Agree that Dunn is respectable, but what has he accomplished as a defensive assistant? In the postseason, that is. Never said Morey should be fired midseason. Only saying that his vision, methodology and acquisitions (coaching staff, bench) should be examined. Firing threes at this pace will not produce championship results in the postseason. The NBA is not the D-League.
We hit 15 threes. That wasn't the issue. It was everything else. I'm probably Morey's biggest supporter, but there's no reason we should have Tarik Black and Joey Dorsey backing up Dwight. That's on Morey and he needs to correct that **** asap. I don't care how much McHale loves Black, he needs to go.
Hitting 15 threes tonight is the only reason we didn't lose by double-digits to god-awful 2-9 Lakers team AT HOME. This isn't the post-game analysis thread. We're talking about Morey's game/personnel philosophy and how it translates to championships.
Ok... but what do you want to be done about these problems right now? Who were they supposed to hire? Tom Thibs? Was he going to drop his gig in Chicago to join the Rockets? What with his decision making (bench & acquisitions) was supposed to be different? What players was he supposed to have gotten? Assuming you'd prefer another coach, how would that coach have been coaching this team any differently? (Give us SOME X's and O's to describe style of play please. Don't just say something like players play harder for X coach or whatever). Firing threes???... while I agree its just too much right now, and they need to focus on getting easier shots at the rim first, are they really wrong for surrounding Harden and Howard with a ton of 3 point shooters? And considering that factor, when H&H don't have it going, is it any shock that those other players still can't do much of anything other than chunk threes?
People need to stop blaming Morey. The guy is a fantastic GM. He is the sole reason why we are competing for top seed in the West.
Wonderful, I am too. There's nothing wrong with shooting threes as has been discussed ad-nauseum here. Go look up who made the most threes in the NBA the last few years. Teams that were very successful in the post-season. The Spurs shot a lot of threes to win the championship. It has nothing to do with that. The one thing Morey needs to correct is having the right personnel. PF is still a huge problem as is back-up center. Those along with our coaching situation are the biggest issues on this team, not three pointers. That's the case, no matter how much you all would like to argue the contrary.
All I know is Moreyball (3's and layups only) is not basketball. Look at all the top teams, the championship winning teams...............none of them neglect the midrange game. There is a reason why Morey was a pioneer in this philosophy. It's because it is garbage.
The Rockets wouldn't have been able to play in free agency this past Summer though. I'd like them both on this team now as well but I'd like Bosh or Melo better. Hindsight my friends. Not going for a free agent this Summer is something alot of folks will say they would have done now, but I guarantee you if we polled CF back in Feb and said Bass/Lee next year now, or take your chances on 1 of about 5 max free agents, we all would have said to take our chances.
I agree. Hmm, if only there were something about the passed five games that has been different. It's either Morey, as op has suggested, or perhaps it is the injury situation combined with a lack of depth which EVERYONE knew was going to be an issue before the season. Our fans need to man the **** up and stop acting like cry baby b****es after every loss. Tonight's team is not a representation of what this team is or can be at its peak. Tonight's team was harden, beverley and Ariza trying fend off a loss till Howard/jones get back, and Morey can add the final big piece plus depth. There doesn't need to be blood or accountability, or whatever. The only thing there needs to be is patience. If you are seriously butt hurt over a bad loss, it's on you for setting your expectations too high. Bad losses can and will happen...alot.
Yeah, Lowry is the best "hindsight" option as well. Or the Parsons for Rondo deal, if that was ever actually an option.
This is what some of us were saying this off season. Not having a supporting cast = 05 rockets with Mac and Yao. But no, the god spoke to them and told them that pursuing a 3rd star instead of quality role players would bring them the trophy. I mean, he also has an impressive playoff resume...what was it...the one playoff series that was due to the coach he and Les ended up letting go so they could implement his offensive philosophy..
That quote about a coach being worth no more than 5 extra wins for a team is one that'll live in infamy. For someone who's such a smart guy, that's one of the dumbest things Morey has ever said.
If you think Morey should be let go, you are crazy. Hiring Morey is the best thing Les Alexander has ever done for the Rockets. If you think Morey is god and keep using "Harden and Howard" "we are 9-3" to dismiss the criticisms, then you are a blind apologist. The truth is somewhere in between.
Troof. But to elaborate, the best thing Les did was hiring Morey for himself. The team has done extremely well financially for being one of the most unsuccessful teams in the league when it comes to post season success.
