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Originally Posted by Najee
You're severely overrating Robert Horry, a limited spot player whose Johnny-on-the-spot career overshadows the fact he's played with some of the most dominant players in NBA history.
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I don’t think I’m over-rating him. He was an above-average-to-very-good defender against players 6’-6” to 6’-11”. He was an above average shooter for a guy his size. I’m not trying to say he was an all-star or even a borderline all-star. I just think he has the best chance of anybody on his draft team of guarding Magic.
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Tom Gugliotta is the better overall player -- a much better, more consistent scorer and a better rebounder. Horry is arguably the better defender and may be a better long-range shooter, but his overall game is limited.
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I will completely agree with your assessment, here. I think you’re 100% right on the mark. That’s precisely why I think a line-up of Christie/Spree/Horry/Laettner/Shaq with Googs as the 6th man would balance out the starters and bench mob for this squad. Actually, Googs could even start instead of Laettner. I think you’d lose a little in terms of passing out of the high post, but the defensive difference would be a wash. You gain a lot of scoring, and L8 would look good beside Jax and Zo off the bench.
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I like Doug Christie's versatility a little better coming off the bench than Jimmy Jackson's,
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I see where you’re coming from with this. You must have Christie slotted to match-up with the Microwave. That might be a good idea. I just think he could do a pretty good job on Moncrief as a starter.
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plus IMO JJ in his prime was a little better than Christie in his prime.
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I think you’re right about that.
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I also like Jackson's size and brawn better in a matchup vs. Magic Johnson; as good as a defender as Christie was, Magic will post him up rather easily and get him into foul trouble. The muscular Jackson will make it harder for Magic to take him in the box.
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I guess if you’re leaving Horry on the bench, Jackson would be a better match-up for Magic. I just think the Jax/Spree/Googs/L8/Shaq line-up is too porous defensively. Put Horry on Magic, Christie on Moncrief, Spree on Pax, Googs/L8 on Laimbeer, and Shaq on Natt. I think that’d be the 92 squad’s best change to slow down the 79 attack.