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Yeah people said the same thing about him after the 04 Lakers series.
Then wow, he magically became good again.
Bring him back, ignore the people that are ignorant to loyalty.
I saw Horry at the Astros game last night. I turned to him and asked him if he was going to play for the Spurs if he played another year. He looked at me, and then looked through me, as though I didn't exist and then said what's up to the groupie standing behind me. Moral of the story: Robert Horry can see through short, white people.
Yeah people said the same thing about him after the 04 Lakers series.
Then wow, he magically became good again.
Bring him back, ignore the people that are ignorant to loyalty.
So bring back Horry.
Got it.
Umm, that was FOUR YEARS ago. He was a rapidly diminishing player even then, and he's a s of that now. He shot 32% last year and his P/40 averages and Player Efficiency Rating were certifiably horrid. He has no redeeming basketball skills at this point. Scoring, shooting, rebounding, defense, transition play, no matter the category he was/is absolutely dreadful. If his name was Paul Ernst instead of Robert Horry and he put up those same numbers, you'd have your pitchforks out and would be calling for the crucifixtion of both he and R.C. Buford. Horry is not en led to an un-merited roster spot in the name of "loyalty." This is a basketball team, not a Moose Club.
One thing I can say about Horry is he can still make an impact. Sure he was dog throughout most of these playoffs, but his "hit" on David West in game 6 turned the Hornets into a soft rattled team. Horry still gives hard fouls to send a message to both teams. For a 12th man role, it wouldnt hurt to bring him back. Unless you can find someonme better (A young player too good to put on IR), it's not a horrible idea to have him at that role.
Thats not even mentioning the huge shots in game 7 vs the Hornets. The defense and steals in game 5 vs the Suns.
Hes still got a little bit left.
For the veterans minimum I'd keep him. Same goes for Finley but Im sure somebody will pay Finley more than that.
Bring Horry back. I will be really upset if he goes to Houston. What happens if we play Houston in the playoffs and Horry hits a big shot in our face? I don't want that to happen, and I think he still has a few more bullets left in his gun.
Those of you who are still whining about Horry "wasting" a roster spot need to take a look at how big of a difference DerMarr Johnson, Keith Langford, and Bobby Jones were able to make last year. What about Ian Mahinmi? James White? Melvin Sanders?
But no. We really need to save that 15th roster spot for some ing scrub. After all, what will we do without a Mengke Bateer?
Fortunately, most of you are never right with your predictions anyways.
I remember Horry saying that he doesn't know if Spurs will want him back.
IMO, Spurs should tell Horry that they will give him an answer at the end of the SL. Depending on what Hairston/Gist do in the SL, there could have or not a roster spot available for Horry.
Pop DNP'd him last game against the Lakers. They don't want him back, but they don't want to be disrepectful, either. He'll get his number retired, but he's not getting another contract from the Spurs.
Absolutely, they are old, prone to injury, unathletic and over the hill. We need new blood, young blood...gamers. Not a bunch of "can't get it doners."
i dont know if Horry have something left in his tank
I have no idea why so many people are excited to have him back....wtf does he actually bring to the court?? We could use that roster spot to develop young talent.
Just f'n retire already.
At this point in their careers, DerMarr Johnson has more talent in his drunk pinky than robert has in his entire brokedown, out-of-shape, old ass body.
we can always count on his hack-a-shaq capabilities.
That's a good idea. Waste a roster spot on a guy because he hit a couple of shots or he simply thinks he's "got a little bit left." Brilliant strategy.
Since when did loyalty become part of making sound personnel decisions? Sorry, it doesn't work that way. The idea is to put the best possible roster together and not saving a spot for a player who can't dial it up on a game-to-game basis.
Ever hear Charles Barkley confess that toward the end of his career how he couldn't play on back-to-back nights? How he became injury-prone? He admitted that he knew it. He just couldn't bring himself to quit. None of us could ever imagine how incredibly tough it must be to face your athletic mortality. Howver, that's where Horry appears to be now.
