Lakers won't make finals, says Robert Horry

Stix · Post #21 » by **Stix** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:05 am

Says the guy who made a career out of coming off the bench.

DBA · Post #22 » by **DBA** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:19 am

Start Meeks - Kobe on the bench - best bench in the league. Problem?

ubernathan · Post #23 » by **ubernathan** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:21 am

Lakers might as well throw in the towel and go home, Robert Horry said a thing :roll:

JellosJigglin · Post #24 » by **JellosJigglin** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:30 am

LakersSquad wrote:Aint the first and won't be the last. People will say it until it's proven wrong so right now I'm fine with peoples opinions. I have my own about how things will go down.

Dwight has something to say to Horry:

minifang · Post #25 » by **minifang** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:32 am

The Lakers can mix and match their 4 all-stars in so many ways it's insane. You can make 11 combinations with them:

Kobe/Gasol/Nash/Howard

Kobe/Gasol/Howard
Kobe/Gasol/Nash
Kobe/Nash/Howard
Nash/Gasol/Howard

Kobe/Gasol
Kobe/Howard
Kobe/Nash
Nash/Gasol
Nash/Howard
Gasol/Howard

All they need is two of their big 4 to be on the floor at the same time and any unit will be effective, preferably one of the guards with one of the bigs. The only time we should see only bench players is during blowouts.

Shem · Post #26 » by **Shem** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 6:14 am

hypebeast wrote:making a sales pitch.. bench player all his life and he wants to be one again

Horry started 480 games in the 1107 games he played in his NBA career. That's like starting 35-36 games on average every season if you played all 82 of them. That's not screaming bench player all his life. I seriously doubt he was coming off the bench growing up before making the NBA.

Showtime:Part2 · Post #27 » by **Showtime:Part2** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 6:33 am

i remember ppl said the same thing about the kings and blazers being deeper while we had two superstars and everybody else was considered mediocre at best. that shaq/kobe squad didn't do all that bad. yes mr horry, one can certainly look to the past and see that history repeats itself. there was a 3peat back then and now the ring that awaits us this year.

misterrunon · Post #28 » by **misterrunon** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 6:35 am

you know the miami heat? the guys who won it last year and all? they have a bench that was mediocre, just like the lakers' bench this upcoming year. and the lakers have a better starting 5 than miami.

wait, the heat had a horrible bench last year. this is their roster:

udonis haslem
jjones
norris cole
mike miller
joel anthony
ronny turiaf

do you really think this combo is better than what the lakers have? i think lakers have slightly better.. plus a better starting 5.

Jugs · Post #29 » by **Jugs** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 6:44 am

RatherUnique wrote:Miami didn't have a strong bench in their first year together, though.

Mike Miller had that crap on his shooting hand & Haslem was coming off of an injury & had one good game & faded into obscurity.

and thats why they didn't win

orange_juice32 · Post #30 » by **orange_juice32** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:06 am

OKC are gonna win it all this season

Money23 · Post #31 » by **Money23** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:56 am

orange_juice32 wrote:OKC are gonna win it all this season

The Harden situation is gonna be a problem and distraction

BattleTested · Post #32 » by **BattleTested** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:14 am

Don't really care about the quote. Big Shot Bob can say whatever he wants and he's never been a big Laker guy (always praised Duncan and Hakeem over Shaq, called Pop his best coach over Phil.) But that was certainly the first time I've ever heard someone say "You pick up history and ...." Weirdo.

Dr Aki · Post #33 » by **Dr Aki** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:40 am

Jugs wrote:
RatherUnique wrote:Miami didn't have a strong bench in their first year together, though.

Mike Miller had that crap on his shooting hand & Haslem was coming off of an injury & had one good game & faded into obscurity.

and thats why they didn't win

yeah, it wasn't as if their star player laid an egg during each 4th quarter

Dr Aki · Post #34 » by **Dr Aki** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:41 am

Money23 wrote:
orange_juice32 wrote:OKC are gonna win it all this season

The Harden situation is gonna be a problem and distraction

why would it? he might as well be guaranteed the max

chandlerbang23 · Post #35 » by **chandlerbang23** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 2:20 pm

OKC cant have any more max players lol at their salary. 100 mill in salary if harden gets max

flashstinson0 · Post #36 » by **flashstinson0** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:00 pm

Alot of Lakers fans on here....But truth of the matter is OKC is gonna demolish LA once again.

fishfuego. · Post #37 » by **fishfuego.** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:08 pm

misterrunon wrote:you know the miami heat? the guys who won it last year and all? they have a bench that was mediocre, just like the lakers' bench this upcoming year. and the lakers have a better starting 5 than miami.

do you really think this combo is better than what the lakers have? i think lakers have slightly better.. plus a better starting 5.

Whatever your definition of starting 5 is, does not mean better starting unit, or more impacting starting core. With the best player in Bron and not far behind Wade plus Bosh the Heat is second to none. Chalmers can hold his own vs Nash as far as shooting and is a way better defender. Ray Allen could very well start for the Heat and is a killer from 3's.

Don't know what you mean by better starting 5.

Higga · Post #38 » by **Higga** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:23 pm

JordansBulls wrote:http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/robert-horry-lakers-national-basketball-association/1/217014.html

“I don’t think the Lakers are going to be in the NBA Finals, despite Howard and Nash. To go deep into the play-offs, you need a strong bench, not just a great starting line-up. I still believe (last year’s runner-up) Oklahoma City Thunder are the favourites in the Western Conference, and (champions) Miami of course have just gotten stronger with Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis.

You pick up history and you’ll see the bench that outplays its opponents usually wins,” Horry told Mail Today

lolwut

flashstinson0 · Post #39 » by **flashstinson0** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:24 pm

fishfuego. wrote:
misterrunon wrote:you know the miami heat? the guys who won it last year and all? they have a bench that was mediocre, just like the lakers' bench this upcoming year. and the lakers have a better starting 5 than miami.

do you really think this combo is better than what the lakers have? i think lakers have slightly better.. plus a better starting 5.

Whatever your definition of starting 5 is, does not mean better starting unit, or more impacting starting core. With the best player in Bron and not far behind Wade plus Bosh the Heat is second to none. Chalmers can hold his own vs Nash as far as shooting and is a way better defender. Ray Allen could very well start for the Heat and is a killer from 3's.

Don't know what you mean by better starting 5.

Why argue with him?

The Lakers won't make the Finals anyways, they not going through OKC.

KembaWalker · Post #40 » by **KembaWalker** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:26 pm

flashstinson0 wrote:
fishfuego. wrote:
misterrunon wrote:you know the miami heat? the guys who won it last year and all? they have a bench that was mediocre, just like the lakers' bench this upcoming year. and the lakers have a better starting 5 than miami.

do you really think this combo is better than what the lakers have? i think lakers have slightly better.. plus a better starting 5.

Whatever your definition of starting 5 is, does not mean better starting unit, or more impacting starting core. With the best player in Bron and not far behind Wade plus Bosh the Heat is second to none. Chalmers can hold his own vs Nash as far as shooting and is a way better defender. Ray Allen could very well start for the Heat and is a killer from 3's.

Don't know what you mean by better starting 5.

Why argue with him?

The Lakers won't make the Finals anyways, they not going through OKC.

careful brah your insecurity is showing