i won't disagree there. hell i started my original post by saying there are times where i'm just about ready to ship him off myself. but he's young enough where at the very least you let him play out his contract, barring some catastrophic situation where harden becomes untenable.
True! I felt like I cursed those guys when I heard their names in conversations, especially Noah. I really liked the prospect of his passing from the top of the circle. We need that.
Yup, that's the big difference. Young hot head Akeem busted his guts every night on the court. His problem with the team was "we need warriors!"
I can see, perhaps, our interest in Gibson (Chicago). Tenacious and good rebounder. Washington I'm not so sure about. Nenê comes to mind, if only because he's big and can rebound when he isn't injured, and Morey loves expiring contracts (Noah and Jack were both). But Washington would want to hold onto that big expiring contract so they can chase Durant (unless they realize he ain't showing up, except once a year when the Thunder play in DC).
And forgotten about the injuries... This team is built around chaos. We have seen how powerful it is when it is clicking, but it just isn't inconsistent. Rockets remind me of the current Astros, built to hit home runs.
Pau, who today scored 31 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out 3 assists and blocked 3 shots........despite this being his 27th year in the league? THAT Pau? Wonder if Pau would even go for the idea of pairing off with Dwight, who he and Kobe collectively s**t on when teammates in L.A.
Since that was a deal that would have been DHo, presumably, as 1 of the 3 (2-1?) it could only have been effected IMO if DHo had bought in. Yes, no? Is there a DHo deal in which he would buy-in and 'agree' to sign back with in July? Cavs come to mind, Love/Moz-DHo/TJo seems like a lay-up if #12 wants to align with the Lebron star.
If he doesn't like it, he's a professional and will keep his mouth shut. Worse case scenario he walks in the summer which gives us more room to offer Horford the max.
"I know that when we make the playoffs … we'll definitely be one of the teams that no one wants to play," Morey said. It‘s nonsense
Did not like the article. Felt forced and should make fans feel more uneasy than anything. We are willing to let this team ride into the playoffs because they are going to show up? LOL. We need to ether try to slip into the lottery or acquire a player that has enough talent to push this group over the top. Pau Gasol may be a feasible example.
good points and I hear what you're saying... For me the question is fire. Idk James personally. It comes down to if you think he's going to buckle down and become devoted to the game... or if he is who he is and he has other priorities that will always trump out... Honestly, I wish I knew... Based on what I see and what he says (those that matter dont mind and those that mind dont matter...) - I dont have high hopes... I could be wrong, maybe the guy will get his head on straight... but I'd rather deal with players who have less talent but work than someone infinitely talented that has to be prodded... just my opinion...
I'd be very cautious reading too much into Morey's words before the trade deadline, his past actions suggest we aren't letting this "team" ride into the playoffs. Bulls and Rockets are both sellers and buyers so it'll be interesting to see if something shakes out with them having AB, Snell, Gibson, and Pau.
Can anyone name a talented but LAZY player, that ever eventually became a hard working player? I can't think of ONE example. The MJ and Hakeem comparisons don't fly, since they both had drive & fire in their belly from the time they started playing. James shows more passion than total stiffs like Antoine Walker, Joe Barry Carroll, and Lamar Odom ever did....but he has the Allen Iverson/Adrian Dantley tendencies to go 'all in' on offense (only when controlling the rock) and go into full 'operation shutdown' on D. Both Iverson and Dantley had acceptable defensive metrics early in their career before pulling the plug on any defensive effort after about year 4. James is at a crossroads. He can either return to reasonable effort (like he produced in '14-'15), or stay the turnstile/matador he is now (and was all season in '13-'14). I do wish we'd hired Thibs to kick his ass every day to put in effort, and lead by example.
"and JB is very good too, he'll have some tough decisions to make as well..." translation: we are going to fire the shiiiiiiiit out of this guy as soon as the season is over and miss out on allllll the good coaches because Les is a pusssyy asss biiiiatch. I feel ya Morey.
Rockets fans have been burned by the last three franchise players. Francis: overrated, low IQ Yao: injury prone McGrady: weak minded So far, Hakeem was the only one who came through the tough time. And don't forget, Dream could have won our championship much, much earlier if Sampson didn't get hurt, and Wiggins, Lloyd, and Lucas didn't get busted for cocaine. He took us to the Finals in his second year.
