With time running out, the Rockets trailed 93-91 and only had one shot left. I certainly hope so. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Most notably, he won a lot of playoff games with those teams ... and championships, seven of them. Robert Horry is a 7 point career scorer with a peak season of 12 points on 41% shooting, 6 rebs, and 4 assists. Ranadivé matched a crazy amount because if he didn't, Sacramento would have lost the Kings. The funny thing about his reputation as a shot maker is that he was largely a poor per-minute scorer throughout his career. It may have reached its nadir in 2011 when Michael Jordan purchased a controlling interest in the Charlotte Bobcats for less than $200 million and the big market Philadelphia 76ers changed hands for a reported $280 million. This fact alone does not dictate who is or who is not a Hall of Famer. That's just fine in Milwaukee, where owner Herb Kohl is one of the biggest reasons relocation remains a distant threat -- he's believable when he says he's not selling to an out-of-towner. Only Bill Russell exceeds that rate of success (11-for-11), while Jordan can almost match it, going 6-for-6. Robert Horry is among the handful of "most clutch" NBA playoff performers of all time. It is true. Somewhere Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter are nodding their heads. He had Rudy Tomjanovich, Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich as coaches.[6]. [11] Does this somehow take away from Jordan's individual worth? No one ever accused him of being merely a byproduct of Bob Cousy's greatness or Red Auerbach's genius. To further emphasize the point, Ewing may have a ring himself but for Horry helping out Hakeem there. You have to be rather clutch to have a personal "Top 10 clutch moments" collection: . Mile High Report didn’t want Mac Jones, and instead snags Parsons to bolster a revamped Denver defense. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Hansen offered up a crazy amount because the Kings were the best relocation candidate available. It's magical. The Rockets never looked back. Nineteen of them are already in. (Jim Rogash/Getty Images) Shaq Inducted Into Basketball Hall of Fame [13] Horry's career high for assists in a game is 11. Prior to playing with Robert Horry, Hakeem Olajuwon was a great, but frustrated player who nearly demanded a trade from the Rockets because they could not surround him with competent players. This I cannot do. I recognize that Horry lacks the traditional metrics associated with what we commonly understand to be a "Hall of Fame"-level basketball player. Nash made sure to thank Stoudemire in his induction speech. Horry is still the all-time leader with 53 made 3-pointers in the NBA Finals. And of the 12 who aren't, eight have a probability of at least 90%. 82 views. The Dallas Wings have three picks in the top five of the WNBA Draft. The Spurs lost and found themselves down 3 games to 1 to the Lakers. Horry was never among the top three players on his team and rarely among the top five. Horry finished that game with 2 points, 4 rebounds and a steal in 15 minutes of game action. Horry was simply a jack-of-all trades for every team he played for. 9. There are many players that have put on an NBA jersey than have or could score 20+ points a game. He did that. and get Robert Horry into the Hall of Fame. Thanks for reading. Even if you rooted for teams he did not play for, you had to appreciate his guile (as you cursed his name, of course). Rockets put up fight but fall to Pacers 132-124. If everyone is compared to Jordan, of course they will fall short. He was never considered a "black hole" on offense. And Robert Horry. “I didn’t really watch a lot of film when I played. Is it fame? Nash made sure that he mentioned Stoudemire’s name in his Hall of Fame Speech. On the other hand, he had the fortune of playing alongside Hakeem Olajuwon, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Duncan. Yet Dennis Rodman is a Hall of Fame basketball player and was inducted in 2011. Horry bulked up when he joined the Lakers so that he could withstand the grind of 82 games and the playoffs as a power forward. Contact AthleteSpeakers today at 800-916-6008 to book Robert Horry for a keynote speech, virtual meetings, corporate appearance, grand opening, product announcement, moderated Q&A or for an exclusive meet and greet. Though all of these players have one thing in common: winning. To those who claim that Horry is not good enough to be a Hall of Famer, I can only offer one simple retort: [1] Notably, the San Antonio Spurs have won nothing of value since the decision to not play Horry in a playoff game. ), • Ziller: How to make your teammates better, • 5 reasons the NFL is more popular than the NBA, • A Stephen Hawking theory and the Kobe clutch debate, • Ziller: Doping, dumb luck and Gladwell's messed-up values, Robert Horry should be inducted into Halls of Fame, but not that one, Throwing a screaming bobcat across your yard is the ultimate dad sport. 