Big Shot Bob Pod with Robert Horry

Robert Horry is BACK and we are all spinning from the NBA free agency moves that have hit the last few days. We start with July 4th traditions, and how Rob used to celebrate in his playing days because this was one of the few holidays that players could relax and enjoy. And when it comes to Dame Lillard wanting a trade out of Portland, Rob feels like he may have succumb to peer pressure and feels he needs to restructure his contract in order to land with a contender. We also debate whether a player hurts his trade value by saying where he wants to go instead of just playing it quiet behind the scenes. Rob also says that the Lakers free agency moves felt like they replaced the pieces they already had with almost the same exact players and treated them like new additions. Plus Rob does not seem to mind the contract extension for Kyrie Irving in Dallas because he wants the Mavericks to run the Luka-Kyrie experiment back for at least a year before bailing on it. Fred VanVleet also gets a big payday in Houston that Rob doesn’t really understand, but we all agree that Minnesota extending Anthony Edwards is the right move for the Timberwolves. Add in some massive layoffs at ESPN, Draymond’s beer-chug failure on the golf course, no one knows where James Harden will go, and whether or not LeBron would bail to play with Bronny. A very cool Big Shot of the Week goes to White Castle, and we test Rob and B-Dog’s patriotism with a round of questions from the U.S. Citizenship Test!

We shoot around this week with NBA legend Gary Payton, as he and Rob cut it up about their rivalry from back in the Seattle and Houston days. Rob and Gary also both agree that guys today have grown too close with their AAU relationship, how Gary developed his affinity for trash talk, who gave him his nickname “The Glove”. Rob also admits that Gary had the coolest shoe ever designed and how guys around the league could NEVER wear another player’s shoes! A great reunion between two NBA legends.

Robert Horry is disconnected from the world as he films a TV show on the other side of the world, so we bring in a couple of long time friends and listeners – Caleb Lamoreau and Jason Jenkins – to sit in with Jenners and B-Dog this week. We all sound off on our reactions to the Chris Paul trade to the Warriors, and whether he’ll be able to fit into the starting lineup or have to adjust to coming off the bench. Plus more conjecture about whether Draymond Green will end up in Portland or stay in Golden State, and what he have left to prove in the NBA at this point in his career. We also jump into our NBA Draft takeaways, and wonder if Wenby’s built for long-term health after going #1 to the Spurs. And of course some quick discussion of the bigger moves this week involving Marcus Smart going to Memphis, and John Collins finally getting moved from Atlanta. Everyone on the panel jumps in for some Quick Shots, including if we like Brittney Mahomes, Shark Attack victims the go fishing, whether or not we’re sick of Conor McGregor, and who will win the Mark Zuckerberg vs Elon Musk fight! Big Shot of the Week to a Las Vegas firefighter and all the guys compete to see what Robert Horry would rather do, from superhero powers to who he cuts between AD and LeBron.

Rob comes to us this week from across the world as he films a new secret project, and sure enough his luggage got lost somewhere in Australia. We also dive into questions from listeners, the first one asking Rob about Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter being left off the NBA’s Top 75 list and how much he respected their games when they played against each other. Plus Rob wonders if Dame will end up ring-chasing at the end of his career, the best advice Rob ever got from a coach, we got behind the scenes of Rob’s NBA Draft experience back in 1992, and what team Rob would want to own if he could buy a pro sports team.

Robert Horry comes to us live on location from a secret project he’s filming, but Rob thinks the Denver Nuggets are putting a HUGE target on their back by taunting the Lakers and other teams around the league. Rob is also not surprised that Jokic had fun at the parade, and says that getting a response out of LeBron will cause problems for Denver throughout the entire league. Ja Morant’s 25-game suspension comes up for debate, with everyone feeling like there are points to be made on both sides of the argument, but Rob feels like it will take four to five years for Ja Morant get himself back into the MVP conversation. And after the Bradley Beal move to Phoenix, Rob feels like it might not work because the Suns will have no money to acquire a bench to back up their stars. Plus we discuss the rumor of Jaylen Brown signing a super-max deal in Boston, Dame’s desire to stay in Portland, Draymond Green testing free agency, Zion moving on from New Orleans and a funny round of “Where in the World is Robert Horry?”

