[Feigen] Daryl Morey sees improvement for Rockets despite criticism

Of course he does. Carnival barker. Deadline is when this team gets better

 

Awkward.

 

I'm buying the theme of the article.

I'm sure they have deadline targets already in mind if there are no other moves to make this summer.

 

I was a Morey fan but now I'm luke warm with this cat. He got all the praised in the world when he got Howard to sign. So for him to make it sound like people were whatever with that, but bash him for not landing Bosh is not accurate.

 

I generally agree with DM and I am a fan but it is extremely unlikely we've improved over last year. A lot of random things have to occur in the Rockets favor for that to be true.

 

That's not at all what he said.

He said that he either gets "that's amazing," or "that's terrible." There is no middle ground.

Everyone was positive and said "that's amazing" after trading for James and signing Dwight.

Now they are saying "That's terrible" after missing on Melo and Bosh, and letting Parsons go.

 

I've got no problem with the decisions of the front office. I don't think the fans can't wait another season before the Rockets start locking in the roster. That means I think it's either find your 3rd best player this season or start buying good role players.

I guess as a fan I'm getting a little impatient. Maybe I should be ok with waiting another season if the results are a much larger contending window.

 

Good article. Makes a lot of sense.

The 2 biggest problems last year was rebounding and defense. Morey went out and got guys on the cheap whose main strengths are rebounding and defense. And also physicality.

He addressed the needs of the team while preserving cap space for future upgrades to be made.

The Rockets are in good shape. Everybody around here needs to relax.

 

Sometimes you have to pass up something good to get something great.

Going all in when you don't have a true chance at a championship isn't the right move.

 

Parsons probably offended

 

I don't think Morey is going to just throw away the season. We still have the trade exception and pelicans pick to move and if we hit on any of the rookies or Jones continues to develop we can move them too. It's not about waiting for next season but it is about waiting until an offer worth tying up your cap space presents itself.

 

That's the exact opposite of what he was saying. He's saying it's an all or nothing type of world the media has portrayed, so it's only natural for people to feel highly disappointed in the way the off-season has gone, much like they were highly pleased with getting Dwight.

 

Morey is still alright in my book. He took a gamble and lost, but the payoff for that gamble would've been a sure championship contender. We were that close. In my opinion, you have to take that gamble every time. We should consider ourselves lucky to have a GM that's willing to take the gamble when its needed. Look at the Detroit Pistons, for example. They're still a middling team that could use a rebuild, but yet they're going around giving out bloated contracts to guys that aren't going to elevate them to contender status like Stuckey, Jennings, and Smith. Most GM's in this league aren't anywhere near as competent as Morey.

 

I like it sometimes you double down on 11 and you get a 2, but it doesnt mean it was wrong to double down ---- NICE

 

I'm more than willing to admit... when Morey let Parsons go to the Mavs, I was angry and disappointed, and "thought it was the end of the world."

But I've relaxed and calmed down and have come to realize that maybe it wasn't such a bad move after all. With the exception of the Melo/Bosh thing, he's had an obvious agenda this offseason... Improve defensively and physically. Which is exactly what this team needs.

 

Confirms he knew the Dwight signing was basically in the bag, per Doc Rocket, before the free agency period began.