If Horry could bring it every night, wouldn't be an issue. The fact is he can't. It happens to everyone. Horry has absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. He's been a good player and a consummate professional. It's just time. If he can't make the decision himself, I trust Pop will do so for him.
we never fill up 15 anyways, why not have horry around as a player coach, hes expressed that hes interested in coaching, his experience, leadership, and EXPERENCE could do wonders for ian an guys like hill and gist. for the minimum, why not?
i believe that while the minimum counts against the cap, the league pays the player, am i right on this? i remember reading that somewhere.
Correct.
I'd say he's got more defensive defining moments, than offensive if he came back.
His shooting was just... ugly.
minimum doesn't count against the cap I believe. I think you can sign as many as you want (within 15 of course)
Yeah those 3s vs New Orleans were just invisible in the second half.
The guy played ONE game the entire season and he's worth a roster spot? What does he bring to the team? If you say experience and leadership, then i'd have no problem if the spurs kept him on as an assistant. He got nothing left in the tank...why are you intent on having him on the roster next season?
The guy had one bad season which was riddled with family issues and injury. He didn't even start playing basketball until what, a couple weeks before the playoffs? And that decision was on Pop just as much as it was Horry. He can't always catch lightning in a bottle.
But I know guys have gotten passes on much worse seasons than that. Greg Oden hasn't even played a single NBA minute, and people are still ready to concede the league to him in the next few years.
I have no qualms with letting Finley walk. Even to see Barry leave for the same reasons wouldn't be a surprise.
But Robert Horry isn't your typical player. He's one of the most inspirational cases the game has ever seen, and if he is serious about wanting to prove that last season really was just a bad season, I think you roll those dice and give him a chance. He only single-handledly saved our third championship, and helped put the nails into a number of other playoff foes.
Worst case scenario, he still ends up being one of the best guys you can hope to have in the locker room.
But according to some people here, James Gist or DerMarr Johnson > Robert Horry, so whatever.
Sounds like a great idea. Bring 'em back....please.
Seriously though.....why?
The guy had one bad season which was riddled with family issues and injury. He didn't even start playing basketball until what, a couple weeks before the playoffs? And that decision was on Pop just as much as it was Horry. He can't always catch lightning in a bottle.
But I know guys have gotten passes on much worse seasons than that. Greg Oden hasn't even played a single NBA minute, and people are still ready to concede the league to him in the next few years.
I have no qualms with letting Finley walk. Even to see Barry leave for the same reasons wouldn't be a surprise.
But Robert Horry isn't your typical player. He's one of the most inspirational cases the game has ever seen, and if he is serious about wanting to prove that last season really was just a bad season, I think you roll those dice and give him a chance. He only single-handledly saved our third championship, and helped put the nails into a number of other playoff foes.
Worst case scenario, he still ends up being one of the best guys you can hope to have in the locker room.
But according to some people here, James Gist or DerMarr Johnson > Robert Horry, so whatever.
Family issue aside, Horry just appeared to "sleep-walk" throughout the season. For the first time, he appeared, to me anyway, as though he had already retired. That, perhaps, the mental grind had caught up with him. Whatever the case, the injuries? No big surprise there. Older players are more prone to injure. Out of shape? Well, go figure.
I'm not going to rehash my argument on this. However, I will add this. For the record, YES, I would rather the Spurs invest roster spots in both Gist and Johnson over both Horry and Finley. Sure they don't have the same level of experience and will make their share of mistakes, but at least their production arrow are pointed firmly up, not down. Get these guys some consistent regular season burn and let the learning curve begin.
It is possible to gain contributions from younger players during the season and into the playoffs. If that wasn't the case, Rondo wouldn't have succeeded in Boston; Vujacic in Fakerland; Wright in New Orleans. Just takes a little patience and development.
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