New York Knicks point guard Brandon Jennings just rekindled some bad blood in the Pacers/Knicks rivalry by picking Robert Horry’s career over Reggie Miller’s.
Oh boy, Brandon Jennings. Indiana Pacers fans are not going to like this.
The newest New York Knicks point guard recently shared a view on social media that will seem blasphemous to anyone who grew up on the 1990s Pacers.
If Brandon Jennings had to choose, he would take Robert Horry’s career over Reggie Miller’s.
While it will be hard to hear for Pacers fans, this is certainly a reasonable perspective.
I personally would probably take Reggie’s career because I’m narcissistic like that and would want personal respect more than the amazing real-world experiences and social bonds gained through reaching the sports’ grandest heights with teammates.
But seven rings is seven rings.
And Big Shot Bob isn’t some nobody who got his jewelry as a bench warmer. He made … well … big shots during most of his title runs and left the game with the utmost respect of seemingly every teammate he played alongside. He was never a superstar. He was a leader and a gamer though. And Robert Horry even has a Future song dedicated to him.
Counterpoint: Reggie is of course Reggie.
The skinny kid who adopted his Hoosier home is in the Hall of Fame and was widely regarded as the best shooter ever when he retired.
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Ray Allen (maybe) and Steph Curry (definitely) later surpassed Reggie, but even they can’t boast the moments that Reggie left frozen in time.
From the 25-point fourth quarter and this website’s namesake to the MJ shove and the miracle bank shot against the Nets, almost no player in NBA history has authored as many iconic clutch plays in the postseason as Reggie did.
Reggie doesn’t have rings.
But Reggie has infamy.
Brandon Jennings elaborated on his viewpoint more while responding to some fans on Twitter, as compiled by The Score.
https://twitter.com/brandonjennings/status/769945060653666304
Again, Brandon Jennings isn’t being completely unreasonable here.
Give me infamy over glory any day though.