Rober Horry, Hall of Fame consideration?

[chuckywang]

There's more to the NBA than the playoffs and 4th quarters and overtime. He won't get in, even though he is clutch.

 

[imported_xaguynamedguyx]

his whole career is based on his last second 3 point shot wins...but thats not a bad thing, so its cool

 

[torpid]

He also is a good cleanup guy and cuts to the basket when someone is getting double teamed as well as anyone.

And he has the most 3 pointers in NBA finals history.

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: slydecix
overrated.

Horry's true genius isn't his clutch shooting. It's his understanding of roundball amnesia. After sinking a buzzer-beater against Sacramento in the 2002 playoffs, Horry explained his philosophy. "If I hit it we win, if I miss y'all are going to blame the stars for losing the game anyway," he told the Washington Post's Michael Wilbon. "There's no pressure on me." Horry has none of the guts and gets all of the glory. In the 2003 playoffs, Horry went 2-for-38 from behind the arc?and everybody blamed Shaq and Kobe for the Lakers' downfall. After this year's Game 3 drubbing, Horry got off again?it was Manu Ginobili's and Tim Duncan's fault.

The Big Shot Bob persona is so overwhelming that it blocks out more than missed shots. Remember when Horry took a swing at Utah's Jeff Hornacek in 1997? What a clutch punch! Or when he threw a towel in the face of his coach, Danny Ainge, that same year? Dagger! How about when he got fined for shoving a cameraman in 2003? Now that's killer instinct!

Very good point. If Horry missed that three last night and the Spurs lost, then it would been Duncan's missed free throws that lost them the game.

 

[Ready]

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: slydecix
overrated.

Horry's true genius isn't his clutch shooting. It's his understanding of roundball amnesia. After sinking a buzzer-beater against Sacramento in the 2002 playoffs, Horry explained his philosophy. "If I hit it we win, if I miss y'all are going to blame the stars for losing the game anyway," he told the Washington Post's Michael Wilbon. "There's no pressure on me." Horry has none of the guts and gets all of the glory. In the 2003 playoffs, Horry went 2-for-38 from behind the arc?and everybody blamed Shaq and Kobe for the Lakers' downfall. After this year's Game 3 drubbing, Horry got off again?it was Manu Ginobili's and Tim Duncan's fault.

The Big Shot Bob persona is so overwhelming that it blocks out more than missed shots. Remember when Horry took a swing at Utah's Jeff Hornacek in 1997? What a clutch punch! Or when he threw a towel in the face of his coach, Danny Ainge, that same year? Dagger! How about when he got fined for shoving a cameraman in 2003? Now that's killer instinct!

Very good point. If Horry missed that three last night and the Spurs lost, then it would been Duncan's missed free throws that lost them the game.

I'm sure Duncan understands this and Duncan knows that Horry is exactly the type of person with the right attitude that he needs to win. During clutch time when double and triple teams are being thrown at your stars, they need somebody who can step up and shoot the open 3 without feeling the pressure.

 

[aplefka]

What the fvck? I'm so sick of people saying Robert Horry is clutch. The guy could miss every single fvcking 3-pointer for the first 44 minutes and hit one and be everyone's favorite clutch player. It's absolutely fvcking ridiculous. Clutch is performing an entire game 7 when your team needs you, not making only one shot with x amount of time left.

Yes, Robert Horry is good, and yes he has made clutch shots, but clutch expands beyond the last 30 seconds of a game.

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: aplefka
What the fvck? I'm so sick of people saying Robert Horry is clutch. The guy could miss every single fvcking 3-pointer for the first 44 minutes and hit one and be everyone's favorite clutch player. It's absolutely fvcking ridiculous. Clutch is performing an entire game 7 when your team needs you, not making only one shot with x amount of time left.

Yes, Robert Horry is good, and yes he has made clutch shots, but clutch expands beyond the last 30 seconds of a game.

I don't necessarily agree, bench or role players can be as clutch as anyone as long as they perform when the game is hanging in the balance.

He also, btw, owned the whole 4th qtr. when none of the stars could step up.