots in the playoffs. He does other stuff besides shots too...Horry is unusual because he's not a SuperStar, at the same time, he is one of a championship role player, and a case could be made that none of his teams win championships without him...maybe the first Rocket le or the first of the Shaq Kobe les, he wsn't th at big of a help...but all the others he won, he was definitely a factor.
it's not like he just stands in the right spot at the right time. He comes alive in the playoffs. How many hustle plays has this guy done to turn the ball in the favor of his team? He has a basketball IQ off the charts, and has made key steals and taken key offensive charges. It's not even about him riding the coattails of great players. He plays right there with them, when he's determined to win a 'ship.
Like another poster has said, this guy is UNIQUE, and there'll never be a Robert Horry. There's been so many times where I've seen him give his championship teams their playoff edge. Not just in a clutch three, but in critical plays, intangibles, and decisions. "Horry againnn...." They just never show up on the boxcore.
The thing I like about Horry is not only does he really not care about the regular season, but that his teammates and the league as a whole knows it too. That's just freaking awesome.
Even Timmy said it after game 5 in 05 when Bob made that shot in Detroit (Thanks Rasheed for that great defensive blunder, by the way). I don't remember his exact words but he so much as said Horry doesn't really care about playing the season, he doesn't really want to be there, but come playoff time he brings it every year.
Granted, his last couple of playoff runs with LA were not good (thankfully for the Spurs in 03!) but no one is perfect all the time.
I think he belongs in the hall after he retires. And I would be proud to see his name and the number 5 hanging the rafters with David, George, Johnny, James and Sean.
IMO, Horry is one of the best clutch 3 point shooters of all - time but a HOF ... NO WAY!
As of March 2007, Horry averages 7.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
That is not a HOF Numbers.
Didn't Horry say that if he could scrap his whole career...all the clutch shots and rings...he would be a superstar player with no rings rather than a role player with six? I seem to remember him saying that on ESPN or something after we won '05.
IMO, he's a lock for HOF. BBall HOF is so easy to crack, and Horry has a nice resume. His clutch shots are what he's famous for but he's made solid contributions on defense as well, at least from what I have seen from the time he's been with us and a little on LA. His Game 5 performance was legendary...without Horry we would have lost that game and the series. He was a huge key to one of our championships, but I just don't see him getting his jersey retired here. It deserves to be retired after a career like his, but the fact that he's played for three teams and was successfull with all of them, makes it hard to say where his number should be hanging in the end.
Maybe Houston can retire 25 and we can retire 5. But I think if his number is retired anywhere, it will be here.
Horry probably scores 25, 3 of those being a game winning triple, in Game 2, just because of all the doubters saying he's not HOF material.
As long as it isnt with LA and with either Houston or SA im good with that. It will still be some time from now though.
The guy deserves it.He is a winner and made the spurs win another ring.
I can see Horry in the HOF, and I believe he deserves the honor and recognition for a great career... a career that didn't consist of riding coattails to 6 (possibly 7) les. He earned them.
I don't feel his number will be retired by the Spurs. He's not a franchise player in SA, and hasn't played long enough with the Spurs (even if he does get his 7th).
Here's an idea: why not put up a "ring of honor" in the SBC Center, similar to the Cowboys? You could add Horry, Elie, Malik Rose, and others who were so critical to our various championship runs, and save the jerseys for the "Hall of Fame" types.
^^^ I like that!
Game 5 vs Detroit was not just a timely shot it was an entire 4th quarter barage of threes an amazing dunk, a timely block, critical rebounds not to mention the dagger in OT.
It was a clutch performance only the best could ever dream of having. Horry came through. He knows when he is needed and steps up to the plate repeatedly.
Horry already belongs in the HOF despite whatever he may do this post-season.
Which players' jerseys have the Rockets retired already?
Ok, this is getting ridiculous. Rob is CLUTCH, but to have his # retired? Where are those old threads calling for Avery's # to be retired.....
What about Malik?? I wish he would come back and retire a spur.
Interesting note about Kerr and Horry:
Steve Kerr and Robert Horry alternated NBA Championships for a decade, and combined to win 11 championships over a twelve-year period. Either Kerr or Horry was on the roster of every NBA Championship team from the 1993-94 season through the 2002-03 season. Kerr's teams were winners in the NBA Finals in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2003. Horry's teams were victorious in the NBA Finals in 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2005. Each won 3 les playing for Phil Jackson-coached teams (the Lakers and Bulls), and every other championship with a team from Texas (the Spurs and Rockets).
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Kerr is also the only non-Celtic to win 4 consecutive championships. Does he deserve to be in the hall of fame? I think he'll make it based on 5 championships and his broadcasting career. His jersey won't be retired though, despite being a major part of 3 Bulls championships.
Horry will get into the Hall of Fame for winning 6-7 championships. But he too won't get his jersey retired by anyone except maybe the Spurs, who seem to retire jersey's like giving gold stars.
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