As a long time Rockets fan, its amazing to see that Robert Horry has eclipse Kareem for the most playoff games of all time. I'd like to reminisce about the Horry days and see what the Clutchfans felt about him.
I'd like to reminisce on how lazy he was and the amount of untapped potential that was left on the table. p.s. I'm surprised you are still in love with him after he named popovich the best coach he's played for with getriddyofrudy not entering the equation.
Tinman did you just read the dream shake's post for today?? http://thedreamshake.blogspot.com/2008/05/robert-horry-for-hof-plea-2.html
he's just saying that cause he's with the Spurs now. I choose to celebrate the fact that it started here. his legend started when he was traded with bullard to detroit, then came back. it changed him like when he decided to leave TV sitcoms for the big screen.
that was an excellent thread. Hopefully this will inspire Sam Cassell to start being Sam Cassell again and score some points. wouldn't it be fitting to see Sam and Horry again in the Finals? I'm so proud that these guys have made it so long. it goes to show the AWESOMENESS of our championship teams. And Kenny too. Have you notice how many times Kenny talks about CLUTCH CITY? its been so many this year. being down 0-2. "Oh We were down 0-2.." KG "KG needs to be a beast to win a championship, we had a beast.." Sam Cassell "That's my guy" If you talk to any Rocket of those years, they are SO PROUD of their accomplishment.
Who said Rocket Fans were not faithful?? It was Red at the Alamodome. Paper: HOUSTON CHRONICLE Date: TUE 05/23/1995 Section: A Page: 1 Edition: 3 STAR Cheering -- a family affair/Fans go the distance to see Rockets/ Faithful take I-10 to victory By THADDEUS HERRICK, Houston Chronicle San Antonio Bureau Staff SAN ANTONIO -- Nellie Gonzales left her computer job at Shearn Elementary School early, painted "Never say Never" on her Mustang and with two friends headed down Interstate 10 Monday for the Alamodome. What did her boss at the Houston Independent School District have to say? "I don't care," said Gonzales, sitting in third deck of San Antonio's new dome, where binoculars are advised. "I'm a Rocket fan -- I'll let everybody know I was here." Gonzales was behind enemy lines, but she wasn't alone. Hundreds of Houstonians traveled the 210 miles to the Alamo City to see the Rockets challenge the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. What she saw was another piece of patented Rockets drama, as guard Robert Horry hit a 17-foot jump shot with just seconds on the clock to edge the Spurs 94-93. Game 2 is set for Wednesday night. The game provided an electric start to the Lone Star shootout, the most celebrated big-league, post-season match-up in Texas history. At stake in the seven-game series is a trip to the NBA finals. With less than a half-minute to go, San Antonio appeared to have the game in hand, leading 93-92, with forward Sean Elliot shooting two free throws. But he missed both tries, and Horry came back to score the thrilling winner. Three more wins and the Rockets go to the NBA finals. NBA's reigning champions have, of course, been there before. And the die-hards who made the three-hour journey from Houston are determined to see their team make a return trip to the finals. "Clutch city, baby," shouted Khaled F. Ali, a stage manager for the Houston Grand Opera who wore a Rockets cap and tee-shirt and high fived various Houston fans. "Houston Rockets, world champions." Such hoopla was met mostly with good humor by Spurs fans. After all, this was a Texas thing, Stevie Ray Vaughn blared during the pregame warmup. "This is Texas right here -- that's what it's all about," said Lionel Harris, Jr. a Spurs fan who is stationed here in the Air Force. "Texas is going to be a winner no matter what." Rockets fans spoke kind words of their Texas rivals, too, but in their excitement came across as slightly less diplomatic. Ali and several buddies Monday piled into his red Ford Explorer with "Believe it Again" written across the side and cruised down I-10, exchanging beeps and yahoos with other Houston fans. The trip to San Antonio to see his team do battle, he said, was never in doubt. After Rocket Mario Elie sunk a three pointer to beat the Phoenix Suns in the conference semifinals last Sunday, he went straight to Ticketmaster. "We were meant to come to San Antonio and see the Rockets kick butt," said Ali. "It was destiny." Roy Ramirez, a letter carrier, called in sick to make the trip. Judy Cook, who wore an Hakeem Olajuwon jersey, left her home on short notice when her son, who lives in San Antonio, scored tickets. J.C. Rincones, a Pearland police officer, decided to take vacation and see Game 1 and Game 2, Wednesday night. A visit to San Antonio was less of an issue for Rockets owner, Les Alexander, who sat at courtside beside San Antonio Mayor Nelson Wolff. He cringed as the Spurs faithful sang "We Will Rock You" in the game's final minutes as the Alamodome din grew to a deafening roar. "I think I like being in the majority better," said Alexander. "The fans here are nice, though -- as opposed to other places." Most Rockets fans had to settle for upper deck seats in the cavernous Alamodome, a football stadium that has been reconfigured to accommodate basketball. And they missed the cushioned seats of the Summit. "This place is like an airplane hangar," said Cesar Macias, a clerk at Houston's La Placita. Some lucked out. Sylvia Williams and her friend Somseria Allen left Houston without tickets, but determined to see the game. They had shopped around in Houston, but found none available. When they arrived at the Alamodome box office they fell into two seats right behind the basket. "We were going to go to a sports bar if we had to," said Williams, who worked the 6 a.m. secretarial shift at Mount Hebron Baptist Church in order to get on the road by noon. Instead, they saw the game up close, watching Horry drain his 17-footer in the closing seconds. With that kind of ending, Williams, Allen and hundreds of Rockets fans are sure to be back at the Alamodome again Wednesday night. As they say, Clutch City.
What's the deal with all these robert horry threads lately? Did big shot bob bite the dust or something? How about when he knocked up calvin murphy's daughter? The mid 90's, those were the days.
one of those 90s Rockets set a record http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2008/news/story?id=3395026 Postseason Perennials Big-Shot Rob became the all-time NBA leader in playoff appearances on Tuesday, joining an elite group. Rank Player Games 1. Robert Horry-a 238 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 237 3. Scottie Pippen 208 4. Shaquille O'Neal-a 203 T-5. Karl Malone 193 T-5. Danny Ainge 193 7. Magic Johnson* 190 8. Julius Erving* 189 9. Robert Parish* 184 10. Byron Scott 183 a -- active; * -- Hall of Famer.
Not one shot...but the way he showed up for the entire 1995 playoff run...especially the Finals that year...was just amazing. Take the good with the bad...he walked up and down the court during the regular season...he called the 1996 series with the Sonics over before they lost. But he was instrumental to the back-to-back rings.
That Spurs series in '95 was impressive. The winning shot in Game 1(he had done NOTHING up until that point) and the six 3-pointers in Game 6 were huge. And he was dominant against Orlando in the Finals. Several huge 3-pointers(and a key steal late) in the overtime in Game 1, the 7 steals in Game 2, the game clinching 3-pointer in Game 3, and his all-around great performance in Game 4 were the reason people started comparing him to Scottie Pippen(before he was Quitten). He even got some Finals MVP run from a few people in the media. If it weren't for Dream playing the best basketball of his life, he might've won the thing.
Price of Bel Air? But seriously he's the only non Celtic that has won so many rings, put him into HOF.
That was an easy joke but still funny. I wish people would quite with all this "unrealized potential" garbage and just respect players for what they've done on the court. This board has way too many people that fall in love with end of the bench guys who suck but endlessly criticize the guys who've actually done something in their career and Horry is one of them. ESPN reported that he had passed Kareem and even though he wouldn't make the HOF. That's bull. He's one of the most clutch players of all time. Yeah, he wasn't a perenial all-star but he is one of the most important pieces to more than a few championship runs.
I was only 8 years old during the championship years... so I forget a lot of the crazy stuff Horry did. BUT, I've watched game 7 of the 93-94 finals vs. Knicks enough times to ALWAYS REMEMBER Horry's thunderous dunk in the first quarter off Hakeem's sweet pass. Check out the 00:21 mark (bad quality)... <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CP00zg_VlfM&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CP00zg_VlfM&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>
thanks pmac! you must be a 1999er who forgot to register. the thing that Rocket fans wanted Horry to be was Pippen. And we got Pippen. be careful for what you wish for. you may not like it. there are other things besides stats and fame. its chemistry. Horry had great chemistry with the guys on and off the court. Pippen had beef with Rudy and Charles. And Charles was the one who was his #1 supporter to come to the Rockets! Just because Pippen was so good with Jordan, doesn't mean he's good with other teammates. We paid him to be "THE MAN" but he was just another "ROLE PLAYER". As far as I'm concerned, I'd rather have Horry who's the role player and not pay him 75 million dollars.
Well, it's easy to think in the present than in the past. People forget the clutch, bad-ass Robert Horry who played for the Rockets and only know the flopping, dirty Robert Horry brainwashed by the evil San Antonio Spurs. After seeing Steve Nash after that hard check by Horry, you'd think it was the WWE and Horry smashed him in the face with a steel chair. Believe me... I loved Big Shot Bob back in the day, but... "Once a good girl's gone bad, she's gone forever..."
