In other news... that's what the Spurs get for cutting Robert Horry!!!

by grungedave on Apr 29, 2009 12:04 AM CDT in Random Commentary

The San Antonio Spurs have joined the Utah Jazz as teams whose seasons are over. The Southwest Division champion went out meekly to the Dallas Mavericks in only five games. You may suspect the reasons are because Manu Ginobili was hurt or that Dallas was on a lucky streak or maybe that the Spurs are just getting old or complacent. No... none of those were the reason.

The reason is simple:

That's what you get for cutting Robert Horry!!!

The Spurs send Horry into involuntary retirement by giving him a DNP-CD in his last game in the NBA and they expect everything to be okay? I think not.

The Curse of Robert Horry lives on.

(No team that has ever cut or traded Horry has won an NBA Championship since.)

The Rockets could have avoided this curse........ but they keep useless guys like Brian Cook on the team instead. Tsk, tsk.

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Portand fan here

more evidence (along with Monday’s NO no show at home) of why I thought we would absolutely own either the Spurs or Hornets in round 1, and wanted nothing to do with the Rockets.

The only solace I can take from this (IF we lose game 6), is that
a) we were just supposed to make the playoffs this year – this is all gravy
b) we are going to learn a LOT more from a 1st round loss to Houston then we would by trouncing the old and broken down spurs

How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009

by douglast on Apr 29, 2009 12:11 AM CDT reply actions

Trust me.

As a rockets fan, in a more ideal world. We would be playing the Hornets and you guys would be play the Spurs. Because honestly, this series is more like a second round match up.

by Artest4Prez on Apr 29, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions

what does this have to do with Horry? ;-)

by grungedave on Apr 29, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions

nothing really

It was more of a comment on the Spurs getting their asses kicked out of the playoffs, and using that as evidence why before the playoffs myself and many other Blazer fans wanted the Spurs instead of the Rockets.

If only New Orleans didn’t choke away that last game. The Blazers would have played New Orleans in round 1, while the Rockets would have gotten the Spurs. Both win, and setup 2nd round series with the L*kers and the winner of a Denver/Dallas 1st round matchup.

How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009

by douglast on Apr 29, 2009 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions

Blazers and Rockets

could have met in the west conf finals.

I would have MUCH preferred that.

"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.

But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html

by ratbastird on Apr 30, 2009 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions

Horry?

We could use a young Horry. 6’11", great D, makes the entry pass, makes the corner 3, unselfish. Can score when called upon. He’d be a good fit with Yao too.

by Xiane on Apr 29, 2009 12:29 AM CDT reply actions

Speaking again.

My folks sat next to Rudy T, CD and Les (I think) at Carrabas on Kirby, when they decided to trade Horry and Cassell.

They told me about it that night, all I could say is “No way!”. They thought they wouldn’t age well. Sell high. That sort of thing. I know, those guys are saints, but I swear this happened.

by Xiane on Apr 29, 2009 12:32 AM CDT reply actions

lakers are breakin the curse

by o_oholycrap on Apr 29, 2009 1:12 PM CDT reply actions

As a Spur fan, I have to say click this link. Scroll to the bottom of the page and view the section labeled playoffs. Tell me how that would have help someone win? He shot 19% in the playoffs last year!!!!! The Spurs will be back in 2010, believe that.

"There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at." - Richard Pryor

by DennardC on Apr 29, 2009 6:39 PM CDT reply actions