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I want him back, mostly because I don't want a playoff performer on the Mavs team.
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Spurs notebook: Horry says he wants to play another year
Web Posted: 05/19/2007 11:04 PM CDT
Johnny Ludden
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Robert Horry didn't think his 15-year NBA career was in danger of ending with his recent two-game suspension because he doesn't plan on it ending after this season.
After saying earlier in the season he was leaning toward retiring, Horry said Saturday he'd like to postpone those plans and return to the Spurs.
"I've already decided I'm coming back, hopefully," Horry said. "It all depends on what goes on here."
By that, Horry means it will be the Spurs' decision whether he returns. While he has one year remaining on his contract at $3.6 million, it is only partially guaranteed.
After a ragged regular season, Horry has again played well in the playoffs. He averaged 7.8 points and 3.6 rebounds in the first round against Denver and helped close out two of the games with clutch shots.
"I want to come back. Just leave it like that," Horry said. "I want to come back, but I have no guarantee I can come back here."
Quick turnaround: The Spurs didn't have much time to prepare for their series against Utah, but it's at least better than having to fly back from Sacramento and play an afternoon game the next day against Dallas.
That was the Spurs' predicament last season when they closed out the Kings and their opener against the Mavericks was scheduled for less than 48 hours later. NBA commissioner David Stern apologized, saying the Spurs shouldn't have had to play so soon after flying so far.
The Spurs were at least already home when they ended their second-round series against Phoenix on Friday. They met Saturday afternoon for a 30-minute film session and brief walk-through.
Utah has been off since ending its five-game series against Golden State on Tuesday.
"If we would have had anther 24 hours, or at least 12, it would have been different," Manu Ginobili said. "I think it's going to be kind of tough on us, but it is what it is and we've got to get ready for tomorrow and compete as good as we can."
Switcheroo: Jacque Vaughn serves the same role for the Spurs that he did in 1998 for Utah, when he backed up point guard John Stockton the last time the Jazz reached the Western Conference finals.
The biggest difference between Vaughn then and now is the reliability of his perimeter shot. After working with Spurs shooting coach Chip Engelland all season, Vaughn has gained confidence in his outside shot.
"Chip's been tremendous — just to take small pieces of my shot and be able to look at it on photo and see differences that we've made thus far," Vaughn said. "The biggest thing has been accepting the ability to change. I've been in this league a nice amount of years, but I'm still learning and improving and I want to improve. Chip's been great at helping me take my game to a different level.
"I wish I'd run into him a little earlier, but I'm going to treasure his help and value him right now."
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Staff writer Mike Monroe contributed to this report.
I want him back, mostly because I don't want a playoff performer on the Mavs team.
Yeah...it's not so much what Horry does when he's playing for you...it's what he does when he's playing against you.
Eff that. Unless someone can give a definitive expiration date on dagger ability, I don't want him giving guts to the Suns or Mavs...or Cavs, or whoever. Clutch is usually the last thing to leave the truly clutch, and let's face it, it doesn't take a ton of physical ability to do what Horry does...he's been slow as molasses for 10 years now. He was slower than Drob Drob's last year in the league.
Hopefully the Spurs will pick up the option...
And something I've noticed...Horry is not a guy that always plays better with an uncertain contract situation...at least one time, he played worse. Put the man's mind at ease so he can focus on, "the shot".
Are you kidding me?? I just knew he was going to do this, just can't hang it up.
Horry can stay, but we need to get younger desperatly.
I doubt he'll play for the suns whottt
me thinks
Play Bonner in the regular season, and spot minutes only for Rob. Groom his successor.
As for the Vaughn part of the article, I'd like to state that I met Chip Engelland and he is an awesome guy! Not only that, but he really knows his - just look at how he re-tooled Tony's technique, and the general improvement in Spur FT shooting since he arrived. Kudos, Chip!
No way we better not let him go , I would give him a raise.
With Horry on book, the front court roster next year -excluding SF spot- should be like this : Duncan, Elson, Oberto, Horry, Mahinmi, Butler. It's bye bye Bonner & Ely then.
