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"It's all about RINGS" - Brandon Jennings on why he preferred Robert Horry's career over Reggie Miller’s
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The New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers have one of the NBA's more underrated rivalries. That's especially true if you look at the 1990s and early 2000s. With that in mind, you'd think it wouldn't need any more fuel to create friction. However, in the summer of 2016, Brandon Jennings did exactly that with a comment that many Pacers fans interpreted as a slight toward franchise icon Reggie Miller .
He'd just signed with the Knicks and immediately picked a fight on social media. It had nothing to do with playing. It had everything to do with a question that NBA fans never get tired of arguing. Whose career would you actually want?
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Jennings made his case for Horry
It's an old debate. Would you rather be an All-Star without a title, or a role player with one? Or in Robert Horry's case, several. From today's lens, the argument leans hard on that second point.
Plenty of people think it does. Jennings likely fell into that camp. It tracks when you hear his answer and reasoning in that particular Miller-Horry debate.
"I'm taking Robert Horry Career over Reggie Miller. Any Day! Not a diss to Reggie but 7 rings," wrote Jennings on X (formerly known as Twitter).
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"It's all about RINGS!!!! I don't care how good ur career was," the 2009 lottery pick also remarked.
In his last argument, Jennings even brought up players considered true legends, like Charles Barkley, and what they would have given to win a championship. Barkley, Jennings said, would "trade every award he has for a championship."
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Miller fans fired right back
Miller fans didn't need much convincing. Even without a title, his case held up just fine.
After all, the Pacers legend retired as the NBA's all-time leader in three-pointers made. He was a five-time All-Star. Add three All-NBA selections to that. No ring in the trophy case, but his postseason résumé still reads like a legend's.
With that in mind, plenty of his supporters went straight after Jennings. Some even called him "crazy."
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"Y'all talking like Robert Horry was trash or something!!! Smfh!!!" he responded.
"All I said was I rather have Robert Horry Career over Reggie!" the 2008 McDonald's All-American later added.
Ultimately, Uncle Reg had the fame. Big Shot Rob, who never won an individual award, had the titles.
The fact that Jennings landed on Horry's side likely had something to do with what he wanted for himself. Jennings was closing in on All-Star recognition when an Achilles injury derailed his 2015 season. By his own account , that chase mattered less to him than what winning could mean.
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In the end, the nine-year NBA veteran never got there. Miller didn't either. Horry did, eight times. And when it came to the 6'10'' Swiss Army knife, Jennings still had even more praise to give.
Horry, a role player who averaged barely seven points per contest, "would make over 100 mill today. Easy," he wrote.
As for taking him over Miller, nostalgia played a role, too. A California native, Jennings emphasized that he was just a kid when he watched Horry win his rings with the Los Angeles Lakers . Those championships came one after another, starting in 2000 with an NBA Finals victory over Miller's Pacers.
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This story was originally published by Basketball Network on Jul 19, 2026, where it first appeared in the Old School section. Add Basketball Network as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
