Was stumbling around on the Interwebs yesterday...
when I ran across this gem of an article.
Allow me to quote the great Robert Horry:
"I don't want to retire, especially after a year like I had last year,''
...
"I didn't get a full season in like I wanted to see if it's really time for me to retire. My last game I want to walk off the court sweating. My last game so far I walked off the court with a DNP (did not play) and I don't want it to happen that way.''
This makes me all happy and sad all at once. And you may ask - why is that? Well... first, I would love for Mr. Robert Horry to return to the Houston Rockets for his last season. That would be super badass. Horry could teach Luis Scola and Carl Landry - and now Joey Dorsey - all sorts of tricks of the trade (yes, even the sneaky playoff hip-check on former MVP Canadian players - you can never trust them with their beady eyes and flapping heads).
........ also, Horry's return would allow me to go buy another awesome Rockets jersey!!
[here I would have inserted a preview image of the Horry #25 jersey, but apparently the NBA store can't let me speculate on such things - I can't even order an Horry #25 jersey right now if I wanted to. What kinda bullshit is that??]
Moving along, on the flip side - there are at least three reasons why my reaction to this Horry news is somewhat muted:
1. The Rockets have a glut of power forwards.
2. Horry can't exactly teach T-Mac how to be clutch.
3. Horry appears to be the last person to know that he's done.
Yes, I am sad to admit, but even *I* think Horry should hang it up. It really sucks that he got a DNP-CD in his last game. It really sucks that he made exactly 0 FGs in the series against the Lakers. It really, really sucks that Horry might have to beg and plead for a job. But... Horry should retire. San Antonio is not going to sign him. The Rockets are highly unlikely to sign him. From the sound of the article -- those are the only places he's really considering. And as bad as last season was for the future Hall of Famer... I really don't think he has another "good" season in him... the league is not kind to 38 year old situational power forwards. You have no idea how much it kills me to type that.
I'll just choose to remember the good times:
Monday, June 30, 2008
I just might have to buy a new jersey!
Friday, May 30, 2008
Bench Robert Horry? You lose.
Hey, San Antonio... when you have a proven asset on your roster, it is usually wise to actually exploit this asset before the Mamba sends you home for the summer.
To recap:
With 2.1 seconds left in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals... the Spurs were down by 2 points. And they had possession -- with an inbounds play to be drawn up. Hmmm, down 2 points, time running out and trying to avoid going down 3-1 in the Western Conference Finals... that sounds very familiar. Oh, yeah, now I know why!
So, Coach Pop draws up a play for the most clutch NBA playoff performer of all-time, right? (No?!?!?) How the hell does Robert Horry not get the ball there?
Sure, Brent Barry was fouled. No, that's never actually going to be called a foul there. Plus, the dude was 30 feet from the basket and facing the wrong direction. As far as designing in-bounds plays go - that one was quite awful. Horry may not have made a shot to that point in the game, but the entire building knew he would have made a 3 to win that game if you got him the ball. Idiots.
THEN, adding insult to injury...
In what might have been Big Shot Rob's final NBA game, how do the Spurs use him?
You gotta be f--king kidding me... a DNP-CD??
Just for that, the Spurs deserved to lose.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Robert Horry for the HOF (plea #3)
JA Adande wrote today's plea. I'm just linking to it here.
Though I think he might have lifted my "Robert Horry is the greatest winner of the modern era" tagline to finish his own column...Monday, February 25, 2008
There is only one #25 - it's not Gerald Green
What the hell is this? I'm all for the Gerald Green trade. He's a native Houstonian. He's young and athletic. He can blow out candles and dunk at the same time. All good things.
Except this.
There is only one player who deserves to wear #25 with "Houston" or "Rockets" on the front of the jersey. His name is not Gerald Green. It's this guy:
This is almost as insulting as the Oakland Raiders letting LaMont Jordan wear Bo's #34. Yes, it's true - someone else is wearing #34 for the Silver and Black. It's blasphemy. Just like the Rockets letting someone else wear Robert Horry's number.
I realize that Horry isn't retired yet, and that's why his number hasn't been retired officially by the team. Nevertheless, if we can retire Carroll Dawson's "jersey" (with the number "CD"?) - how we haven't retired all of the numbers from the Championship Team is beyond me. Horry played 4 years for Houston. He's going to contribute more than Gerald Green ever will. Of this I have no doubt.
It's insulting enough that Chauncey Billups is trying to infringe upon Horry's should-be-trademarked nickname of "Big Shot ___". Chauncey has made ONE "Big Shot" in his entire career. And that somehow gives him claim to Horry's nickname? Gerald Green has even less of a claim to Horry's number.
Hey, Rockets equipment manager -- fix this egregious mistake before it's too late!!!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
The answer is Robert Horry - there is no debate
... nonetheless, I figured I'd pump up this story as much as I can. It's a good debate if you like obvious choices:
"Big Shot Bob" v. "Mr. Big Shot"
I think it's quite obvious that Chauncey Billups isn't even in the same ballpark as Robert Horry. Hell, he's not even in the same league. They are not even playing the same sport when it comes to who is more "clutch".
No offense to Pistons fans, but 7 rings is greater than 1 ring. Always.
Besides, Chauncey might have 2 clutch shots... Horry has 5 minutes worth of YouTube highlights:
Yet we traded him for an aging Charles Barkley. Excuse me, I have to go cry again.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Yao > LeBron. There's your math lesson for the day.
Rockets v. the LeBrons tonight. Also known as "one of four nights each year when T-Mac actually tries to play defense!" T-Mac really only makes a concerted effort to play D when he's facing Kobe or LeBron. Factoring in his yearly, um, "vacations" and that's about 3-4 times each year T-Mac faces those guys.
Of note: the game is on TNT - which means there should be some good halftime commentary by Charles Barkley about Yao, T-Mac and LeBron. Remember when Chuck said Yao wouldn't score 20 in one game? I love Chuck, but...... it's funny how one man (Yao) has proved us all so very, very wrong. And will continue to do so. Yao is a badass. And he's almost made me forget about that Horry/Cassell for Barkley trade. Almost.
Speaking of which, after scanning last night's box scores, it looks like Mr. Horry is getting ready for his annual playoff run... that's bad news for the rest of the league. As usual.
Uhhhh, back to the Rockets. Game is in Houston, so I expect a good showing by T-Mac and Yao. LeBron is really good, but he's only one man. T-Mac can at least stay with him and negate his influence on the game. And since I do not expect Larry Hughes or Damon Jones to win a game by themselves, I say the final is Rockets 97, Cavaliers 88.
Go Rockets!
edit: For those inevitable comments about LeBron being the MVP so far (and thus somehow better than Yao), check this out: the LeBrons are 27-20. The Rockets are 28-20. Problem is, the LeBrons play in the Eastern Conference. And are somehow only 13-12 in their own weak conference. The Rockets are 16-13 in the West - a much, much stronger conference with much, much better teams. And with T-Mac out for significant time, the Rockets just kept winning. Imagine Yao and T-Mac in the East. It wouldn't even be fair.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
the Twelve Days of Christmas - Rockets Edition
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ...
a series of blow-out victories!
two Western Conference All-Stars
and series of blowout victories!On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ...
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ...
the third Championship Ring
two Western Conference All Stars
and a series of blowout victories!
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ...
two Western Conference All Stars
and a series of blowout victories!
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ...
(Bonzi? Scola? Stevie? anyone? ... Bueller?)
the third Championship Ring
two Western Conference All Stars
and a series of blowout victories!
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ...
seven great games versus Utah/Dallas/San Antonio/Phoenix in round 1
FIVE golden games for Rafer
a fourth playoff win in one series
the third Championship Ring
two Western Conference All Stars
and a series of blowout victories!
______________________
seven great games in Round 1
a sixth man off the bench
FIVE golden games for Rafer
a fourth playoff win in one series
the third Championship Ring
two Western Conference All Stars
and a series of blowout victories!
______________________
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ...
nine technical fouls from Yao (get angry, Big Man!)
the return of #8
seven great games in Round 1
a sixth man off the bench
FIVE golden games for Rafer
a fourth playoff win in one series
the third Championship Ring
two Western Conference All Stars
and a series of blowout victories!
___________________
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ...
Ten More Years of the Ming Dynasty!
nine technical fouls from Yaothe return of #8
seven great games in Round 1
a sixth man off the bench
FIVE golden games for Rafer
a fourth playoff win in one series
the third Championship Ring
two Western Conference All Stars
and a series of blowout victories!
___________________
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ...
eleven gratuitous South Park/Rockets references
Ten More Years of the Ming Dynasty!
nine technical fouls from Yao
the return of #8
seven great games in Round 1
a sixth man off the bench
FIVE golden games for Rafer
a fourth playoff win in one series
the third Championship Ring
two Western Conference All Stars
and a series of blowout victories!
___________________
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ...
12 Rockets players that can one day dream of being this clutch:
eleven gratuitous South Park/Rockets references
Ten More Years of the Ming Dynasty!
nine technical fouls from Yao
the return of #8
seven great games in Round 1
a sixth man off the bench
FIVE golden games for Rafer
a fourth playoff win in one series
the third Championship Ring
two Western Conference All Stars
and a series of blowout victories!
THE END
