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Royce White: the biggest fail of Morey's career?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by SamFisher, Nov 14, 2012.

  1. SamFisher

    SamFisher Contributing Member

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    Seriously, I know there's a lot of Lin/Dragic partizans out there, and there were some trades that backfired (Williams) but I don't think anything compares to using a middle first round draft pick on a guy who would rather sit at home and tweet than even bother to show up.

    It also seems like this was way too foreseeable, considering that he had to go through 2 high schools and 2 colleges before he felt he was being reasonably accomodated, that he would repeat this pattern in the NBA.

    Homework/Diligence fail.
     
  2. RudyTBag

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    His talent is so great that it was well worth the risk, imo. In our position, you HAVE to take Royce at 16, imo, for the off chance that he works out his demons, which could still happen, btw.
     
  3. Amel

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    too soon

    and

    wouldn't VSpan be on your list before RickRoyce?
     
  4. SamFisher

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    Sure taking a 1 in 3 shot w/3 first round picks in the draft is fien, but we're already out one of those guys, and are about to lose a 2nd....Not sure if his upside was that high....or was it?

    A second round pick that didn't pan out, and never was able to get back to the NBA, and who was magically turned into a very good player in Luis Scola?

    Not even remotely the same as a first round pick who refuses to suit up, not even counting the Scola factor.
     
  5. mirus

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    picks are always bets.you are betting it with a mid lotto pick and his salary doesnt cover a large part of rockets cap,so i dont see it as a big bet/failure.

    Unless he's a top 3 pick but this is not the case.
     
  6. mirus

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    So if you dont pick white,it'll be likely be Zeller.Here's the thing.What's your evaluation on Zeller's potential?
     
  7. choujie

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    Hard to repeat this pattern in NBA. He is not that much more talented than other guys in NBA as he was in high school or college. Teams won't take the risk.
     
  8. studogg

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    and yet if the rockets continue to practice patience and let him vent, watch the bandwagon jump back on his back after he posts his first double double
     
  9. mirus

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    mid lotto pick-->mid 1st rounder
     
  10. Fyreball

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    V-Span?? Morey spun V-Span into Luis Scola, so if anything, that became one of his best moves.
     
  11. Amel

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    I would agree.
     
  12. D-rock

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    I agree. Premature.
     
  13. SamFisher

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    I would agree taht the situation is salvageable if this was 5-6 years ago, but he's tweeting every 5 minutes making the chasm wider...he's going to get the Boyz II Men Appreciation Thread before Thanksgiving.
     
  14. FanOnGessner

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    Way too soon but if Royce keeps down the path that he is currently on, then yes.
     
  15. FanOnGessner

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    But just think, we could have had Zeller...
     
  16. bongman

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    I read a lot of statements that without his disorder, he could have been picked a lot higher than 16. If those were factual statements, then I have to say yes.
     
  17. studogg

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    didn't you write off Morris last year? not saying he's blowing it up this year, but he is showing that he has some skills at a minimum.
     
  18. youngshev03

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    Not even close
     
  19. Mr. Clutch

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    Well Morey's strategy is to take targeted risks.

    Some will spectacularly fail, like Royce and TWill, who we traded a 1st rounder for.

    But since most mid 1st rounders fail anyways, I don't think it's too bad, especially since Jeremy Lamb helped get us Harden and TJones looks like the real deal. 2 out of 3 ain't bad. Signing a mediocre player to a max contract would be worse. That would be crippling.

    But if you want to rank his worst moves, this and the TWill one have to be the worst.

    Maybe the Ariza signing is worse, but he got out of that one.
     
  20. SamFisher

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    Not that I recall, I didn't really see enough games with him in them last year, though I generally accept the BBS consignment of him to the dustbin of clutchfans and probably assumed that he sucked without saying so.

    Don't quite think this is the same situation though.
     

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