you put Luther Head on all those teams and they win ZERO Championships. Horry saved Duncan and the Spurs in Detroit. Horry saved the Rockets vs the Spurs/Magic (game winners in both series) Horry saved the Lakers with Vlade bounce 3. There should be a place for Horry in the hall of fame, hell did Dick Vitale do anything besides yap to get in? then Horry should get in cause he did help win championships
Obviously he's no superstar that drops 20+ points a game or gets double doubles, but he's definitely helped his teams when they really need him in the playoffs. He's had some pretty good clutch performances in the past that were the difference between getting one of his many rings or not lol. Anyways why would you need to score that much (let alone be able to) when you got Duncan, Parker and Ginobilli (Olajuwon and Clyde in Houston, Shaq and Kobe in LA) on your team hogging all the points =P I reckon he could probably increase his stats a little if he didn't have all these stars on his team but he doesn't need to.
He is NOT a HOFer. He is clutch and very intelligent but role players don't belong in the Hall of Fame. He should have retired after last season too.
Game 5 of the 2005 finals. That was one of the greatest performances I've ever seen from one individual basketball player. Scoring 21 points in the final 17 minutes, hitting the game winner even after he injured his shoulder on that spectacular dunk. Duncan tried to throw that game by missing free throws and field goals over and over again, but Horry just wouldn't let his teammates down like Timmy.
That is exageratting a bit. Horry wasn't on the 2001 Lakers or 1999 Spurs. Head would have just been on the bench sitting with Mark Madsen, and whatever scrub they had on the Spurs.
nope, he's not even saying that...you provided him plenty of stats. he's saying they should induct people based on the specific stats of points and rebounds per game.
Not even close to Hall of Fame level but a very good career. If he worked harder he could have been even better, but he had a wonderful career anyway. DD
the point is, why wasn't he one of those superstars himself then? those are the types of players who should be HoF locks
Hall of fame should be about the entire body of work of a player, yes he helped teams with championships(although you can argue those teams would have won without him, while you can't argue the teams would have won w/o the core players), so putting him in the hall of fame based on those 5 or 10 great playoff moments is rediculous.
its not moments, he's played exceptional in entire series and games. if you remember anything about the 1995 series, you'll know he was key to the San Antonio, Phoenix and Orlando wins. you remember that Dream game where he destroyed Robinson? we won that game on a last possession shot with Horry. Lets not forget his defense, Barkley, Tim Duncan, Karl Malone, Rasheed Wallace, Scottie Pippen, etc I Am Legend had to play them all. Why do hall of famers have to be players who score tons of points? WHAT IS FAME? Do you remember his name? Do the moments live forever? will people see him? will people cry? did you see him light up the sky? and fly? Fame. Horry.
I agree he was instrumental to winning titles....but those teams got the playoffs, won series, and won rings because they had dream, shaq, kobe, duncan, and those are the players who belong in the hall of fame
He was everywhere in Orlando... the man just made plays all over the court for the entire game. Game 1 (Dream and Clyde played 48 minutes, Horry played 47): 19 pts, 8 rbs, 3 ast, 3 stl, 5 blk, 0 tov (That fifth block may have saved the game.) Game 2 (He played the most minutes--48): 11 pts, 10 rbs, 3 ast, 7 stl, 3 blk, 1 tov (Some of those steals were incredible.) For good measure he went for 20 and 9 in Game 3 and had 21 and 13 in Game 4. No way the Rockets win Game 1 without Horry, and if they lost Game 1, no telling how that series would have ended.
Boy, when you see all those shots in one reel like that, it's kinda hard not to say this guy isn't worthy of some all-time recognition. In my mind, the Hall of Fame is for players who have had a lasting impact on the game of basketball, and watching one player come up that big time and time again, I have to say his impact will be lasting.
Talk about finding ways to win, don't forget he saved the Spurs by throwing Nash to the side board and incited the suspension of Amare
you really think that lakers team that went like 15-1 in the playoffs doesnt win a ring w/o horry? be reasonable
did you watch ANY of those games? really. what's your beef with Horry? Ask LAKER FAN what they think of Horry. Same as hardcore Rocket fans of the 90s, they loved the guy and what he did in the playoffs were critical. We wouldn't win 2 championships without him. and don't give me the Hakeem argument either, no duh we wouldn't. but if Horry wasn't so versatile of a player, then we'd have zero matchup advantages against the other forwards we play.
Yeah, they would have LOST to the Kings (further proof you didn't watch one single game of that series), they would have lost to Portland. and yeah, they would have lost, Glen Rice (they got him cause supposedly he was a consistent shooter), turns out Rice couldn't buy a bucket. it turned out in the Philly series, Horry was still the hero clutch shooter. Did you EVEN watch the San Antonio Series vs Detroit? Duncan was stinking hard, and Horry stepped up and won the game. if the Spurs lost that game in Detroit, Detroit would have gain the momentum.
I saw all those games. Yes, they needed Horry. TEAMS win games, and TEAMS need TEAM PLAYERS. Horry's ability to block shots, get steals, play the 3, and the 4 causes problems for other teams. and Yes, HITTING SHOTS IN THE PLAYOFFS IS VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT.
