I know it was a long shot for him to win it, but anyone else think Morey should have gotten more than one vote for Executive of the Year? [rquoter]Rockets' Unfamiliar Faces Are Going Places Mostly Unknown Cast Meets Lakers In Second Round By Daniel Uthman Special to The Washington Post Monday, May 4, 2009 PORTLAND, Ore. -- Before each game in his team's first-round NBA playoff series, Houston Rockets guard Von Wafer made his way to a pregame commissary, where arena workers, scorekeepers and other staff ate salads, carved meats and assorted desserts. He hardly talked to anyone, filling a carryout container with pasta salad and fruit before walking back to the locker room in his retro Air Jordan IIIs. Wafer ate the same food as the clock operator or the guy who shoots T-shirts into the crowd. And on the court, he played in shoes he bought off the rack and has worn since last summer. "They're kind of beaten up, but they feel so good, I don't want to get rid of them," he said. "I'm going to wear them until the end of the playoffs." In some ways Wafer, Houston's unassuming sixth man and fifth-leading scorer, is emblematic of the Rockets -- a group of faces in the NBA crowd who can blend into the background and still be successful... Click for Rest of Article [/rquoter]
Great article. Thanks. The article mentions Wafer shot a team-best 46 percent from three-point range and averaged a team-low 0.5 turnovers in the first-round series. Very impressive.
Awesome article, I've been wondering why Wafer wore those Jordan's. "I'm thinking about getting rid of it," he said. "Too much attention." That sucks... I liked the Von Hawk.