We open the Shoot Around on the heels of Denver’s championship parade, and we talk to Robert Horry about what that week feels like as a player and what happens next as you start to look to next season. Jenners also brings a correction from last week’s show which launches into a conversation about great college players we left off our list. Plus we all offer the sports moment that leaves a bad feeling in the pit of our stomachs, whether or not James Harden moves on from Philly, some of our favorite old school anime cartoons, and awkward sexual references we have to address with our kids. Rob also talks about Conor McGregor knocking out the Miami Heat mascot during the Finals, and what pair we would take in the battle of Jordan-Hakeem against LeBron-Jokic.

Robert Horry reacts to the Denver Nuggets winning the NBA Championship, and wants to know what KCP was thinking throwing the championship ball in the air after one of the biggest plays in the game. Jokic also showed a lot of class in this win, jokes that he was recruiting by shaking all the Miami players’ hands, and feels his pain about wanting to just “go home” after winning the title. We also take a look at what the Miami Heat will do this offseason after over-performing in this playoff run, as Rob thinks they need to get bigger, and whether or not they keep Tyler Herro since he’s due a big paycheck next season. Rob also believes that James Harden returning to Houston would NOT work, a debate about Westbrook’s status in the league at this point in his career, and whether or not bench players can brag on being NBA Champions if they didn’t get any minutes. Plus we touch on Dejounte Murray’s future in Atlanta, play some amazing audio of the week from Yankees broadcaster John Stirling, offer up an inspiring Big Shot of the Week… and cap it off with an EPIC game.

We open the Shoot Around this week with a listener question about who stands as the greatest college basketball player of all time, if you omit pro careers. Nominees include Laettner, Kareem, Webber, Bill Walton and a bunch of others. Rob also weighs in on NBA ref Eric Lewis getting suspended from officiating the Finals for having a burner Twitter account to defend himself and his colleagues online. Plus Jeff Van Gundy says halftime should be eliminated from the game and Rob destroys him for not understanding how important halftime is for players. We also joke about how miserable Terrell Davis looked while surrounded by Miami Heat fans during the finals, which prompts a conversation about the worst fans to be surrounded by at a game. Mike Breen also mentioned that he was able to save a Kobe jersey from his devastating house fire last year, and we wonder what we would save from our homes in the event of a fire. And we close with a discussion about Major League Eating and the foods we love to pig out on, and the best foods coming off the grill.

Fresh off Miami tying up the NBA Finals and stealing Game 2 on the road in Denver, Rob looks at the Miami zone defense and how that’s given Denver fits. Rob also lays out what Miami has to do to have a shot at the rest of this series against Denver, and how Jokic can score big points and teams can find a way to beat them when no one else scores. Rob is also jealous of Monty’s bag and takes a look at the young roster he will inherit in Detroit as he takes over the Pistons. Plus Rob lays out how Frank Vogel needs to move away from being a “nice guy” coach to have any real success in Phoenix. We also break down the insane situations that would have to unfold for LeBron James to move to Dallas like Kyrie wants, whether the Lakers will extend Anthony Davis this summer, and if the Boston Celtics will find a way to keep both Tatum and Brown or whether it’s more valuable to split them up. Rob has to defend his take on Shaq-vs-Hakeem during his appearance on “All The Smoke” this week, a very cool Big Shot of the Week to Rams DC Raheem Morris, and we play a round of Dynamic Duos.

This week’s Shoot Around tips off with some conversation about unconventional sports. Rob loves tennis but never played golf, B-Dog would be a pro bowler and Jenners has taken up Pickleball. We also answer a question about our favorite high school memories – Rob looks back at his first dunk in a game during his freshman year of high school. Plus with the Finals upon us, people want to know about Rob’s favorite memories of playing in the NBA Finals, and he says his 2005 Game 5 performance in San Antonio against Detroit was his best memory. The debate about Jewel’s National Anthem, and Aaron Rodger going to Taylor Swift in New York with a bunch of buddies prompts the question… what show would you go to with a group of friends? Rob wants to go to Public Enemy or get wild at a Two Live Crew show back in the day, and we all talk about the first live concerts we ever went to. What would you do on an airplane if a crazy passenger pulled the emergency door like in South Korea last week? And we close out with a battle of the primes – Prime Shaq or Prime Dream, and Prime Kobe or Prime LeBron.