416 Inductees Table; Per Game Shooting Advanced Coaching; Year Name Category G PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% WS WS/48 G W L W/L% 2020: Patrick Baumann : Contributor: 2020 3.7m members in the nba community. Plus, the Kings' $535 million pricetag as a chilling effect on team sales and a few lovely words from Jesus Shuttlesworth. Robert Horry is the greatest role player of all time. [11] Jordan did win that NCAA Basketball tournament thing in 1982. Even in the playoffs, he never averaged more than 13.1 points per game. That is the name of the game, right? Score more points than the other team. Magic's greatness is embodied by his assist totals. Need scoring? Elie, like Horry, was clutch in the playoffs for both teams, but didn’t really do much in the regular season. Bill Russell has 11 NBA Championship rings. Over the course of a 16-year NBA career, Horry played on the following seven championship teams: 1993-94 Houston Rockets1994-95 Houston Rockets1999-2000 L.A. Lakers2000-01 L.A. Lakers2001-02 L.A. Lakers2004-05 San Antonio Spurs2006-07 San Antonio Spurs. If you needed statistics, he could (and did) provide that for his team. The Rockets won. So, okay, if you are singularly great at passing the ball to teammates in prime position to score, this is certainly a Hall of Fame worthy skill. To avoid burying the lede, Robert Horry is a Hall of Famer and should be recognized accordingly. That is not enough to be recognized as the best the sport has to offer. Barkley was twice denied by Horry and Hakeem. 25. [4] A recent Deadspin post sarcastically asked the following question: "are there Horry fans? “Growing up this was an honor I could never imagine,” he said. He showed what we all didn’t wan’t to admit. The HOF lets everybody in it seems anyways. That's got to be the most Ray Allen quote ever. [3] Horry was a relatively unknown commodity within a draft class that also included Alonzo Mourning, Christian Laettner and Latrell Sprewell, Horry's college teammate. Robert Horry will be eligible for the 2014 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class, as he retired granted mercy to his opponents five years ago. This should not even be a debate. I'm not sure that comfort exists in other markets with owners ready to sell and Seattle looming. Horry played with Hakeem, Shaq and Duncan, so grabbing all the rebounds was never part of his job title. Without Horry, Duncan simply does not beat Detroit in 2005. To dismiss Horry just because he had good players around him is nothing but circular logic without any substantive analysis. What about Dennis Rodman? To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Robert Horry last appeared in an officially sanctioned basketball game on May 27, 2008, when his San Antonio Spurs sought to tie a playoff series against his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers. Pops Mensah-Bonsu has been inducted into the George Washington Athletic Hall of Fame. "As we look at the coming domestic television deal and a great playoffs and Finals, there's a great buzz around the league right now," Silver said [...]. They never elevated their teams to the height of greatness, even if they did amass substantial personal statistics. Okay, he can put up 20+ if you really need it. Horry could shoot, block shots and defend the passing lanes with expertise. It’s that time of year again! Horry guarded all of them routinely. [8] Without Robert Horry, Hakeem Olajuwon is viewed more like Charles Barkley or Patrick Ewing. Rockets vs. Nuggets game preview: injuries suck a lot, SB Nation Reacts: Rockets fan confidence remains high and a question about Luka. That just shows an unheard of level of stupidity. This alone is worthy of the Hall of Fame. (Of course, unlike Al Bundy and his 4 TDs at Polk High - Horry does not recite this game as the high point of his life/career. He's the guy jumping at the Miami bench. Donate to the Tracy McGrady No Rings Fund. Magic also has 5 NBA Championship rings. So I'm sensitive to pro-Horry arguments that the Hall is goofy anyways, so why not? Fortunately, we have moved beyond simplistic analysis of statistics. The university held a ceremony to honor its 2019 inductees on Nov. 8. "There aren't any teams for sale but if there were [the price] would be robust.". [1] It was the 244th and final playoff game of Horry's career.