Horry for MVP!

Yes, I just officially cast my vote for Robert Horry for MVP of the Conference Semifinals. Clearly living up to the name Big Shot Rob, he came through in the clutch once again on Monday night. Creating new and inventive ways to help his team despite his deteriorating skills, Horry showed the true heart of a champion on Monday night by brutally cross-checking the opposing team's best player and 2-time MVP into the scorers table and then remaining cool, calculating, and collected as he instigated a near brawl and took advantage of NBA league policy that requires superhuman levels of self-control to get a 1st Team All-NBA player and a key role player suspended for a pivotal Game 5.

The only question that remains is where Horry will place this in his Top 5 biggest end of the game shots of his career? One could easily make the argument it should be number 1. I mean, a big shot only wins one game, but this cross-check would pretty much give them the series. Just when his team was showing weakness at home down the stretch, Horry saved the day once again cementing his place as one of the game's all-time clutch playoff performers. And he has so many people to thank! David Stern for never letting something like equality, emotion, and justice play a part in his decisions at the league office... Mardy Collins for showing that an expendable bench player can always make a difference at the end of the game by instigating Team Captains to stick up for their teammates... even the Warriors for showing that nearly instigating brawls out of frustration and sheer willfulness at the end of a losing game will not only be tolerated but thoroughly encouraged! Way to go Robert Horry! Now if we can only get a Wheaties Box of him cross-checking Nash all will be right in the world...

--dwyermaker