SQUEEZE the ORANGE.....He made BIG SHOTS in the LOGO for GAME-WINNERS in Winning Time....from ALABAMA and played College Ball at 'BAMA....7-Time World Champion....ROBERT HORRY...HOOP ADDICTS know him as "BIG SHOT BOB".

Outside of the Great Michael Jeffrey Jordan there probably is one maybe Two more players that you could say Hit Big Time Shots when it counted the most. One is Miller Time from Market Square Arena...Reggie Miller. The others player is who?....Hoop Addicts know him all too well and even then Sacramento Kings Center Vlade Divac was summoned to start Reading the Newspaper or something when he hit a Game-Winner on the Kings in Winning Time. The Story of Analusia, Alabama's Own Robert "BIG SHOT" Horry.

Horry grew up in Andalusia, Alabama and was a Standout Basketball Player there and in the State as he won Gatorade High-School Player of the Year his Senior year at Andalusia High School. Heavily recruited by the likes of All-SEC Schools including most heavily by Mississippi, Mississippi State, Auburn, and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Rob chose Coach Wimp Sanderson (and those Plaid Suit Coats) and Alabama over the other three schools.

At 'Bama Rob made his mark as a Hybrid Forward at 6'10"...he was too skinny to play Power Forward and maybe too tall to play Small Forward but had Perimeter Skills that suited the Small Forward. I remember the 1991-92 'Bama Team vividly when they had Milwaukee Washington HS Star and Three Rivers CC Missouri Transfer Latrell Sprewell, and Jackson, Mississippi Murrah HS Star and McDonald's All-American James "HOLLYWOOD" Robinson to go with Big Shot Rob.

The Roll Tide Attack was lethal as Robinson and Sprewell were the best Guard tandem in the Country that year as they were both Combo Guards and equally explosive at attacking the rim. Throw in Big Shot who could guard 3-5, Block Shots like the Big Ticket Kevin Garnett, and shoot the Three Ball like 'Zona All-American and Spurs Standout Sean Elliott.

Rob entered the NBA Draft in 1992 and his Draft Status took a hit because he was rumored not very coachable by Coach Wimp Sanderson. But surprised by even his own admission Bog Shot's name was called at #11 in the 1st Round by the Houston Rockets as they were building their Front Line and Rob they thought would have been a nice piece to go with "DREAM"..Hakeem Olajuwon and "OT" Otis Thorpe.

It took about 2 full seasons to realize that he was a Major Asset in H-Town and as he became a Key Cog in Clutch City's Back 2 Back Titles in 1993-1995. Rob made his name then for making Big Plays and Big Shots at the biggest moments in the games.

Then after a short stint in Phoenix where he even threw a towel at then Suns Coach Danny Ainge after Ainge pulled him in a game he joined the Lakers in 1997 through 2003.

Rob was a huge part of the Shaq-Kobe led LAKEshow Lakers and all he did was hit shot after shot. Then after 3 rings with the LAKEshow (Now Rob had 5 Rings and 2 of those from the Rockets) Coach Gregg Popovich of the Spurs knew Rob would be the perfect compliment for Duncan as he spreads the floor with his shooting.

Rob won 2 more Rings with the Spurs and hitting Shot after Shot with the Spurs. After the 2008 Season Bog Shot called it quits and has since been working Part-Time in Studio with the NBA Side of ESPN.

The BLUEDUDE has been hearing about Big Shot Rob since my days at Alabama A&M University where Rob's Best Friend the CF of the Alabama A&M University Baseball Team Bobby Jackson stayed across the hall from me. Jack used to tell me story after story of Rob in High School and growing up in Andalusia, Alabama.

Will Rob go to the Hall as he is the Only Player in the Logo from 1975 to have 7 Championship Rings. Jordan and Scottie have 6, Kobe and D-Fish 5, Duncan and Shaq 4. His Stats won't compare to a Hall Of fame Career but if you asked all the Great Ones that played with him they would say 1st Ballot.

Team 7 Chips....."BIG SHOT" Robert Horry 1992-2008