Comments on: H.O.F. Watch – Robert Horry

By: skuter

skuter — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:46:48 +0000

Anyone who states Horry should be anywhere near Springfield,MA needs their head examined. The BBHOF is for individuals who brought it every night, from opening night thru the Finals. When persons like Adrian Dantley, JoJo White, the late Dennis Johnson, Artis Gilmore, and Bernard King have not been inducted, HORRY WILL NEVER MAKE IT THERE(and that cheap shot against Nash will hurt him also)! It’s not the Hall of Rings. He has simply been in the right place at the right time. If you think I’m wrong,visit the BBHOF website. Horry deserves credit, but don’t get carried away. Dominique Wilkins was unjustly denied for years. Do you know how hard it is to consistantly put up numbers year after year in the league when you are constantly double(or triple) teamed? I guarantee if you took a poll of sportswriters, players, and GM’s today the answer would be a resounding NO! Horry has bounced from team to team because he has never lived up to his potential(the Rockets traded him twice because of this;they had to take him back once because of Sean Elliott’s kidneys). The only HOF he is guaranteed to make is in Alabama(and rightfully so). There is a reason why every person that has been voted NBA MVP is in the BBHOF. Once again, Horry has his rings, BUT DON’T GET CAUGHT UP IN THAT ALONE.

By: greg

greg — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:12:39 +0000

i think horry have to be in,
i’m fed with superstars earning all the glory for there win’s…

some of you saying that horry was lucky to be in “winning teams”…
how many of them would have won a championship without horry?
don’t you think that olajuwon , bryant and oneal, duncan, were also very lucky to have such a guy in there team?
how many rings horry have won for his team in the last second?
yes, stats are not amazing, but stat are not something you have to be obsess with…looks european team…
and look who have a (real) world championship right now…
do you think that any of the spanish guys have stats like anthony, james, wade?
no, of course, do you think that for this reason there worst players than american allstars?in fact you know..hard to admit but… they are better, they won..not usa…
that’s simple as that…
horry won seven…barcley and wilkins are in with good stats, and no championship that’s ok with me…
but horry….had 7, may be 8 one of this days…
count him in!!!!!!!!!!

By: Dr. Grizz

Dr. Grizz — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:22:09 +0000

1. Everyone keeps claiming he hits the big shots only because he’s open. Well you don’t just get left open especially when you’re “Big Shot Bob”. He has to work to get open. And just because you’re open doesn’t gaurentee its going in. How many games have you watched where on the last play of the game the star or team shooter had a good look but it rimmed out, clang the rim, or even airballed. Horry is G-Money when it counts.

2. Games are won and lost in the 4th quarter. Sure teams may not make adjustments for Horry at the jump ball or even after halftime. But when the final minute is at hand any coach that wants to keep his job better sure as Sh*@ have a plan to make sure he doesn’t put a dagger in your eye.

By: habeeb

habeeb — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:21:15 +0000

i really can’t believe all the people who say Horry should be IN. In my opinion, this is completely ridiculous and a complete joke. I honestly don’t even see how this is debatable. Horry is simply not that good of a player. He has hit many clutch shots, but even if he had hit twice as many game winners, he still doesn’t deserve to be in.

I mean, what’s next? Rewarding bench players on championship teams who rooted really hard?

Simply put, the Hall of Fame is not for role players.

By: sirak

sirak — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:15:31 +0000

From an objective point of view – it is called the hall of FAME. One definition of fame I read is “widespread reputation, esp. of a favorable character; renown; public eminence”. It is not called “The Hall of All-Stars” or “Hall of MVPs” or “Hall of Point Scorers” etc. Is Horry famous for what he has done or achieved in basketball? I’d say yes. Also, he has been on very good teams – what if he was on lottery teams? Would he have lifted his scoring, rebounding and blocks? Probably. To all-star level? Maybe not. He never had to be “the man” on any team. One of the best role players to ever grace the modern day game? I think so.

If I’m to judge his inclusion based on this, I’d say IN.

By: nikko

nikko — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:51:09 +0000

I can’t believe you guys even put this guy in the conversation! You have pretty much devalued this whole HOF watch thing. I say tomorrow we do Scott Williams,he won three championships his first three years with the bulls. The reason Horry made those shots was he wasn’t good enough to be guarded yet alone double teamed like HOFers do. John Paxson was just as clutch as this guy. This guy never created his own shots he made shots that he was suppose to make. I’ll give it to him, he wasn’t a choker. This guy never even cracked the top of his position at any one time of his career. I mean think about it, of all the playoff series how many times would you have said that Horry was better than the opposing teams Starting power forward? Horry probably wasn’t the best in his own team a lot of times. Dime, I don’t ever wanna see cheap controversy like this ever again.

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:33:05 +0000

karl malone the most overrated player ever

By: Toma

Toma — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:37:25 +0000

So based on so many of the above comments ie he has never done anything to warrant HOF, this is to say that being perhaps the best role player one could possibly be is not enough??! This is to say the the HOF is only about stardom, not about perfection? The man has always done what he was supposed to do when he was supposed to do it. The only difference between him and other HOF’s is numbers. Even then, someone like Karl Malone who is as hopeless as dogsballs makes the hall because of numbers, but Horry, a highly reliable player in every sense does not. All those who can not accept why he is deserving are representative of the poor state of basketball (mentally) today.

By: EZE

EZE — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:24:01 +0000

out – robert horry is a joke. worthless. H.O.F?!!! you shouldn’t even mention that in the same sentence with robert horry. he’s ridiculous and you’ve already mentioned why:

his regular season are not only pedestrian, they are horrid. no all star appearances?! 7 rings = luck of the business. being at the right place at the right time….just like his “big shots”. Hall of Fame considerations should be a CONSISTENT, great player throughout his whole career. 7.2pts, 4.9 rebs….for a forward!!! Look at the timing people!! he gets drafted when Hakeem is in his prime, Drexler joins and Michael Jordan temporarily retires. He doesn’t win any championships when Jordan comes back. Then he finds himself in LA with Kobe and Shaq to carry the load of 3 championships and he makes a few big shots in the playoffs. Shaq leaves, Horry is suddenly finding himself on a team with the greatest “boring” big man of our time – Duncan.

I will say this: Horry has done nothing to merit HOF credentials other than getting the luck of being drafted and traded to the right teams at the right time. I would say he is the luckiest parasite in the NBA. Barkley never won a championship (though he should have at least 3 or Horry’s)….and you want to compare a HOF’er like him to a piece of sh*t like Horry?

oh yeah…and Horry knocked up one of Calvin Murphy’s daughters behind his back…hahahaha!

By: DOC

DOC — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:23:40 +0000

and mike beat shaq, and he woulda bust keem and them ass too. Horry hit a couple shots but we not gonna act like he hit a buzzer beater every year he hit like 3 and hes a dickrider when he played for the suns he wasnt shit out.