tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557962466145687400.post7736407808013225302..comments2023-10-31T09:33:09.842-05:00Comments on The Dream Shake - a Houston Rockets blog: Robert Horry for the HOF (plea #2)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557962466145687400.post-19767699779064110442009-04-12T04:27:00.000-05:002009-04-12T04:27:00.000-05:00Robert Horry came into the NBA as a supremely athl...Robert Horry came into the NBA as a supremely athletic swingman power forward. He was instrumental in winning 2 huge NBA championships with the Houston Rockets; remember the three years before and after before to the Bulls. Horace Grant was coming off 3 titles, but was completely outplayed by Horry when Houston swept Orlando. It was Horry's help defence on Ewing that let Olajwon be free to play the way he did when Houston beat New York. Forget about the big shots, because we all know he's hit more game WINning shots in the finals than anyone in the ENTIRE HISTORY of the NBA; lets talk about the defence, the rebounding, the passing, the court sense, the leadership. Ask anyone who ever played with or coached Horry, they will all agree that he deserves to be in the NBA. 17 years in the league and he won 7 championships. That means one out of every 2.4 years he was in the league he walked away with a ring. That's not an accident, it's not a coincidence. They say Shaq couldn't win without Kobe, the truth is neither of them can win a championship without Horry. People forget that Horry broke his back. He lost his athleticism, his speed, but adapted his game to still be affective Everyone thought Horry was finished when he went to LA; general consensus in the league was that he wouldn't even play a lot of minutes in LA. But he showed everyone and did everything he needed to so his team could win. He didn't want the glory, or the fame, just the wins, for himself and his team. It's fair enough to say back in 2000 "Oh we didn't know he was going to take the big shot..." but by 2002, let alone 05 and 07 everyone KNEW he was going to take the shot and they couldn't do a THING about it. Accidents happen once, maybe twice, but not SEVEN times. People also forget about the path to the finals, every year in the western conference guarding Karl Malone, guarding Tim Duncan, guarding every power forward the league could throw at him AND STILL his team won. People thought he was finished in 2002 after the 3rd championship, but then what did they think in 05 when he single handedly (along with some dubious no calls when Tim Duncan tackled Billups whenever he drove to the basket) stole the championship from Detroit?<BR/><BR/>The Hall of Fame shouldn't be about only the players who put up 30 a game, it should be about the players who change the game, who affect the outcomes of the seasons they take part in. In the 17 seasons Horry played, only the Bulls, the Lakers, Spurs, Pistons and the Rockets won championships. That's only 5 clubs out of the 30-odd teams in the NBA. Horry was on 3 of those 5 teams. How does that sound, that he was an instrumental part of 3 of the five franchises that won championships while he was IN THE LEAGUE. No player has that kind of success follow them.<BR/><BR/>The only similar story is Dennis Rodman... and there's no doubt he'll be in the Hall of Fame, widely recognised as the best rebounder of all time, and the best defensive power forward of all time.<BR/><BR/>Horry needs more respect for his accomplishments, he won't get it because so few people understand the game of basketball... but he deserves it.Chris Marltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00181759778138244059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557962466145687400.post-62628931628492285702008-07-23T10:05:00.000-05:002008-07-23T10:05:00.000-05:00Let's see...you have a guy that averages 7 PPG and...Let's see...you have a guy that averages 7 PPG and less than 5 rebounds per game and he's a hall of famer just because he happened to be on winning teams? I didn't realize all those teams won BECAUSE of Horry. If I ever see Robert Horry's name in the basketball HOF next to Dream, Magic, Bird and Jordan, that'll be the day I never watch another NBA game.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04820458908393689032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557962466145687400.post-73428131755138973542008-05-16T15:56:00.000-05:002008-05-16T15:56:00.000-05:00What an interesting debate. I'd love for Horry to ...What an interesting debate. <BR/><BR/>I'd love for Horry to get into the HOF, he's a great player. But on any of the teams he's been on, if you were picking those players in a pick up game to win a game (using a little Simmons theory here), I don't think you'd take Horry higher than 4th in any scenario. At best. So you can't really put him in the hall. As much as it kills me.hazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680934751254435996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557962466145687400.post-12371136361024135992008-05-15T20:02:00.000-05:002008-05-15T20:02:00.000-05:00The Kings may very well have a championship if not...The Kings may very well have a championship if not for Horry. As a Rockets fan though, just the pass from Horry to Elie for the kiss of death shot in game 7 of the '95 semis excedes.Presleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15611326310645253737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557962466145687400.post-5433045172798652612008-05-14T16:54:00.000-05:002008-05-14T16:54:00.000-05:00Each of those teams would have lost were it not fo...Each of those teams would have lost were it not for Horry. Fat Ass couldn't win without Kobe. Olajuwon never won until Horry came along. Duncan won once before Horry ('99 never happened).<BR/><BR/>Like I said, *maybe* the '07 Spurs would have won without him, but EVERY other one of those teams would have lost without Horry.grungedavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618624498084343808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557962466145687400.post-64034028112585416292008-05-14T16:42:00.000-05:002008-05-14T16:42:00.000-05:00Why would they not have rings? Are you saying tha...Why would they not have rings? Are you saying that those teams were not capable of winning a championship without Robert Horry???? I disagree with that.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841693130778826838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557962466145687400.post-7038330184624111622008-05-14T15:39:00.000-05:002008-05-14T15:39:00.000-05:00by that very same rationale, if you take Horry off...by that very same rationale, if you take Horry off any of those championship teams... none of those teams win the ring.<BR/><BR/>Certainly not in '94 or '95. Certainly not in '00 through '02 (where Big Shot Rob nicknamed solidified). Certainly not in '05 (when Horry won Game 5 by himself). Maybe in '07... though Steve Nash will disagree.grungedavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618624498084343808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557962466145687400.post-60386648028161256272008-05-14T15:36:00.000-05:002008-05-14T15:36:00.000-05:00Take Olajuwon off the Rockets and see if Robert Ho...Take Olajuwon off the Rockets and see if Robert Horry still wins. Take Kobe or Shaq away from the Lakers and see if Horry still wins. Take David Robinson or Tim Duncan away from the Spurs and see if Rob still wins. My point is that the guy has been fortunate to be playing with some stacked teams. They are championship calber teams, and not because of Robert Horry. The guy is a good role player, but the HOF is for the best of the best.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841693130778826838noreply@blogger.com