<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">San Antonio forward Robert Horry may not be the ultimate authority, but he does have perspective. He was around back when the Jazz had their original one-two combination. He saw John Stockton and Karl Malone run their plays enough times to call them out in his sleep. If any Spurs player has the right to say, "Sir, I knew Karl Malone, and you're no Karl Malone!" it's Horry. He played against Malone and Stockton for 12 years as a member of the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers. So naturally, he would be one to ask about whether the Jazz's newest tag team of Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer is as good as the original combination or just a shiny new knockoff. Horry's unbiased opinion: Look out. Boozer and Williams are — or will soon be — better. "If Stockton and Malone were 100 percent, I think they're like 90 percent," Horry told the San Antonio Express-News. "Boozer is so strong and so agile. The one thing Boozer has over Karl is he can use both hands very well. Williams is a little bit quicker and faster and stronger than Stockton. "It's going to take some time for them to learn how to play together ... but in a couple years, they're going to be better than Stockton and Malone, in my eyes."</div> <div align="center">Source: Deseret News</div>
Williams and Boozer are good, but I seriously doubt they replicate the duo of arguably the best point guard and power forward in the history of the game. Clearly an overexaggerration on Horry's part.
They are terrific and let's hope they can remain healthy and remain teammates. It will be joyous to watch. Also, Deron has just lead the Jazz to their first victory of the series against the Spurs with 31 points 8 assists and 5 steals.
<div class="quote_poster">MrJ Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Williams and Boozer are good, but I seriously doubt they replicate the duo of arguably the best point guard and power forward in the history of the game. Clearly an overexaggerration on Horry's part.</div> Agreed. They've been a great combination this season, but they need to do it for 15 or so more seasons before comparisons can really be made.
