It might be time to change his nickname to "Big History" Bob. After a plethora of memorable playoff moments, seven championship rings, one memorable hip check, and more three pointers than you can count, Robert Horry has etched his name into the annals of NBA lore for the ages. Tonight he has the opportunity to add another page in the gigantic tome that is his career. With an appearance on the floor tonight, Horry will become the all-time leader in NBA playoff appearances, after tying the previous record holder Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Game 4 with 237.
It's an amazing feat for a player to just have that many appearances in the games that matter most, let alone to have as many games where said player actually makes an impact as Horry has. He's won championships with Houston, Los Angeles, and San Antonio. He's played alongside Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, and Tim Duncan. He's played for Rudy Tomjanovich, Phil Jackson, and Greg Popovich. And he's breaking a memorable record, most likely, tonight, at 37 years old. Horry has drawn his fair share of criticism over the years for his feisty attitude and on the court toughness, but it's no question that he'll go down as one of the most respected veteran performers the game has ever seen. Tonight is just another in a long line of feathers in his cap, in a pursuit of yet another ring for his fingers.


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5-13-2008 @ 5:42PM
towncar40 said...
robert horry is better then Scottie Pippen
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5-14-2008 @ 3:54AM
Michel said...
While nobody can deny Horry has been an extremely fortunate player and does have a lot of rings, lets put this into perspective a bit. Its been some time since Horry was a "go to guy". Yes, he's been on winning teams and he's been a successful role player but there are a lot of guys who've also spent time on the bench who have rings who weren't the decisive factor in getting those rings. There are more talented players who don't have a ring because they didn't have the luxury of being on the teams for which Horry has played.
In this later part of his career, his goon value (like cheap-shotting Nash) is probably more noteworthy than his actual basketball contributions to winning championships.
When he was at Houston, I used to admire the guy. Now, he's just a lucky guy and deserves the title of "cheap shot Bob" as well as any other people want to give him.
Playing with Bowen and Ginobili, one might imagine flopping and cheap shots have become an unfortunate hallmark of an otherwise stellar and impressive Popovich team.
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