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Yeah, where's the Jaren Jackson love? Man, if he had left the team after the '99 championship run Spurs fans would probably have minature statuettes of him on their dashboards.
Dunno...it's weird. If we rank importance of a bench contributor relevant to our most successful times and WHO impacted our success in such a way that history would have been MUCH different without him:
Speedy Claxton
Robert Horry
Steve Kerr
Jaren Jackson (1999 only :p)
Yeah, where's the Jaren Jackson love? Man, if he had left the team after the '99 championship run Spurs fans would probably have minature statuettes of him on their dashboards.
Horry and Jackson
Claxton played well enough in the 2003 for a top ten placement. Kerr played like 35 minutes total in the 2003 playoffs and sucked in the 1999 playoffs. Kerr belongs more in the Kevin Willis type company.
Yeah, Jackson is up there. Spurs don't win it in 1999 without him. He sucked after that but he hit enough big shots in 1999 to receive a nomination.
his rings are blinding.In the '99 playoff run, Kerr shot 27% from the field. His three-point percentage was south of 20, IIRC. In the '03 playoffs, he hit 7 shots.
Total.
The legend of Steve Kerr is amazing
If you trace the success of the '99 team back to the '95 team, then the name Chuck Person should enter into the mix.
at all the haters.
Pretty soon we'll be hearing about how it was actually Manu who dunked on Mutumbo.
Will Perdue
Right now Rose is because he was the man backup for two rings. If Horry helps us win this yr he'll be right there with Rose.
But you can't forgot about JJ, and Kerr.
I was wondering why no one mentioned The Rifleman. He deserves to be in the conversation. His three point range was amazing to me, especially when he was hot.If you trace the success of the '99 team back to the '95 team, then the name Chuck Person should enter into the mix.
No way was Claxton a bigger part of the 03 le than Kerr...2 games? More like one game Speedy made a difference in...the final one, when he was left wide open from 10 feet out....even with that he still made a couple of bonehead TO's that could have proved fatal if not for a fortuitous bounce to the Admiral.
Sorry but Kerr was far and away more important to the 03 le than Claxton...and Kerr's Spurs career being a disppointment had as much to do with Pop not letting him get comfortable as it did with any flaws in Kerr's ability...Kerr seemed to play just fine under the intense pressure of the Jordan expectation. He never got a chance to matter until 03...and even that was due to Tim Duncan more than Pop.
Malik is the no brainer best bench player in Spurs history...
After that I'd say it's Jaren Jackson...remember...he outclutched Horry in 99. He was the difference against the Lakers...who would go on to win the next 3 les.
Then it's probably a tossup between Manu or Horry. Manu was pretty important in 03...
Horry is probably the best bench player of all time in terms of winning les...but he's just not that for the Spurs...he prolly won't ever be.
My vote goes to Malik without a doubt. Following closely behind is Robert Horry!
I'd like to see that list.
Part of the Kerr love is because he did things that even the most uneducated fan could see....hitting a shot and the crowd goes wild. Malik did tons of stuff defensively, O rebounds, etc. that not everyone might appreciate.
...or like AJ, providing strong leadership on and off the court.
I'll tell ya what...I'd almost rather have Malik Rose than NVE or Brent Barry
Id have to say a tie between Steve Kerr and Robert Horry, two of our greatest clutch shooters off the bench.
Assuming Malik is the best sixth man in Spurs history name a longstanding franchise, as long as the Spurs, who cannot lay claim to having a better all-time sixth man than Malik Kind of makes me realize how the Spurs' depth has sucked over the years.
Were you expecting a Bill Walton or a Bob McAdoo?
I was thinking 1995 when Moses Malone was in a Spurs uniform. Now THAT man defines GREATNESS in a Spurs uniform! That shot he made from halfcourt that year made a BIG difference in the season.
Haha
I have to go with Malik, in all seriousness. The fact that he would guard some bigs while he was here made me respect him. He was a little big man.
Robert Horry.
Ding Ding Ding. Winner Here!
Steve Kerr.
I'm going way back...before the championship years.
But, Ed "Helicopter" Jones was my all-time favorite 6th man the Spurs had. You had to see him, to appreciate it. Kinda built like Gervin...but was a dunker, not a finger-roller. Lotta fun to watch.
Malik Rose.
Hands down, far and away.
Steve Kerr in the playoffs had 1 good game.
Thats it, thats all.
And no it wasn't pop's fault, I find it hard to believe its his fault for Kerr missing multiple open oppurtunities.
Speedy Claxton?
Another 1 game wonder, name me games other than game 6 VS New Jersey, were Speedy bailed out the team.
You can't, only game where Parker was terrible in 03 was against Dallas, and that was after getting poisned for god's sake.
Malik Rose was the reason they won game 2 VS Dallas.
Game 2 against Phoenix, wich BTW, was not a blowout ala games 2 vs Lakers and Mavericks, was was significantly helped in the win by Malik Rose and Danny Ferry, and even then they BARELY squeeked it out.
Rose in the Phoenix series kept up with Stoudamire a little better than Robinson, who had back problems and foul trouble through out.
Whos dunk was the exclamation point for the 03 Finals? Malik.
Malik started going down hill the next season for some reason, who knows.
Im sure thats pop's fault as well.
I don't understand the overrated myths of Steve Kerr, Speedy Claxton, Will Perdue, and others.
Rose
JJ
Horry
, Id even put Jerome Kersey ahead of guys like Willis, Kerr, and Claxton.
Malik was the in . He did it all for the Spurs, regular season or playoffs..
Whether it be hustling...
...or pumping his team mates up...
or making the big offensive play...
...or defending players "out of his league"...
...to putting it all on the line against far bigger players...
Malik did everything asked of him. I would agree that in my time watching the Spurs, he has been the best bench player. Some of his performances in the 2002 and 2003 playoffs are my most memorable performances by a Spurs.
Wish you were still a Spur, 'Lik.
Yeah, outplaying Kidd in games 1 and 3 was an extreme choke job. Splitting the matchup in game 2 and playing well in Game 5 was too. Parker had 2 bad games. He was 21 and playing against one of the best PG's ever. Kidd won the matchup, but it was closer than anyone should care to imagine considering Tony's age, the pressure and who he was against.I just remember Parker choking in the Nets series and he saved our butts
I'm not going to say he bailed the team out, but he was useful the whole playoffs. Dallas was his worst series, but Parker was dropping 20/6 on Nash's ass through 5 games until he got sick for Game 6. Speedy had some very good moments against Phoenix, particuly game 2. Tony was playing like , and Speedy came up huge in a very important game. He was an important player that year.Speedy Claxton?
Another 1 game wonder, name me games other than game 6 VS New Jersey, were Speedy bailed out the team.
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