Robert Horry

Rudy Tomjanovich was a better coach than Phil Jackson or Gregg Popovich because he valued player input

My favorite was Rudy because I love it when a coach comes to you and asks you what's the feel of the game, what you see out there... With Phil [Jackson] it's, oh, we're going to run this. With Pop [Popovich], we're going to run this. Rudy did it more often than those two.

Players-only meetings are for losers

In my mind, team meetings are for losers because right now you're floundering in the wind, you're getting ready to point some fingers, and people's feelings get hurt in team meetings. If you just talk about it on a constant basis, you get used to it.

James Harden handled his exit from the Rockets poorly

Every scenario is different. And in James' way, I think—I love James as a player, I think he handled it wrong... For them to actually still bend over backwards for this guy and send him to where he wants to go shows you how much love they have for him... You should respectfully go to the organization that's done everything for you and do it quietly.

The Lakers traded me because they thought I was washed up after the 2003 playoffs

I had an awful playoff series from three, and the Lakers thought I was washed up. So that's one of the reasons they got rid of me. But I'm like, do you realize that this is – I've won five championships at this moment... My body just was tired.

Modern NBA stars would still be considered 'soft' in the 90s era

If these guys [international players] would have came in during my era, they'd still be soft. Because there was a different era where—guys, you know, you wasn't running over to the monitor because some guys say I got a hit in the head... It makes me so mad now when you see these guys.

The NBA should remove the foul call for shooters lunging into defenders mid-air

I don't like that part where you can jump in the air and a guy lunges into you and you get the call... That was all charges when we played because it wasn't your natural shooting motion... Let's just take that out the game.

1999-2000 Shaquille O'Neal was the most dominant player in NBA history

That 2019, 2000 Shaq was probably the most dominant player ever in the NBA because he was in shape. He had no injuries and, he was scared of Phil, and so he wanted to win a championship.