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Way back on 02/-4/94, Robert Horry was traded to Detroit for Sean Elliott. The trade was later rescinded because Elliott failed his physical. How different would the landscape in the playoff look over at least the next 10 years?

The Rockets would've still won championships and Horry would've found his way onto the Lakers and Spurs anyway. Really not much of a difference. Even if he didn't go to the Lakers, they would've won titles regardless, except for maybe the Lakers in 02. He signed to the Spurs as a free agent so I would expect him to still be there.

We would have still won the championship like the previous poster said.

Guys like Horry and Steve Kerr aren't really critical. They're just guys with guile who end up in the right place at the right time.

So it wouldn't really matter much. We're not talking about Pippen or Duncan here.

<<Guys like Horry and Steve Kerr aren't really critical.>>

That is the truth brotha! I have been telling people that for years. We aren't crucial.

Signed

Nick Anderson

I thought this was a "Good What If" ?

Elliot was a very solid player, better than Horry in my opinion. I think the Rockets could have continued to win. That said, Elliot is a very underwhelming #2 option, and that's who David Robinson had to work with for almost his entire career.

Who knows where Horry goes after that though.

Not much difference to anyone save maybe the Rockets. Pistons weren't good enough back then to get any clutch use out of him, and he would have moved onto contenders later.

Yeah.. Big Shot Bob really wasnt that big of a difference maker. That nickname is a little misleading

Kings would have been NBA Champions in 2002

Anticon wrote:Guys like Horry and Steve Kerr aren't really critical. They're just guys with guile who end up in the right place at the right time.

So it wouldn't really matter much. We're not talking about Pippen or Duncan here.

How are they not critical? Both of them have won games with their heroics, you can't just assume someone else would have been there to make those shots.

"Another "What If" thread but a good one...."

What exactly makes a "What if" good as opposed to being bad?

Reality > What if.

didn't horry start then and the pistons sucked??????

he might have made a name for himself, but wouldn't have stayed there a long time unless he became a legend

fun fact- horry is the athlete out there with the closest name to my real name

Sasha Vujacic is establishing himself as a key part of the Lakers with his shooting. He's clearly in the right place at the right time. I don't think anyone would defend him as a critical piece, but he's definitely capable of producing a win or two for the Lakers with his shooting.

Kerr and Horry have been, in my view, good players who've just been there and been with the right teams. They've been good, obviously, but they're not critical pieces of the puzzle like Manu or Parker or Pippen or Rodman or Worthy.

What if God was one of us?

rayofsunshine wrote:<<Guys like Horry and Steve Kerr aren't really critical.>>

That is the truth brotha! I have been telling people that for years. We aren't crucial.

Signed

Nick Anderson

That damn wide open 3 in the finals would've had more meaning if Horry was doing against a former team.

Pistons would've never gotten the great Bill Curley.

robert horry is a guy who will put the dagger in you. BUT, he first has to be placed in that position. in other words, place him in the finals or conference championship games, and he will hit those shots.

when he was with phoenix for example, he wasnt put in that position. and he floundered and threw towels in coaches faces, and was a frustrated player.

only those teams like the LAKERS, rockets, spurs actually have the manpower to get to the playoffs and place him into those type of positions to thrive. in detroit, like phoenix, he would be a quality journeyman.

jerry west in reality though, has the keen eye to see special gifts of certain players. and fortunately, we saved him from a fate worse than death and pulled him from phoenix.