LMAO good point...although we nearly signed Karl Malone, and whoever thought Finley would come here after the whuppins Bruce gave him?
At the same time, he'll be in demand, regardless of how well he fits the roster, just because other teams won't want us to have him.
Keep bonner, discard Elson.
Unless I've missed something, I don't think you can absolutely count on Mahinmi being here next year. Plus, I would be mildly surprised if we don't try to move move one or two of those guys (for example, I'd only expect 2 of Elson/Oberto/Butler to be on the roster for the majority of next season).
Seriously Cubes would probably pay him mad bucks, and it will still be in state, so i think the Mavs are his most likely destination if the Spurs cant keep him, and putting a player with balls on that team is a bad thing.
Hey Misty...are you ever going to make a vid of Horry Spurs career like you did for his Laker career? Like the Horry saved the day one? LMAO. That's a great video(once you get past the fact he's got the wrong uniform on).
I was going to post that Horry wanted to apologize to the Suns and their fans and the apology link was going to link to that video
Hey Misty...are you ever going to make a vid of Horry Spurs career like you did for his Laker career? Like the Horry saved the day one? LMAO. That's a great video(once you get past the fact he's got the wrong uniform on)
I was going to post that Horry wanted to apologize to the Suns and their fans and the apology link was going to link to that video
She can't make it till he's done with the Spurs though
And I won't let him until you assure me you will continue to come visit even when Rob is no longer playing.
I don't know if that works exactly because one of Horry's undervalued strengths is that he has been the Spurs second best defensive big man for crunch time over the past 4 years (although if Oberto keeps playing like this, he might make a case for himself). Bonner will likely never get there on that end of the floor. I think Pop would like to bring him back because he is a high energy player that can shoot a bit and justifies a roster spot for the long regular season. I'm just not sure that he can ever really fit into the role that Horry has occupied in playoff time.
I want to do the apology thing before all the Suns fans crawl back in their holes though...it'll work better if he's in Spurs uni(and it has a nice clip of Horry planting Nash on his ass).
I made a video that included the Spurs, does that count? It's a "through the years" look from Houston to the Lakers through 2004 Spurs. It's a couple years old, obviously. And I left out his brief stay in Phoenix.
Angel - good news and bad news ... Good news - My sister-in-law is moving with the kids to San Antonio so if I want to see them, it's gonna be in SA. Bad news - I am, and always will be, a Lakers fan.
I made a video that included the Spurs, does that count? It's a "through the years" look from Houston to the Lakers through 2004 Spurs. It's a couple years old, obviously. And I left out his brief stay in Phoenix.
Angel - good news and bad news ... Good news - My sister-in-law is moving with the kids to San Antonio so if I want to see them, it's gonna be in SA. Bad news - I am, and always will be, a Lakers fan.
I have come to terms with you be a Laker fan. Nobody is perfect.
Next time you come to the arena, you'll have to talk to my manager. He is a Laker fan too and will probably give you dinner free just because you are.
Great news about your sister-in-law
Horry is still the second best bigman on this team so it'd be a mistake to not pick up that option if he continues to play well in the playoffs. Horry is clutch and a basketball genius. Those two traits can last a while.
AFAIK, the Spurs don't easily discard a player with multi yrs contract after just one season, so i expect Elson & Butler to come back and atleast have the chance to prove their worth until next yr midseason trade window.
Oberto has shown what a yr of learning Spurs X&O can do for u, i don't really know about his contract situation though -IMHO this post season he truly earns his paycheck.
Mahinmi, i just hope this guy would get here as soon as possible, and AFAIK he doesn't have any contractual problem that could prevent him from signing with us earlier.
There's always hope if you can admit you have a problem.
Super-old frontcourt in '08...1 player under 30. Just wish they could balance it out some. I agree with the sentiment that Horry is worth keeping if only to prevent him from signing with Dal or Hou.
I'm amazed he's still going after being drafted before the Clinton presidency. Him, Shaq, Zo and Deke are the 4 horseman of the league.
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