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ESPN actually has as its front-page a debate about whether Robert Horry should be in the Basketball Hall of Fame. According the the caption:

The big shots (too many to count) and seven NBA championship rings say Robert Horry is a winner. But is he a Hall of Famer? His numbers in 16 seasons (7 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.3 apg) begin a debate.

1. I'm pretty sure there are not "too many [big shots] to count."

2. I'm not even going to read the article but I'm going to end any debate. "24.4." That's Robert Horry's minutes per game in his career. Hall of fame? Give me a break, coaches haven't played him for half the game for his career yet he's supposed to be a hall of famer. He's a good player that's been on a bunch of great teams and made all the big shots because he was, at best, the third offensive option at the end of the game. Thus explaining why he was always open for the big shots. He deserves all the praise in the world for repeatedly hitting the big shot but a place in the Hall of Fame is ridiculous.

P.S. - I decided to read the article. Apparently, the author thinks Horry should make it because K.C. Jones made it:

Just know this: The NBA hasn't seen a winner like Horry in three decades. John Havlicek retired in 1978, the last member of the Boston Celtics' 1960s dynasty to check out, and one of only six players in NBA history with a championship ring collection larger than Horry's seven. Of those six players -- Bill Russell (11 rings), Sam Jones (10), Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Tom Sanders and Havlicek (eight each) -- Sanders is the only one not in the Hall of Fame. But the fact that K.C. Jones is makes the case for Horry.

Jones averaged 7.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in his nine-year career. Horry has averaged 7.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in 16 seasons. Jones proved there's a place in the Hall for underwhelming statistics if they came on winning teams.

It always good when pundits describe the barrier to entry as the lowest hurdle, with anybody exceeding it as worthy of entry. To his own credit, at the time he was elected to the Hall, Jones himself said he was "shocked." The article linked also notes that Jones was fabled for his defense. Oh and Jones also coached teams to two titles. That's not supposed to help him but I'm sure it did.