[2]. But turning a little phrase like that to explain why he graciously accepts the heap praised on him for the most important, most memorable of his 3,209 NBA three-pointers ... that's what makes Ray Allen Ray Allen. (I do not want to live in a world where Patrick Ewing beats Hakeem at anything.) He never would have been on the court to hit clutch shots. I had tickets to this game. If anything, Robert Horry's game was before his time. But it still matters. Dunn and, if there is a Bear Bryant in Heaven, Alonzo Gee. The Houston Rockets chose Alabama forward Robert Horry with the 11th pick in the loaded 1992 Draft. Dennis Rodman, however, was a rebounding virtuoso and he often changed the game with this particular skill. His team won all of them. Fans came up to him and credited him for the Heat's Finals win because of The Shot. Horry was a pretty good player for a really long time. Maybe we should get that guy in the hall of fame. You do not need to play a certain number of games. Latest was Robert Horry and Calvin Johnson talk about the Hall of Fame, life after pro sports, Matt Staffords new journey in LA and more on the Big Shot Bob Pod. You can never say that Robert Horry was one-dimensional. That is awesome! 2021 Hall of Fame Candidates Players are eligible for the Hall of Fame after they have been … In contrast, Robert Horry's teams won. He was not merely a "good" role player or a serviceable one just happy to be on a roster. The man is nicknamed "Big Shot Rob" for a reason.[14]. Charles Oakley is 21st on the all-time rebounds list, but he never won anything other than the right to be Michael Jordan's personal bodyguard. [8] Okay, maybe not the 2001 Lakers. YouTube. Exactly. Yes, it is important to be able to put the ball in the basket - it is how we keep score, after all - but the game is more complex than that. He is in the discussion with Jordan, Jerry West, Larry Bird and Reggie Miller. But he had James Worthy and Dean Smith to guide him. 99%. Did you know that Robert Horry was the first player to record 100 steals, 100 blocks and 100 made 3-pointers in the same season? The magnificent moments Horry had will never be forgotten. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. But you cannot deny that Horry was a key figure in whether or not his teams won in the end. The international component really throws everything off kilter. For example, LeBron James might still be toiling in Cleveland with the likes of Mo Williams but without a ring if he did not choose to join up with Dwyane Wade. (Looking at you, ‘Melo.). after seeing the Sidney Moncrief thread earlier I decided to see who the top 99 players by HOF probability not in the HOF according to basketball reference (that are eligible starting in 2018): 1 Jason Kidd, who is eligible next season, is most likely a shoe in. Do not bench Robert Horry. "What is ‘it'?" There are currently 158 players enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame. (Side note on The Shot: I've never noticed Norris Cole's premature, persistent celebration. But whenever something comes across my timeline, or I see a pick-and-roll with Amare, it makes me smile. The average Hall of Fame Probability of those 31 Finals MVPs is 82.6%. Magic never developed a great jump shot. Likewise, Kobe and Shaq would never have made it through Portland in 2000 without Horry's defense on Rasheed Wallace. Jordan's candidacy was secure the moment he hoisted his first Larry O'Brien trophy. -- Babe Ruth. Animatronic Red Auerbach and Phil Jackson welcome visitors while taking potshots at each other. Five years later, Horry is now eligible for the Basketball Hall of Fame. [15] It is worth noting that it is not the "NBA" Hall of Fame - but the Basketball Hall of Fame. The only difference in assessing Robert Horry is that no one ever takes the time to figure out what constitutes a "star" versus what constitutes a truly valuable player. O'Neal and his heralded Magic team came to Houston for one game that season. What did the voters have to say this week? “In Phoenix, ... Stoudemire was present at Nash’s ceremony on Friday at the Naismith Hall of Fame in Springfield, ... Spurs forward, Robert Horry knocked Steve Nash into the scorer’s table, leaving the former MVP a bloody mess.