"I feel good about the international free agents that we might get." - Morey talking to @KellyUnchained in April.
Morey: "You’re going to have misses when you mostly have minimum (contracts) to spend. By definition, if they were good players, they’ll obviously be getting more money from someone. But I think we just personally have higher expectations for ourselves that we need to hit those minimum guys next year."
If Llull every comes to Houston it will be for around MLE type money. The international free agents Morey is looking at are Vet Min guys they hope to hit on.
Joe Young, Xavier Munford and of Michael Frazier already on board. These.....Eric Gordon replacements?
Is Sergio Lull a deadly 3 point shooter? We have a get your ass on the corner system and make those contested 3 pointers.
If those are Eric Gordon replacements, Rockets are in trouble. X.Munford SeasonAgeTmLgPosGGSMPFGFGAFG%3P3PA3P%2P2PA2P%eFG%FTFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBASTSTLBLKTOVPFPTS2015-1623MEMNBASG14017.42.35.5.4160.61.6.3911.63.9.426.4740.51.0.5000.22.02.21.60.90.21.11.85.72016-1724Did Not Play2017-1825MILNBASG603.50.21.0.1670.00.3.0000.20.7.250.1670.20.3.5000.20.00.20.70.20.00.30.70.5Career------NBA---20013.31.74.2.3980.51.3.3601.22.9.414.4520.40.8.5000.21.41.61.30.70.20.91.54.2J.Young SeasonAgeTmLgPosGGSMPFGFGAFG%3P3PA3P%2P2PA2P%eFG%FTFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBASTSTLBLKTOVPFPTS2015-1623INDNBAPG4109.41.54.1.3670.21.1.2171.33.0.423.3960.50.6.8000.11.11.21.60.40.00.80.73.82016-1724INDNBAPG3304.10.82.2.3610.20.7.2170.61.5.429.3960.30.5.7330.00.50.50.50.10.00.20.22.12017-1825INDNBAPG53110.51.53.5.4300.51.2.3791.02.3.458.4970.40.5.7590.21.01.20.70.30.00.50.73.9Career------NBA---12718.51.33.4.3930.31.1.2961.02.3.438.4400.40.5.7680.10.91.00.90.30.00.50.63.4
Morey already setting up for another summer of "We'll have our pick of the free agents." "We hope our scrubs outperform their contracts."
Meh. High fail rate, but if you hit you hit. Were people here so sure Bev was going to be a starting PG for us?
He can't start contacting NBA FAs until June 30th. At least he's not sitting on his ass until then. This doesn't mean he's going to sign any of these guys, but who knows what he might find?
YEAH Morey! Keep bringing the 6'2 - 6'4 short wing players in....nothing better than 2nd place! Next week don't forget the 6'5 - 6'7 PF/C
Morey is out here just looking for improvements in the margins and people are complaining. Take a few deep breaths. There is over a month before FA starts.