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Back in May 2021, Reggie Miller appeared on the “Dan Patrick Show.” Having put together a remarkable career of his own, he was presented with an intriguing scenario.
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If he had to trade careers with either Chris Webber or Robert Horry, who would he choose?
Webber is in the Hall of Fame. Horry is not.
Miller didn’t rush it. He said more than once that it was a tough question. Then he chose Horry.
The lack of a call from Springfield? It didn’t bother him. Not at all. Uncle Reg, in fact, thinks Big Shot Rob belongs in the Hall. The Indiana Pacers legend laid out his case right there on the show.
Horry’s modest stats hide his true impact
Horry never posted big numbers. He averaged 7.0 points and 4.8 rebounds over 16 seasons. No All-Star appearances. No All-NBA teams. On paper, it doesn’t look like a typical Hall of Famer.
Miller has all of that. What he doesn’t have is a ring. Horry has seven. Still, when Patrick asked which career he’d take, Uncle Reg didn’t hesitate. He stuck with his own.
When it came down to Horry or Webber, though, he went the other way. The five-time All-Star talked it through. He gave C-Webb his respect. Called it a hell of a career. Then he circled back to the rings.
“You could not go wrong with either one,” Miller
“But seven championship rings? That’s hard to turn down.”
And as Miller made clear, Horry wasn’t just along for the ride on those championship teams. The former 6’10” forward really mattered. He made some clutch plays. That’s what happens when your nickname is “Big Shot Rob,” right?
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Two of those title runs stand out. One came in San Antonio. The other is in Los Angeles.
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Horry played next to Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant. Each was the face of his team. Each won a title with the 1992 Draft pick there. And in Miller’s view, both benefited from that very fact.
“Think about it, you could take away a chip from Tim Duncan and you probably could take a ring away from Kobe if it wasn’t for the fact of big shots by Horry,” he emphasized.
Go back to those moments.
In 2001, with the Philadelphia 76ers pushing in Game 3 of the Finals, Horry hit a corner three. Then he iced it at the line for the Lakers.
A year later against Sacramento, he knocked down a series-tying buzzer beater. It came in the Western Conference Finals.
By 2005, he was in San Antonio. He dropped 18 in the fourth against Detroit. Then Horry decided Game 5 with a three-pointer just before the buzzer. The Spurs then would go on to win it all.
None of that shows up in a scoring average. It shows up in banners. So for Miller, it’s simple. He believes Horry is a Hall of Famer.
And if those clutch moments next to Duncan and Bryant are not enough, Uncle Reg pointed to today’s standard. Players with less impressive numbers, as he put it, are getting in. If that counts for them, it should count for Big Shot Rob, too.
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This story was originally published September 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM.